I want to pursue MBA from LPU. If I did not appear for any entrance exam like CAT, MAT or XAT then can I get admission?
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LPUs business school is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Business Schools and programme (ACBSP). Which means your course will be accredited by ACBSP and you'll get a degree accredited by the USA. For admission you have to appear for interview which will be conduct online and last date to apply is 20th April 2020. The eligibility is Pass with 55% aggregate marks in Bachelors degree (any discipline) or equivalent and 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 & M...more -
LPU conducts its own entrance test too. So, you can apply for MBA through that test. -
Yes, you need to give LPU-NEST exam which includes the syllabus for your graduation years and an interview will be taken by the university. -
Eligibility Criteria (Qualifying Exam)
Pass with 50% aggregate marks in Bachelor's degree (any discipline) or equivalent, subject to qualifying LPU-NEST or CAT or XAT or MAT or CMAT and Interview. Click here to view Interview Parameters (5% relaxation to North East states and Sikkim candidates/ Defence Personnel and their Dependents/ Wards of Kashmir Migrants).
Admission Criteria
Merit in the qualifying examination subject to eligibility criteria. -
There is no direct admission in LPU. The candidate should have a valid CAT/MAT/XAT/CMAT/GMAT/GRE/ATMA score, with 50% aggregate marks or equivalent grade during graduation, after completion of 10+2 LPU also conducts LPU NEST exam which you can attend and get a scholarship as well.
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For getting admission in LPU, you need to appear for LPU-NEST (conducted by LPU itself) or CAT XAT CMAT. -
Dear Debosmita,
Good to see your interest in pursuing MBA from LPU. Responding to your query, I wish to inform you that the eligibility of this programme is:
Eligibility is: 55% + Interview
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Completed Company Secretary CS from Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI)
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Completed Chartered Accountancy CA from Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI)
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Completed Cost & Management Accountancy (CMA) from Institute of Cost Accountants of India (ICAI)
So, even if you have not given any test, still you can plan to take admission in LPU by appearing in the interview. Interview will be conducted to check the communication skills,...more -
Dear Debosmita Pandit,
The eligibility criteria for admission in MBA, MBA (Hons.), and MBA (specialized) applicant should be pass with 50% aggregate marks in Bachelor’s degree (any discipline) or equivalent, subject to qualifying LPU-NEST (MBA) or CAT or XAT or MAT or CMAT and Interview. We do not consider GMAT for MBA admissions. If you have not qualified CAT/MAT or XAT then you have to qualify our entrance test NEST. Registration for an entrance test NEST is already started, you can apply from this link- https://nest.lpu.in/mba/index.php
LPU offers scholarship as well on the basis of our previous qualification percentage basis o...more -
Yes, you can easily apply for that but you need to give interview and LPU-NEST exam in which your graduation level syllabus will come. On the basis of what you will be getting scholarships as well. All the best. -
No, you have to appear for either LPU-NEST (MBA) or CAT or XAT or MAT or CMAT exam and qualify any 1 of them. Also, you should have passed with 50% aggregate marks in Bachelor's degree (any discipline). It's necessary to give entrance exam and clear it.
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