Courses Details

Courses Available

Allocation of Seats/ Sections for various Classes/Courses:

Sr. No. Class / Subject Type Sections Seats
1. BA – I (Morning College) Boys Only 6 480
  B.A 1st English (C)   6 480
  B.A 1st Punjabi / History & Culture of Punjab   6 480
  B.A 1st English (Elective)/Hindi (Elective)/Punjabi (Elective)   2 160
  B.A 1st Public Administration   1 80
  B.A 1st Sociology   1 80
  B.A 1st Sanskrit   1 80
  B.A 1st Psychology   1 80
  B.A 1st Geography   1 80
  B.A 1st History   4 320
  B.A 1st Political Science   3 240
  B.A 1st Physical Education   3 240
  B.A 1st Economics   2 160
  B.A 1st Music   1 80
2. BA – I (Evening College) Boys Only 4 320
  B.A 1st English(C)   4 320
  B.A 1st Punjabi / History & Culture of Punjab   4 320
  B.A 1st Env. Education   4 320
  B.A 1st Hindi / English / Punjabi   1 80
  B.A 1st History   2 160
  B.A 1st Economics   1 80
  B.A 1st Math   1 80
  B.A 1st Political Science   2 160
3. BSc Medical 1st Co-Ed. 2 140
4. BSc Non Med 1st Co-Ed. 3 210
5. B.Com 1st Boys Only 2 140
6. BBA 1st (Under Self finance) Boys Only 1 40
7. BCA 1st (Under Self finance) Boys Only 1 40
8. M.Com 1st Co-Ed. 1 40
9. M.Com Business Innovations 1st Co-Ed. 1 40
10. MSc (IT) 1st (Under Self finance) Co-Ed. 1 30
11. MA Punjabi 1st Co-Ed. 1 60
12. MA Hindi 1st Co-Ed. 1 60
13. MA English 1st Co-Ed. 2 120
14. MA Geography 1st Co-Ed. 1 40
15. MA Economics 1st Co-Ed. 2 120
16. M.Sc Math 1st Co-Ed. 1 60
17. M.Sc. (Physics) (Under Self finance) Co-Ed. 1 40
17. M.Sc. (Chemistry) (Under Self finance) Co-Ed. 1 40

Note: 

Admission to the above mentioned courses will be done as per Panjab University calendar Volume 2, 1995/ Chapter 9. Admission is subject to approval of Panjab University, Chandigarh.

ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA FOR ADMISSION TO VARIOUS COURSES

Candidates, who are interested to take admission in this college, can see eligibility conditions for different courses on the website given below:

admissions.pu.chd.ac.in , www.scdgovtcollege.ac.in

SUBJECT COMBINATIONS ALLOWED

B.A. First Year
Compulsory Subjects

  1. Compulsory Punjabi/ History and Culture of Punjab (as per norms). History and Culture of Punjab is offered only under the following conditions:
    1. If the student has been residing outside the state of Punjab for the last 10 years.
    2. In case the student is not a resident of Punjab and has passed the Class X Exam from a board other than Punjab Board.
    3. Wards of Security Forces and Central Govt. employees.
    4. Foreign Students.
  2. Compulsory English.
  3. Environment, Road Safety Education and Violence against Women & Children and Drug.
Optional Subjects

­In addition to the compulsory subjects, the students have to take up any three optional subjects. While making the choice of subjects, only one subject out of the subject combination group can be selected. The subject combinations are:

  1. Elective Punjabi / Elective Hindi / Elective English.
  2. Economics..
  3. History / Music / Math / Sociology.
  4. Public Administration / Political Science.
  5. Geography / Sanskrit / Physical Education / Psychology.

Important Note:

  1. Sanskrit cannot be opted along with political Science.
  2. Mathematics can be taken up only if the student has studied the subject of Maths in the previous class.
  3. Mathematics cannot be opted along with Physical Education, Psychology, Geography and Sanskrit.
Change of Subject:

The students of B.A Part 1st must select their subjects judiciously at the time of filling the application form. Usually, students are not allowed to change the subjects once selected .Change of subject is allowed only within a month of the last date for admission, and this change is subject to certain conditions (clash in time-table/ on the basis of the student’s aptitude). Students of second and third year cannot change their subject(s) under any circumstances.

B.A./B.Com(Hons)
Students can opt for the Honours programme in the Second and Third Year of their B.A./ B.Com Course. To take up Honours, the student must have scored at least 50% marks in the concerned subject. Honours is offered in the following subjects:

English, Economics, History, Geography and Commerce

B.Sc. (Ist Sem.)

Compulsory Subjects


  1. Compulsory Punjabi/ History and Culture of Punjab (as per norms). History and Culture of Punjab is offered only under the following conditions:
    1. If the student has been residing outside the state of Punjab for the last 10 years.
    2. In case the student is not a resident of Punjab and has passed the Class X Exam from a board other than Punjab Board.
    3. Wards of Security Forces and Central Govt. employees
    4. Foreign Students
  2. Environment and Road Safety Education.
Optional Subjects

A] Medical

  1. Chemistry, Botany, Zoology.
  2. Chemistry, Industrial Microbiology (IMB), Botany/Zoology.

B] Non-Medical

Chemistry, Physics and Maths.

B.Sc. (3rd Sem)

Compulsory Subjects

English (Only B.Sc. 3rd Sem)

Optional Subjects

A] Medical

  1. Chemistry/Computer Science, Botany, Zoology.
  2. Chemistry/Computer Science, Industrial Microbiology (IMB), Botany/Zoology.

B] Non-Medical

Chemistry/ Computer Science, Physics and Maths.

Selection of Subjects: For admission to various classes/courses, the students must opt for only those subject combinations as are offered by the college.

Any change in the rule relating to subjects done by Panjab University, Chandigarh will be applicable accordingly.
The syllabus of all courses can be seen at the Panjab University Website: www.puchd.ac.in.

Student Portal: Admissions and Fee Payments

All new and old students may login/apply to avail student centric services.