Lovely Professional University

Established in 2005, Lovely Professional University (LPU) is a private university located in Jalandhar, Punjab. Approved by the University Grants Commission (UGC), LPU is a member of the Association of Indian Universities (AIU). In 2021, Lovely Professional University was ranked 37, 62, 66 and 81 under Management, University, Engineering and Overall categories, respectively, by the NIRF 2021. Over the years, LPU has collaborated and signed MoUs with a number of top companies across India and abroad to provide industry immersion facilities to its students. A few of the top organisations include Google, BOSCH, Microsoft, DELL EMC, CISCO, Intel, WMware, SmurAgro and Cadence.

At present, the University offers approximately 300 degree and diploma programmes across its 45 departments. In addition to the regular courses, LPU also offers a number of distance education programmes via Lovely Professional University Distance Education (LPUDE). The University conducts the Lovely Professional University National Eligibility and Scholarship Test (LPUNEST) for admission to most of the courses. Candidates can also avail scholarships of up to 60% tuition fee waiver based on their LPUNEST score. In the last year, students have been awarded scholarships worth more than INR 100 crore. A few of the important highlights regarding LPU are mentioned below: