LPU - Lovely Professional University Jalandhar Answered Questions

Dear Suman, LPU, SRM, and KIIT are good private universities. In my opinion, you should join LPU as you have got a maximum scholarship. There is very little chance to get a good scholarship at LPU as the competition is very high there. Being alumni of LPU, let me share a few details of LPU with you
LPU is spread over 600 acres of campus having 30000+ students and 3500+ faculty and staff. Many students come across the world which makes you feel like you are in a foreign country. LPU offers more than 200+ programmes every year in different fields including economics, law, performing arts, management, engineering, fashion design, journalism, zoology, etc. Students can gain a Diploma, undergraduate, postgraduate, and doctoral degrees. Good Placement: Every year more than 500+ companies including national and multinational companies visit LPU for placement. A few of them are Microsoft, Amazon, Adobe, etc. In which they are placed. The maximum package availed for the Engineering programme is 42 LPA till now. Scholarships: LPU provides very good scholarships to bright students with good academic records, sports, or extracurricular activities achievement. LPU also helps students in the Education loan facility. Faculty: All faculty members are well qualified from IITs, NITs, Iims, and top-ranked universities all over the world. Infrastructure: All the facilities are available on the campus itself, a student does not need to go outside for anything. On the campus, Central Library, Hospital facility is available 24*7 for staff and students, Shopping mall, Indoor Sports Stadium with 3 Olympic size Swimming Pools, Public/Private Sector Banks, ATM, etc. Ranking:
1. Ranked 1st for Focus on Affordable and clean energy in India
2. Ranked 2nd for Decent Work and Economic Growth in India
3. LPU has been ranked among the top institutions in India for many of its disciplines by NIRF ranking 2021. LPU is 12th in Architecture, 24th in Law and 23rd in Pharmacy, 37th in Business Management, 66th in Engineering, and 62nd in Universities across India.
4. LPU ranks amongst the Top 200 universities of the world as per the prestigious Times Higher Education Impact Rankings 2021, which assess universities against the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
5. It is among the top 20 Indian organizations that have filed the highest number of patents in India in the last 10 years including IIT Madras. I hope this helps
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Dear Khushi, I would recommend LPU for the law programmes among LPU, Amity, and Sharda. LPU is ranked 24th among all the law schools across India by NIRF ranking 2021. My friend also completed his B.A. LL.B. Programme last year from LPU and now opened his own law firm. He is further planning for LL. M. from LPU itself. LPUs School of Law is approved by the Bar Council of India. The students are groomed for bright professional careers by providing a wide range of exposure to theoretical as well as practical aspects of the law. The school organizes international conferences, visits by nationally acclaimed law practitioners to allow the students to gain skills and experience in the field of law. Students get real-time experiences through moot court competitions organized at national and international levels. Students completed their internship with Jalandhar Police Commissionerate and learned vital aspects of the handling of sensitive cases by police. Policing posits a host of challenges to the police personnel who have to strike a balance between competing values of individual freedom and the establishment of peace. Students were exposed to the saliency of weapon handling, undertaking patrolling and surveillance tasks, resolving general law and order issues by police as part of the duty. Students are groomed through internship exposure and individual-oriented mentoring for a bright career in the legal arena. Our students have interned in reputed law firms and under High Court judges of different states. Workshop for Students going for internships is conducted for 7 days to meet with the industry requirements. Pre-Internship interviews and internship drives are regularly held. Special career counselling led by industry experts and members of academia is held for students who register for placements to determine their niche area of interest in the legal field. And also various benefits are:
Practical exposure through Moot Courts, District Court, and Legal Aid Clinics visits. The curriculum is made following the Bar Council of India (BCI) norms. Workshops/Seminars on computer applications and client interaction is an important aspect of the curriculum
In addition to core curricula, the course offers subjects like communication and soft skills to enhance personality and employability. The curriculum is designed to facilitate students in preparing for various competitive examinations. Positions such as Law Officer and Legal Advisors can be explored. Thanks.

