Best Colleges in Ludhiana

Ludhiana is one of the largest cities in Punjab. It is the biggest industrial hub and is popular for the textile, hosiery and bicycle manufacturing industries. Ludhiana is home to many well-reputed educational institutes like Punjab Agricultural University, Christian Medical College, Christian Dental College, Dayanand Medical College and CT University. The top colleges in Ludhiana offer courses in engineering, agriculture, medicine and allied sciences, management, commerce, computer applications and fashion design.

Top 10 Colleges in Ludhiana offer courses in full-time, part-time and distance mode at undergraduate, postgraduate and doctoral levels. The top 10 colleges in Ludhiana financially support students with various government and non-government scholarships.

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Entrance Exams Accepted by Top Colleges/Universities in Ludhiana

Admission to the top 10 colleges in Ludhiana is based on entrance exams like JEE Main, NEET, GATE, PU MET, CMAT, GPAT and others.

JEE Mains - Computer-based standardised test for admission to technical undergraduate programmes in engineering, planning and architecture across colleges in India.

PU MET - University-level entrance examination for admission to the MBA programme at Panjab University.

GPAT - The Graduate Pharmacy Aptitude Test is conducted by the National Testing Agency for admission of Pharmacy graduates into the Masters programmes.

NEET - National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) is an entrance exam conducted every year for admission to undergraduate courses in the field of Medical and Allied Sciences.

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

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Top Colleges in Ludhiana - NIRF Ranking 2024

Every year NIRF ranks higher education institutions across the country on various parameters. The NIRF Ranking 2023 for the top 5 colleges in Ludhiana is mentioned below:

College Name	Category	NIRF Rank 2024
Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana	Agriculture and allied sector	3
Christian Medical College, Ludhiana	Medical	49
Dayanand Medical College	Medical	40
Guru Angad Dev Veterinary & Animal Sciences University	Agriculture and allied sector	24
Christian Dental College	Dental	30

Top Government Colleges in Ludhiana: Fee-Wise

College Name	Fees Range
PAU Ludhiana - Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana	Rs 92,980 - Rs 7,58,000
CT University, Ludhiana	Rs 81,000 - Rs 7,60,000
Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Ludhiana	Rs 17,250 - Rs 5,40,000
Guru Nanak Dev Engineering College, Ludhiana	Rs 94,450 - Rs 3,26,000

Top Private Colleges in Ludhiana: Fee-Wise

College Name	Fees Range
Dayanand Medical College, Ludhiana	Rs 19,70,000
Ludhiana Group of Colleges, Ludhiana	Rs 42,850 - Rs 3,46,000

Top Courses Offered by the Top Colleges in Ludhiana

College Name	Course offered
PAU Ludhiana - Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana	B.Sc (Hons.), M.Sc, M.E/ M.Tech
Christian Medical College, Ludhiana	M.B.B.S, M.D, M.S
Dayanand Medical College, Ludhiana	M.B.B.S, M.Sc
Ludhiana Group of Colleges, Ludhiana	B.E/ B.Tech, B.B.A, B.C.A
Baba Jaswant Singh Dental College Hospital and Research, Ludhiana,	B.D.S, M.D.S
CT University, Ludhiana	B.A L.L.B (Hons.), B.Com L.L.B
Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Ludhiana	B.V.Sc, M.V.Sc
Guru Nanak Dev Engineering College, Ludhiana	B.E/ B.Tech, M.E/ M.Tech
Government Institute of Textile Chemistry and Knitting, Ludhiana	Diploma in Textile Processing, Diploma in Knitting Technology

Ludhiana College of Engineering and Technology, Ludhiana	B.E/ B.Tech, M.B.A
Ludhiana College of Engineering and Technology, Ludhiana	B.E/ B.Tech, M.B.A

Top Colleges/Universities in Ludhiana: Placements Wise

Top colleges in Ludhiana have placement cells or placement departments which assist students with placement and summer internship opportunities. Major recruiters from top colleges in Ludhiana are Nestle, Amul, PepsiCo, HDFC, HCL, Infosys, Wipro, Amazon, IBM, Cognizant, Dell, Ranabaxy, L&T, TCS, CocaCola, HP, Citigroup, IDBI Bank, ICICI Bank HSBC and many more. The median salary for undergraduate and postgraduate courses of top colleges in Ludhiana as per NIRF report 2024 along with their top recruiters are mentioned below:

College Name with Placement Links	Median Salary	Top Recruiters
PAU Ludhiana Placements	Rs 4,50,000 - Rs 4,20,000	HDFC, CPF, Akal Academy, Bonn, Tafe, Pepsico, Fortis, Tops
Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Ludhiana Placements	Rs 5,71,200 - Rs 4,20,000	Amul, Nestle, Verka, Bani
GNDEC Ludhiana Placements	Rs 4,75,000 - Rs 4,50,000	IBM, Mahindra, Samsung, Hitachi, Infosys, Amazon
CT University, Ludhiana Placements	Rs 2,78,933 - Rs 3,52,200	HCL, IBM, Dell, RBS, Wipro, Coca Cola, Tata Motors, HDFC Bank, Infosys
DMCH Ludhiana Placements	Rs 4,32,000 - Rs 30,00,000	NA