Best Colleges in Amritsar

Amritsar also known as the golden city of India is famous for its culture and spirituality. The city is also a leading economic and education centre in Punjab. The top colleges in Amritsar, Punjab are owned privately and by government bodies. The top 10 colleges in Amritsar offer undergraduate, postgraduate, doctoral and diploma courses.

The best colleges in Amritsar provide financial support to students by assisting them with education loans, scholarships and freeships based on their academic performance. Some scholarships offered by the top colleges in Amritsar are Post matric scholarships, merit cum means scholarships, central sector scheme of scholarships, Prime minister special scholarships and Amritdhari scholarships.

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Entrance Exams Accepted by Top Colleges/Universities in Amritsar

The top colleges in Amritsar offer UG courses like B.Tech, MBBS, B.Sc Nursing, BBA, BCA, B.Com Hons and others. The PG courses offered by top colleges in Amritsar are MBA, MCA, MD, M.Tech and more. The entrance exams accepted by the top colleges in Amritsar are JEE Main, NEET, NATA, GPAT, GATE, CAT, and CMAT.

The prerequisites for admission to the top colleges in Amritsar include

JEE Main - A computer-based test for admission into multiple undergraduate programmes in engineering, architecture, and planning across colleges in India.

NATA - Conducted by National Institute of Advanced Studies in Architecture for admission to undergraduate courses in architecture.

NEET - Undergraduate entrance examination for medical courses across medical colleges in India.

GPAT - Prerequisite for admission in postgraduate pharmacy courses.

GATE - Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) is a national-level exam conducted in online mode every year. Organising Institute for GATE 2024 is Indian Institute of Science Bengaluru.

CAT - Common Admission Test (CAT) is conducted annually for admission into IIMs and other B-schools offering MBA/PGDM courses.

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Top Colleges in Amritsar - NIRF Ranking 2024

National Institute of Ranking Framework (NIRF) is a method of ranking used by the Ministry of Education, Government of India to rank educational institutions imparting higher education in the category of engineering, medicine, management, pharmacy, research, dental, law, agriculture, architecture and innovation. The rankings of top colleges in Amritsar have been provided on the basis of information given by educational institutions. The NIRF rankings for the top colleges in Amritsar for the year 2024 are mentioned below:

College Name	Category	NIRF Rank 2024
Guru Nanak Dev University,	University	7
Indian Institute of Management, Amritsar	Management	47

Top Government Colleges in Amritsar: Fee-Wise

The top government colleges in Amritsar with their fee range are tabulated below:

College Name	Fees in Rs.
GNDU Amritsar - Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar	Rs 5,490 - Rs Rs 10,81,000
IIM Amritsar - Indian Institute of Management Amritsar	Rs 25,000 - Rs 16,50,000
IK Gujral Punjab Technical University Campus, Amritsar	Rs 1,37,000 - Rs 3,62,000

Top Private Colleges in Amritsar - Fee-Wise

The top private colleges in Amritsar with their fee structure are mentioned in the table below:

College Name	Fees in Rs.
Sri Guru Ram Das University of Health Sciences, Amritsar	Rs 37,000 - Rs 2,34,000
BBK DAV College for Women, Amritsar	Rs 13,610

Top Courses Offered by the Top Colleges in Amritsar

College Name	Course offered
GNDU Amritsar - Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar	B.E / B.Tech, M.B.A

IIM Amritsar - Indian Institute of Management Amritsar	M.B.A, Executive M.B.A

Khalsa University, Amritsar	B.H.M.C.T, M.C.A

CKD Institute of Management and Technology, Amritsar	M.B.A, B.B.A, B.Com (Hons)


IK Gujral Punjab Technical University Campus, Amritsar	B.E / B.Tech, M.E / M.Tech, B.C.A


Sri Guru Ram Das University of Health Sciences, Amritsar	M.B.B.S, B.Sc Nursing

BBK DAV College for Women, Amritsar	B.Com Hons.
Government Medical College, Amritsar	M.B.B.S, M.D

Government Institute of Garment Technology, Amritsar	Diploma
Global Institute of Management, Amritsar	M.B.A, B.B.A

Top Colleges in Amritsar: Placements Wise

The training and placement department looks after the on campus placement process of top colleges in Amritsar. The placement cell of the best colleges in Amritsar also provides job-oriented training, seminars, workshops, industry visits and skill development programmes to students. The placement data for some of the top colleges of Amritsar as per NIRF 2024 data have mentioned below:

College Placement Link	Median Salary	Major recruiters
GNDU Amritsar Placement	Rs 6,20,000	TCS, Capgemini, KPMG, Amazon, Wipro, ITC, Berger, ICICI Bank, SAP
IIM Amritsar Placement	Rs 15,94,000	Accenture, Dell, Amazon, Adani Group, BMW, Gartner, Infosys, Cognizant, Tiger Analytics, Genpact
Amritsar Pharmacy college Placement	NA	Sun Pharma, Sanofi
Khalsa College Amritsar Placement	Rs 2,88,000 - Rs 3,50,000	HDFC Bank, Genpact, Reliance, Decathlon, TCS, Wipro, Axis Bank
ACET Amritsar Placement	NA	Amazon, Bosch, Cinda, Aon Hewitt, Wipro, Infosys.

Top Colleges in Amritsar: Cutoff Wise

Top Colleges in Amritsar: College Predictor

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Note: Each college has a different admission procedure and eligibility criteria in place. Interested candidates are advised to keep a check on the dates of upcoming entrance examinations and their cutoff lists.