SD College, Hoshiarpur

SD College, started in 1973, is a co-educational college in the state of Punjab, India. This affiliated college provides a cross-section of both undergraduate and postgraduate programmes within this field of study. Located in a 10 acre land, the college accommodated 632 students, out of which 302 are males and 330 are females.

The institution has 37 members in the faculty, thereby offering a good student teacher ratio. SD College teaches 10 of course in 10 degrees programmes for Commerce & Computer Applications, Business Administration & Vocational studies. SD College bears the responsibility of a favourable learning environment and amenities in motion.

The facility possesses a highly developed gymnasium, which allows students to keep fit and have a healthy life. The college also has a quality library, which acts as a repository for in excess of 33,885 books, 50 encyclopaedas, 50 dictionaries and in excess of 31,35, 000 e-books under the INFLIBNET N-LIST Programme. Libby also boasts of stocking 20 print periodicals and over 6000 electronic journals.

The college takes pride in the sporting activities, providing students with opportunities in football, cricket, basketball, volley ball and athletics. For the technologically driven learning the institution has well equipped IT facilities and smart classes. These include; SD College Hoshiarpur has designed their programmes to suit the needs of their students to cover various fields of study.

It offers 9 courses which are some under graduate and some post graduate courses. These are the Bachelor of Arts (BA), Bachelor of Commerce (B. Com), Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA), Bachelor of Computer Applications (BCA), and several Bachelor of Vocational (B. Voc) in Software Development, Banking Insurance and Retailing, and Fashion Designing among others.

To establish the college as a hub for graduate and post- graduate business education the college offers the following programmes in commerce: M. Com. and PGDCA in Computer Applications. These include all the following programmes which are full time, regular and professionally preparing the learners to attain higher levels of understanding in their areas of specialization.

There are no requirements for the total number of seats to all courses, while the total college intake is 632. At SD College, Hoshiarpur, admission is strictly done after using the merit-list, while some programmes do include interview criteria as well. For instance, the Admission Committee shortlists candidates for interviews for the B. Com (Hons) programme and both merit and interview for B.

Voc Fashion Designing programme. This approach helps the college enroll students who have demonstrated previous academic excellence and more importantly enroll the brightest and most passionate students in their fields of specialization.

Though actual exam dates are not given prospective students are encouraged to visit the college website or get in touch with the admission office for information on when to apply and admission dates. This college also sustains its commitment to academics through a quality education in a multitude of disciplines offering students quality preparation for careers in their chosen fields.