LPU: Ranking, Courses, Fees, Admission, Placements

LPU Overview

Important New Developments at LPU

• LPU Collaboration with Google: Signs MoU for hosting Google Center of Excellence at LPU campus
• LPU Announces the Establishment of NVIDIA AI Data Center: It is the first of its kind in north India. NVIDIA DGX A100 is powered with impeccable features
• LPU new courses: It introduced specialized B.Tech in computer science and engineering programmes and industry-driven 2-year specialized MBA programmes.

LPU, popularly known as Lovely Professional University is located in Jalandhar. It has a mammoth ultra-modern campus spread over 600 acres and it is one of the most prestigious universities in India devised under Punjab State Private University. Since its establishment in 2006, it has been consistently ranked as one of the top universities in the country. The university is the largest single-campus university in India with more than 30,000 students, and over 4000 academic staff offering more than 300 programs in 18+streams at undergraduate, postgraduate and doctoral levels. With students from all 28 states of India, 9 UTs and 40+ countries, the university is poised to establish itself as a centre of excellence in research and it has an internationally benchmarked curriculum, innovative pedagogy, and experiential learning for its students coming from all parts of the world.

Table of Contents

• Quick Insights
• Ranking
• Courses
• Departments
• Admission
• Why Choose LPU?
• Distance Education
• Cut Off
• Result
• Infrastructure
• Placement
• Scholarship
• Collaborations
• Faculty
• Alumni

LPU Quick Insights

LPU has a wide range of specialities ranging from excellent academic strength, top-ranked departments and teaching faculty to its widespread technologically equipped campus facilities. Tabulated below are the best highlights that LPU offers to its students: 

LPU Ranking

Lovely Professional University makes it to the top 200 university list globally and only 3 Indian universities made it to the top 200 list globally as per the Impact Rankings 2021. It has been ranked 36th amongst the top universities in India as per Times Higher Education World University rankings 2022. LPU becomes the 1st private university to be granted ICAR accreditation by the Ministry of Agriculture, Government of India. The following is the list of organizations that recognizes LPU for its excellence in various fields.

Ranking Organization: THE World University Rankings 2022

Lovely Professional University Jalandhar has been ranked among the top universities in India as per the Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings. The list of rankings is as follows:

Ranking Organization: THE Impact Rankings 2021

LPU has been ranked among the top universities of India/ globally as per the Times Higher Education (THE) Impact Rankings. The list of rankings is as follows:

Ranking Organization: NIRF 2021

LPU Jalandhar has been ranked among the top universities/ institutes of India by the NIRF as per the Ministry of Education, Govt. of India. The list of rankings is as follows:

Ranking Organization: Outlook ICARE Rankings 2021

The university has been ranked among the top institutes in India by the Outlook ICARE Rankings. LPU’s 6 institutes were able to dominate the ranking list. The list of rankings is as follows:

Listed below are some of the other top rankings and achievements of the university:

• 13 Lovely Professional University professors have been ranked amongst the top 2% of scientists in the world by the prestigious Stanford University in the United States in 2021
• Ranked 27th among all universities of India and in the band of 351-400 globally as per the Young University Rankings 2021
  Ranked 3rd in India in the Atal Ranking of Institutions on Innovation Achievements (ARIIA)
• Cognizant & Capgemini recognized LPU for generating the ‘Highest Number of Placement Offers in North India’ for the batch 2020-21
• LPU has been presented with the 'National Employability Award' by Aspiring Minds for the 7th consecutive year in 2020

LPU Courses

LPU has 45+ teaching and research departments at the campus located at Chaheru, Phagwara, Punjab and offers 360+ courses at UG, PG and doctoral levels. 

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LPU Departments

University offers various UG and PG courses under a total of 45 departments. The common disciplines are enlisted in the following table:

LPU Admission

The LPU admission 2022 has started. It is done by filling up an online or offline application form available on the official website and at the LPU campus. The candidate needs to apply and qualify for the LPUNEST examination for admission to various UG and PG courses.  The following table displays the upcoming events related to admission for the year 2022:

LPU Eligibility Criteria

The courses offered by Lovely Professional University Jalandhar have different eligibility criteria. The students are required to qualify the same to be able to apply for their desired choice of courses. The eligibility criteria for the courses are mentioned below:

B.Tech Eligibility Criteria

• Candidates must secure a pass percentage of 60 and above in the 10+2 with english, physics, chemistry, and maths/ biology/ biotechnology or equivalent
• If the candidate scores more than or equal to 90% in 10+2 or gets 90% in JEE Main, then he/ she will be exempted from LPUNEST and the candidate may directly apply for admission
• The candidate has to qualify for LPUNEST

MBA/ PGDM  Eligibility Criteria

• Candidate should have passed graduation with a minimum aggregate of 55 % in any discipline or equivalent, subject to qualifying LPUNEST or any of the following exams
• The accepted exams are LPUNEST/ CAT/ MAT/ NMAT/ XAT/ CMAT

PhD Eligibility Criteria

• Candidates must have a master's degree in the relevant field with a minimum of 55% aggregate subject 
• The accepted exams are  LPUNEST/ UGC NET/ JRF/ CSIR NET/ SLET/ GATE/ GPAT/ ICAR (NET)
• There is 5% relaxation to SC/ ST/ OBC of non-creamy layer/ differently-abled candidates

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Why Choose LPU?

Lovely Professional University is the largest single-campus university in India. With 30,000 students, over 4000 teaching staff and more than 360 programs, LPU is the choice of thousands of national and international students. The university is ranked high in various parameters by acclaimed bodies, and it has received many awards. As the academic staff and students come from 29 states of India and 70 countries from all over the world, the LPU campus exhibits a rich diversity.

• LPU makes it to the top 200 universities list globally as per THE Impact Rankings 2022
• NIRF ranks LPU as one of the top 100 institutions in India (overall category)
• It is a member of the Association of Indian Universities (AIU)
• The university dominates the list of Indian Higher Education Institutions in the Outlook ICARE Rankings 2021
• It is recognised by UGC
• The first university to be granted ICAR accreditation by the Ministry of Agriculture, Govt. of India
• 100+ MoUs with industry, research associations etc. to promote research
• More than 600 companies like Google, Microsoft, Intel, PEGA, Informatica, Oracle, CISCO, VMWARE, Texas Instruments, Bosch, Tech Mahindra from wide-ranging sectors visit the LPU campus every year 
• Top 25 LPU's innovations in Atal Ranking of Institutions on Innovation Achievements (ARIIA 2020)
• Records Placement even during the pandemic which included 7200+ offers’ generated

LPU Academic Advantages

LPU offers an industry-oriented curriculum for each course. The curriculum of all the courses is flexible, highly engaging, and innovative. They are designed to expose the students to sound knowledge of the basics and sharpen their skill sets. Each course at the university is interactive and challenging for students to have an enriching experience throughout their education cycle. The transparent evaluation system, quality-oriented faculty, and the courses designed around the individual student are a few of the things that give LPU an academic advantage over its counterparts.

• Student-centric learning approach and teaching pedagogy include experiential learning, participative learning, flip teaching, and problem-solving methodologies.
• 360-degree industry involvement-  Collaboration with the world’s top brands to enhance global employability like CompTia, Transorg Analytics, Geeks for Geeks, IMA(USA), NSE Academy, Talent Edge, Wiley NXT, Safeducate, UpGrad, etc. 
• The university has set up maintaining frequent feedback from the industry that keeps the student learning highly competitive.

LPU Distance Education

Lovely Professional University also offers distance learning courses making education even more accessible to all. It offers over 20 courses via distance mode. Unlike other institutes, there are personal contact programmes that are conducted by LPU distance education department. These happen twice a season, at the university, allowing students to clear any doubts they may have. Moreover, students who graduate from the distance education program get placed in reputed organizations across the country. The following are a few highlights of the distance education department:

• The distance education programs include undergraduate, postgraduate, diploma, and PhD courses.
• The major disciplines for Distance Education are:
  • Computer Applications/ Information Technology
  • Management
  • Commerce
  • Library and Information Sciences
  • Arts
• Workshops, seminars, and other events are also conducted for the students.
• Online study material is provided to the students pursuing various courses.
• The distance education department has won multiple awards such as:
  • WES Award for Innovation in open and distance learning in 2018
  • Top Distance Learning Institutes of India 2018
  • India's Best University Award in Open, Distance and Online Learning in 2018
  • Rated Excellent by Career Connect in 2017

