LPU NEST
LPU NEST

LPUNEST 2025 Phase – Online registrations started from 15th October 2024. Lovely Professional University (LPU), Punjab invites applications for admission to the National Eligibility and Scholarship Test (NEST) Exam for the academic session at its Punjab Campus. Lovely Professional University (LPU), Punjab National Eligibility and Scholarship Test (NEST) Exam.

LPUNEST 2025 application form has been released. Get the link to apply online here

LPU NEST

Purpose of this exam is to be admission to Lovely Professional University (LPU) in B.Tech., M.Tech., B.Tech. [Lateral Entry], MBA, Specialized MBA, BBA, Integrated BBA – MBA, Ph.D., B.Sc. (Hotel Management), BHMCT, B.A. LL.B., BBA LL.B., LL.B., LL.M., B.Design, B.Sc.(Design), M.Design, M.Sc. (Design), UG and PG courses in Medical Laboratory Sciences, B.Sc. (Hons.) Ag, M.Sc. Ag. Programmes, B.Pharm., M.Pharm., M.Pharm. (Ayurveda), B.Pharm. [Lateral Entry], B.Sc. (Film and TV Production), M.Sc. (Film and TV Production), B.Sc., Bachelor of Physiotherapy (BPT), MPT, M.Sc., B.Com., B.Sc. (Hons.) Economics, BCA, B.Sc. Computer Science, MCA, B.A.. 

Important Dates

EventsType AType B/CPh.D
Online Registration Opens15 October 202415 October 202416 Sep 2024
Slot Booking10 Dec 2024 Onwards10 Dec 2024 Onwardsx
Last date to apply & book slot15 Jan 202515 Jan 2025x
Exam Date (Test Centre Based)20 Jan to 5 Feb 202520 Jan to 5 Feb 202522 & 24 Nov 2024
Exam Date (Remote)10 Jan to 5 Feb 202510 Jan to 5 Feb 2025x
LPUNEST Result Announcement Date8 Feb 2025Exam +2 days30 Nov 2024
Online Counselling and Seat Allocation8 Feb 2025 Onwardsxx
Round 1 Seat Preferences8 Feb to 10 Feb 2025xx
Round 1 Allotment12 Feb 2025xx
Round 1 Admission12 Feb to 20 Feb 2025xx
Round 2 Seat Preferences12 Feb to 20 Feb 2025xx
Round 2 Allotment22 Feb 2025xx
Round 2 Admission22 Feb to 28 Feb 2025xx
Slot Booking for Interview (if applicable)12 Feb to 14 Feb 20252-7 days after result30 Nov to 4 Dec 2024
Dates of Interview15 Feb to 17 Feb 2025as scheduled6 Dec to 12 Dec 2024
Result of Interview18 Feb 2025Within 24 hours18 Dec 2024
Last date of Admission25 Feb 202525 Feb 202531 Dec 2024
Important Dates

Courses

The test will be conducted under various categories as mentioned below:
=> B. Tech
=> M.Tech
=> B.Tech (Lateral Entry)
=> BCA
=> BBA
=> B.Com
=> B.Sc
=> B.A
=> MBA
=> MBA (with Hons.)
=> M.Pharmacy
=> D.P.Ed

LPUNEST Course Wise Details

Name of CoursesDetails
B.Tech.Get Details Here
M.Tech.Get Details Here
Lateral Entry TestGet Details Here
B.A., LL.B.(Hons.) / BBA, LL.B. (Hons.)Get Details Here
LL.B.Get Details Here
LL.M.Get Details Here
UG Sciences, Agriculture, PharmacyGet Details Here
PG Sciences, AgricultureGet Details Here
UG DesignGet Details Here
PG Design, Commerce, Economics, Journalism, Computer Applications, Arts (Humanities), Languages, Hotel Management & Tourism, Education, Physical Education And Library Science ProgrammesGet Details Here
UG Business, Journalism, Education, Computer Applications, Architecture, Planning, Arts(Humanities), Library Sciences And Physical EducationGet Details Here
MBAGet Details Here
Integrated BBA MBAGet Details Here
UG Hotel ManagementGet Details Here
LPUNEST Course Wise Details

Eligibility Criteria

  • To be eligible for LPUNEST applicant must have either completed or should be appearing in class 12 examination
  • They must belong to the recognised school and appearing/appear in the CBSE / ICSE / State board / PSEB or other such board class 10+2 examination.

For admission in B.Tech applicant should
=> Score 70% aggregate marks in 10+2 or equivalent (with Physics, Mathematics and English)* OR
=> Score 60% aggregate marks in 10+2 or equivalent (with Physics, Mathematics and English)* subject to valid score in LPUNEST/ JEE (Main).

For B.Tech Biotechnology (BT), and B.Tech – BT (Food Process Engineering)
=> Subjects considered: Physics, Chemistry, English & Maths/ Biology/ Biotech; other things remaining same as above.

For admission in B.Tech (with Hons), Integrated B.Tech – M.Tech and Integrated B.Tech – MBA applicant should
=> Score 80% aggregate marks in 10+2 or equivalent (with Physics, Mathematics and English)# OR
=> Score 60% aggregate marks in 10+2 or equivalent (with Physics, Mathematics and English)# subject to valid score in LPUNEST

For B.Tech– Hons Biotechnology (BT)
=> Subjects considered: Physics, Chemistry, English & Maths/ Biology/ Biotech; other things remaining same as above.

Exam Cities

List of cities where LPUNEST will be conducted

StateCityCode
Andhra PradeshVIZAG /VISHAKHAPATNAM101
ANANTPUR102
GUNTUR103
KURNOOL104
NELLORE105
RAJAHMUNDRY106
VIJAYAWADA107
AssamGUWAHATI108
BiharBEGUSARAI109
BHAGALPUR110
GAYA111
MUZZAFARPUR112
PATNA113
ChandigarhCHANDIGARH114
ChattisgarhBHILAI115
BILASPUR116
KORBA117
RAIPUR118
GoaGoa119
GujaratAHMEDABAD120
GANDHIDHAM121
RAJKOT122
SURAT123
VADODARA124
HaryanaAMBALA125
BHIWANI126
FARIDABAD127
GURGAON128
HISSAR129
KARNAL130
PANIPAT131
ROHTAK132
SONIPAT133
YAMUNANAGAR134
Himachal PradeshBILASPUR135
HAMIRPUR136
KANGRA137
MANDI138
PALAMPUR139
SHIMLA140
SOLAN141
UNA142
Jammu & KashmirJAMMU143
SRINAGAR144
JharakhandDHANBAD145
JAMSHEDPUR146
RANCHI147
KarnatakaBANGALORE148
KeralaCOCHIN149
KOZHIKODE150
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM151
Madhya PradeshBHOPAL152
GWALIOR153
INDORE154
JABALPUR155
MaharashtraKOLAHPUR156
MUMBAI157
NAGPUR158
NASIK159
PUNE160
ManipurIMPHAL161
MeghalyaSHILLONG162
MizoramAIZWAL163
NagalandDIMAPUR164
New DelhiNEW DELHI165
OdishaBEHRAMPUR166
BHUBANESHWAR167
CUTTACK168
ROURKELA169
PunjabAMRITSAR170
BHATINDA171
LPU (JALANDHAR)172
LUDHIANA173
PATHANKOT174
PATIALA175
SANGRUR176
RajasthanAJMER177
ALWAR178
BIKANER179
JAIPUR180
JODHPUR181
KOTA182
UDAIPUR183
Tamil NaduCHENNAI184
COIMBATORE185
MADURAI186
TelanganaHYDERABAD187
KHAMMAM188
NIZAMABAD189
SECUNDERABAD190
WARANGAL191
TripuraAGARTALA192
Uttar PradeshAGRA193
ALIGARH194
ALLAHABAD195
BAREILY196
GHAZIABAD197
GORAKHPUR198
KANPUR199
LUCKNOW200
MEERUT201
MORADABAD202
MUZAFFARNAGAR203
NOIDA204
SAHARANPUR205
VARANASI206
UttrakhandDEHRADUN207
HALDWANI208
HARIDWAR209
RUDRAPUR210
West BengalDURGAPUR211
KOLKATA212
SILIGURI213

Test centres will be operational on all the days except Public Holidays and weekly offs. However in a few cities, test centre will be operational on specific days of the mon15 August 2024th only.

Paper Pattern / Exam Pattern

The test duration is of 120 minutes and consists of 90 multiple choice questions (MCQ) of the objective type.

