Guru Nanak Dev Engineering College Infrastructure: Library, Hostel, Labs, Gym, Auditorium & Other Facilities

Megha KS

Guru Nanak Dev Engineering College offers modern amenities to students for a better learning experience. The campus is equipped with a library, computer centre, sports, and more. Further details about the Guru Nanak Dev Engineering College facilities are mentioned below.

• The campus is located on the Ludhiana-Malerkotla Road, about 5 kilometres from the Bus Stand and 8 kilometres from the Ludhiana railway station. 
• It features lovely structures for the college, hostels, swimming pool, sports and Gymnasium Hall Complex, Gurudwara Sahib, Bank, Dispensary, Post Office, and Open Air Theatre.

• The computer centre operates under the auspices of the Department of Computer Science and Engineering to provide facilities and support to the entire institute in computers, networks, and information systems.
• Beyond college hours, it provides centralised computing facilities to the entire college. It is open from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. on weekdays and from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on weekends and holidays.
• Students and faculty from all branches use the computer centre for internet access and academic work. It is furnished with 50 Mbps (1:1 pure) leased line internet connectivity and a 25 Mbps standby radio link, allowing the entire college to access the internet.
• The computer centre has three labs with approximately 100 computers each. It is equipped with high-end servers and workstations.

Hostel

• GNDEC hostel accommodates roughly 1200 people.
• There are three boys and one girls hostel.
• All amenities and basic services are offered in these hostels.

Library

• GNDEC has a well-established ac central library with an extensive collection of books, online books, print journals, online journals, and back volume journals.
• It has departmental libraries in all departments to meet the needs of undergraduate, graduate, and faculty students. It has a working area of approximately 1800 square metres.
• There is also a separate welfare library collection, which can be accessed via Web OPAC from any terminal on the campus network.
• The GNDEC infrastructure has a reference collection that is constantly updated and expanded by purchasing CD-ROM databases and access to online databases via the internet.
• The GNDEC library is also linked to DELNET, which allows for interlibrary loan and document delivery services. The library will implement institutional repository services using Dspace Digital Library software. This service will make research work easily accessible.

Sports: There is an athletic track, a billiards room, a swimming pool, a gymnasium, and playgrounds.