Dear Pankaj, I did my MBA from LPU. To the best of my knowledge, LPU is still giving admission to the various programmes and for an MBA programme 2022, they have started an online application form for an entrance exam. I recommend you visit the LPU website and explore more about the programmes and their admission deadlines. LPU offers a number of programmes in various fields such as engineering. Pharmacy, law, architecture, fine arts, management, etc. LPU offers more than 200+ programmes. You can get a degree from a Diploma to a doctoral level. Commendable Placement: In LPU, more than 550+ national and multinational companies visit for placement. A few of them are Microsoft, Amazon, Adobe, etc. In which they are placed. The maximum package availed for the Engineering programme is 42 LPA till now. Scholarships/Financial Assistance: LPU provides very good scholarships to bright students with good academic records, sports, or extracurricular activities achievement. LPU also helps students in the Education loan facility. Research Achievement:
1. Stanford University ranks 13 LPU faculty members amongst the top 2% of scientists in the world
2. Researchers endorse 'Wild Himalayan Fig' aka Bedu as a natural pain reliever
Faculty: All faculty members are well qualified from IITs, NITs, Iims, and top-ranked universities all over the world. Infrastructure: Every facility is available on the campus itself, a student does not need to go outside for anything. On the campus, Central Library, Hospital facility is available 24*7 for staff and students, Shopping mall, Indoor Sports Stadium with 3 Olympic size Swimming Pools, Public/Private Sector Banks, ATM, etc. Ranking:
1. Ranked 1st for Focus on Affordable and clean energy in India
2. Ranked 2nd for Decent Work and Economic Growth in India
3. LPU has been ranked among the top institutions in India for many of its disciplines by NIRF ranking 2021. LPU is 12th in Architecture, 24th in Law and 23rd in Pharmacy, 37th in Business Management, 66th in Engineering, and 62nd in Universities across India.
4. LPU ranks amongst the Top 200 universities of the world as per the prestigious Times Higher Education Impact Rankings 2021.
5. It is among the top 20 Indian organizations that have filed the highest number of patents in India in the last 10 years including IIT Madras. I hope this helps
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LPU School of Hotel Management and Tourism is among India's best Hotel Management and Tourism colleges that groom students through industry endorsed the curriculum and intensive service oriented practical with industry exposure in excellent infrastructure. Students are surrounded by peers from 70+ countries giving them an international edge. The school provides students with simulation labs, aviation labs, restaurant training labs, basic and advanced training kitchen labs that expose the students to real-life situations and environment. LPU is a proud member of FHRAI (Federation of Hotel & Restaurant Associations of India) and ICHRIE (International Council on Hotel, Restaurant and Institutional Education). It offers 6 courses under this division:
1. B.A. Culinary Arts
2. B.Sc. Hotel Mgt
3. Bachelor of Hotel Mgt & Catering Technology
4. B.Sc. (Airlines, Tourism & Hospitality)
5. B.A. (Airlines & Airport Management)
6. B.A. (Tourism & Hospitality)
LPU provides, live sessions and trainings, industry exposure and experts inputs that polishes their flow of both productions & services. LPU students of Hotel Management are working in reputed organizations all around the globe. MNCs like Voltas International (Muscat), P&O Cruise (USA), Hettich (APAC), Wilmar International (EMEA), Diyar Infotech (Mid-east), Al Thiqa Restaurant (Mid East), Zamil Infra (EMEA), Must Garments (Hong Kong), Hyatt (USA), Ritz Carlton (USA), Adani Wilmar (Africa), Altruist (Africa), Al-Rakha (Dubai), Dharam Consultancy (USA) etc. Recruited LPU students to work across the globe.

Of course LPU has its own farms, trained faculty, cutting edge course content. It surely is good for B.Sc. Agriculture. Let me tell you agriculture courses are very popular because LPU is the first private university to get an ICAR approval. The programme the LPU agriculture programme is designed with a target of holistic development of students. School of Agriculture offers programs with up-to -date curriculum designed to suit the aspirations of agricultural industries as well as major research and development sectors. The laboratories of the School are world class. The dedicated faculty gives the students a hands -on training experience by assigning live projects (Agricultural work) in university agricultural research farms and experiential learning on different agricultural units. It includes disciplines like Agronomy, Horticulture Genetics and Plant Breeding, Soil Science, Plant Pathology, Entomology, Economics, Extension, etc. The major emphasis of the programme is to get the students acquainted with knowledge and hands-on experiences in the above mentioned discipline and apply that knowledge to high value agricultural production in a sustainable manner. The ICAR approved programmes include:
B.Sc (Hons. ). Agriculture
M. ScAgriculture {Horticulture (Fruit Science)
M. ScAgriculture (Agronomy)
M. ScAgriculture (Genetics and Plant Breeding)
The minimum age required for enrolling in the programme is 16yrs. Merit in qualifying examination LPU NEST subject to eligibility criteria. Students may be given an option to go for a 4 weeks study tour to USA/ European countries or any other country as decided by the University subject to conditions. There is also an option to join a partner university abroad for a semester. Students are engaged towards evergreen agriculture, keeping in view the RAWE programme to build interpersonal skills. The students are exposed to Commercial farms to get know-how that create an opportunity for students to engage and tone up their endurance, confidence and management skills. Emphasis on case studies and inter-personal based teaching to develop skills in analytical thinking and reflective judgment by reading and discussing complex, real-life scenarios is given. This year the maximum salary offered to a student was 9.55 Lacs per annum while average salary was 4 Lacs. The overall NIRF rating of the university is LPU is 62.

Civil engineering is one of the most sought-after branches of engineering, and probably one of the oldest one in human history. A civil engineer is responsible for designing and monitoring the construction and renovation of physical structures, railway projects, roadways, and local and national infrastructure. At LPU Civil Engineering is an Engineering programme that articulates the concepts from basic Science to technology through lab practice and projects to gain knowledge in areas like Structural, Environmental, Highway Engineering, Construction Management which are in sync with industry expectations. After getting a degree in civil engineering you can become:
Construction manager. Construction managers are the bosses of the working sites. Geotechnical engineer. Environmental engineer. Public Health engineer. Transportation engineer. Urban planning engineer. There are many colleges and universities that offer degrees in civil engineering, the Lovely Professional University also offers a programme in civil engineering. At LPU it is an engineering programme that articulates the concepts from basic Science to technology through lab practice and projects to gain knowledge in areas like Structural, Environmental, Highway Engineering, Construction Management which are in sync with industry expectations. One needs aggregate 60 percent with PCM in class 12. There are professionally trained faculty at LPU who impart both theoretical and practical knowledge for the holistic development of the students. In addition to it, there is a dedicated department in LPU that looks into preparing students for placements. They train the students into verbal, analytical and logical ability. The university aims at bringing out the best in the student at the time of interview. The ranking of LPU in engineering is 66. The Times World University Rankings 2022 LPU Is at no 22 in Times Higher Education List. Outlook ranks LPU at number 9 in Outlook Care ranking 10th best university for Training and Placement in 2019 by Knowledge Review.

Dear Anisha, CGC, Cu and Manav Rachna are good universities and have been doing the noble work of imparting education for quite some time. I will you the details of Civil Engineering course offered at LPU. Just have a look. Civil Engineering is an Engineering programme that articulates the concepts from basic Science to technology through lab practice and projects to gain knowledge in areas like Structural, Environmental, Highway Engineering, Construction Management which are in sync with industry expectations. There are professionally trained faculty at LPU who impart both theoretical and practical knowledge for the holistic development of the students. School of Civil Engineering, Lovely Professional University is one of the most advanced technical and research oriented institutes with faculty and staff associated with national/ international professional bodies like IGS, IET, ISSMGE, ASCE etc. It has got up to-the-date civil engineering technical research lab-Unilab with cutting-edge technology and equipment. The school has rich industry and research oriented. The School has research collaboration and tie-ups with top ranked international universities. The lab facilities available in this engineering discipline are Engineering Surveying Lab, Transportation Lab, Surveying Engineering Lab-2, Environmental Lab, Soil mechanics Lab, Building Material Lab, Structural Engineering Lab, UniLab Mechanical Testing. The companies that have visited the campus so far for the placemen includes Goldman Sachs India, Spectraforce Technologies, etc. The lab is accredited by Quality Council of India (QCI). Industry certifications, MOOCs, Hackathons / Co-curricular Competitive events, Workshops, Guest lectures, Educational Trips, Live projects, Incubation projects, Community projects, projects with NGOs etc. Are an integral part of curriculum. LPU provides with study abroad option as part of curriculum.
1. Credit Transfer: Student after successful completion of 2 years. At LPU may be given option to join partner/ receiving university abroad for the completion of programme.
2. International Exposure Option: Student may be given an option to go for 4 weeks study tour to USA/ European countries or any other country.
3. Semester Exchange: Student may be given an option to join partner/ receiving university abroad for a semester.

Dear Piyush, Being alumni of LPU, I recommend LPU for an engineering programme instead of a state government college. LPU is ranked 66th in engineering among all government and private universities in India by NIRF ranking 2021. LPU is ahead of many NITs as well. LPU offers B.Tech in various programmes such as CSE, EE, ECE, ME, CE, Automobile, Chemical, Aerospace, Biotechnology, etc. I recommended my cousin to do B.Tech from LPU itself. Commendable Placement: In LPU, more than 550+ national and multinational companies visit for placement. A few of them are Microsoft, Amazon, Adobe, etc. In which they are placed. The maximum package availed for the Engineering programme is 42 LPA till now. Scholarships/Financial Assistance: LPU provides very good scholarships to bright students with good academic records, sports, or extracurricular activities achievement. LPU also helps students in the Education loan facility. Research Achievement:
1. Stanford University ranks 13 LPU faculty members amongst the top 2% of scientists in the world
2. Researchers endorse 'Wild Himalayan Fig' aka Bedu as a natural pain reliever
Faculty: All faculty members are well qualified from IITs, NITs, Iims, and top-ranked universities all over the world. Infrastructure: Every facility is available on the campus itself, a student does not need to go outside for anything. On the campus, Central Library, Hospital facility is available 24*7 for staff and students, Shopping mall, Indoor Sports Stadium with 3 Olympic size Swimming Pools, Public/Private Sector Banks, ATM, etc. Ranking:
1. Ranked 1st for Focus on Affordable and clean energy in India
2. Ranked 2nd for Decent Work and Economic Growth in India
3. LPU ranks amongst the Top 200 universities of the world as per the prestigious Times Higher Education Impact Rankings 2021.
4. It is among the top 20 Indian organizations that have filed the highest number of patents in India in the last 10 years including IIT Madras. I hope this helps
Thanks!

Hi Sahiba, study abroad is one of the best ways students can acquire global skills and open up personal and professional opportunities. Study abroad is a life-changing experience for many students, opening their eyes to different ways of life and promoting understanding and tolerance. Various options available at LPU for study abroad are :
1) Credit Transfer programme (Final Degree would be entitled by partner foreign University of LPU)
2) Semester Exchange programme (will have mention in the report card)
3) Summer/Winter School (mention in the report card)
4) International Internship Opportunities
5) Masters abroad programme (Fully foreign degree)
The LPU has tie ups with over 150 international universities. Some of the popular among them include
Thompson River University, Laurentian University, Vancouver Film School, Memorial University of Newfoundland, International Business School Washington, The State University of New York Cobleskill University of La Verne, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Dickinson State University, Western University of Health Sciences, California, USA, University of Essex, University of Greenwich, Nottingham Trent University, Derby University, Solent University, Cardiff Metropolitan University, Coventry University, James Cook University (Letter of Agreement), Newcastle University (Letter of Progression), Murdoch University, Swinburne University, La Trobe, Curtin University, Lincoln University, Victoria University of Wellington Massey University. The students can go to these universities through international credit transfer programme, semester abroad, for summer school or for a degree abroad. LPU has a separate Division of International affairs which facilitates International Exposure like Study, International projects, research collaboration etc. Under the scheme of Student Exchange programme too.