- Address: Lovely Professional University, Jalandhar-Delhi, G.T. Road, Phagwara, Punjab (INDIA) - 144411
- Phone : +91-1824-517000, +91-1824-404404
- Website : https://www.lpu.in/
Lovely Professional University
Lovely Professional University (LPU)

About LPU Lovely Professional University (LPU) is a multi-faculty research oriented institution with hi-tech campus offering more than 150 professional programmes. LPU campus is a complete world in itself having students from 28 states of India and more than 40 countries of the world.
LPU has all the makings of a global institution including internationally benchmarked curricula, innovative pedagogy focused on experiential learning and research oriented, 200+ foreign tie-ups, well qualified and experienced faculty, outstanding sports & cultural facilities, hostels, a shopping mall and hospital etc.
The University is ranked high on various parameters by International and national bodies/ organizations of repute. LPU is ranked 36th amongst the top universities of India as per Times Higher Education World University Ranking 2022 and among top 200 universities globally as per Times Higher Education Impact Ranking 2021, including NIRF ranking 2021 (MHRD Government of India) which ranked LPU as 62nd amongst all government and private universities in India. LPU has been ranked amongst top institutions of India in various disciplines i.e. 12th in Architecture, 23rd in Pharmacy, 24th in Law, 37th in Management and 66th in Engineering. It also has the distinction of being the first private university in India to get ICAR accreditation from Ministry of Agriculture, Govt. of India for its Agriculture programmes.
In January 2019, LPU hosted 106th Indian Science Congress and became the first private university to host Shri Narendra Modi, Prime Minister of India with three Nobel Laureates from government, industry and academia.
LPU campus has also been graced by late Shri Pranab Mukherjee, then 13th President of India twice; Shri Hamid Karzai, 1st elected President of Afghanistan; His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama; Mr Rajkeswur Purryag, President of the Republic of Mauritius; Dr Pakalitha Bethuel Mosisili, Prime Minister of Lesotho Kingdom; Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu, Vice President of India and Heads of Dominica and St. Nevis and Kitts.
About LPUNEST
Lovely Professional University is conducting National Entrance and Scholarship Test (LPUNEST) for admission in 150+ programmes. Since its inception in 2009, more than 75,000 students are appearing in this exam (LPUNEST) every year. Students completed or appearing in 10+2 or Graduation can apply for LPUNEST. LPUNEST will be conducted in university designated test center online mode (Pen and Paper Mode test is not allowed) as per the schedule mentioned on the university website: www.lpu.in. This test will have two-fold advantage as it will act as an Entrance as well as Scholarship
Entrance Test: LPUNEST will provide a gateway to Design programmes in LPU and will act as Entrance test for admission in these Programmes at LPU
Scholarship: LPU envisages to usher an era of accessible and affordable quality higher education to the youth of our country, as on the basis of LPUNEST score, the university intends to award extensive scholarship of upto Rs. 4.8 lac per student.
Programmes offered by LPU
UG Design Programmes
- B.Design (4 yrs.) (After 10+2)
B.Sc. (Design) (3 yrs.) (After 10+2)
Streams offered in Design:- Interior and Furniture
- Product and Industrial*
- Fashion & Multimedia
- Graphics
- Gaming
- Film & TV Production
- * Available only in B.Design
- B.Design (Fashion) [2+2 with International Credit Transfer option] (After 10+2)
PG Design programmes
- M.Design (Interior & Furniture, Product & Industrial, Fashion, Multimedia)
- M.Sc. (Design - Fashion, Multimedia)
- M.Sc. (Film and TV Production)
LPU Eligibility and Selection Criteria
a.) Qualifying Examination:
Applicants appearing for LPUNEST should have either completed or shall be appearing,
- For UG Programmes: In Final examination of 10+2 from Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE, New Delhi) or The Council for Indian School Certificate Examination (CISCE, New Delhi) or State Board or any other Council, Institution, college etc. declared recognised by Council of Boards of School Education. (COBSE) New Delhi or any other concerned apex body as applicable.
- For PG Programmes: In final examination of Graduation from Institution, College, University recognised by UGC University
b.) Eligibility Criteria in the Qualifying Examination:
- UG Design Programmes :- Applicant should score 50% aggregate marks in 10+2 (with English) or equivalent, subject to qualifying LPUNEST.
- PG Design Programmes :- Applicant should score 50% aggregate marks in graduation or equivalent, subject to qualifying LPUNEST For relevant subjects and qualification details for each programme, refer university website www.lpu.in
c.) Selection Criteria: -
The selection criteria for UG Design and PG Design programmes for Indian Applicants: Merit in LPUNEST, subject to fulfilling eligibility criteria
LPU Programme Fee
The programme fee is mentioned below in
Programmes | Programme Fee |
UG Design programmes | |
B.Design, B.Sc. (Design), B.Design (Fashion) [2+2 with International Credit Transfer option] | Rs.1,20,000/- per semester |
PG Design programmes | |
M.Design (Interior & Furniture, Product & Industrial, Fashion, Multimedia), M.Sc. (Design - Fashion, Multimedia), M.Sc. (Film and TV Production) | Rs.1,20,000/- per semester |
Scholarship & Financial Aid
a.) Overview
- Lovely Professional University strongly believes in the fact that monetary constraints should not be an obstacle for a student to have access to quality education. So, the University extends Scholarship Scheme which is an initiative by the University to cultivate the talent of students that may be hidden due to financial constraints. Scholarship can be availed in all the Programmes of the University, ranging from Diploma to Ph.D
Scholarship Categories:
Scholarships are awarded to candidates based on their performance on any of the following categories:- Eligibility Qualification / Qualification previous to Eligibility Qualification
- LPU’s Entrance and Scholarship Test : LPUNEST
- Certain National Level Entrance Tests (UCEED, NIFT Entrance Exam, NID DAT, CEED
Scholarship Brackets:
For each category mentioned, three brackets of Scholarship (Bracket 1, 2 and 3) are defined. Each bracket has its own respective criteria which need to be met for availing the applicable scholarship. Therefore, the students meeting the requirement of Bracket- 1 gets the highest Scholarship and those in Bracket - 2 or 3 gets relatively lesser scholarship.Scholarship Phases:
The amount of Scholarship also depends on the Phase in which the candidate takes admission in the university. Phase - I starts as early as December 2021 and continues till end of April 2022. The subsequent phases are conducted only if the seats in the concerned Programme remain vacant. Admissions in LPU are done in different Phases, which are bifurcations of the admission time period. The amount of Scholarship reduces with each passing phase and no Scholarship is offered in subsequent phases (if conducted). The dates for subsequent phases (If offered) will be updated on university website (www.lpu.in)
b.) Details of Scholarship Brackets: -
Scholarship brackets for various categories are detailed below for Phase I of admisison:
UG Design | |||
Scholarship Criteria | Bracket-I | Bracket-II | Bracket-III |
50% of programme fee | 40% of programme fee | 30% of programme fee | |
Scholarship on the basis of Percentage in Qualifying Exam/ Qualification previous to Eligibility Qualification | 95% or above aggregate marks in 12th or 10th | 90% - 94.99% aggregate marks in 12th or 10th | 80% – 89.99% aggregate marks in 12th or 10th |
Scholarship on the basis of LPUNEST | LPUNEST score more than or equal to Category I cut-off* | LPUNEST score more than or equal to Category II cut-off* | LPUNEST score more than or equal to Category III cut-off* |
Scholarship on the basis of UCEED/ NIFT Entrance Exam/ NID Design Aptitude Test (NID DAT) | UCEED Rank from 1 to 1000 | UCEED Rank from 1001 to 2000 | UCEED Rank from 2001 to 3000 |
NIFT Entrance Exam Rank from 1 to 1500 | NIFT Entrance Exam Rank from 1501 to 3000 | NIFT Entrance Exam Rank from 3001 to 5000 | |
NID DAT Rank 1 to 500 | NID DAT Rank 501 to 1000 | NID DAT Rank 1001 to 2000 |
PG Design | |||
Scholarship Criteria | Bracket-I | Bracket-II | Bracket-III |
60% of programme fee | 50% of programme fee | 40% of programme fee | |
Scholarship on the basis of Percentage in Qualifying Exam/ Qualification previous to Eligibility Qualification | 90% or above aggregate marks in Graduation OR 95% or above aggregate marks in 12th | 80% - 89.99% aggregate marks in Graduation OR 90% - 94.99% aggregate marks in 12th | 70% – 79.99% aggregate marks in Graduation OR 80% – 89.99% aggregate marks in 12th |
Scholarship on the basis of LPUNEST | LPUNEST score more than or equal to Category I cut-off* | LPUNEST score more than or equal to Category II cut-off* | LPUNEST score more than or equal to Category III cut-off* |
Scholarship on the basis of CEED | CEED Rank from 1 to 500 | CEED Rank from 501 to 1000 | CEED Rank from 1001 to 1500 |
*To know the tentative cut-off for various programmes and approximate number of students falling in different categories, refer university website: www.lpu.in
c.) Other Scholarships/ Financial Aid offered by the University
Apart from the scholarship on the basis of LPUNEST/ Qualifying Examination/ Qualification previous to Eligibility Qualification explained above, LPU also offers scholarship and financial aid in the following areas
- Scholarship on the basis of Performance in Sports, Cultural, R&D, Co-curricular activities, Social Service and Bravery Awards
- Special Scholarship for Toppers of Education Board (for UG Design only)
- Financial Aid - Need Based y Financial Aid for Serving/ Retired Defence/ CAPF/ Para- Military personnel and their dependents
- Financial Aid to Orphan (for UG Design only)
- Financial Aid to Persons with Certain Disability
For details regarding scholarship, please refer university website i.e. www.lpu.in
How to Apply
Application forms can be obtained and submitted using one of the following methods:
a.) Option I - Online Mode
Visit admissions.lpu.in and complete the following steps:
Step 1 – Sign Up :
Register onto LPUADMIT(admission.lpu.in) with basic details (Name, Email ID, Mobile No., State, Gender and Password).Step 2 – Payment for LPUNEST Kit:-
The cost of LPUNEST Kit needs to be paid by the applicant as per his/ her choice. The payment can be made using Online banking/Credit card/debit card / UPI.
Application Fee:-
- Soft copy of LPUNEST Kit is `1000 (for Boys) and `500 (for Girls).
- Printed LPUNEST Kit is `1500 (for Boys) and `1000 (for Girls).
Step 3: General Information and Qualification details :-
The application form details like aadhar card number, address details and qualification details need to be filled by the applicantStep 4: Exam Information:-
Applicant needs to book the slot (preferred venue, date and time as per their choice) to appear in the LPUNEST Exam.
Applicant can also download the hall ticket from the portal.
After qualifying LPUNEST, applicant can proceed with counselling process for UG Design programme and for PG Design programme, applicant can proceed with admission process.
b.) Option-II: Offline Mode
LPUNEST Kit may be obtained by the applicant from the University Campus or any other prescribed place by paying cash.
Application Fee:-
Cost of Application form of LPUNEST Kit is `1000 (for Boys) and `500 (for Girls) from University Campus or any other prescribed place by paying cash.
Once the applicant has obtained the LPUNEST Kit, application form can be submitted by one of the following methods:
Manual Application:
Fill the full application form (OMR sheet) after reading all the instructions as specified under the head “Instructions for filling Application Form (OMR sheet)” and send it to the university in the self-addressed envelope on the following
Address: Block 30, Room No 102, Lovely Professional University, Jalandhar Delhi, GT Road, Phagwara, Punjab, India – 144411
Semi-Offline Application:
In case applicant is unable to send the hard copy of application form (OMR Sheet), then applicant may scratch the Unique OMR code available on application form(OMR Sheet) and follow the below mentioned steps:
- Sign up on LPU ADMIT portal (admission.lpu.in)
- When prompted for payment, choose the option of Unique OMR Code (given on OMR Sheet) and fill the same.
- After successful submission of online application form, refer the step- 3 of Online Mode option as mentioned above
Note: Printout of the computer-generated application should be retained by the applicant for reference. For Complete Details refer University website www.lpu.in