LPU: Courses, Admission 2025, Cut Off, Placements, Hostel

Lovely Professional University was founded in 2005 in Punjab. It is the single largest campus in the country, with more than 30,000 students and 4000 faculty members. LPU Jalandharhas received recognition from the University Grants Commission (UGC)and A++ accreditation from NAAC. Lovely Professional University has remained a member of the Association of Indian Universities (AIU).

The salient features of LPU have been highlighted below -

LPU has also been approved by prestigious educational bodies like the Pharmacy Council of India, Bar Council of India, Council of Architecture, All India Council for Technical Education, etc.

Lovely Professional University FAQs

LPU Campus Tour

You can view the full view of the LPU campus in the following video:

LPU Important Dates 2025

LPU University invites online applications of students for various courses it offers. LPU fees for various courses are different. LPU Admission 2025 has already opened and students from across the globe are applying for the same.

Lovely Professional University course admissions criteria for international and national aspirants have been highlighted below:

LPU NEST Entrance Exam

National Entrance and Scholarship Test (LPUNEST )

Lovely Professional University offers you the LPUNEST, a gateway to various undergraduate and postgraduate programs. This national entrance and scholarship exam assesses your academic potential and awards scholarships up to Rs. 9.52 lacs!
Choose between online proctored exams from home or test center-based options.
Since its inception in 2009, LPUNEST has been a gateway to a world of opportunities, with over 1 lakh students participating in 2023 alone for admission into more than 150 diverse programs. With 300+ test centers across India and 8000+ scholarships awarded based on LPUNEST performance, it's your chance to step into a brighter future!

How to Apply LPUNEST

Online Mode
Visit admissions.lpu.in and complete the following steps
Step 1: Sign Up - Register onto LPUADMIT(admission.lpu.in) with basic details (Name, Email ID, Mobile No., State, Gender and Password).
Step 2: Payment for LPUNEST Kit—The applicant must pay the cost of the LPUNEST Kit according to his/ her choice.
Application Fee:
A soft copy of the LPUNEST Kit is Rs. 1000 (for Boys and Girls).
The printed LPUNEST Kit costs Rs. 1500 (for Boys and Girls). Payment can be made using Online banking, Credit card, debit card, or UPI.
Step 3: General Information and Qualification details—The applicant needs to fill out the application form details, such as the Aadhar card number, address details, and qualification details.
Step 4: Exam Information - Applicant needs to book the slot (preferred venue (if applicable), date, and time as per their choice) to appear in the LPUNEST Exam. Applicants can also download the hall ticket from the portal.

Step 2 : Offline Mode
Offline Mode LPUNEST Kit may be obtained by the applicant from the University Campus or any other prescribed place by paying cash.
The cost of the Application form for the LPUNEST Kit is Rs. 1000 (for Boys and Girls).
Once the applicant has obtained the LPUNEST Kit, the application form can be submitted by one of the following methods:
Manual Application: Fill out the full application form (OMR sheet) after reading all the instructions as specified under the head “Instructions for filling Application Form (OMR sheet)” and send it to the university in the self-addressed envelope at the following Address: Block 30, Room No 102, Lovely Professional University, Jalandhar Delhi, GT Road, Phagwara, Punjab, India – 144411
Note: Incomplete application (For example: Declaration not signed) will not be processed. LPU does not take responsibility for informing these applicants. Such applicants will not be able to access the LPU Admit. Applicants are hence advised to duly fill out the application form and dispatch it along with complete requisite documents in all respects.

LPU Admission Process

Submit Application
Fill out the application form and deposit the application fee.

• Appear for LPUNEST
• Apply for LPUNEST (For Eligibility and Scholarship*)
• Slot booking and appearance of your exam.

Result, Counselling & Seat Allotment

After the declaration of the result,

Select the Programme for admission.
Participate in Counselling Sessions for guidance on seat allotment and scholarship opportunities (if applicable).
Apply and Qualify Interview (if applicable).
Seat Allotment will be done based on counseling and on a first-come, first-served basis.

Admission

• Fill the admission form and Deposit Initial Fee
• Upload Requisite Documents
• Deposit Remaining Fees
• Note: Depending on the Programme, LPUNEST will have any one of the following purposes:
  Admission and Scholarship
  Only Scholarship

Lovely Professional University Admission FAQs

LPUNEST BTECH & Other Tests Phase 3 Dates and Schedule:

LPU conducts its own entrance test called LPUNEST and a merit list is released by the university regarding the cut off.

LPUNEST 2024 cut off for different categories out of 420 marks has been highlighted below -

LPU placements cell has the best placement opportunities in the box for students and many of them are placed with top Silicon Valley companies like Google, Apple, and Microsoft. The excellent placement records of the university scream its achievement. The following are the key highlights of LPU placement -

LPU Placements - Key Highlights

• Palo Alto Networks offered LPU B. Tech CSE/IT students CTC of Rs. 54,75,000.
• The MBA student received a CTC of Rs. 29,29,000 Lacs from Sobha Realty (UAE).
• A leading MNC in the USA granted a BBA student of LPU, CTC of Rs. 45,19,000.
• LPU Verto Abhishika Agarwal placed at Motorq at a package of Rs. 50,00,000 in 2022. CTC Rs. 34,24,000 for Films and Performing Arts by Gamefame.Inc.
• CTC of Rs. 12 Lacs for Bullspree's interior/product design
• Whatfix offers CTC of Rs. 11,00,000 for Biotech and ECE; Admit card offers CTC of Rs. 10,70,000 for Journalism and Arts.

