
LPU NEST 2026 Centres: LPU NEST 2026 will be conducted as a remotely proctored exam and at the LPU NEST exam centres 2026. Candidates who wish to appear for the exam at the designated exam centres must select their preferred exam centres while filling out the LPU NEST application form. LPUNEST 2026 will be conducted online 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
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.
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.
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 |
|---|---|
| 05 Feb ' 26 - 10 Mar ' 26 | LPU NEST 2026 Online Slot Booking ONGOING |
| 26 Jan ' 26 - 10 Mar ' 26 | LPU NEST 2026 Online Application ONGOING |
| 15 Feb ' 26 - 31 Mar ' 26 | LPU NEST 2026 Entrance Examination (Remotely Proctored Exam) ONGOING |
| 15 Mar ' 26 - 31 Mar ' 26 | LPU NEST 2026 Entrance Examination (Test Centre Based Exam) |
| Dates | Past Exam Dates |
|---|---|
| 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.
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
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.
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.
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 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.
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.
LPU NEST Exam
Student Forum
Answered Yesterday
After the LPU NEST results are announced, the candidates must participate in the counselling. The counselling process will be conducted online. The counselling dates are published by the authorities on the official website.
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Contributor-Level 7
Answered Yesterday
For the current phase, the LPU NEST result will be announced on April 3, 2026. The LPU NEST exam will be conducted on March 31, 2026, as a remote proctored exam and test centre-based exam.
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Contributor-Level 7
Answered 2 days ago
The LPU NEST counselling process follows several structured steps to ensure smooth admission. First, register online for counselling using your LPUNEST score or merit-based eligibility. Second, pay the counselling fee and choose your preferred programme and specialisation. Third, document verificati
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered 2 days ago
During LPU NEST counselling, you need to carry original documents and a set of photocopies for verification. Key documents include Class 10 and Class 12 mark sheets and certificates, LPUNEST scorecard, identity proof (Aadhaar card, passport, or voter ID), category certificate if applicable, migratio
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered 3 days ago
Yes, it is necessary to have your Class 10 and Class 12 certificates during LPU NEST counselling. These certificates are required for identity verification, eligibility confirmation, and document verification before your admission is finalized. You must carry originals along with self-attested copie
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered 3 days ago
LPU NEST counselling is conducted entirely in online mode through the official LPU admission portal. After LPUNEST results are declared, eligible candidates must register for counselling, fill their course and campus preferences, and submit required documents digitally. Seat allotment is done based
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered 3 days ago
Yes, Lovely Professional University does release official LPU NEST counselling dates after the LPUNEST results are declared. For example, in the 2026 cycle, LPUNEST counselling began right after the result announcement on February 8, 2026, with online seat preference filling and seat allotment roun
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered 3 days ago
Anyone who is eligible for LPUNEST (Lovely Professional University National Entrance and Scholarship Test) can participate in its counselling. This includes students who have appeared for or qualified LPUNEST, as well as candidates who meet direct merit-based admission criteria for certain courses a
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered 3 days ago
The subjects candidates must study for the LPU NEST are Physics, Mathematics, Chemistry, Biology, Aptitude and English. In the exam, there will be 25 questions from Physics, Mathematics, Chemistry, and Biology. There are 10 Aptitude Questions and 15 English Questions.
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Contributor-Level 6
Answered 3 days ago
LP University has not specified the passing marks in LPU NEST. The exam is easy to crack. The candidates can check the sample papers to know exam pattern and type of questions.
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Contributor-Level 6
LPU NEST Notifications
2 Institutes accepting LPU NEST
LPU - Lovely Professional University
Jalandhar • Private
Lovely Professional University, Admission Office
Ludhiana • Private
Registration - 26 Jan '26 - 10 Mar '26
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