What is the process to apply for direct admission in Lovely Professional University (LPU) through the Secondary School Certificate?

To get admission in the PhD programme at LPU Admission Office, start by visiting LPU's official website and register on their admission portal, LPUADMIT. You must have a Master's degree with at least 55% marks to be eligible. After registration, upload all necessary documents like mark sheets and identity proof. Then, apply for the LPUNEST PhD entrance exam, which is essential unless you are exempted by qualifying national exams like UGC NET or GATE. Your selection will be based mainly on the LPUNEST score and an interview. Once selected, you'll complete document verification and pay the course fee to confirm admission. LPU offers great research facilities and scholarships, making it a strong choice for PhD studies while respecting the importance of other universities in India.

Hi there,  

LPU offers MBA (Master of Business Administration) programme which enable the students to keep pace with changing technological advances, the university has industrial tie-ups with various top industry leaders. Studying these specialisation courses as a part of the curriculum would provide a WILD CARD entry to industry.

The eligibility criteria - 

Pass with 55% aggregate marks in Bachelor's degree  (any discipline) or equivalent, subject to qualifying
     1. LPUNEST or CAT or MAT or XAT or CMAT or CUET. 
     2. Video Essay
     3. Interview
Or
Completed Company Secretary (CS) from Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI),  subject to qualifying Video Essay and Interview
Or
Completed Chartered Accountancy (CA) from Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI),  subject to qualifying Video Essay and Interview
Or
Completed Cost & Management Accountancy (CMA) from Institute of Cost Accountants of India (ICAI).,  subject to qualifying Video Essay and Interview.

You need to qualify entrance test, video essay and interview as well for admission in this course. LPUNEST is not only entrance but scholarship test also, so you will get scholarship on the basis of your performance in exam. The best part is that the scholarhip will remain applicable till the duration of course. 

Furthermore, the salient features of course are as follows - 

Internationally Accredited

• Accredited by Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Program (ACBSP).

Industrial Tieups

• Collaboration/Tie up with the companies like NSE, Safe Educate, ICICI Direct, IDFC, etc. to give students the opportunity for pursuing live projects and/or professional certifications like NCCMP, NCFM etc.

Software Skills

• Curriculum is equipped with 21st century digital technologies required for managing their specialised area.

Entrepreneurship

• Entrepreneurship projects are integral part of curriculum and help establish themselves as successful entrepreneurs.

Professional Enhancement

• In addition to core curricula, course offers subjects like communication, analytical and soft skills to enhance personality and employability.

I hope this helps,

Thank you. 

Both Chandigarh University (CU) and Lovely Professional University (LPU) are known for engineering, but if we think of Electrical Engineering, LPU appears better in many ways. As a student, I personally feel that LPU has a very practical approach to learning. Their labs are state of the art, and well-resourced, and I find that the faculty usually support us to work on real-time projects, which build confidence to take on challenges in industry. The university brings many industry professionals for guest lecturers, and have affiliations with top companies in the world, so this gives students a greater opportunity for internships and placements. The campus life is also an inspiration; I am in a class surrounded by students from all different parts of the country and different countries, so exposure and diversity are on another level. CU also has a good academic image, and is growing rapidly, however, LPU has wider connections across the globe and larger campus facilities that support overall skill development. So, in my opinion, both are good, however, LPU is a better opportunity for becoming an electrical engineering student with potential future growth and a solid career orientated college experience.

Seat allotment during the LPU NEST counselling effectively takes place based on your merit (exam) rank, as well as the preferences you fill to course/specialisations while you log in to the portal for admissions after your results are out. After you log in to the counselling portal after the results go out, you need to honestly fill your choices of course/specialization. LPU will then look for which rank you are in the merit list, check availabilities, and allocate seats accordingly based on your previously chosen course/specialization seats and rank. The seat allotment process of counseling purely works on merit, so the students who scored a higher rank will mostly get their preferred course/specialization allocation and so forth. Once a seat is allotted in the first instance, you are required to make a nominal payment in terms of an advance payment in order to secure your seat for admission in the next steps, since the seat allotment process can iterate through several rounds. Once you have secured a seat through the payment process, you will be required to upload your documents whilst you are in the process of 'confirming' your place through the admission processes. In my opinion, the whole counselling process is entirely transparent, strictly based on merit and your own choices, so it is far fairer treatment for all students. From my experience as a student here, I have felt the process is the most smooth as possible, and the process does take careful steps to allow you to have the best chance to have your choices heard in the counselling process, unlike some universities where the process can be extremely confusing. The system does motivate students to obtain the courses which they would like based on what they scored.