GNDU Alumni Association

News Update

My Dear Alumni,

Guru Nanak Dev University has become an institution of iconic marvel in academics, sports, sciences having been conferred the status of “University with Potential for Excellence” by UGC and accredited at “A++” grade (highest level as per modified criteria) by NAAC. More than twenty departments of the University have received various grants under UGC:SAP, DST-FIST and PURSE.

The Alumni Association of Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar was first created in the year 2007 to develop a strong relationship between the alumni and the University for achieving excellence in academics and research. Over the years, the University has made phenomenal academic growth and is presently recognised as “University with Potential for Excellence” by University Grants Commission. The University Alumni have distinguished themselves through their commitment to their respective professions in a wide variety of disciplines. The knowledge and skills of the alumni can make a big difference in helping build a more vibrant GNDU. The association aims at better interactions between the alumni and students by providing forums and creating opportunities for such interactions. The alumni can interact with the faculty and the students, share their experiences and provide assistance in academics, placements etc.

The alumni can also help the underprivileged students of the University by providing financial assistance in terms of Scholarship to poor students, distinguished lecture series, research projects and infrastructure developments like Hostels, Alumni Guest House, Sports Fund, Extension Activities etc. and even for the social cause like helping the Marginalized Kids.

I am sure that office of Dean Alumni Association from time to time shall apprise the GNDU alumni about the academic growth and other activities of the University and invite suggestions from them for its growth and development to achieve academic excellence.

Prof. (Dr.) Jaspal Singh Sandhu
Vice Chancellor

Alumni Association Guru Nanak Dev University (AAGNDU) endeavours to bring together the old students who have passed from university campuses & its constituent and affliated colleges to promote the GNDU-perception, provide them a common platform and strengthen bonds between Guru Nanak Dev University and its alumnus. The students and alumni of the university continue to excel in diverse fields of sciences, engineering, software development, sports, arts, management and public administration, GNDU today ranks among the top universities of the country. The AAGNDU supports activities of different alumni groups in India and abroad and provides a meeting ground to our alumni community spread through out the world

The office of AAGNDU is situated at the Arts Block (ground-floor) in GNDU Main Campus and remains open on all working days from 09:00 am to 05:00 pm. The alumni can become member of AAGNDU by registering on the website http://alumni.gndu.ac.in and can update their information on the AAGNDU website. As of now, about 23,000 alumni have registered themselves on the website.

The Executive Council of AAGNDU was established in the year 2015 for the smooth working of the Association and new Executive Members of the council are elected for a period of 3 years by nominations. Prof. Jaspal Singh Sandhu, the Vice-Chancellor of the university is the president of AAGNDU, Prof. Atul Khanna, Department of Physics, is the Dean Alumni. Dr. Karanjeet Singh Kahlon, Registrar GNDU is the financial secretary, Dr. Kunwar Vijay Pratap Singh is the first Vice-President (alumnus living in India) and Dr. Vijay Kumar Babbar is the Second Vice-President (alumnus living abroad). At present the Executive council has full strength of 21 members.

The Association has created several GNDU Alumni Chapters abroad in US, UK & Europe, Canada and Australia to promote its activities in foreign countries.

The main objectives of AAGNDU are:

To connect alumni, current students, faculty associated with GNDU.
To encourage and support a spirit of community amongst members and to promote opportunities for the members to retain association with each other and the university.
To maintain, develop and foster loyalty towards the university amongst the members and potential members.
To strengthen and support the effectiveness, membership and activities of the recognized alumni groups and promote activities amongst them and to offer advice and assistance in appropriate circumstances to the members and the University.
To make our alumni community vibrant & socially responsible and to assist GNDU to be visible at world map.

As a graduate of GNDU, the alumni are entitled to an amazing selection of benefits being provided by the University. These include campus-based facilities of state-of-the-art Gym, Swimming Pool, Health Centre/diagnostics tests and Guest House at discounted rates. To be able to take advantage of all the above benefits and services, the AAGNDU members can become a proud owner of an Alumni Life Membership Card, with a one-time life membership fee of Rs. 5,000/- from the members living in India and Rs. 15,000 from the members living abroad. The alumni can submit the Alumni Card Form to the Office of the Dean, Alumni Association, GNDU, Amritsar. Presently, the one-time membership fee can be deposited with the University Cashier or in the bank account Number 02881000052760, Punjab & Sind Bank, GNDU, Amritsar with the intimation to the office of Dean Alumni Association, GNDU, Amritsar. So far 79 alumni have enrolled in the Life Member Card Scheme. AAGNDU has been organizing seminars in which the alumni are invited to give presentations on their work and several notable alumni have given talks in the online and physical mode during last one year and the association welcomes intereaction meetings with its alumni.

Due to the covid pandemic the annual meetings could not be held during the years; 2020-2022. After a gap of three years, The annual alumni meet was organized at Sri Guru Granth Sahib Bhawan of the University on 17^th March, 2023. The annual meet was a grand success and attended by a large number of the alumni of the university from wide range of spheres such as judiciary, civil services, defence forces, industrialists, banking and academic institutes and managers from various private organizations.The Cabinet Minister and GNDU alumnus, Dr. Inderbir Singh Nijjar was the Chief Guest and Vice- Chancellor and President of the association, Prof. Jaspal Singh Sandhu presided over the meeting. In his address, Prof. Sandhu mentioned that the alumni of the university have risen to great heights in diverse fields. He appealed to university alumni to help the students financially who are in need, in research, help in their career by giving recommendation letter, employ them in their companies and assist them in their academics pursuits. Further the university syndicate has already adopted a policy which allows alumni to construct buildings above Rs. 5 crores dedicated to their fore fathers. Besides this Alumni can donate in several projects, the details of which are on alumni website.

In his addrerss, the Vice-President, Dr. Kunwar Vijay Partap Singh appreciated the efforts of Vice Chancellor, faculty staff and students to uplift this university at an international level, and said that the GNDU will be an international level university, shortly.

On this occasion, Dr. Nijjer and Prof. Sandhu honuored 10 prominent alumni of the university for their notable contributions; Prof. Susheel Mittal, Vice Chancellor, SBS University, Gurdaspur, Prof. Rattan Singh from Dept. of Legal Studies, Panjab University, Chandigarh; Dr. Vinay Kumar, Retd. Senior Scientist, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Mumbai; Mrs. Maninder Sachdev, Retd. CBI Officer; Mr. Kunwar Rajeev, Head Physics Dept., DAV College Jalandhar; Mr. H.P. Singh, Managing Director of an eminent construction company and member Chief Khalsa Diwan; Dr. Sukhbir Kaur, Staff Scientist, National Institute of Health, USA; Mr. Rakesh Sharma, Vice President Sales, Hewlett-Packard Inc., Australia, Mr. Sarvjit Singh Samra, Finance Expert and Sh. Manjit Singh Nijjar, Senior Hon. NRI Coordinator, NRI Department, Govt. of Punjab.

The G.N.D.U. Alumni Society recently got itself registered under section 12A and donors to the society can avail of tax benefits under section 80G of the income tax act. An online portal has been created to accept donations from persons/organisations based in India.The approval under Foreign Contribution Regulation Act for receiving donations from abroad is under process. For donations to G.N.D.U. Alumni Society, kindly visit here:http://eservices.gndu.ac.in/donations/

Starting from the year, 2023, AAGNDU has instituted three outstanding alumnus awards in the fields of sports, sciences and humanities. The awards will be given to alumni who have made notable contributions in these areas. The award will consist of a medal and a citation and will be presented during the annual alumni meets. The nominations for the awards can be submitted online at: http://eservices.gndu.ac.in/OutstandingAlumnusAwards/

The alumni association wishes to establish strong bonds with its alumni and contiuously work for their well being.

Prof. (Dr.) Atul Khanna

Dean Alumni

It is my pleasure and privilege to serve as Vice-President (Overseas) of my Alma Mater. Established in 1969, Guru Nanak Dev University has excelled in academics, research and sports, and has been recognized as an institute of excellence by the national accreditation agency of India. The University has also set up international collaborations and signed MOUs with a number of reputed universities and institutes.

The GNDU Alumni Association, first created in 2007, has grown world-wide by establishing Alumni Chapters in Canada, UK and USA. Many of the alumni have achieved outstanding success in their career and have settled all over the globe; a number of them being entrepreneurs and prominent professionals in academics and in various industries of repute. The Association is largely aimed at facilitating interactions between the university alumni, faculty and students to advance the academic and research environment. It encourages the alumni to share their knowledge and experience with students by participating in interactive sessions in order to help students progress in their career paths and secure placements.

The University is committed to providing equal opportunities, quality education and healthy campus environment to all the students irrespective of their financial difficulties, which requires additional funding resources. It should be our endeavour to support our Alma Mater for this worthy cause. It is my earnest appeal to all the alumni to work together with the University in providing scholarships to the underprivileged students, creating research facilities, and developing infrastructure for the overall growth of the university. All contributions, big or small, are important and can play a significant role in supporting the career goals of several students.

If you would like to start a lecture series, make a contribution to the university, or have any other questions or suggestions, please feel free to contact me.

Vijay Babbar
Vice-President (Overseas)
Alumni Association Guru Nanak Dev University
President, AAGNDU Eastern Canada Chapter

I congratulate the students and faculty for ensuring highest standards in the area of academics and co-curricular activities. My special appreciations to the worthy leadership of our Vice-Chancellor Prof. Dr Jaspal Singh Sandhu under whose guidance and command the University has achieved new heights and has been conferred the status of “University with Potential for Excellence” by UGC. The University has also been accredited at “A++” grade by the NAAC.

As a proud alumnus of the University, I have always tried my best to see this University in the top ranks in the list of universities at global level. My endeavours would be to connect the academics with the governance so that human resource produced by this University can contribute in nation building in true sense. In the capacity of “First Vice-President” of the executive Council of AAGNDU, my vision is to equip the teachers and the students of the University with core-competencies so that most of the governmental project-works and researches could be carried out at university-level.

We are thankful to our Dean Alumni Prof. (Dr.) Atul Khanna who has been doing tireless efforts in coordinating the activities of the AAGNDU. With my Overseas colleague Dr. Vijay Kumar Babbar, we seek valuable guidance, support and suggestions from our earnest members of alumni, esteemed teachers and hardworking students so that we could be able to shape-up our endeavours in attaining truthful results.

Kunwar Vijay Partap Singh
(Vice President)
Alumni Association Guru Nanak Dev University