
LPU NEST 2026 Centres must be selected by the students who want to appear at the exam centres. The entrance exam is conducted by the university as a remotely proctored exam and at the exam centres. The preferred exam centres must be filled by the candidates while filling LPU NEST application form. LPUNEST 2026 will be conducted as an online exam at the exam centres in the cities listed below.
Candidates must book the slot at the LPU NEST test centre during the LPU NEST slot booking 2026. Candidates will receive the LPU NEST admit card 2026 after the slot booking is done. The admit card of LPU NEST 2026 will include all the exam day guidelines. Read more to know about the LPU NEST exam centre details.
- LPU NEST 2026 Exam Centres
- LPU NEST 2026 Exam Dates & Schedule
- LPU NEST Test Centre Guidelines
- Exam Day Instructions for LPU NEST 2026
- What to Carry to the LPU NEST 2026 Exam Centre?
- What Not to Carry to the LPU NEST Exam Centre?
LPU NEST 2026 Exam Centres
Take a look at list of LPU NEST test cities with codes below:
| State |
City |
City Code |
|---|---|---|
| Andaman & Nicobar |
Port Blair |
231 |
| Andhra Pradesh |
Anantpur |
102 |
| Bhimavaram |
236 |
|
| Eluru |
234 |
|
| Gudlavalleru |
215 |
|
| Guntur |
103 |
|
| Kadappa |
235 |
|
| Kakinada |
301 |
|
| Kurnool |
104 |
|
| Nellore |
105 |
|
| Ongole |
308 |
|
| Rajahmundy |
106 |
|
| Srikakulam |
237 |
|
| Tadepalligudam |
232 |
|
| Tanuku |
233 |
|
| Tirupathi |
303 |
|
| Vijayawada |
107 |
|
| Vishakhapatnam |
101 |
|
| Vizianagaram |
238 |
|
| Arunachal Pradesh |
Itanagar |
239 |
| Assam |
Dibrugarh |
243 |
| Guwahati |
108 |
|
| Jorhat |
240 |
|
| Silchar |
241 |
|
| Tejpur |
242 |
|
| Bihar |
Begusarai |
109 |
| Bhagalpur |
110 |
|
| Chappra |
244 |
|
| Darbhanga |
245 |
|
| Gaya |
111 |
|
| Muzzafarpur |
112 |
|
| Patna |
113 |
|
| Purnia |
247 |
|
| Siwan |
246 |
|
| Chandigarh |
Chandigarh |
114 |
| Chattisgarh |
Bhilai |
115 |
| Bilaspur (cg) |
116 |
|
| Korba |
117 |
|
| Raipur |
118 |
|
| Goa |
Margao |
119 |
| Panjim |
304 |
|
| Gujarat |
Ahmedabad |
120 |
| Changa |
216 |
|
| Gandhidham |
121 |
|
| Rajkot |
122 |
|
| Surat |
123 |
|
| Vadodara |
124 |
|
| Haryana |
Ambala |
125 |
| Bhiwani |
126 |
|
| Faridabad |
127 |
|
| Gurugram |
128 |
|
| Hissar |
129 |
|
| Jagadhri |
217 |
|
| Karnal |
130 |
|
| Kurushetra |
218 |
|
| Panipat |
131 |
|
| Rohtak |
132 |
|
| Sirsa |
248 |
|
| Sonipat |
133 |
|
| Yamuna nagar |
134 |
|
| Himachal pradesh |
Bilaspur (hp) |
135 |
| Dharamshala |
249 |
|
| Hamirpur |
136 |
|
| Mandi |
138 |
|
| Palampur |
139 |
|
| Shimla |
140 |
|
| Solan |
141 |
|
| Jammu & Kashmir |
Jammu |
143 |
| Srinagar |
144 |
|
| Jharkhand |
Bokaro |
250 |
| Dhanbad |
145 |
|
| Hazaribagh |
251 |
|
| Jamshedpur |
146 |
|
| Ranchi |
147 |
|
| Karnataka |
Belgaum |
252 |
| Bellary |
256 |
|
| Bengaluru |
148 |
|
| Davangere |
253 |
|
| Gulbarga |
254 |
|
| Hubli |
257 |
|
| Mangalore |
333 |
|
| Mysore |
321 |
|
| Udupi |
255 |
|
| Kerala |
Alappuzha |
258 |
| Aluva |
345 |
|
| Cochin |
149 |
|
| Ernakulam |
344 |
|
| Kannur |
339 |
|
| Kollam |
259 |
|
| Kottayam |
335 |
|
| Kozhikode |
150 |
|
| Malappuram dist |
334 |
|
| Palakkad |
260 |
|
| Thiruvananthapuram |
151 |
|
| Thrissur |
340 |