A B. Tech student of Lovely Professional University named Yasir M. grabbed an awestruck package of INR 3 crores setting an ultimate benchmark in the field of placements.

Read more about LPU Placement

LPU Placements Companies List -

Following are the top recruiters of Lovely Professional University -

1. Excellence Group
2. Nerolac Paints
3. KPIT Technologies
4. Maldives Police Service
5. MIEN – IT
6. Corexlab Limited
7. Colgate Palmolive
8. Lyans Creative
9. Mountain Infra Company Ltd
10. Alrahma Hospital
11. Al Rakha Group
12. Qatar Airways
13. Paradise Island Resorts
14. Marriott Cypress Harbour Villas
15. Ritz Carlton

Lovely Professional University Placement FAQs

LPU University has been ranked by various prominent institutions for its positive contributions to the field of education and co-scholastic development. NIRF Rankings 2024 placed Lovely Professional University (LPU) at 27th among all government and private universities in India.  Major LPU rankings include -

Read in detail about LPU Ranking

LPU NIRF Rankings

LPU Other Rankings

Scholarship for a specific Programme depends on Performance in LPUNEST. The scholarship amounts are based on the 4 groups, 1,2 3, and, 4. Let's understand with an example in Group 1, a student scoring above the Category A cut-off will receive a scholarship covering 70% of the program fee, while in Group 2, the same score might correspond to a 60% scholarship. The scholarship percentages decrease with lower LPUNEST scores and vary across different program groups. This ensures that the students perform well in LPUNEST and gain substantial benefits to the top-scoring students. You can see these in the writeup below as well:

There are Four brackets:

• LPUNEST score more than or equal to the Category A cut-off
• LPUNEST score more than or equal to Category B cut-off
• LPUNEST score more than or equal to Category C cut-off
• LPUNEST score more than or equal to the Category D cut-off

Scholarship applicable for all programs will be as per the following table:

LPU defines different phases of admissions depending on the time an applicant registers himself/herself with the University. The Scholarship as mentioned in the above table is for the first phase of admission. Subsequent phases of admission may

LPU provides scholarships to meritorious students to maintain the smooth flow of education. Lovely Professional University scholarships are available for all students irrespective of the program they wish to pursue. Financial aid is also provided to students belonging to underprivileged sections, orphans, persons with disability, etc.

Other Scholarships

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

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

• Eligibility Qualification:(for example, based on performance in10+2 for Undergraduate Programmes and graduation for PG Programs)
• Qualification previous to eligibility qualification: This scholarship is applicable After Graduation Programmes, a scholarship based on qualification previous to eligibility qualification.
• LPU's Entrance and Scholarship Test: LPUNEST
• Scholarship based on CUET
• Certain National Level Tests(like JEE (Mains), NEET, UCEED, CAT, MAT, GATE, GPAT, etc.)
• Scholarship based on Innovation, Startup & Entrepreneurship
• Performance in sports, Cultural, R&D, Co-curricular, Social Service, and Bravery Awards.
• Ph.D. programs Scholarship
• ForToppers of Centre and State Boards

Financial Aid

• Need-Based
• Defence and Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF)personnel and their dependents.
• ForOrphan Applicants
• For a Person with a Certain Disability

Scholarship/Eligibility on the basis of CUET (PG)
All PG Engineering, MPT

All PG Management, All PG Agriculture, All PG Pharmaceutical Sciences, MCA, M.Sc. (Clinical Embryology)

MCA (Hons.) (Data Science), MCA (Hons.) (Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning), MCA (Hons.) (Cyber Security)

Scholarship/Eligibility on the basis of JEE (Main ) (For Engineering Programmes)
Scholarship Applicable for All B. Tech (CSE) Programmes

Scholarship Applicable for B. Tech all Branches (except CSE) Programmes:

Scholarship Applicable for: B.Sc. (Hons.) Agriculture:

Scholarship on the basis of NEET
For B.Tech. (Biotech, Food Tech, Biomedical)

For B.Sc. (Hons.) Agriculture, Bachelor of Physiotherapy (BPT), B.Sc. (Medical Laboratory Technology), B.Sc. (Hons./ Non Hons.) Food Technology, B.Sc. (Nutrition and Dietetics), B.Sc. (Hons./ Non Hons.) Biotechnology, B.Sc. (Hons./ Non Hons.) Microbiology, B.Sc. (Hons. / Non- Hons.) Zoology, B.Sc. (Hons. / Non-Hons.) Botany,B.Sc (Hons./ Non Hons.)(Forensic Sciences), B.Sc.(Medical):

For B. Pharmacy:

Scholarship on the basis of JAM
Scholarship Applicable for Programmes
 M.Sc. (Nutrition & Dietetics)
 M.Sc. (Hons.) Biotechnology
 M.Sc. (Hons.) Microbiology

 M.Sc. (Forensic Sciences)
 M.Sc. (Food Science & Technology)

Scholarship Applicable for Programmes
 M.Sc. (Hons.) Physics
 M.Sc. (Hons.) Chemistry
 M.Sc. (Hons.) Mathematics
 M.A. (Mathematics)
 M.Sc. (Statistics and Data Analytics)
 M.Sc. (Hons.) Zoology
 M.Sc. (Hons.) Botany

Scholarship/Eligibility on the Basis of NATA (For Architecture Programmes)

Programmes Applicable
(Where NATA act as Eligibility Criteria for admission and as Scholarship Test)

 B.Arch.

Note:
 For NATA Cut- off for eligibility isNATA Qualified.
 Percentile should be valid at the time of admission.

Scholarship/Eligibility on the Basis of JEE (Main) Paper II (For Architecture Programmes)
Programmes Applicable
(where JEE (Main) Paper II act as Eligibility Criteria for admission and as Scholarship Test)
 Integradted B. Plan-M.Plan
 B.Arch.

Note:

 For JEE (Main) Paper II Cut- off for eligibility is 60 Percentile.
 Percentile should be valid at the time of admission.

Scholarship on the Basis of CAT (For Management Programmes)
Scholarship Applicable for All MBA Programmes

(Percentile should be valid at the time of admission)
Scholarship on the Basis of XAT (For Management Programmes)
Scholarship Applicable for All MBA Programmes

(Percentile should be valid at the time of admission)

Scholarship on the Basis of MAT (For Management Programmes)
Scholarship Applicable for All MBA Programmes

(Percentile should be valid at the time of admission)

Scholarship on the Basis of CMAT (For Management Programmes)
Scholarship Applicable for All MBA Programmes

(Percentile should be valid at the time of admission)

Scholarship on the Basis of GATE

 For M.Tech. Programmes

Scholarship on the Basis of GATE (For M.Tech. Programmes)

(Percentile should be valid at the time of admission)

Scholarship on the Basis of GPAT

 For M.Pharm. Programmes

Scholarship/Eligibility on the Basis of GPAT (For M.Pharm. Programmes)

(Score/Percentile should be valid at the time of admission)
Scholarship on the Basis of CLAT (For Law Programmes)
Scholarship Applicable For Under Graduate Programmes:
 B.A., LL.B. (Hons.)
 BBA, LL.B. (Hons.)

Scholarship Applicable for Post Graduate Programmes:
 LL.M.

Note:Score/Percentile should be valid at the time of admission.

Scholarship on the Basis of UCEED (For Under Graduate Design Programmes)
Scholarship Applicable for Programmes:
For all UG Design Programmes
Note:Duration of B.Sc. (Design) is 3 years and B.Design is 4 years.

(Score/Percentile should be valid at the time of admission)

Scholarship on the Basis of NIFT

 UG Design Programmes

Scholarship on the Basis of NIFT (For Under Graduate Design Programmes)

(Score/Percentile should be valid at the time of admission)

Scholarship on the Basis of NIFT

 PG Design Programmes

Scholarship on the basis of NIFT-PG (For Post Graduate Design Programmes)

(Score/Percentile should be valid at the time of admission)
Scholarship on the Basis of NID DAT

 UG Design Programmes

Scholarship on the Basis of NID DAT (For Under Graduate Design Programmes)

(Score/Percentile should be valid at the time of admission)
Scholarship on the Basis of NID DAT

 PG Design Programmes

Scholarship on the basis of NID-PG (For Post Graduate Design Programmes)

(Score/Percentile should be valid at the time of admission)

Scholarship on the basis of CEED (For Post Graduate Design Programmes)
Scholarship Applicable for Programmes
For all PG Design Programmes

(Score/Percentile should be valid at the time of admission)

Scholarship on the Basis of NCHM JEE
Scholarship Applicable for Programmes
 B.Sc. (Airlines, Tourism & Hospitality)
 B.Sc. (Hotel & Hospitality Management)
 Bachelor of Hotel Mgt & Catering Technology (BHMCT)
 BBA (Airlines and Airport Management)
 BBA (Tourism & Hospitality)
 Bachelor of Tourism and Travel Management (BTTM)

Scholarship Applicable for:
 B.Sc. (Culinary Arts)
 B.Sc. (Bakery and Pastry Management)

(Score/Percentile should be valid at the time of admission)

Scholarship brackets:

Scholarship amounts vary by program. Check the table (as given below) to see potential awards based on your chosen course and academic achievements. Each program offers 1-4 bracket of scholarship, with stricter criteria and higher awards for top performers. Explore the table and discover the scholarship path that suits your program and academic standing.

Scholarship applicable for all programmes will be as per following table:

For All Programmes:
Admission 2025 (Current Phase) 1st July Onwards