LPU - Lovely Professional University Jalandhar Answered Questions

In order to take admission in LPU for a maximum of the courses, the percentage required in 10+2 is 60% along with that subjects of study are also mentioned and the candidate needs to appear for LPU NEST Exam. In order to take admission in any course you need to qaulify the eligibility criteria and along with that you need to appear for LPU NEST which depends of the domain that you are planning to take admission. Yes, there is a cut off for LPU NEST for every course that you need to attain to get an admission into that course. The test is an objective test and the structure of the test depends upon the course that you are intending to take admission. LPU NEST exam time also depends upon the course that you wish to take admission. For B.Tech courses even the previous year sample test can be downloaded from the LPU website. In order to apply the candidate needs to visit LPU website and apply and according has to book a slot. LPU NEST will be conducted online while the candidate is sitting at home in a proctored mode. Application fee for LPU NEST is INR 1000 for boys and INR 500 for girls. However, For Printed LPU NEST Kit
Cost of Application form and Printed LPU NEST Kit is INR1500 (for Boys) and INR1000 (for Girls). Scholarships are awarded to candidates based on their performance on any of the following categories:
1. Scholarship:Eligibility Qualification/ Qualification previous to Eligibility Qualification: The scholarship will also be offered on the basis of Eligibility qualification. For example, on the basis of performance in 10+2 for Undergraduate Programmes and Graduation for Postgraduate ProgrammesLPUNEST: (LPU National Entrance & Scholarship Test)Certain National Level Tests (like JEE Main NEET UCEED CAT MAT GATE GPAT etc. )Performance in Sports, Cultural, R&D, Co-curricular, Social Service and Bravery AwardsScholarships/ Fee Benefits for Ph.D. Scholarship Scheme for Toppers of School Education Boards
2. Financial Aid: Financial Aid Need Based, Financial Aid for Serving/ Retired Defence/ CAPF/ Para- Military Personnel and their Dependents, Financial Aid to Orphans, Financial Aid to Persons with Certain Disability
Hence, I believe this clarifies the things to you.

Dear Nomanjee, I have no idea of the Journalism programme at PU Patiala but being alumni of LPU, I can tell you about this programme at LPU. LPU is best for pursuing a B.A. (Journalism and Mass Communication) and M.A. As my cousin completed his degree last year. The programme is designed to expose students to all dimensions of Print, Electronic, and New Age Media. As we all know, Mass Communication is a medium of dispersing information to many people. The term is not limited to only journalism but spreads its branches to various other media fields including newsgathering and reporting, film direction and production, event management, public relations, advertising, corporate communication, and the list continues. So, pursuing the degree from such an institute of repute is the need of an hour. Addressing your query, LPU offers more than 250 programmes out of which mass communication is high in demand. One of my nieces took admission to LPU and told me that the course is designed to expose students to all dimensions of Print, Electronic, and New Age Media. The focus is on enhancing technical skills of reporting, news design software, video editing, photography, etc. The focus is on
1. Better student-teacher interaction through mentoring sessions
2. Orientation of curricular content for enhancing employability
3. Opportunities to participate in extracurricular activities for achieving all-around development. 4. Moocs
5. Curriculum benchmarked against renowned global institutions
Career prospects are Journalists/Correspondents: Reporters, Editors/ Sub- Editors/ Assistant Editors Public, Relations Executives, Event Managers, Photojournalists, NewsMakers, Academicians and FilmMakers
Companies which have visited as of now are: Hindustan Times, Indian Express, The Hindu, Dainik Jagran, Dainik Bhaskar, The Tribune, Times Now, CNN IBN, ABP News, India TV, NDTV India, Zee News, India Today and Outlook
Hope this helps. Thanks!

Dear Aspirant, I cannot tell anything about the B.Com programme at National PG College but being alumni of LPU, I can tell you about the B.Com at LPU. In LPU students get an in-depth knowledge of banking and management courses. B.Com (Hons). Is a specialised course that enables aspirants to gain adequate knowledge about the financial management and risks involved. This Hons course is of 3 years with 6 semesters. LPU allows students to analyze the market strategies and organizational behaviour of many banking and financial sectors. The programme is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Business Schools and programme (ACBSP)
Industry certifications, MOOCs, Hackathons, Workshops, Guest lectures, Educational Trips, Live projects, Incubation projects, Community projects, are an integral part of the curriculum
Candidate get a foreign degree through international collaborations (2 years in India and 2 years abroad or 2 year in India and 1 year abroad)
Specializations may be offered in Accounting/ Finance/ Banking & Insurance/ Human Resource/ Marketing/ E-Commerce
The student will be given an option to go for 4 weeks study tour to USA/ European countries or any other country
Minors are offered in various inter-disciplinary areas like IT, Journalism, Agriculture, Fashion and Tourism to complement the current area of study
The curriculum is designed to facilitate students in preparing for CA CS and ICWA examination
If you are a hard worker willing to go that extra mile LPU will provide you will all possible opportunities out there to showcase your skill and talent. You will open many doors of opportunities by studying B.Com (Hons) at LPU. With study, many holistic development opportunities are available to the students. For more details, you may refer to the LPU website. I hope this helps
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LPU Becomes the First Private University to be Granted ICAR Accreditation. The eligibility criteria for B.Sc. Hons Agriculture includes 60% in 10+2/Intermediate with English Physics Chemistry and Maths/ Biology/ Forestry + LPU NEST or 60% in 10+2/Intermediate 10+2 (Agriculture) + LPU NEST or 60% in 2 year Diploma (Agriculture) after 10th + LPU NEST. 5% to North East states and Sikkim candidates / Defence Personnel and their Dependents/Wards of Kashmir Migrants. Age Condition :- Minimum 16 Years (I. e. born on or before last date of admission). In addition to the regular course work, especially designed practical courses like Hands on training, Practical crop production, Rural and Agriculture Work Experience (RAWE), Nursery raising for horticulture crops, Crop And SEED Identification Laboratory, Soil And Water Sampling And Analysis, Soil Description And Interpretation Discipline Highlights: Agriculture laboratory, Organic And Chemical Fertilizer, Manure Identification And Application Laboratory, Introductory Nematology, Disease Of Horticultural Crops And Their Management, Practical Floriculture And Vegetable Crop Production Laboratory, Bio-Safety Rules And Intellectual Property Rights are offered to promote practical implication of various courses which train students for industry. Students are exposed to Commercial farms (100 acres) to know-how that create an opportunity for students to engage and tone up their endurance, confidence and management skills. They were also engaged in complete cultivation practice of seasonal crops for 6 months, wherein land preparation till harvesting and marketing of the final products will be done by student to expose farming experience. Profit earned by selling solely shared by students of a group. The highest numbers of PhDs as faculty members are enrolled in School of Agriculture faculty members throughout the LPU university. These experienced faculty members mostly engaged in consultancy, research and publication to add immense value to the academic life. Sharing life-based experience and suggesting personality development steps time to time. I believe the information helps.

LPU is known for its placement. Let me share the salient features of the placement. LPU students have secured offers from Amazon at a dream package of up to Rs. 30 Lac per annum. Other students pursuing internships with Amazon, may be extended full-time positions against Pre-placement Offers. Tanya Arora, a final year B.Tech Computer Science Engineering student of Lovely Professional University, has bagged a whopping Rs 42 Lac job offer from Microsoft. In response to the pandemic, the team promptly decided switching to virtual mode of placement and internships to help students find jobs. Lovely Professional University managed to conduct more than 1000+ Virtual Placement Events including Internship drives, Live Projects, Case Studies, Competitive Events, Guest
Not just in India, LPU students are making a mark around the world. One of our very own is now working at Google HQ in Palo Alto with an illustrious package of Rs. 1 Crore plus!
Fortune 500 Companies have hired around 4500 students from Lovely Professional University. The wide array of employers that hire LPU students is remarkable, representing our students' potential and ingenuity in shaping their careers. LPU becomes the favourite landing place for top recruiters like Cognizant Technology Solutions, Tech Mahindra, Capgemini, Amazon, Bosch Engineering, Tata Consultancy services, Meditab and many more!
One of our alumni has had the unique privilege of working at not one but 3 of the top tech companies!
For Cognizant, LPU has been the destination to pick market ready workforce as it has selected 3300+ plus engineering students over the years. I hope the information helps.

LPU is ranked 19th in India's Leading Top 50 B-Schools by India Business Journal. LPU is the best university for pursuing MBA as it is Accredited by ACBSP (USA). LPU is Accredited by the Accreditation Council for Business Schools and programme (ACBSP). In order to take admission in MBA the eligibility criteria needs to be MET in LPU. The eligibility is 55% + LPUNEST/CAT/MAT/XAT/NMAT/CMAT+ Interview or Completed Company Secretary CS from Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI) or Completed Chartered Accountancy CA from Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) or Completed Cost & Management Accountancy (CMA) from Institute of Cost Accountants of India (ICAI). Mittal School of Business exhibits a rich diversity as the academic staff and students come from across the globe. We believe that excellence flourishes in an environment that embraces the broadest range of people, helps them to achieve their full potential, nurture free expression of diverse perspective through respectful discourses and high standards are maintained for students and staff. There are 4500+ National students, from 25+ states, 300+ international students from 20+ foreign countries. Mittal school of business is among the first 10 institutions in India to get ACBSP (USA) Accreditation. LPUs Mittal school of Business ranks among the top 50 institution in India in Management Category. Mittal School of Business is the gamut of research activities make it a unique academic environment that stimulates creativity and critical thinking, and providing impetus to recruiting, supporting, and developing highly-skilled motivated researchers. There is 1000+ publication count, 100+ patent field,30+ conferences and workshops and 20+ collaborative research. The biggest names in the corporate world visited campus with enviable recruitment offers for the 2019 MBA graduating batch. Mittal School of Business has an impeccable record in campus placement and has always been much favored talent hunting ground for corporate world. The highest package availed is INR 21 LAC, Average salary package offered is INR 5.5 LAC, 500+ student Live Project and INR 65 K the highest Internship/OJT Stipend per month. I hope the information helps.

Though all the colleges are good in academics but being an alumni let me share the details for LPU. The below stated factors make it one of the most refined campus:-
Courses: Not just engineering, the university is also known for programs like MBA, Business Management, Design, Hotel Management, Law, Pharmacy among others. Placement : LPU takes pride in its students' excellent placement record. Tanya Arora, a promising third-year B.Tech Computer Science and Engineering student at the university bagged a job with Microsoft in 2019, at a salary of Rs 42 lacs. Thousands of other LPU students are working with industry bigwigs like Google, Amazon, Capgemini and more. Cognizant, ranked 3rd among IT companies in the world, alone has hired 2226 students from LPU in just three years. Keeping up with its high standards, over 550 national and international companies visited the campus in 2019, including Hewlett Packard, Adobe, Xerox, Abbott, IBM, Cognizant, Microsoft any many more. Infrastructure :LPU also has specialised labs in collaboration with Google, SAP, Intel, CISCO etc. In the campus. Due to a strong industry interface, a large number of senior industry professionals regularly share their expertise with students further make them industry-ready. LPU has ultra-modern high-tech labs dedicated to every department, smart classrooms, country's the largest auditorium, Olympic ready sports complex, shopping mall, hospital and students run hotel. Faculty: There exist more than 3600 faculty & staff members imparting education at LPU. Many of them come from IITs, NITs and renowned International universities such as Harvard & Stanford. I hope the information helps.

LPU is a leading university in North India and offers good placements with very eye-catching packages. LPU students of the School of Hotel Management and Tourism have got 100% placement with prestigious global establishments this year. LPU pass-outs of the year 2015 have been placed at allowances/salary up to Rs 22.5 Lacs per annum. Their employers are top hotel, resorts, palaces groups and airways including Ritz-Carlton (USA), Qatar Airways (Doha), Oberoi Group, Zuri, Grand Hyatt, Sarovar, Bercos and more. Many of them have already joined their duties in top countries and Indian Cities at coveted posts. It is worth noticing that to motivate students, LPU keeps on organizing different workshops & events and also invites top personalities from the industry. You must be knowing Vikas khanna famous chef. He also came and shared his great experience with the students of hospitality management. The students of tourism and aircraft were made to experience mock aircrafts with business class facilities for getting live training. They are got training in term of greeting, announcements, serving, handling of special passengers and emergency situations, and this led me to be a great part of the great airways. So not to worry about the placements in hospitality management and tourism if you are in LPU, but be ready to give your 100%. .

LPU is an internationally acclaimed Private University situated in Jalandhar (Punjab) and is known for its premier engineering programmes. LPU is the best single-campus university poised with the latest technologies and world class facilities for delivering effective and quality education to the students. In order to take admission into B.Tech degree in LPU you need to qualify the eligibity criteria. Eligibility criteria is 60% in 10+2 with English Physics & Mathematics )+ LPUNEST
For Biotechnology, Food Tech and Biomedical engineering. English Physics Chemistry and Maths/ Biology/ Biotech and rest all same
For Chemical English Physics Chemistry and Mathematics and rest all same. LPU NEST cut off scores varies with different domains of B.Tech. JEE (Mains) exam score may be considered for scholarship but you need to qualify the eligibility criteria first. Scholarships are awarded to candidates based on their performance on any of the following categories:
1.1. Scholarship: Eligibility Qualification/ Qualification previous to Eligibility Qualification: The scholarship will also be offered on the basis of Eligibility qualification. For example, on the basis of performance in 10+2 for Undergraduate Programmes LPU NEST (LPU National Entrance & Scholarship Test)Certain National Level Tests (like JEE Main )Performance in Cultural, R&D, Co-curricular, Social Service and Bravery AwardsScholarships/ Fee Benefits for Toppers of School Education Boards
2.2. Financial Aid : Financial Aid Need Based, Financial Aid for Serving/ Retired Defence/ CAPF/ Para- Military Personnel and their Dependents, Financial Aid to Orphans, Financial Aid to Persons with Certain Disability. Hope the above information helps. Thanks.

The students of LPU has been placed in the top companies with high salary packages. The placements have been divided as dream packages and bulk recruiters. Apart from placements, many eminent companies approach LPU to hire students for internships. LPU has the best placement for B.Tech CSE. Tanya Arora, a final year B.Tech Computer Science Engineering student of Lovely Professional University, has bagged a whopping Rs 42 Lac job offer from Microsoft. LPU alumni, Utkarsh, placed at Google HQs in Silicon Valley Rs. 1Cr. + package. LPU becomes the favorite landing place for top recruiters like Cognizant Technology Solutions, Tech Mahindra, Capgemini, Amazon, Bosch Engineering, Tata Consultancy services, Meditab and many more. So far the companies that have visited in the campus are Microsoft, Optmyzr, IBM, Huge Systique, Cloudera, the lowest India, Cisco Systems, De Shaw India, Acko General Insurance, Tivo Corporation, Informatica, Infineon, Goodera, Rentomojo, Qualcomm, Drishti Soft Solutions, L&T Infotech, Tek Systems, Alight Solutions, Tivo Corporation, Wipro, Interviewbit, LG Soft India, Click Labs, PEGA, Tavisca Solution, Hitachi Consulting, Blujay, Tesssolve, Code Nation, Optmyzer, Cleartrip, MIQ Digital, Hashedin, To theF New Digital, Code Brew Labs, Deptt. Of Governance Reforms, Genpact, Edoofa, Datagrokr Analytics, Ksolves, Intugine Technologies, WorkIndia, Ernst & Young Services, L&T Services, DXC Technology etc. Around 242 students aligned with the discipline of Computer Science and Engineering received placement offers from top tech companies like Cognizant and Capgemini. I hope the information helps.