MCA (Hons.) in Artificial intelligence and Machine Learning in tie up with IBM 

at LPU, Jalandhar

LPU accepts LPUNEST score for admission to MCA and MCA Hons courses. LPUNEST exam is conducted online every year for admission to MCA and other courses. The test is as an Entrance Test and Scholarship Test. Scholarship amount is determined by the marks and rank obtained by students in the exam. The exam duration is 2.5 hours. The test comprises 125 questions of 500 marks. Students also need to complete graduation to get admission to MCA.

Lovely Professional University has a strong record of placements for courses like BTech, BBA, BCA, BArch, MBA, MCA, etc. Currently, the highest international package offered during LPU placements in 2025 was INR 2.5 crore per annum, whereas the highest domestic package offered stood at INR 1 crore per annum. The LPU average package offered to the top 25% students of the batch 2025 was INR 10.23 LPA. The key highlights of LPU placements for the Class of 2023, 2024 and 2025 are tabulated below:

LPU does not offer direct admission. However, admission to few courses is merit-based.  Aspirants scoring a 65% aggregate have a good chance of getting admission in LPU. Candidates seeking admission must visit the official website of the university to apply online. To apply for LPU, aspirants need to register for LPUNEST for admission to undergraduate and postgraduate courses. LPU admission to most of the courses is based on LPUNEST score. However, national-level entrance exam scores are also accepted for admission to BA LLB (Hons), MBA, BTech, etc. Candidates must complete Class 12 for UG courses and graduation for PG courses. The selection rounds are followed by counselling and document verification.

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.

Lovely Professional University (LPU University) offers over 300 degree, Diploma and Certificate programmes to aspirants at the undergraduate, postgraduate and doctoral levels. It offers BTech, MBA, BSc, BBA, B.A., B.Arch, BDes, MTech, LL.B. and various other courses to students. LPU admission 2023 to most of the courses is entrance-based. LPU NEST 2023 is the official entrance and Scholarship Exam conducted by the university. Apart from LPU NEST the university accepts several other national-level entrance exams, such as JEE Main, CLAT, CAT, NATA, etc. So prepare well for the entrance test. Do keep an eye on LPU NEST pattern, LPU NEST exam dates, and go through the LPU NEST result to check the latest trend. Over the past few years, LPU has been ranked by the top-notch ranking bodies under several streams, including Management and Engineering. In 2023, LPU was ranked 23 among the top universities of the country by Times Higher Education. The college offers several courses to students at the UG and PG levels. The college has collaborated with various organisations to offer courses to students. It is noticed that these collaborations have benefitted the students in many ways like now the students can attend guest lectures and can take part in various educational workshops.

LPU is a private university which is approved by UGC (University Grants Commission), UGC-DEB, NCT, PCI, BCE, COA, PSCAE, ITPI & Indian Association of Physiotherapists. LPU (Lovely Professional University) has been ranked at the 901-950 position in the QS World University Rankings 2026. Being a private university, the LPU infrastructure is good. 

According to latest report, the LPU highest package offered to the batch 2025 stood at INR 2.5 crore per annum. Further, over 2,225 recruiters participated at Lovely Professional University in 2025 and offered over 6,000 job offers to the Class of 2025. Key highlights of LPU placements for the Class of 2023, 2024 and 2025 are tabulated below: