General guidelines for Direct counselling in B.Voc. (Interior Design) and B.Com. (Entrepreneurship)-1st year (Punjab and other states Candidates) for the session 2026-27:

1. Following is the Eligibility criterion:

2. Schedule for the admission process is as under:

3. Admission will be based on Inter-Se-Merit (10+2) of qualifying examination:

1. For Matriculation marks, the obtained and maximum scores will be considered on the total for all subjects, excluding Additional Subjects.
2. For 10+2, the marks of best five subjects with the highest percentages will be considered.
3. In case of a tie in 10+2 marks, Matriculation marks (as per ‘a’) will be considered, and if still tie exists, the candidate's date of birth will be used for tie break (preference will be given to the older candidate in age).

4. Candidates must follow the steps given below:

Step	Details
1	Apply online and submit admission form via the admission portal as per notified schedule.
2	Pay non-refundable one-time processing fee of Rs. 1450 (includes Rs. 250 user creation charges + Rs. 1200 other processing charges) and a candidate can participate in any number of counselling rounds for a program. If a candidate is already registered, he/she can use the existing login and need not pay Rs.250 again. Candidate must complete and submit the Admission Form to generate a file number. If the form is not fully submitted, it will not be considered for the counselling process. Candidates must ensure that their application shows a file number after complete submission— without it, the case cannot be considered. Figure 1: Submit Admission Form and Generate File Number Figure 2: Screenshot of Admission File No. Generated The institute will verify the admission form submitted by the candidate and may update the information provided based on various admission parameters (Seat Type, Category, Gender, Date of Birth, 10th obtained marks, 10th maximum marks, Senior Secondary examination details subject-wise). Candidates are advised to review their details once the status shows “Verify Admission Parameters” in their login.
3	Report in College Auditorium as per the schedule with applicable original documents and full fee. Documents Required: 10th and 10+2 DMCs, Category Certificate, Aadhaar Card and photographs (Candidate-2, Mother-1, Father-1), Relevant Documents related to Post-Matric Scholarship(PMS) and One set of self-attested photocopies of all the above-mentioned applicable documents. If original DMCs are not available, then the candidate must bring DigiLocker verified DMCs bearing QR Code. All modes of Fee payment are acceptable except cheque. Program B.Voc. (Interior Design) B.Com. (Entrepreneurship) Reporting Time 09:00AM 11:30AM
4	Rank will be displayed before the start of counselling.

5. Candidate must ensure that they have verified their admission parameters on the admission portal i.e. https://admission.gndec.ac.in; once institute has processed their submission. The option "Verify Admission Parameters" will be available on the left-hand menu.

• On clicking this option, candidate will be taken to a page where he/she must carefully review data from Serial No. 1 to 11.
• If all details are correct, check the confirmation box at the bottom and click the green “Verify and Submit” button to proceed.
• If candidate notices any discrepancies, do not click “Verify and Submit”. Instead, raise a query immediately through the portal. To raise a query, click the red "Click Here To Raise Query" button.
• Candidate must read all instructions carefully before taking any action.
• Candidates are advised to check the “Messages” tab in the left-hand menu daily.

In case of any discrepancy in admission parameters (Sr. No. 1 to 11), if the query is not submitted online before 8:00 am on day of counselling, otherwise it may be raised in person at the front desk in the College Auditorium, before the start of counselling, between 09:00AM and 09:30AM for B.Voc.(Interior Design) and 11:30AM to 12PM for B.Com.(Entrepreneurship). No queries regarding discrepancies will be entertained after the notified timings.

6. Important: Submission of the Admission Form is mandatory. A file number will be generated only after the form is successfully submitted. Incomplete submissions will not be considered for the counselling or admission process. Candidates must ensure that a file number has been assigned to their application within the notified schedule.

7. The process of various rounds of direct counselling will be as follows:

8. Candidate admitted through stated round of counselling will have to pay one-time Rs. 2000/- (non-refundable) as university counselling fee.

9. Post Matric Scholarship (PMS) for SC Eligible candidates during counselling is available only for Punjab resident and eligible candidates will be allowed only by paying applicable fee.

10. Candidate must mark their attendance manually/physically on the day of counselling. Based on attendance marked on Round 3 by the candidate on the day of direct counselling they will be considered in waiting list for admission. All candidates must ensure to mark attendance on Round 3 for consideration in waiting list.

11. Registered candidates are advised to reach out to their assigned Admission Mentors for any queries related to admission and also maintain regular communication with them.

12. Candidates must remember their admission portal login credentials and decide in advance whether they wish to avail hostel facility.

13. Candidates are also advised to frequently login their admission portal at https://admission.gndec.ac.in and check their “Messages” section.

14. During the verification process of Application Form (i.e. candidate’s application with File number); candidate may receive “Messages”, which is visible in their login at admission portal.

15. Candidates can use the “Ask Query” feature on their admission portal login, which offers three options. Choose the appropriate option based on your need:

• General – for questions about eligibility, fee structure etc.
• Request for Update in Submitted Data – for issues related to uploading documents, change category, marks update etc.
• PMS Scheme for SC Eligible Students – Concerns specific to the PostMatric Scholarship scheme for SC eligible students.

16. Fee structure is available on College Website i.e. https://gndec.ac.in.

17. Candidates will be called on the basis of merit (overall rank), seat will be allotted in the below mentioned seat allotment sequence (as per mentioned order) based on the candidate credentials:

Note:
The process of allotment of seats for Sub-Categories & Priority Cases will be adopted similar to the procedure followed by the IKGPTU.