Jalandhar: Lovely Professional University, a leading private university, is conducting National Entrance and Scholarship Test (LPUNEST) for Ph.D. aspirants. Students studying in Post-Graduation can apply for LPUNEST (PhD).
LPUNEST (PhD) will provide a gateway to all PhD programmes in LPU and will act as Entrance test for admission in PhD Programmes at LPU.
Key Dates: Online Registration has started form 1 October 2018. The closing date of registration is 20 November 2018. The dates Entrance Test 22 and 25 November 2018. The Result of LPUNEST (PhD) is 8 December 2018.
Eligibility Criteria (Qualifying Exam):
Master’s degree in the relevant discipline with 55% marks in aggregate
5% relaxation to SC/ST/OBC (non-creamy layer) / differently-abled candidates
Applicants having relevant Post Graduation degree in Engineering are only allowed to apply for the Ph.D. in engineering disciplines. e.g. applicants with M.Tech/ME in CSE would apply for PhD( CSE), and applicants with MCA or M.Sc. (CS/IT) degree should apply for PhD (Computer Applications).
Exemption from Entrance Test: Applicants who have qualified UGC (NET/ JRF)/ CSIR (NET/ JRF)/ ICAR (JRF/ SRF) examination/ SLET (Punjab only)/ GATE/ GPAT/ ICAR (NET), Teacher Fellowship holder or passed MPhil Programme (in Regular mode only) are exempted from LPUNEST (PhD).
Exemption is for LPUNEST (PhD) only but the applicant will have to fill the LPUNEST (Ph.D.) form and appear for the Interview. The applicants are required to bring the original documents against which exemption is sought at the time of interview.
GATE/GPAT score should be valid at the time of admission.
PhD Full Time (Subjects)
Aerospace Engineering
Architecture
Ayurvedic Pharmacy
Biochemistry
Biotechnology
Botany
Chemical Engineering
Chemistry
Civil Engineering
Clinical Biochemistry
Clinical Microbiology
Commerce
Computer Applications
Computer Science and Engineering
Economics
Education
Electrical Engineering
Electronics and Communication Engineering
English
Environmental Sciences
Fine Arts
Food Technology
Forensic Sciences
Fruit Science
Geography
Geospatial Information Science and Technology
Hindi
History
Hotel Management
Journalism and Mass Communication
Law
Library Science
Management
Mathematics
Mechanical Engineering
Microbiology
Molecular Biology and Genetic Engineering
Pharmaceutical Chemistry
Pharmaceutics
Pharmacognosy
Pharmacology
Physical Education
Physics
Physiotherapy
Planning
Plant Breeding and Genetics
Political Science
Psychology
Public Administration
Sociology
Tourism Management
For exact details on eligibility conditions, how to apply and other detail, the candidates should refer the PhD Admission page on the official website of LPU.
