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Placements at LPU have always been good, LPU has set the bar very high due to its record breaking placements. Students of LPU get one of the best pay packages, in all the disciplines. LPU has become a go to destination for companies to hire quality students. LPU has one of the largest placement networks. 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 the students. LPU Vertos have secured placement offers from Amazon at a dream package of up to Rs. 30 Lac per annum. While the world is still in a recession, LPU is establishing dominance in Placements and creating benchmarks. We look forward to our brilliant engineers making new strides in their careers and inspiring others to strive for excellence in their careers. Tanya Arora, B.Tech Computer Science Engineering student of Lovely Professional University, has bagged a whopping Rs 42 Lac job. Our Vertos from B.Tech. CSE (Hons. ), Batch of 2021, S Vishnu Vardhan Reddy, and Aalap Singh Rawat kickstarted their professional lives at WorkIndia, one of India's leading companies for working professionals with a CTC of Rs 35 LPA. Both of our LPU students shall be carving out promising futures by leveraging our unmatchable placement support and hands-on training. The companies which come to campus for placements are giants like - GOOGLE, AMAZON, COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTION, HEWLETT PACKARD, VIRTUS, INTEL, HILTON HOTEL, MRF LIMITED, HINDUSTAN UNILEVER, FLIPKART, ICICI BANK, ASIAN PAINTS
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The eligibility for B.Tech is 90% in 10+2 with (English, Physics & Mathematics ) OR 60% in 10+2 with (English , Physics & Mathematics ) plus LPU NEST 2016 OR 60% in 10+2 with (English , Physics & Mathematics) plus JEE (MAIN) 2016 (Valid Score 80). LPUNEST is our entrance exam. You need to apply for the same through nest.lpu.in. 2) Further, the fee structure applicable till 31st of May,2016 is Rs. 84500 per semester. Moving further towards scholarship, you can primarily avail it on the basis of 12th class marks or the result of LPUNEST. The slabs are being defined in four categories i.e. 70-79.99,80-89.99,90-97.9 and 98 & above, scholarship amount offered is 25000, 35000, 45000 and 70000 per semester respectively. LPUNEST carries the same amount under four categories( based on merit list) as well i.e. 21-35%, 11-20%, Top 10% and 90% in LPUNEST respectively. You can also get scholarship on the basis of JEE (MAIN) score.

An astronomer' primary job is to find answers of unexplained astronomical events, in other words to explain the physics of the events.
Hence, to make a career in astronomy/astrophysics, you need tofocus on physics, mathsand, to an extent, chemistry as well.You'll be required to do BSc and MSc in physics.Masters can be done with specialization in any physical science subject like Material Science, Applied Physics, Electronics etc. However, you should be reasonably clear with your understanding of Classical Mechanics, Electrodynamics, Quantum Mechanics, Statistical Mechanics and Mathematical Physics as these are the fundamental subjects in Physics.
Few universities also offer MSc in astronomy. You can also do that after your BSc in physics. During the summer vacations after your BSc or during the MSc you can apply to national research institutes in India, where they do research in astronomy, for summer internship. This will give you flavour of the environment in research institutes as well as help build up your CV. Please make sure you grades are good, as that helps in getting these intern-ships, though they are not the only criteria.Whatever you study during BSc and MSc courses is your basic training for being an astronomer in future.
During and after completing your masters, appear for national level entrance exams like GATE, NET, JEST etc. Some institutes also have their own entrance exams. You need to clear at least one of those with a good percentile to be called for interview. Clear the interview and you'll be offered research scholarship to doPhD on a particular topic in astronomyunder the guidance of a scientist.A PhD can take anywhere from 3-7 years in India. However, most generally take 4-6 years.After that, you can go for post-doctoral research or you can join a research institute or university as a faculty where you can pursue further research. One can even go to international institutes as well for doing PhD.
Some instiutes in India offer integrated MSc after class 12 and some offer integrated PhD after BSc. This is another option.