Lovely Professional University – [LPU], Jalandhar Scholarships

  Jalandhar   Council of Architecture (COA), BCI, NCTE, UGC, AIU, PCI, IAP   ESTD 2005
  Jalandhar   Council of Architecture (COA), BCI, NCTE, UGC, AIU, PCI, IAP   ESTD 2005

Scholarships

LPU Scholarships 2026

Scholarship on the basis of work experience for MBA

Eligibility Criteria:

  • Minimum 2 years’ work-experience requirement for the scholarship before submitting the application.
  • Only Full-time employment will be considered for the calculation of work experience.
  • The work experience gained only after completing the graduation will be counted for this purpose.
  • Full time internships as part of the graduation programme will not be considered for the calculation of two years ‘requirement.
  • The work experience need not be from a single employer. The candidate can submit the work experience from different employers but a minimum of 6 months experience from 1 employer will be required for the above calculation i.e. if the applicant has worked only for less than 6 months with a particular employer the same will not be considered for the calculation of two years of experience.
  • Applicant may be called for a personal interview to validate the claims and documents submitted.
Sr. No. Category of Organizations Additional Scholarship* (If student is already getting any other scholarship/financial aid being offered by LPU)
1 Companies listed in
Fortune India 500
Forbes 500
ET 500
Gallup
Bloomberg Top 500
20%
2 All Public companies
Government sector companies
Private Ltd. Companies
MSMEs
10%

*Note: If a student is not receiving any other scholarship, the scholarship mentioned shall be awarded as per the qualifying criteria.

# Minimum 6 months experience is required in the company for getting the benefit of the above-mentioned categories. For example, if a student has worked for 6 or more months in a Fortune 500 company and remaining months in a Public Listed Company, then scholarship will be given as Fortune 500 company.

Required Documents:

  • Experience certificate clearly mentioning the date of joining, working hours, date of relieving, job responsibilities and salary drawn along with other perks or any other document.
  • At least 1 reference letter from any of the past employer/s.

Note:

The decision of the university will be final and binding and no request for review will be entertained in this respect.

Scholarship on the basis of LPUNEST

Scholarship for a specific Programme depends on Performance in LPUNEST.

There are four brackets:

  • LPUNEST score more than or equal to Category A cut-off
  • LPUNEST score more than or equal to Category B cut-off
  • LPUNEST score more than or equal to Category C cut-off
  • LPUNEST score more than or equal to Category D cut-off

Scholarship applicable for all programmes will be as per following table:

For All Programmes:

LPUNEST category slab LPUNEST score more than or equal to Category A cut-off LPUNEST score more than or equal to Category B cut-off LPUNEST score more than or equal to Category C cut-off LPUNEST score more than or equal to Category D cut-off
Group 1 60% of Programme Fee 50% of Programme Fee 40% of Programme Fee 30% of Programme Fee
Group 2 50% of Programme Fee 40% of Programme Fee 30% of Programme Fee 20% of Programme Fee
Group 3 35% of Programme Fee 30% of Programme Fee 25% of Programme Fee 20% of Programme Fee
Group 4 25% of Programme Fee 20% of Programme Fee 15% of Programme Fee 10% of Programme Fee

Scholarship Based on National-Level Entrance Tests – LPU (Session 2026)

Lovely Professional University offers merit-based scholarships for various academic programs based on a candidate’s performance or rank in recognised national-level entrance examinations.

Note: Detailed scholarship slabs for Session 2026 will be updated soon.

National-Level Tests Eligible for LPU Scholarships

LPU provides scholarships for eligible programs through the following entrance examinations:

  • NEET (National Eligibility cum Entrance Test)

  • JAM (Joint Admission Test for Masters)

  • NATA (National Aptitude Test in Architecture) – for Architecture programs

  • CAT (Common Admission Test) – for Management programs

  • XAT (Xavier Aptitude Test) – for Management programs

  • MAT (Management Admission Test) – for Management programs

  • CMAT (Common Management Admission Test) – for Management programs

  • GATE (Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering)

  • CLAT (Common Law Admission Test) – for Law programs

  • UCEED (Undergraduate Common Entrance Examination for Design) – for UG Design programs

  • NIFT Entrance Exam – for Fashion Design programs

  • NID DAT (National Institute of Design – Design Aptitude Test)

  • CEED (Common Entrance Examination for Design)

  • NCHM JEE (National Council for Hotel Management Joint Entrance Examination)

Important Notes

  • Scholarship eligibility and benefits depend on rank/performance in the respective national-level test.

  • All scholarships are subject to the Terms and Conditions of LPU Scholarships and the admission phase applicable at the time of admission.

  • The terms used along with program names indicate specific streams, majors, schemes, or progression options, wherever applicable.