LPU Cut Off

LPU cut off 2021 based on the LPU NEST has been released.  The cut off details of the MBA programme based on various entrance examinations; LLB based on LSAT are available for the years 2020, and 2019. The following are the accepted exams of LPU apart from its own entrance exams- LPUNEST/ LPUPET for UG and PG admissions: NATA, JEE Main, UCEED, NEET, CEED, CAT, MAT, XAT, CMAT, GATE, LSAT.  Students are required to score the following marks out of total marks of 420. The latest cut off marks based on LPU NEST 2021 are tabulated below:

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LPU Result

Lovely Professional University Jalandhar declares the results for UG, PG, diploma, certificate, online and distance education through its official portal at lpu.in. Candidates can check their results from the e-connect UMS portal of LPU using their login credentials such as user ID and password. The LPU semester results are declared within 30 days of exam completion. Apart from the regular, online and LPU distance results, LPU also releases the LPUNEST result for admission to various courses. Students can check their LPU NEST result 2022 for the exam to be held from January 15, 2022, (tentative date) on the official portal.

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LPU Infrastructure

LPU has one of the biggest and best infrastructures in the world. It has a huge campus of around 600 acres on the National Highways at the entry of Jalandhar city. The campus offers numerous unique facilities apart from the regular ones like well-equipped laboratories and spacious classrooms. To accommodate the residential students, the campus has one of the biggest residential blocks. There are various cafeterias and a food court which provides different variety of food at reasonable rates. In addition to these, below are some of the key facilities offered in the campus: 

• Mac lab 
• Aviation lab 
• Cricket stadium, boxing ring & snooker lounge 
• Open-air theatre
• In-house laundry
• Easy banking
• Cafe Coffee Day
• University shopping mall
• Space center

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LPU Placement

LPU records placement even during the pandemic which included 7200+ offers were generated. 1000+ virtual placement events were conducted. Students were placed in 500+ global and Indian super brands which include IITs and IIMs. There are LPU alumni working in over 1400 reputed companies across the globe. More than 500 companies from wide-ranging sectors visit the LPU campus every year for campus hiring and internships. The following are the latest 2021 LPU placement statistics and the top recruiters:

Top Recruiters in Recent years

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LPU Scholarship

LPU strongly believes that money shouldn't be a constraint or an obstacle for a student to have access to quality education. So, LPU scholarships are provided in more than 200 programs ranging from diplomas to PhD. The university offers one of the biggest financial aid programs to support students, deserving students can avail of scholarships worth over Rs. 6 Lacs.

 The details of the LPU scholarship are mentioned below 

• The scholarship scheme allows for each student to get up to 1.7 LPA off on their tuition fees after the 10th and 4.9 LPA per student after 10+2.
• It offers a special scholarship scheme of the full programme fee and residential fee waiver to the top 20 students of every recognized board.
• There are many scholarships offered based on the marks obtained in entrance exams like JEE Mains, CMAT, GATE, LSAT, NEET, CAT, MAT, XAT, GPAT, CEED, NATA, NMAT, CLAT, UCEED and many more.
• Candidates can get scholarships up to INR 4.3 Lakhs under LPU NEST

Various categories of scholarships are enlisted below:

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LPU Collaborations

Lovely Professional University Jalandhar has collaborated with many international members, universities, and institutes for collaborative programs, research, and student exchange programs. It has signed MoUs with partner universities across various countries. University has developed a series of international study programs with partner universities. Some of the advantages of international collaborations with universities are:

• International credit transfer
• Semester Exchange programme
• Summer/ winter exposure programme
• International internships
• Scholarships for meritorious students by foreign universities
• Master's programme at foreign Universities

International Partnering Universities

LPU Faculty

The university is supported by not only experienced faculty members but also by esteemed corporate guest faculty members and other international staff members. Students get benefitted from the mentoring and expert lectures by senior industry professionals. The teaching pedagogy includes experiential learning, participative learning, flip teaching, and problem-solving methodologies.

• 4400+ faculty and staff with around 70% from outside the state.
• 13 of the LPU faculty members have been ranked amongst the top 2% of scientists in the world by the prestigious Stanford University in the United States.

LPU Alumni

LPU has a strong network of alumni all over the world. Passed outs from this university have made their footprints in all leading professions like Engineering, Management, Business Development, Research and much more. Some of the top alumni of LPU are listed below along with their professions: