Jagran Lakecity University: Ranking, Courses, Fees, Admission, Placements

Jagran Lakecity University Overview

Jagran Lakecity University Bhopal is a private university established under Section 2(f) of UGC Act 1956 and is based out of Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh. JLU Bhopal is one of the fastest-growing and one of the most awarded universities of Central India having practice-based pedagogy at its core. Currently, the university is offering a 56-degree program to more than 2500 students from 8 countries and 27 states of India. The university has numerous partnerships with top industries and international educational institutes, ensuring the students get great exposure both nationally and internationally. JLU Bhopal is the only participating university from Central India ERASMUS+ program under the Tuning India Project, funded by the European Commission and is also currently the country chair for the Association of Universities of Asia Pacific (AUAP). 

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The University has been awarded the QS IGauge E-Learning Excellence for Academic Digitisation (E-Lead) Certification 2020, India Today and Outlook India has ranked Jagran School of Journalism and Mass Communication, JLU Bhopal as No.1 in Madhya Pradesh and top 15 in India in 2020 and the University has been bestowed with several prestigious awards, such as 'University of the Year' by Government of Madhya Pradesh for consecutive five years from 2015 to 2019 and is recognized as a Global League Institution in 2015 at the House of Commons, London, UK.

Table of Contents

• Highlights
• Rankings
• Courses
• Schools
• Admission
• Infrastructure
• Placements
• Scholarships
• Collaborations
• Centres of Excellence

Jagran LakeCity University Highlights

The major highlights of Jagran LakeCity University, Bhopal are mentioned below.

Jagran Lakecity University Highlights
Year of Establishment	2013
Type of Institution	Private
Recognitions	UGC, AIU, AICTE, NCTE
Accreditations	Tuning India, M.P. Higher Education Department, BCI
Courses Offered	Undergraduate, Postgraduate, PhD, Diploma
Students on Campus	2500+
Memberships	AIU, ICADR, AIMA, Association of Universities of Asia and the Pacific, CII, International Association of Law Schools, etc.
Infrastructure Facilities	Library, Hostel, Cafeteria, Sports Facility, Resource Centre, Lab, Transport, Classroom, Auditorium, etc.
International Partnerships	27

JLU Rankings and Awards

The rankings of Jagran LakeCity University, Bhopal are mentioned below.

• India Today and Outlook India, has ranked Jagran School of Journalism and Mass Communication, JLU Bhopal as No.1 in Madhya Pradesh and No. 24 in India in 2020
• Recognized as 'University of the Year' for Industry Interactions
• Recognized as 'Top B-School in central Asia' by Careers 360
• Ranked among Top 9 emerging Law by Careers 360
• Ranked 22nd in India and 1st in MP for Best Business Schools by Entrepreneur B-school survey 2017
• Ranked Madhya Pradesh's no.1 Private University by EducationWorld 21017-2018
• Awarded the 'Most Innovative University' by CIMA
• Awarded the 'Most Emerging University' in MP
• Awarded Highest Spender in CSR by govt of MP FMPCCI in 2016
• Certified as Global League Institute in 2015-2016
• Featured in Forbes India Marquee 'The Indian Institutes 2015' Skilltree special edition
• Awarded 'University of the Year' by FMPCCI Govt of MP
• Rated as AA+ Institue in MP by Careers 360
• Recognized as AAA+ University in India by Careers 360
• Awarded Best Emerging Media School in India by Edutainment Awards 2015 and 2016
• Awarded Best University in Central India by Silicon India
• Ranked No. 1 Private University in MP
• Ranked as India's 100 Best Universities in 2019 by Careers 360

Jagran LakeCity University Courses

Jagran LakeCity University currently offers full-time degrees at undergraduate, postgraduate, and research levels in the field of Law, Journalism, Advertising & PR, Engineering, Technology, Management, Commerce, Economics, Public Administration, Banking, Finance, Hospitality, Humanities, Education, and Sports. All the courses offered by the college are mentioned below.

Jagran Lakecity Business School

Courses	Specializations
BBA	-
BMS	Marketing, HR, Strategic Finance
MBA	Finance, Marketing, HR, Business Analytics
Executive MBA	-

JLU School of Commerce & Economics

Courses	Specializations
B.Com {Hons.}	Financial Markets, Banking & Finance, Accounting

Jagran School of Journalism & Communication

Courses	Specializations
BA	Journalism & Mass Communication
MA	Advertising & PR, Journalism, Digital Marketing

Jagran School of Visual Arts & Design

Courses	Specializations
B.Des	User Experience, Visual Communication Design, Animation Film Design
M.Des	(User Experience, Visual Communication Design

Jagran- Wizcraft MIME School of Entertainment & Events

Courses	Specializations
BBA	Entertainement & Events

School of Law

Courses	Specializations
BBA LLB/ BA LLB	-
BBA	Business & Law
LLB	-
LLM	Corporate & IP Law, Cyber Law & Cyber Security, Criminal Law & Criminal Justice, Taxation Law

JLU School of Liberal Arts and Humanities

Courses	Specializations
BA (Liberal Arts)	Pshycology, English Literature, Economics, Public Policy
MA	English Literature, Pshycology

Jagran School of Public Policy & International Affairs

Courses	Specializations
BA	Public Policy
MA	Public Policy & Administration

JLU School of Hospitality & Tourism

Courses	Specializations
B.Sc	Hospitality & Hotel Administration
BBA	Tourism Management
MBA	Hospitality & Tourism Management
Diploma	Food Production & Patisserie

JLU School of Engineering & Technology

Courses	Specializations
B.Tech {Hons.}	Computer Engineering (AI & ML/ Data Science/ Cyber Security)
BCA	-
BCA {Hons.}	Data Science, UX Design
M.Tech	Computer Engineering

School of Physical Education & Sports Sciences

Courses	Specializations
B.P.Ed.S	-
M.P.Ed.S	-

Reseach

Courses	Specializations
PhD (Full Time)	Commerce & Economics, Engineering & Technology, Hospitality & Tourism, Humanities & Arts, Law, Management, Media & Communication
PhD (For Working Professionals)	Management & Commerce, Law, Journalism, Social Sciences, Sports Sciences

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JLU Schools

Jagran LakeCity University offers courses in various disciplines. The University consists of various schools. Each school is specialized to offer courses in each discipline. The schools that belong to JLU are been listed below.

• Jagran Lakecity Business School
• JLU School of Commerce & Economics
• Jagran School of Journalism & Communication
• Jagran School of Visual Arts & Design
• Jagran - Wizcraft MIME School of Entertainment & Events
• School of Law
• JLU School of Liberal Arts and Humanities
• Jagran School of Public Policy & International Affairs
• JLU School of Hospitality & Tourism
• JLU School of Engineering & Technology
• School of Physical Education & Sports Sciences

Jagran LakeCity University Admission

The University admission application form is available on the official website and at the admission office. The admission is based on merit and for the students satisfying the eligibility. The candidate must have all the necessary documents during the admission process. JLUET is the entrance test that the students need to attend in order to pursue admission in JLU.

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JLU Eligibility Criteria

For any of the courses that an applicant wishes to apply for, they must meet the below-mentioned criteria of eligibility.

JLU BBA LLB (Hons)/ BA LLB (Hons)/ LLB Eligibility

• Min Qualification- Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) qualification with a minimum of 50% in any discipline from a recognized board.
• Admission will be given based either on the CLAT/LSAT scorecard or the JLUET Exam followed by Personal Interview.

JLU LLM Eligibility

• Min Qualification- Undergraduate degree in Law from an institute affiliated to a university or any university recognized by UGC/BCI, with a minimum of 50% or its equivalent.
• Admission will be on the basis CLAT PG / AILET PG Scorecard and a personal interview.
• For students who have not appeared for CLAT PG / AILET PG, can take admission by appearing in JLUET followed by a personal interview.

JLU BBA {Hons.}/ BBA/ BA/ BA {Hons.}/ B.Sc/ B.Com/ B.Com {Hons.} Eligibility

• The candidate must have completed a Higher Secondary Certificate qualification with a minimum of 50% or equivalent qualification in any discipline from a recognized board.

JLU BMS Eligibility

• The candidate must have completed a Higher Secondary Certificate qualification with a minimum of 60% or equivalent qualification in any discipline from a recognized board.

JLU BCA/ B.Tech Eligibility

• The candidate must have completed the 12th Standard Examination with Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics Biology or Computer Science with a minimum of 50% from a recognized board.
• The candidate must also have good communication skills.

JLU MBA Eligibility

• The candidate must have completed graduation with a minimum of 50% or equivalent qualification in any discipline from an institute affiliated to a university or any university recognized by UGC.
• The candidate must have a valid score in CAT/ CMAT/ GMAT/ JLU Entrance Exam.

JLU MA Eligibility

• The candidate must have completed an undergraduate degree or equivalent qualification in any discipline with a minimum of 50% from an institute affiliated to a university or any university recognized by UGC.

JLU M.Tech Eligibility

• The candidate must have completed BE/ B.Tech in the relevant stream with a minimum of 50% marks with or without GATE as per AICTE norms.

JLU Ph.D Eligibility

• The candidate must have completed a Master's degree in a relevant stream with a minimum of 50% marks.
• The candidate admission is based on the score in the JLU Entrance Exam followed by a Personal Interview.

JLU Infrastructure Facilities

The University library has a wide range of academic resources like books, journals, magazines, online published papers, and reports.

• There is also an e-library to facilitate the learning of our students and provide seamless access to educational resources.
• They have several auditoriums and seminar halls with the latest audio-visual facilities for guest lectures, seminars, presentations, and other academic activities.
• The classrooms are enabled with wifi, LCD projectors, and sound systems.
• The lecture halls can accommodate about 60 students and the smaller tutorial classes have around 20-30 capacity.
• They have many labs and studios with soundproofed rehearsal rooms, recording studios, radio stations as well as a fully equipped Video recording studio.
• The student resource centre is in the shape of a pyramid and is a centrally air-conditioned building catering to all kinds of amenities to develop student’s wisdom and knowledge.
• The first floor of the student resource centre can accommodate 450 students and has over 30,000 books.
• There are more facilities like buses, cafeteria, and sports facilities.

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JLU Placements

The underlying placement objective of the University is to create and transfer knowledge for the benefit of society.  Jagran LakeCity University Placement Cell helps train students for the placement drives. The number of companies visiting JLU has increased multi-fold when compared to previous years. Some of the recruiters are Cavin Kare, Fleishman-Hillard, JW Marriott, The Leela, S&P Global Intelligence, and numerous others.

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JLU Scholarships

JLU offers various scholarships to its students based on their merits. Jagran Lakecity University is an equal opportunity provider, among Indian Universities and rewards meritorious students with alluring scholarships. JLU believes in giving scholarships based on students' potential and enable them to become change-makers. For undergraduate courses, JLU has 125+ scholarships on 1st-year tuition fees ranging from 50%, 75%, and 100%. Jagran Lakecity University believes that the best and brightest talent can realize their potential and come and study at our university, irrespective of the student’s personal financial circumstances. For this very purpose, the university has instituted the Chancellor Freeships. Every year 10 such students are given these freeships.

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Jagran LakeCity University Collaborations

The list of Institutions that JLU has partnered with is mentioned below.

• University of Sussex
• Universidad Camilp Jose Cela
• Synergy University
• Harvard Business Publishng Education
• LJD
• AIT
• University Of Lincoln
• UAL
• Sheffield Hallam University
• Kingston University London
• SOAS University of London
• CBU
• University of Cambridge
• MDIS
• SIAS
• National Law School of India University
• NLU
• University of Deusto

Industry Partnerships

• Taxmann
• wizcraft
• EY
• Wadhwani Foundation
• CIMA
• Indian Institue of Corporate Affairs
• NSE
• Wittyfeed
• Enhelion
• IMA
• Miles Education
• ACCA
• Google News Lab

JLU Centre of Excellence

• Centre of Excellence CSR
• Centre for Teacher Training
• JLU Centre for Professional Skills
• Centre of Excellence in Nano Technology
• Centre of Excellence Paver Technology