Lovely Professional University

Lovely Professional University (LPU) is a private university situated in Chaheru, Phagwara, Punjab, India. The university was established in 2005 by Lovely International Trust. Lovely Professional University has a big student body of over 30,000 learners and employs over 4000 faculty and staff members. The prestigious LPU university is considered as the largest single-site campus private institution in the country, with over 300 courses attended by a diversely rich student body from across country.

ACADEMICS AT LPU

Education at LPU is a holistic one, aimed at developing the intellectual and personal strengths of students. The LPU experience takes place both within and outside the classroom, nurturing creativity and innovation through challenging project work and participative learning. As each individual is unique and approaches life in a different manner, so we allow them to choose their own placement pathways based on their interest. LPU has collaborated with top companies for providing its students with industry immersion. At LPU, we also provide opportunity to globally expose students through our study abroad programmes.

Undergraduate Eligibility Criteria (Qualifying Exam)

Pass with 60% aggregate marks in 10+2 (with Physics, Mathematics and English) or equivalent, subject to qualifying LPUNEST or CUET.

Postgraduate Eligibility Criteria (Qualifying Exam)

Pass with 55% aggregate marks in B.E. or B.Tech. (any discipline) or B.Sc. (Physics, Chemistry and Maths) or B.Sc. (Maths) or B.A. (Economics or Math or Statistics) or  B.Com or BBA or BCA or equivalent, subject to qualifying LPUNEST or CAT or MAT or XAT or NMAT or CMAT and Interview 

Important Dates Of Lpunest 2023

For LPUNEST (B.Tech,  UG Design, UG Hotel Management, UG Agriculture Pharmacy & Sciences, Integrated Law)

Important Dates

LPU Scholarships - Scholarship And Financial Aid

Lovely Professional University strongly believes in the fact that monetary constraints should not be an obstacle for a student to have access to quality education. So, the University extends Scholarship Scheme which is an initiative by the University to cultivate the talent of students that may be hidden due to financial constraints. Scholarship can be availed in all the Programmes of the University, ranging from Diploma to Ph.D. Apart from the scholarship schemes mentioned below, LPU also offers financial aid to the students belonging to underprivileged students like orphans, persons with disability etc. or some specific groups like Wards of Defence personnel etc.

Scholarship Categories

Scholarships are awarded to candidates based on their performance on any of the following categories:

1. Merit Scholarship: Scholarships are awarded to candidates based on their performance on any of the following categories:
   • Eligibility Qualification: (for example, on the basis of performance in10+2 for Undergraduate Programmes and graduation for PG Programmes)
   • Qualification previous to eligibility qualification: This scholarship is applicable After Graduation Programmes, scholarship on the basis of qualification previous to eligibility qualification.
   • LPU’s Entrance and Scholarship Test: LPUNEST
   • Scholarship on the basis of CUET
   • Work experience based scholarship for MBA
   • Certain National Level Tests (like JEE (Mains), NEET, UCEED, CAT, MAT, GATE, GPAT, MAT etc.)
   • Scholarship based on Innovation, Startup & Entrepreneurship
   • Performance in Sports, Cultural, R&D, Co-curricular, Social Service and Bravery Awards.
   • Ph.D. programmes Scholarship
   • For Toppers of Centre and State Boards
2. Financial Aid
   • Need Based
   • Defence and Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) personnel and their dependants
   • For Orphan Applicants
   • For Person with Certain Disability

Scholarship Brackets

The scholarship percentage varies programme-wise as per the following table .For each category mentioned above, 1-3 brackets of Scholarship (Bracket 1, 2, and 3) are defined. Each bracket represents specific criteria which an applicant must fulfil, for him/her to fall in that particular bracket. Criteria in bracket 1 is most strict and the conditions are relaxed in subsequent brackets and the scholarship is also reduced in each next bracket. So, the students meeting the requirement of Bracket1 (top bracket) gets the highest scholarship and those in Bracket 2 or Bracket 3 gets relatively lesser scholarship.

Scholarship Phases:

Admissions in LPU is done in different Phases, which are bifurcations of the Admission time period. The amount of Scholarship also depends on the Phase in which the candidate applies and/or takes Admission in the University. Phase 1 has started as early as January and continues till 30th April 2023. The amount of scholarship reduces with each passing phase and subsequently Phase 2 will start from May onwards.