|
| Madhya Pradesh |
Bhopal |
152 |
| Gwalior |
153 |
|
| Indore |
154 |
|
| Itarsi |
267 |
|
| Jabalpur |
155 |
|
| Ratlam |
261 |
|
| Rewa |
262 |
|
| Sagar |
263 |
|
| Satna |
264 |
|
| Singrauli |
265 |
|
| Vidisha |
266 |
|
| Maharashtra |
Aundh |
221 |
| Aurangabad |
214 |
|
| Dadar |
219 |
|
| Dombivli |
361 |
|
| Kalwa |
223 |
|
| Kolahpur |
156 |
|
| Mumbai |
157 |
|
| Nagpur |
158 |
|
| Nasik |
159 |
|
| State |
City |
City Code |
| Maharashtra |
Navi mumbai |
222 |
| Palghar |
309 |
|
| Pune |
160 |
|
| Sangli |
356 |
|
| Thane |
357 |
|
| Vasai (west) |
346 |
|
| Virar |
220 |
|
| Manipur |
Imphal |
161 |
| Meghalya |
Shillong |
162 |
| Mizoram |
Aizwal |
163 |
| Nagaland |
Dimapur |
164 |
| Nagaland |
Kohima |
268 |
| New delhi |
Delhi |
165 |
| Orissa |
Angul |
269 |
| Balasore |
270 |
|
| Baripada |
271 |
|
| Behrampur |
166 |
|
| Bhubaneshwar |
167 |
|
| Cuttack |
168 |
|
| Keonjhar |
272 |
|
| Rourkela |
169 |
|
| Sambalpur |
273 |
|
| Puducherry |
Nellithope |
368 |
| Pondicherry |
365 |
|
| Puducherry |
224 |
|
| Punjab |
Amritsar |
170 |
| Banur |
225 |
|
| Bhatinda |
171 |
|
| LPU (Jalandhar) |
172 |
|
| Ludhiana |
173 |
|
| Mohali |
370 |
|
| Pathankot |
174 |
|
| Patiala |
175 |
|
| Sangrur |
307 |
|
| Rajasthan |
Ajmer |
177 |
| Alwar |
178 |
|
| Bharatpur |
274 |
|
| Bikaner |
179 |
|
| Jaipur |
180 |
|
| Jodhpur |
181 |
|
| Kota |
182 |
|
| Sri ganganagar |
308 |
|
| Udaipur |
183 |
|
| Sikkim |
Gangtok |
275 |
| Tamil Nadu |
Ana nagar |
228 |
| Chennai |
184 |
|
| Chidambaram |
276 |
|
| Coimbatore |
185 |
|
| Cuddalore |
277 |
|
| Dindugal |
278 |
|
| Erode |
279 |
|
| Kancheepuram |
286 |
|
| Krishnagiri |
280 |
|
| Kumbakonam |
281 |
|
| Madurai |
186 |
|
| Nagercoil |
386 |
|
| Namakkal |
282 |
|
| Salem |
226 |
|
| Thanjavur |
283 |
|
| Theni |
381 |
|
| Thrikkara |
227 |
|
| Tirunelveli |
374 |
|
| Tiruppur |
284 |
|
| Trichy |
380 |
|
| Vellore |
285 |
|
| Telangana |
Hyderabad |
187 |
| Karimnagar |
288 |
|
| Khammam |
188 |
|
| Naglonda |
229 |
|
| Narsapur |
287 |
|
| Nizamabad |
189 |
|
| Secunderabad |
190 |
|
| Warangal |
191 |
|
| Tripura |
Agartala |
192 |
| Uttar Pradesh |
Agra |
193 |
| Aligarh |
194 |
|
| Allahabad |
195 |
|
| Amroha |
230 |
|
| Azamgarh |
290 |
|
| Barabanki |
291 |
|
| Bareily |
196 |
|
| Bijnor |
292 |
|
| Etawah |
293 |
|
| Faizabad |
294 |
|
| Ghaziabad |
197 |
|
| Gonda |
295 |
|
| Gorakhpur |
198 |
|
| Greater noida |
387 |
|
| Jaunpur |
296 |
|
| Jhansi |
297 |
|
| Kanpur |
199 |
|
| Lucknow |
200 |
|
| Mathura |
300 |
|
| Meerut |
201 |
|
| Modinagar |
309 |
|
| Moradabad |
202 |
|
| Muzaffarnagar |
203 |
|
| Noida |
204 |
|
| Rae barelly |
298 |
|
| Saharanpur |
205 |
|
| Shahjahanpur |
299 |
|
| Sitapur |
289 |
|
| Varanasi |
206 |
|
| Uttrakhand |
Dehradun |
207 |
| Haldwani |
208 |
|
| Haridwar |
209 |
|
| Pantnagar |
302 |
|
| Roorke |
310 |
|
| Rudrapur |
210 |
|
| West Bengal |
Asansol |
311 |
| Durgapur |
211 |
|
| Kharagpur |
305 |
|
| Kolkata |
212 |
|
| Malda |
306 |
|
| Siliguri |
213 |
Note: The test centres for LPU NEST are operational on all days except Public Holidays and weekly-offs. However, in a few above-mentioned cities, the test centre are operational on specific days of the month only.
