LPU Punjab : Ranking , Placement , Admission, Fee Structure, Courses , Cutoff 2025-2026

LPU, popularly known as Lovely Professional University is located in Jalandhar. It has a mammoth ultra-modern campus spread over 600 acres and it is one of the most prestigious universities in India devised under Punjab State Private University. Since its establishment in 2006, it has been consistently ranked as one of the top universities in the country. The institute has been ranked 38th in the NIRF University rankings and 50th among top Engineering College in India. It offers various courses like B.Tech, BA LLB, MBA, MA, Ph.D., etc.

Lovely Professional University is ranked 16th by NIRF 2024 under the Pharmacy category, 50th by NIRF 2024 under the Engineering category, and 19th by NIRF 2024 under the Law category.The university has been ranked 23^rd among the Top Universities of India as per the Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings 2023. LPU has also been ranked 2^nd in India by THE Impact Rankings 2023. LPU has been ranked 12^th in the category of ‘Fourth Industrial Revolution’ by The World University Rankings for Innovation (WURI)-2023 surpassing Harvard (23^rd) and Oxford (37^th).

LPU Jalandhar is the largest single-campus university in India with more than 30,000 students, and over 4000 academic staff offering more than 300 programs in 18+streams at undergraduate, postgraduate, and doctoral levels. LPU also has a distance learning cell that provides courses in various streams such as humanities, law, pharmacy, etc. With students from all 28 states of India, 9 UTs, and 40+ countries, the university is poised to establish itself as a center of excellence in research and it has an internationally benchmarked curriculum. The admissions to LPU are done on the basis of LPU NEST followed by an interview. Check Other college form

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LPU Jalandhar Location

Lovely Professional University is located at Jalandhar – Delhi, Grand Trunk Rd, Phagwara, Punjab. The nearest airport to the university is Ludhiana Airport. It is located 59.2 km away from the university campus. With a distance of 13.1 km, Jamsher Khas Railway Station is the closest railway station to LPU Jalandhar. The university is located at a distance of 13.4 m away from the Haveli Bus Stop. 

LPU Highlights

Established in 2005, Lovely Professional University (LPU) is a private university located in Jalandhar, Punjab. Lovely Professional University is approved by UGC, UGC-DEB, NCTE, PCI, BCI, COA, PSCAE, ITPI, Indian Association of Physiotherapists, and AICTE. LPU University is accredited by ACBSP and ICAR. LPU Punjab is a member of the AIU, IAU, IIE, The Institution of Engineers (India), and ACU.

Lovely University is ranked 23 by Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2023 among the Top Universities of India. LPU Jalandhar offers UG, PG, diploma, PhD, and other courses to students across 21 disciplines, namely Engineering, Management, and others. LPU Punjab offers courses in full-time and part-time modes. The university also offers distance education and online courses to students. A few of the important highlights regarding LPU are mentioned below:

Established | University Type	2005 | Private
Affiliated to	NCTE, COA, PCI, IAP, BCI, UGC
Accredited to	ACBSP, ACU
Entrance Exam	National: GATE/ NATA/ JEE Main/ GPAT/ JEE Main (Paper-II) University: LPUNEST
Total Programs	200+ programs in 55 disciplines
Popular Courses	MBA, PGDM, B.E, B.Tech
Application Mode | Fees	Online and Offline Mode | INR 1500 & INR 1000 (for Boys) & INR 1000 & INR 500 (for Girls)
Ranking 2024	– 16th by NIRF under the Pharmacy category – 19th by NIRF under the Law category – 50th by NIRF under the Engineering category
Highest Package	INR 50 LPA
Top Recruiters	Google, Microsoft, Amazon India, Cognizant, Capgemini, Bosch Engineering and Business Solutions Ltd., Federal Bank, Hindustan Uni-liver Ltd., Synopsys India, Samsung Research Institute India
Official Website	https://www.lpu.in/

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LPU Ranking

Lovely Professional University (LPU) has been ranked at 27^th position amongst all Indian Universities as per NIRF Ranking 2024. LPU University is ranked 45^th in the “Overall” category, 50^th in the “Engineering” category, 38^th in the “Management” category, 24^th in the “Architecture” category, 16^th in the “Pharmacy” category and 19^th in the “Law” category. 

Given below are the LPU NIRF Ranking:

Particulars	2024	2023	2022
Overall	45	46	58
University	27	38	47
Engineering	50	50	51
Management	38	32	34
Architecture	24	16	12
Pharmacy	16	17	19
Law	19	16	13

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LPU Placements

LPU Placements 2024 final report is yet to be disclosed. As per media reports & other sources, the top 10% of the participating batch received an average package of INR 12.3 LPA whereas the B.Tech batch achieved the highest package of INR 50 LPA (Offered by Phone Pe). Earlier in the 2023 placement drive, the highest package stood at INR 54.75 LPA. 1100+ students received packages of INR 10 LPA & above in 2023. A total of 1107 recruiters participated in the placement drive. Some of the top recruiters of LPU included Amazon, Cognizant, Infosys, Adobe, Microsoft etc.

LPU Placements Highlights 2024

LPU Placements 2024 final data is yet to come. The below table shows the comparison of last placement drives:

Particulars	Placements Statistics (2024)	Placements Statistics (2023)	Placements Statistics (2022)
Highest Package	INR 50 LPA	INR 54.75 LPA	INR 62.72 LPA
Total Number of Recruiters	–	1107	1050
Top Recruiters	Phonepe, Arcesium, American Express, JP Morgan	Amazon, Cognizant, Infosys, Adobe, Microsoft etc	Cognizant, Capgemini, L&T, Wipro, DXC Technologies etc

• More than 1100 students received salary packages of INR 10 LPA & above.
• A B.Tech CSE student bagged a package of INR 52.08 LPA by Microsoft.
• Mechanical Engineering students bagged the highest package of INR 54.9 LPA.
• Architecture students received packages up to INR 31.69 LPA.
• MBA students received packages up to INR 29.3 LPA.
• As per 2024 NIRF report, 7186 students were placed out of total 9401 graduating students in 2023.

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LPU Average Package 2024 

LPU Placements 2024 is in progress. Hence, the overall average package for the year 2024 is not available yet. Top 10% of the students have received an average package of INR 12.3 LPA till now, The below table will give you an idea of top 10% students’ average package at LPU:

Placement Year	Top 10% Average Package	Change in Average Package of Top 10%
2024	INR 12.3 LPA	–
2023	Data is not available yet	–
2022	INR 13.77 LPA	28.98% Increase
2021	INR 9.78 LPA	10.33% Increase
2020	INR 8.77 LPA	3.2% Increase
2018	INR 8.49 LPA	–

• The average top 10% has a trend of increasing every next year. Top 10% average package increased by 3.2% in 2020, 10.33% in 2021 & 28.98% in 2022. 

The course-wise average packages for 2024 have not been released yet. The below table will show you the course-wise average packages for 2023:

Courses	Average Packages (2023)
B.Tech (CSE/IT)	INR 7 LPA
BHMCT, B.Sc HM, BBA Tourism	INR 4 LPA
BCA, B.Sc (CS/IT)	INR 5 LPA
BBA	INR 6 LPA
B.Sc (Biotechnology/Microbiology)	INR 4.25 LPA
B.Arch	INR 7.10 LPA
B.Sc (Hons) Mathematics	INR 9 LPA
M.Tech (CSE/IT)	INR 6.5 LPA
MBA	INR 7 LPA
MCA, M.Sc (CS)	INR 6 LPA
BJMC, MJMC	INR 3.8 LPA
M.Pharm (Ayur)	INR 5 LPA

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LPU Highest Package 2024

LPU highest package till date for the year 2024 is INR 50 LPA. During the 2023 placement drive, the highest package stood at INR 54.75 LPA. The below table shows the detailed trend of LPU highest package:

Placement Year	Highest Package Received	Change in Highest Package
2024	INR 50 LPA	8.67% Decrease
2023	INR 54.75 LPA	12.70% Decrease
2022	INR 62.72 LPA	36.22% Increase
2021	INR 40	4.76% Decrease
2020	INR 42 LPA	33.33% Increase
2019	INR 28 LPA	No Change

LPU B.Tech Placements Highlights 2024

At LPU, the highest package offered to the B.Tech student was INR 50 LPA. Further, Arcesium offered a package of INR 40 LPA to the B.Tech students. More company wise placement details are given below: 

Company Name	Package Offered (INR)	Department
Phonepe	50 LPA	B.Tech SDE
Arcesium	40 LPA	B.Tech – CSE,EE,ECE
UKG	32 LPA	B.Tech CSE,ECE
Infineon	24-25 LPA	B.Tech CSE
American Express	19 LPA	B.Tech OTA
JP Morgan	18 LPA	B.Tech OTA
Natwest	16 LPA	B.Tech CSE,ECE,CS (IT)
Goldman Sachs	15 LPA	B.Tech CSE
Cvent India	14.8 LPA	B.Tech CSE
Wissen Technology	11 LPA	B.Tech CSE/IT
Axxela	9 LPA	B.Tech OTA
Airbus	8 LPA	B.Tech OTA
INFRRD, Neuroglia Health, NPCI	6 LPA	B.Tech (CSE/IT,ECE,EEE,ME,CE)
Aliens Group, Demantic (Kion Group)	5 LPA	B.Tech (CE,EEE,ME)
HT Digital	4.5 LPA	B.Tech CSE/IT, CAP
Aisensy	4-8 LPA	B.Tech CSE/IT, Btech ECE
Reliance	4-9 LPA	B.Tech CSE
TCS	4-6 LPA	B.TechCSE
Cognizant	3-6 LPA	B.Tech (CSE)
Gobind Coach Builders	3-3.6 LPA	B.Tech (ECE, CSE/IT,ME,CE, EEE)

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LPU Courses and Fee structure

Lovely Professional University offers 200+ UG, PG and PhD programs. The below table shows the current popular courses of LPU.

Course	Details	Total Fees
B.Tech	Eligibility: 10+2 with a minimum of 60% aggregate marks  Selection Criteria: JEE Main or LPUNEST	INR 3.18 lakhs – 15.6 lakhs
B.Sc	Eligibility: 10+2 with a minimum of 60% aggregate marks  Selection Criteria: LPUNEST	INR 53,000 – 7.68 lakhs
BBA	Eligibility: 10+2 with a minimum of 50% aggregate marks  Selection Criteria: LPUNEST	INR 2.24 lakhs – 9 lakhs
B.Arch	Eligibility: 10+2 with a minimum of 50% aggregate marks  Selection Criteria: NATA/ JEE Main/ LPUNEST	INR 8.40 lakhs
BCA	Eligibility: 10+2 with a minimum of 50% aggregate marks  Selection Criteria: LPUNEST	INR 1.74 lakhs – INR 9 lakhs
B.Ed	Eligibility: 10+2 with a minimum of 50%-55% aggregate marks  Selection Criteria: LPUNEST	INR 1.2 lakhs – 2.4 lakhs
MBA	Eligibility: Bachelor’s degree with a minimum of 55% aggregate marks  Selection Criteria: CAT/MAT/NMAT/XAT/CMAT/LPUNEST	INR 1.56 lakhs – 15.6 lakhs
M.Tech	Eligibility: Bachelor’s degree with a minimum of 60% aggregate marks  Selection Criteria: GATE or LPUNEST	INR 2.18 lakhs – 15.6 lakhs
M.Sc	Eligibility: Bachelor’s degree with a minimum of 60% aggregate marks  Selection Criteria: LPUNEST	INR 76,000 – 6.08 lakhs
MCA	Eligibility: Bachelor’s degree with a minimum of 60% aggregate marks  Selection Criteria: LPUNEST	INR 1.16 lakhs – 9 lakhs
M.Ed	Eligibility: B.Ed. or B.A.-B.Ed. or B.Sc.-B.Ed. or D.El.Ed. or equivalent with a minimum of 60% aggregate marks  Selection Criteria: LPUNEST	INR 1.2 lakhs – 1.8 lakhs
PhD	Eligibility: Master’s degree with a minimum of 55% aggregate marks  Selection Criteria: NET/JRF/CSIR/ICAR/SLET/GATE/GPAT/SPM/LPUNEST	INR 66,000 – 5.04 lakhs

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LPU Infrastructure / Facilities

World-class infrastructure and learning resources are a major strength of LPU for creating a conducive learning environment and ensuring holistic development of students. ICT enabled Classrooms and seminar halls make teaching more engaging.

Lovely Professional University has 400+ well-equipped laboratories, Film/TV/sound studios including specialized labs like Aerodynamics, Molecular Biology & Tissue Culture, VLSI Design, Genetic & Bioprocess Engineering, CAD-CAM Microstructural Studies, Material Characterization-Molecular Spectroscopy among others facilities available. University has Automated library system including a central library and 10 discipline libraries having rich collection of over 20 lakh books and 30 thousand journals.

• Boys Hostel Lovely Professional University Phagwara hostel facilities can also be availed by the students. The hostel rooms are equipped with AC, an attached washroom, geyser, wooden box bed, study table, chair and almirah. 24 hours security services, CCTV surveillance, electricity backup, water supply, staff assistance and medical service are available in the hostel. LPU Phagwara hostel facilities also include mess services, laundry services, dedicated parking, departmental store, cafeteria, saloon for boys, printing and copier shops in all hostels, guest rooms, car wash facility, shopping mall, tuck shops and many more. 
• Medical/Hospital Lovely Professional University Phagwara medical facilities are provided by the on campus hospital. The hospital is operational 24 hours and conducts many medical camps. The physiotherapy clinic is open to all students.
• Gym Gymnasium is part of Lovely Professional University Phagwara campus facilities. The gym helps the students to stay fit and healthy.
• Laboratories Many labs are present in the university to help the students get practical knowledge. LPU Phagwara laboratories include aviation lab, digital VLSI design lab, IMac lab, bioscience lab and many more.
• Sports PU Phagwara sports facilities are numerous and diverse. The university provides facilities for cricket, football, boxing, basketball, taekwondo and many other sports. Indoor sports facilities include a roller skating rink, bowling complex, snooker lounge, squash courts, swimming pools and many more.
• I.T Infrastructure The University has excellent IT Infrastructure facility for the students.
• Cafeteria The cafeteria facilities provided by the university includes an African Food Cafe and a Cafe Coffee Day.
• Auditorium Lovely Professional University Phagwara infrastructure includes 3 auditoriums namely – Baldev Raj Mittal Unipolis, Shanti Devi Mittal Auditorium and Baldev Raj Mittal Auditorium. The seating capacity ranges from 350 to 10000.
• Transport FacilityThe University has a transport facility for students and staff.
• Alumni Associations The university alumni association regularly organises various events and functions to make sure the alumni stay connected with one another.
• Wifi The entire campus and hostel has high speed wifi connectivity.
• Banks/ATMs LPU Phagwara banking facilities include more than 5 banks and 50 ATMs. The banks present in the university are ICICI Bank, State Bank of India, PNB, Oriental Bank of Commerce and Karur Vysya Bank.
• Guest Room/Waiting Room– The University has a guest house/waiting room facilities for visiting faculty and student family members.
• Parking Facility The University has a parking facility for students and staff.

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LPU Cutoff

LPUNEST 2021 cut offs are the minimum scores to be obtained by the candidates to qualify in LPU NEST 2021. The minimum marks are set by the University and are based on a number of factors, including number of candidates, number of vacant seats, average performance in the entrance test, and last year’s cut off. After the declaration of the cut off, a merit list is prepared based on the scores obtained by the candidates in LPU NEST.

Shortlisted candidates who meet the cut offs are called for counselling/ seat allocation process. Further, scholarships are also given to those who scored more than or equal to the marks of the cut off. The University classifies the scholarship amount based on the marks obtained by candidates in LPUNEST 2021. The LPU NEST cut off 2021 is tabulated below:

Cut off Category	Marks required out of 420 marks
Category-I	320 out of 400 marks
Category-II	240 out of 400 marks
Category-III	165 out of 400 marks

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LPU Scholarships

The Scholarships in LPU are present in a wide range. Scholarships are given to students who perform well in various sectors. Below are the following criteria by which scholarships are given:

1. LPUNEST Scholarship

Scholarship for a specific program depends on Performance in Lovely Professional University National Entrance and Scholarship Test (LPUNEST). There are three brackets:

• 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

LPUNEST category slab	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
Group 1	60% of Programme Fee	50% of Programme Fee	40% of Programme Fee
Group 2	50% of Programme Fee	40% of Programme Fee	30% of Programme Fee
Group 3	40% of Programme Fee	30% of Programme Fee	20% of Programme Fee

2. Engineering Scholarship based on JEE Main scores

LPU Engineering scholarship is based on JEE Mains percentile for B.Tech and B.Tech (Hons.) programs. The same are as follows:

JEE (Main) category slab	Scholarship Amount for B.Tech CSE & B.Tech (Hons.) CSE	Scholarship Amount for B.Tech (other specializations)
JEE (Main) percentile equal to more than 95	40% of Program Fee	50% of Program Fee
JEE (Main) percentile equal to or more than 90 but less than 95	30% of Program Fee	40% of Program Fee
JEE (Main) percentile equal to more than 85 but less than 90	20% of Program Fee	30% of Program Fee

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3. Scholarship for MBA program

LPU MBA Scholarship is based on CAT/ XAT/ MAT/ CMAT/ NMAT percentile. The percentile should be valid at the time of admission. The scholarship is:

CAT/ XAT/ MAT/ CMAT/ NMAT percentile slab	Applicable Scholarship
CAT/ XAT percentile more than 90 or MAT percentile more than 95 or CMAT All India Rank 3000 or NMAT Score equal to or more than 280	50% of Program Fee
CAT/ XAT percentile of 85-90 or MAT percentile of 90 -95 or CMAT All India Rank 3001-6000 or NMAT Score from 260 – 279	40% of Program Fee
CAT/ XAT percentile of 80 – 84.99 or MAT percentile of 85 – 89.99 or CMAT All India Rank 6001-10000 or NMAT Score from 240 – 259	30% of Program Fee

LPU Admission Process

The application process for LPU is completely online. Candidates are required to follow the below-mentioned steps for the complete LPU application process

Step 1: Visit the official website of LPU and click on ‘ Apply Now’ flashing on top of the web page. 

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Step 2: Register as a new user.

• Register on the official admission portal of LPU i.e. LPUADMIT (admission.lpu.in) with basic details such as name, email-id, mobile no., state, gender and password). The email id used during registration will act as the username for the portal and the password needs to be set by the candidate while registering.
• Login to the LPUADMIT with an already created username/ password 

Step 3: Application for admission.

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Candidates can continue to then apply for LPUNEST (for scholarship purposes)

• Fill in the application form
• Select the programme from the available course list
• Make an initial payment of INR 10,000 (which consists of an application fee of INR 500, the rest is a part of the programme fee of the first semester). After making the payment, the University will dispatch the prospectus at the correspondence address (entered in the application form) and a unique provisional registration number will be generated and sent to the registered email-id.
• Upload the required documents. All the submitted documents are verified from the originals within the prescribed timelines during admission.
• Deposit the balance fee within the timelines as prescribed by LPU

Step 4: Apply for LPUNEST.

Lovely Professional University conducts an online eligibility/scholarship test, LPUNEST basis which students can avail a number of scholarships.

• Deposit the test fee: The cost for the application form and soft copy of LPUNEST Kit is INR 1,000 (for boys) and INR 500 (for girls) and fill the application form of LPUNEST.

Step 5: Book the exam slot and appear for it.

• Candidates are now required to book a slot (with their preference of date and time) to appear for LPUNEST
• Appear and qualify the test

List of documents to be uploaded with the application form:

• Recent photograph
• Mark sheet and passing certificates of Class 10, Class 12 and graduation
• Qualifying exam certificate/ mark sheet
• Address proof

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Also, students are advised to carry the following documents (both the original and the copy) at the time of reporting at the University campus:

• Certificate and mark sheet of Class 10 and Class 12
• Character/ school leaving/ transfer document
• Entrance test rank/ score card (if applicable)
• Three passport-size photographs of the student
• Proof of residence
• Aadhaar Card of the student and his/her parents
• A self-attested anti-ragging affidavit signed by both the student and his/her parents
• Income Affidavit