The approximate distribution of questions is as follows:
Physics30 questions
Chemistry30 questions
Mathematics30 questions
Biology30 questions
Paper Pattern / Exam Pattern

Applicants can opt for either Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics or Physics, Chemistry, Biology. Language of the entrance test shall be English only.Each question carries four marks. There will be no negative marking for wrong answers or unanswered questions

The question paper of Lovely Professional University National Entrance and Scholarship Test will be as per the exam pattern.

Name of CourseQuestion Paper Pattern
B.Tech.Check Exam Pattern Here
M.Tech.Check Exam Pattern Here
Lateral Entry TestCheck Exam Pattern Here
B.A., LL.B.(Hons.) / BBA, LL.B. (Hons.)Check Exam Pattern Here
LL.B.Check Exam Pattern Here
LL.M.Check Exam Pattern Here
UG Sciences, Agriculture, PharmacyCheck Exam Pattern Here
PG Sciences, AgricultureCheck Exam Pattern Here
UG DesignCheck Exam Pattern Here
PG Design, Commerce, Economics, Journalism, Computer Applications, Arts (Humanities), Languages, Hotel Management & Tourism, Education, Physical Education And Library Science ProgrammesCheck Exam Pattern Here
UG Business, Journalism, Education, Computer Applications, Architecture, Planning, Arts(Humanities), Library Sciences And Physical EducationCheck Exam Pattern Here
MBACheck Exam Pattern Here
Integrated BBA MBACheck Exam Pattern Here
UG Hotel ManagementCheck Exam Pattern Here
LPUNEST Exam Pattern Subject Wise

Scholarship

Scholarship on the basis of performance in LPUNEST is available for all Programmes of the University except Diploma in Elementary Education (D.El.Ed.)
Scholarship for a specific Programme depends on Performance in LPUNEST. There are four brackets:
– Marks >= 90% in LPUNEST
– Top 10% students in LPUNEST
– Next 10% (11% to 20%) students in LPUNEST
– Next 15% (21% to 35%) students in LPUNEST

Fees of the Programme: Five Brackets of Scholarship are defined as per fee of the Programme. Scholarship applicable in Phase – I (till 31st May) and Phase-II (till 30th June) except B.Tech. programmes will be as per the following table.

Cut-off

Candidates have who score more than cut off Marks would feature in the merit list. Candidates names included in the merit list will be called for counselling rounds. Candidates can check previous years cut-off marks to get an idea of Cut off for the current year as cut-off will be declared after the declaration of the Result.

For more details and to apply online, please visit the official website

LPUNEST Sample Paper PDFs

Applicants can find the attached LPUNEST PDF here. 

CourseSample Papers
B.TechDownload
MBADownload
LLMDownload
DesignDownload
LPUNEST Sample Paper PDFs

LPUNEST – An Overview

Exam NameLovely Professional University National Entrance and Scholarship Test
Abbreviation LPUNEST
Organizing BodyLovely Professional University
More Exams Of This TypeCommon Entrance Exams
Frequency of ConductOnce a year
Level of the examUniversity Level Exam
LanguagesEnglish
Total RegistrantsAbout 70,000
Mode of ApplicationOffline / Online
Mode of ExamOnline
Mode of CounsellingOnline
Official Websitenest.lpu.in
Programs or Courses Where Admission Is Through This TestB.Tech., M.Tech., B.Tech. [Lateral Entry], MBA, Specialized MBA, BBA, Integrated BBA – MBA, Ph.D., B.Sc. (Hotel Management), BHMCT, B.A. LL.B., BBA LL.B., LL.B., LL.M., B.Design, B.Sc.(Design), M.Design, M.Sc. (Design), UG and PG courses in Medical Laboratory Sciences, B.Sc. (Hons.) Ag, M.Sc. Ag. Programmes, B.Pharm., M.Pharm., M.Pharm. (Ayurveda), B.Pharm. [Lateral Entry], B.Sc. (Film and TV Production), M.Sc. (Film and TV Production), B.Sc., Bachelor of Physiotherapy (BPT), MPT, M.Sc., B.Com., B.Sc. (Hons.) Economics, BCA, B.Sc. Computer Science, MCA, B.A.
.

Contact Details

Address:

Lovely Professional University,
Jalandhar-Delhi,
G.T. Road (NH-1),
Phagwara,
Punjab (INDIA) -144411.

Email: [email protected],

Tel: +91-1824-404404,

Toll Free: 1800 102 4431

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