Commonly asked questions
If slots on any of five dates chosen are not available, University may allocate any or date to applicant. Applicant can appear for exam only on date allotted. Candidates will not be allowed to attend exam on any or dates. Candidates must appear for exam without fail on date allotted.
After filling and submitting LPU NEST application form, candidates must book slot to appear for the exam. During slot booking, candidates can select exam centre, date and time from available options. Exam slot allotment is done on first come first serve basis. Exam centre is allotted by authorities based on centre preferences entered by the candidate during the slot booking.
LPU NEST is generally considered easy to moderate in difficulty. It is easier than most national engineering exams. The exam is designed to test concepts, not tricky questions. If the candidates prepare well, they can clear the exam in the first attempt.
LPU NEST 2026 Exam Dates & Schedule
Take a look at the table below for the complete schedule of LPU NEST 2025 exam
| Dates | Upcoming Exam Dates |
|---|---|
| 15 Mar ' 26 - 31 Mar ' 26 | LPU NEST 2026 Entrance Examination (Test Centre Based Exam) ONGOING |
| 15 Feb ' 26 - 31 Mar ' 26 | LPU NEST 2026 Entrance Examination (Remotely Proctored Exam) ONGOING |
| Dates | Past Exam Dates |
|---|---|
| 05 Feb ' 26 - 10 Mar ' 26 | LPU NEST 2026 Online Slot Booking |
| 26 Jan ' 26 - 10 Mar ' 26 | LPU NEST 2026 Online Application |
| 20 Jan ' 26 - 05 Feb ' 26 | LPU NEST 2026 Entrance Examination Previous Schedule(Test Centre Based Exam) |
LPU NEST Test Centre Guidelines
Candidates must keep these points in mind while selecting an exam centre
- Test centres will be operational on all days except public holidays and weekly offs. However, in a few cities, the test centre will be operational on specific days of the month only.
- The above selection of test cities is only to register your preference.
- The final slot booking will be done by the university on the basis of availability.
- The university reserves the right to book a slot as per the availability of the test centre.
- The university also reserves the right to add/ remove any test city in the above list.
- Under no circumstances can an applicant make any claim for a booking slot of a particular test city.
Commonly asked questions
Candidates must take copies of admit card,and photo ID proof. For students under age of 18, school IDs are acceptable as a valid form of ID proof. Candidates who are 18 years old or above may only bring ID cards. Or ID proofs that are allowed include permanent driving licenses, passports, PAN cards, Aadhaar cards, and government-issued IDs.
Candidates who qualified in LPUNEST 2026 can participate in counselling to complete admission process. The counselling will take place both online and offline. Candidatess can check official website for seat allotment. Candidates must log in by using username and password. Candidates can update seat preferences on official website after result. Seat allotted result will be available on official website.
Revision before the exam is important. It is necessary to write down important concepts, formulas, definitions and details while studying, as it will help in last-minute revision.
Exam Day Instructions for LPU NEST 2026
LPUNEST 2026 exam day instructions are given below.
- Candidates should carefully check the LPUNEST exam date, time, and centre mentioned in the LPUNEST admit card.
- Candidates must carry the LPUNEST admit card 2026, a valid ID proof and a scanned copy of the LPUNEST application form 2026 to the exam centre
- Candidates are not allowed to enter the exam hall with any text material or electronic devices.
- Candidates mus follow all the basic disciplinary conduct during the LPUNEST 2026 exam
Commonly asked questions
The LPU NEST 2026 test centre list will be available on the official website. The exam centre list will also be available in the brochure. The candidates must select the exam centre during the slot booking process. The selection of a test city is purely for indicating your preference during registration. The final slot booking will be done by the university on the basis of availability.
LPU NEST is conducted in online mode. LPU NEST can be attended by the candidate either from home as a remote proctored test, or they can attend from the test centres. If the candidate wants to take the test from home, they should make sure they have a stable internet connection.
What to Carry to the LPU NEST 2026 Exam Centre?
Candidates must take the necessary documents to the exam centre. Candidates must carry a valid ID for identity verification. The accepted identification documents are listed below:
- A copy of the LPUNEST Admit Card 2026.
- A Government-issued photo ID (Passport/Aadhar Card/PAN Card/Driving Licence/Voter’s Card/Bank Pass Book with a photo).
Commonly asked questions
The remote proctored exam will be conducted from February 15, 2026, and the test centre exam dates are from March 15, 2026. The exam will be conducted till March 31, 2026.
Candidates who have registered and booked a slot can appear for the exam. The exam is conducted both remotely and at the exam centres. The remote proctored exam will be conducted from February 15, 2026, and the test centre exam dates are from March 15, 2026.
What Not to Carry to the LPU NEST Exam Centre?
University has instructed candidates to avoid taking a few items into the exam hall. LPU has also stated that if a candidate is found to have possessed any of prohibited items on the list, they will be immediately barred from exam hall. The list of items not allowed in the LPU NEST 2026 exam centre are as follows.
- Electronic Gadgets
- Smartphone
- Transistor
- Books/ Guides
Commonly asked questions
The selection of a test city is purely for indicating your preference during registration. The final slot booking will be done by the university on the basis of availability. The university reserves the right to book a slot as per the availability of the test centre. The university also reserves the right to add/ remove any test city in the above list. Under no circumstances can an applicant make any claim for a booking slot of a particular test city.
The application form dates are the same for LPU NEST online remotely proctored exam and LPU NEST test centre based exam. The applicants can choose between online remotely proctored exam and LPU NEST test centre based exam while filling the application form. The exam dates will remain the same. The candidates who opt for remotely proctored exam can appear for the exam at home. The candidates must read the guidelines given on the website carefully before appearing for the exam.
LPU NEST Exam
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Yes, scholarships are available through LPUNEST for animation programs like B.Des. in Animation and VFX at LPU. Performance in the test determines the amount, with slabs offering up to 50% off programme fees based on category cutoffs—such as Category I for the highest reduction. Around 70% of studen
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Lovely Professional University requires qualifying LPUNEST for admission to animation courses like B.Sc. Animation and VFX Design, alongside 50% aggregate marks in 10+2 with English. Qualifying exams such as UCEED, NID DAT Prelims, or NIFT can serve as alternatives in some cases. Good LPUNEST perfor
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All the candidates who qualify in LPU NEST entrance exam can participate in the counselling. In order to appear for the entrance, candidates must fulfil the eligibility criteria. Candidates must check the eligibility criteria before appearing for the exam.
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Candidates need not register for LPU NEST counselling. All the LPU NEST qualified candidates can participate in the counselling process. Candidates must fill the course preference during counselling. The results will be announced based on the seat preference selected by the candidates.
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Yes, the counselling schedule is announced for the March exam. The counselling will begin on April 3, 2026. The counselling will be conducted in 2 rounds till April 17, 2026. The Round 1 seat preference can be filled from April 3 to 5, 2026. The result of the allotment will be announced on April
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The LPU NEST syllabus is not difficult. The LPU NEST BTech syllabus is of Class 12 level; candidates who are well prepared for the Class 12 boards can score well in the LPU NEST exam.
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Yes, LPU NEST BTech syllabus is based on the Class 12 level. The subjects included are Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, Biology and English.
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Yes, the LPU NEST syllabus is different for each course. Candidates must check the syllabus for the course they want to apply for. The subjects and topics included for each course are different.
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LPU NEST entrance exam syllabus is different for each course. The subjects included in the LPU NEST BTech syllabus are Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, Biology and English.
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3 Institutes accepting LPU NEST
LPU - Lovely Professional University
Jalandhar • Private
- ₹ 9.60 Lakh
- 4 years
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- Full Time
Lovely Professional University, Admission Office
Ludhiana • Private
- ₹ 9.60 Lakh
- 4 years
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- Full Time
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- 4 years
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- Full Time
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