Are lateral entries supported in LPU?
I'm doing Diploma in IT and my average result is 9.4 SPI, so are there any lateral entries supported for Diploma holders? If yes, then are there any scholarships available for scholar students?
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Hi Harshita, LPU offers Lateral Entry courses, you can proceed for B.Tech. [Lateral Entry] there is certain eligibility criteria which you need to satisfy. Scholarship is offered on the basis of marks scored in either of the last two qualifications or LPU NEST. The Online admissions are already open. You can take admission prior to 30th April to avail maximum scholarships. I advise you to visit LPU website. www.lpu.in. To enhance your information I can tell you that LPU introduces Scholarships for COVID-19 worriers worth Rs: 20 crores; "https://www.lpu.in/admissions-2020/frontline-scholarship.php".
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Ashish Sharma Education Consultant, Political Analyst, traveler. | Scholar-Level 17
5 years agoHi Harshita,
LPU offers Lateral Entry courses, you can proceed for B.Tech. [Lateral Entry] there is certain eligibility criteria which you need to satisfy. Scholarship is offered on the basis of marks scored in either of the last two qualifications or LPU NEST. The Online admissions are already open. You can take admission prior to 30th April to avail maximum scholarships. I advise you to visit LPU website. www.lpu.in -
Yes, lateral entry admissions are floated in the following programmes:
Engineering. Management. Design. Computer Applications and IT. Commerce. Interior and Furniture Design. Pharmaceutical Sciences. Hotel Management and Tourism. Product and Industrial Design. Ayurvedic Pharmaceutical Sciences. Architecture. Fashion Design. Physiotherapy. MLT/ Paramedical Sciences. Physical Education. Addressing your query you may proceed for same. For more details visit, www.lpu.in
After meeting the eligibility norms, you should book your seat online to fetch maximum benefit of scholarship. -
Hi,
LPU offers 200+ programmes out of them LPU do provide lateral entry programmes in the following fields:
Engineering
Management
Computer Applications and IT
Commerce
Interior and Furniture Design
Pharmaceutical Science
Hotel Management and Tourism
Product and Industrial Design
Ayurvedic Pharmaceutical Sciences
Architecture
Fashion Design
Physiotherapy
Medical Laboratory Sciences
Physical Education
For more details, you can visit https://www.lpu.in/programmes/all/Diploma-or-Certificate
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Hello,
I'm glad to see your interest in Lovely Professional University. As you asked, LPU offers lateral Entry programmes in many programmes:-
Diploma. B.Tech. [Lateral Entry]
BCA. (Lateral Entry
Bsc (Lateral Entry)
MCA(Lateral Entry)
BBA(Lateral Entry)
B.Com(Lateral Entry)
B.Sc(HM) (Lateral Entry)
B.Pharm(Lateral Entry)
BPT(Lateral Entry)
Scholarship is offered on the basis of marks scored in either of the last two qualifications or LPUNEST.
FYI:- Admission are open. Take your admission early because the last date of admission is 30th April. -
At Lovely Professional University, lateral entry is available in the following streams. Following graduation, enroll in an MCA and Hotel Management programme. -After obtaining a Diploma or Certificate in B.Tech, BBA B.Pharma BCA B.Com BPT Design, MLT, and other related fields. LPU's website can be accessed or you can call on the toll-free number of the LPU admission counselor to help you properly. Hope this information helpful!
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Yes, you can apply for lateral entry admission to Lovely Professional University depending on your Diploma programme. The following stream offers Diploma programmes:
Engineering, Architecture, Medicine, and Lab Sciences
Design \management
hotel administration
You must have received a minimum of 50 percentage points in your 10th grade to move on. You can apply for a scholarship if you received at least 70% of the possible points in your prior qualification. Alternatively, you can take the LPU NEST Scholarship Exam which you can do once the admissions process is over. -
Yes, it is possible in LPU. LPU allows lateral entries in engineering as well as in other courses too. In some courses, LPU NEST (Test for eligibility and scholarships) is compulsory and you have to qualify for this test. For more details, you can visit the website.
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Dear Harshita, Yes, lateral entries are supported at LPU. LPU offers B.Tech (Lateral) 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. 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 extracurricul...more -
Hi there, LPU offers admission through lateral entry in a number of programs - architecture, agriculture, B Tech programs, etc. This is beneficial as this helps you save one year while doing graduation.
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