Guru Nanak Dev Engineering College, Ludhiana

B.Tech./BBA/BCA-1st Year and BCA(Lateral Entry) -(AICTE Approved) : Admission 2026-27

General guidelines for Direct counselling in B.Tech/BBA/BCA-1st year and BCA (Lateral Entry) for the session 2026-27:

1. Following is the Eligibility criterion:

Program	Eligibility Criterion
B.Tech. (1st Year)	Passed 10+2 or its equivalent examination with Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics as compulsory subjects from any Board recognized or established by Central/State Government through a legislation and member of Council of School Education (COBSE).
BBA/BCA	All those candidates who have passed 10+2 or its equivalent examination in any stream from any Board recognised or established by Central / State Government through a legislation and member of Council of School Education (COBSE). OR Matriculation o(amination with three years Diploma in any Trade from any State Board of Technical Education / University, or Sant Longowal Institute of Engineering and Technology, Longowal.
BCA (Lateral Entry)	Passing of 3 Years / 2 Years (Lateral Entry) Diploma in any trade with at least 45% marks (40% marks in case of reserved category) or such Examination from any recognized State Board of Technical Education, or Sant Longowal Institute of Engineering and Technology, Longowal. OR Passing of 10+2 with One year Diploma in Computer Application / IT or equivalent with at least 45% marks (40% marks in case of reserved category) from a University / Autonomous Institutes recognized by UGC with Mathematics as course at 10+2 or DIT / DCA level.

2. Schedule for the admission process is as under:

   Last date to fill Online Admission Form on Admission Portal https://admission.gndec.ac.in	04.08.2026 - Tuesday (upto 11:00AM)
   Date and Time of Counselling(s)	06.08.2026 - Thursday BBA/BCA/BCA(Lateral Entry)- 9:30AM B.Tech.(First Year)- 11:30AM
   Venue of Counselling	College Auditorium

3. Admission will be based on Inter-Se-Merit (10+2) of qualifying examination:
4. For Matriculation marks, the obtained and maximum scores will be considered on the total for all subjects, excluding Additional Subjects.
5. For 10+2, the marks of five subjects will be considered with Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics as compulsory subjects and any other best two subjects with the highest percentages.
6. 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).
7. 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	Candidates desirous of participating in the B.Tech. (First Year) Direct Counselling must submit their consent by selecting "Yes" through their login at admission.gndec.ac.in. Only candidates who submit their consent within the prescribed timeline shall be eligible to participate in the Direct Counselling process. This option will be activated after generation of file number. Figure 3: Submit Direct Counseling Consent (To be held on 06-08-2026) Figure 4: Submit Information to record your consent.
4	Report in College Auditorium as per the schedule with applicable original documents and full fee. Documents Required: 10th and 10+2 DMCs, Residence 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 (asked above) are not available, then the candidate must bring DigiLocker verified DMCs bearing QR Code. All modes of Fee payment are acceptable except cheque.
5	Rank will be displayed before the start of counselling.

8. 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" is available on the left-hand menu.
• On clicking this option, candidate will be taken to a page where he/she must carefully review data.
• 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.



Figure 5: Verify Admission Parameters

In case of any discrepancy in admission parameters, if the query is not submitted online by 8:00 am on day of counselling, 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. No queries regarding discrepancies will be entertained after the notified timings.

9. 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.

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

    Round	Details	Remarks
    1	Open Merged Pool (combining Punjab 85 % and Other 15% ) and on merit of candidate	As per the seat matrix of vacant seats with merging all seats of Punjab 85% and Other 15% after IKGPTU online counselling round no. 3. Waiting list will be prepared as per the last admitted student`s cut-off in respect to each branch, if there are more interested applicants than the available seats.
    2,3,4 and so on	Spot counselling rounds (based on the merit of candidate) on all working days by accepting fresh applications with requisite counselling fee till last date of admission as notified by AICTE/IKGPTU (only after exhausting the waiting list of direct counselling).	As per the available seats. Number of available seats will be displayed during spot counselling rounds manually.

11. Post Matric Scholarship (PMS) for Eligible candidates during counselling is available only for Punjab resident and eligible candidates will be admitted only after they pay requisite fee.
12. Candidate must mark their attendance manually/physically on the day of counselling. Based on attendance marked by the candidate on the day of direct counselling they will be considered in waiting list for fresh admission. All candidates must ensure to mark the attendance on 06.08.2026 for consideration in waiting list.
13. 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.
14. Candidates must remember their admission portal login credentials and decide in advance whether they wish to avail hostel facility.
15. Candidates are also advised to frequently login their admission portal at https://admission.gndec.ac.in and check their ‘Messages’ section.
16. 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.
17. 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 Post?Matric Scholarship scheme for SC eligible students.



Figure 6: Ask Query Tab

18. Fee structure is available on College Website i.e. https://admission.gndec.ac.in/Fee_Structure.php
19. For more updates, keep visiting https://gndec.ac.in and candidate login at admission portal.