Alumni Association Guru Nanak Dev University (AAGNDU) endeavors to bring together the old
students who
have passed from university campuses & its constituent and affiliated 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
throughout 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 26000 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. Karamjeet Singh, the Vice-Chancellor of the university is the president of AAGNDU, Dr.
Karamjit
Singh Chahal, 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), Dean Alumni is the Secretary of the Association. 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.
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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.
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To maintain, develop and foster loyalty towards the university amongst the members
and potential
members.
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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.
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To make our alumni community vibrant and 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 105 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.
The annual alumni meet was organized at Sri Guru Granth Sahib Bhawan of the University on
2nd February,
2024. The annual meet was a grand success and attended by aapproximately 400 alumni of the
university
from wide range of spheres such as judiciary, civil services, Defence forces,
industrialists, banking
and academic institutes and directors from various private organizations. The Chief Guest of
the Alumni
Meet was Dr. Harinder Pal Singh, a distinguished alumnus and Director of Fortis Escort
Hospital &
Research Centre, Amritsar. The then Vice- Chancellor and President of the association, Prof.
Jaspal
Singh Sandhu presided over the meeting. He said that the alumni of the university have risen
to great
heights in diverse fields. The alumni were holding key positions in the academics,
judiciary, IFS, IAS,
PCS, PCS juducial , Indian Police Services, Federal Services, Corporate Sector, Political
Parties,
Public/Pharma Sector and Punjab Civil Services etc. Prof. Sandhu provided details about the
achievements
of the University in academics, student enrollment, research, patents, sports, and honest
financial
policies of the university during recent years which has put the university in good health.
The meeting was also attended the First Vice-President (India), Dr. Kunwar Vijay Partap
Singh who
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.
The purpose of the alumni meet 2024 was to recognize the outstanding accomplishments of its
alumni in
their separate disciplines, therefore it was truly unique. The association has recently
initiated
Outstanding Alumnus Awards to be given every year to three of its outstanding alumni. For
the first
time, the association honored three alumni at the University's Annual Alumni Meet-2024 with
“Outstanding
Alumnus Awards” in the fields of sports, sciences and laws. Brig. Harcharan Singh (VSM,
Retd.), a hockey
Olympian, 1975 World Cup Hockey champion, and recipient of the Arjuna Award, was the first
recipient of
the award. He is among the university's oldest and most senior alumni. Dr. Vinay Kumar, an
Outstanding
Scientist and Head (Retd.), Radiation Biology and Health Sciences Division, Bhabha Atomic
Research
Centre, Mumbai, was the second recipient of the award for his exceptional contributions in
sciences. Sh.
Vikram Chaudhri, a highly distinguished lawyer in the Supreme Court and High Courts of India
was the
third recipient of the Outstanding Alumnus Award in the field of laws.
The other distinguished alumni who were felicitated by the association were Dr. Suman
Sharma, Former
International Basketball player and First Vice Chairman of the Indian Basketball Players
Association and
Arjuna Awardee and Retd. Professor of Physical Education, Dr. NavpreetKaur,
Co-Founder/Vice-President,
The Laxmi Foundation, Chandigarh, Mr. SandepMehra, Director, Chand Engineering Company,
Amritsar, Mr.
Anil Khanna, Assistant Customs Officer, Preventative Commissionerate, Amritsar, Mr. Jasneet
Singh,
Director, National Rubber Corporation, Amritsar, Dr. Premjot Singh Girgla, Consultant
Dermatologist, Dr.
Girgla’s Skin & STD Clinic, Amritsar, Dr. Harpreet Singh Grewal, Director, Grewal Hospital &
Trauma
Centre, Amritsar., Mr. Davinder Pal Singh, Founder & Managing Director, IK Rubber Industries
Pvt. Ltd.,
Amritsar and owner of Bakes & Beans, Amritsar, Dr. Raman Chatrath, Anesthesiologist, Mr.
Sandeep Bajwa,
Additional Session Judge, Ludhiana, Mr. Daljit Singh, Music Director, and Mr. Parminder
Sandhu,
Director, Fine Plastics, Amritsar, Mr. Rajesh Seth, Director, Seth Industries, Amritsar and
Dr. Rakesh
Chauhan, Senior Radiologist, Dhillon Scanning Centre, Amritsar.
The G.N.D.U. Alumni Society has 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/organizations 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, please visit: http://eservices.gndu.ac.in/donations/ The alumni association wishes
to establish
strong bonds with its alumni and continuously work for their well-being.
Prof. Atul
Khanna
Dean Alumni
Association, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar, Punjab