LPU-NEST 2025 - Syllabus, Eligibility, Application form, 2025 Notification

Exam Summary

What is LPUNEST?

LPUNEST (Lovely Professional University National Entrance and Scholarship Test) is conducted by Lovely Professional University for admission to various courses of the university.

With a valid score in this examination, candidates can get admitted to programs and courses like MBA, B.Tech, design, law, agriculture, Applied Medical Sciences and more.

Stated as the fifth largest entrance test in the country, every year more than 3 lakh candidates register for LPUNEST.

Structure of LPUNEST 2018

The structure/pattern of LPUNEST for some major courses is given below-

LPUNEST B.Tech and Applied Medical Sciences

There are 4 sections/subjects in the test:

• Physics
• Chemistry
• Mathematics/Biology
• English

The test consists of total 110 questions. The nature of questions in each section is multiple choices (MCQ). The type of question is objective. The duration of the test is 150 minutes (2 hours & 30minutes).

Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics/Biology have 4 marks per question and English have 2 marks per question. There is no negative marking for wrong or unanswered questions. Total marks of the examination are 400. Candidates can opt for English, Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics (PCM) or English, Physics, Chemistry, Biology (PCB).

LPUNEST Design

There are 3 sections/subjects in the test:

• Communication Ability
• General Awareness
• Design Thinking

The test consists of total 100 questions. The nature of questions in each section is multiple choices (MCQ). The type of question is objective. The test carries 2 marks per question. There is no negative marking for wrong or unanswered questions. Total marks of the examination are 200. The duration of the test is 150 minutes (2 hours & 30minutes).

LPUNEST MBA

There are 3 sections/subjects in the test:

• English
• General Awareness
• General Aptitude

The test consists of total 100 questions. The nature of questions in each section is multiple choices (MCQ). The type of question is objective. Each question carries 3 marks. There is no negative marking for wrong or unanswered questions. Total marks of the examination are 300. The duration of the test is 150 minutes (2 hours & 30minutes).

LPUNEST for Hotel Management

There are 5 sections/subjects in the test:

• English
• Service Aptitude
• General Awareness
• Quantitative
• Reasoning and Logical Ability

The test consists of total 100 questions. The nature of questions in each section is multiple choices (MCQ). Each question carries 2 marks. There is no negative marking for wrong or unanswered questions. Total marks of the examination are 200. The duration of the test is 150 minutes (2 hours & 30minutes).

LPUNEST LAW

There are 4 sections/subjects in the test:

• English
• Quantitative and Logical Aptitude
• Legal Reasoning
• General Awareness

The test consists of total 80 questions. The nature of questions in each section is multiple choices (MCQ). The type of question is objective. The duration of the test is 120 minutes (2 hours).

Each question carries 2.5 marks. There is no negative marking for wrong or unanswered questions. Total marks of the examination are 200.

LPUNEST Agriculture

There are 4 or 3 sections/subjects in the test:

• Physics
• Chemistry
• Mathematics/Biology
• English

OR

• Crop Production
• Horticulture
• English

The test consists of total 110 questions. The nature of questions in each section is multiple choices (MCQ). The type of question is objective. Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics/Biology or crop production, horticulture carry 4 marks per question and English 2 marks per question. There is no negative marking for wrong or unanswered questions. Total marks of the examination are 400. Candidates can opt for English, Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics (PCM) or English, Physics, Chemistry, Biology (PCB) or Crop production, horticulture, English. The duration of the test is 150 minutes (2 hours & 30minutes).

LPUNEST 2018 Eligibility Criteria

• Candidate appearing in LPUNEST must be of Indian Nationality.
• If a candidate is applying for the graduate-level course then they must qualify their 10+2 or any equivalent course with 50% to 60% aggregate marks.
• If a candidate is applying for post-graduation level course then they must have completed or shall be appearing in final exam of Graduation (2018) from a recognized institute or university; with 50% aggregate marks.
• There is no age criterion to apply in LPUNEST 2018.
• Relaxation of 5% is provided to reserved category (SC or ST) candidates in certain courses.

LPUNEST 2018 Application forms and submission procedure

Candidates can either apply online or offline. Candidate can apply offline by purchasing the LPUNEST- 2018 kit.

Online Application process

Step-by-Step procedure for filling online application form:

• STEP-1: Registration

Candidate must go on the official site and register by entering the details like name, email id, date of birth and phone number.

• STEP-2: Payment of Fees

Payment of fees should be done online through either debit card/ credit card/net banking.

• STEP-3: Filling Details

After registration and payment of fees, candidates have to fill in their required details such as personal details, academic qualification details, exam details etc.

• STEP-4: Upload Documents

After entering the details candidates should upload the scanned photograph and signature with other documents as per requirement.

• STEP-5: Submit and Print Application

Lastly, candidates should submit the application form through online mode and take a printout of the submitted application for future reference.

Application Fee

Online Application fee- Rs 700 for boys and Rs 400 for girls

Offline Application fee- Rs 700 is the fees for offline application for both boys and girls.

Payment of fees can be done in the following ways-

• Demand Draft: A demand draft is drawn in the name of the university and submitted to the bank.
• Online Payment: This can be done online with help of credit card, debit card or net banking.

Documents to be attached

In case of online application, documents attached while submitting the application form online:

• Scanned photograph and signature of the candidate
• Other relevant documents like Aadhar card or Birth certificate
• Certificates of qualified exams

In case of offline application, documents are to be attached to the form and submitted to the following address:

Lovely Professional University,

Jalandhar- Delhi G.T Road (NH-1)

Phagwara, Punjab- 144411

Admit Card

• LPUNEST 2018 Admit card will be available online from March 1^st– 2018; right after online slot booking process.
• Candidates can download the examination hall ticket/admit card from the official site.
• The candidate has to login with the registered name or email, book the seat; select subjects, exam center and click on "Book Slot".
• After booking, slot candidates can download the admit card from email.
• Admit card will be available after 48 hours of slot booking.
• The admit card should be printed on an A4 size sheet only.

Details required for accessing the admit card are as follows

• • Registered email id
  • Online form application number
  • UTC (a unique code which is sent to the candidate’s email after filling the application form)

Details that are included on the admit card are as follows-

• Candidate’s name
• Roll number
• Examination center address
• Date and time of examination
• Form application number
• General instructions

Only those candidates who book the slot can download the LPU NEFT 2018 admit card.

LPUNEST 2018 Admission Procedure

The results will be announced on 7th May 2018. Candidates can check the results online on the official site of Lovely Professional University. After the declaration of the result candidates gets their score-card or rank. Candidates are given 5 seat preferences which can vary in streams or programs.

Candidates are allotted admission after several rounds of counselling, availability of seats and the Rank they obtained in the entrance examination.

Once the students are allotted admission, they have to download the allotment letter and deposit the initial payment of and are INR 10,000 to confirm the seat. To complete the admission form they have to upload certain documents like date of birth proof, academic documents like 10th 12th passing certificate etc.

LPUNEST 2018 Notification

The notification for the examination was rolled out in November 2017 and is available on the official website.

LPUNEST 2018 Syllabus

The syllabus of LPU NEST 2018 is designed in accordance with the pattern followed at 11^th and 12^th standard in CBSE curriculum. Following will be the syllabus of LPU NEST 2018:

LPUNEST 2018 Important Dates

LPUNEST 2018 List of Examination Centres

LPU NEST 2018 will be conducted from 10^th April – 30^th April 2018 across all the major cities in India. Here is the list of available centers for the examination: