LPU NEST 2020 September Session (Phase IV) Application Form for B.Tech & MBA Course Last Date has been extended till 10th October 2020. The B.Tech Admission 2nd Phase Exam will be held onwards 31st July 2020. The National Entrance and Scholarship Tests, known by NEST is proposed by Lovely Professional University (LPU) each year a university level entrance test. The aspirants will enroll in LPU for admission in Engineering, Management, Law, Design, Agriculture, Hotel Management, and several programs.

Those who are highly competent and skilled will be entitled scholarship. The applying students will require to fill up the Application Form and meet several criteria for taking admission in desired courses. This test is held every year across the country and is attempted by more than three lakhs aspirants.

Admission is provided in a total of 14 disciplines in the field of Engineering. The entrance test is held twice in a year in January and April. This page sums up the application process, eligibility criteria, exam scheme, etc. in a comprehensive way.

LPU NEST 2020 Notification – Application Started

LPU NEST 2020 Slot Booking for B.Tech Course has been started now. Click Here to Check Slot Booking Details.

LPU NEST 2020 Exam Dates has been Announced for Various Courses. Click Here to Check Exam Date Details.

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LPU NEST 2020 Online Counseling for Admission has been started now. Click Here to Check Counseling Details.

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LPU NEST 2020 Highlights

LPU NEST 2020 Important Dates

For Engineering Course 

For MBA Course

All Other Programme Dates (Except B.Tech, MBA, LL.M, PG Agriculture & Ph.D.)

Important Dates for P.hD (Autumn Term)

General Guidelines for Remotely Proctored Online Exam

Due to the Covid-19 pandemic lockdown, as per the notifications of central and state governments, it is safe to stay at home. Therefore, to facilitate our prospective students, LPU offers to appear in the LPUNEST using a remotely proctored online exam by staying at home. Following are the pivotal points that you should know before you appear in the exam: –

The remote proctoring module needs the following system configuration and requirements: –

System Configuration

Processor: Core 2 Duo & above Processor

Speed: 1.5 GHz & above RAM: Minimum 1 GB

Operating System (Windows)- Minimum: Windows 7 Recommended: Windows 10

Operating System (MAC)- Minimum: MAC OS X Recommended: MAC OS

• The remote proctoring module requires a proper internet connection of a minimum of 1 Mbps.
• You should have a working web camera and mic available/attached with your Laptop/desktop.
• Ensure proper lighting in the room so that the pictures captured during the exam are not blurred.
• You will receive login information prior to the exam.
• LPU counselor will call you prior to the exam to make you accustomed to the entire process, infrastructure requirements and other important information to appear in the test.
• You will be under constant observation during the entire duration of the test via artificial intelligence tools and live to monitor by the proctors. Any suspected activity will lead to the immediate termination of the exam. The AI tools will be able to detect any movement of face or eyeballs and highlight the same automatically. The candidate will be under constant vigilance of proctor through a live feed to deter any suspicious activity of the candidate.

NOTE:- For detailed information (regarding exam procedure, infrastructure requirements and things to remember during the exam) refer to the instruction manual in the email you will receive before the exam.

LPU NEST 2020 Application Form 

Aspirants may complete and present the LPU NEST 2020 Application Form in both online and offline ways.

• Those who long for appearing in LPU NEST 2020 exam will have to apply for the registration as per instructions.
• LPU NEST 2020 Application Form has been released on 14th September 2019.
• The students may fill the form by going to its official page
• Fill the details which are of central importance for application including all personal and academic information to access the registration no and password.
• The registration will come upon various dates for all courses accepted by LPU.
• While application, they need to mention the exam center and fill the option for the online exam.
• The application will no complete the payment of a fee.

Application Fee

• The application fee will be submitted online through (Debit/credit card, net banking or through demand draft).
• The Demand Draft will be accepted by Lovely Professional University paid at Jalandhar.

For Online Mode

Cost of Application Form and Soft copy of LPUNEST Kit is ₹800 (for Boys) and
₹500 (for Girls).
Cost of Application Form and Printed LPUNEST Kit is ₹1000 (for Boys) and ₹700
(for Girls).

Note: For online application, Applicant should have Online Banking facility through Net
banking/ Debit card/ Credit card.

For Offline Mode

Applicants may obtain LPUNEST Kit from University Campus or any other prescribed place by paying cash.

Cost of Application Form and Printed LPUNEST Kit is ₹800 (for Boys) and ₹500 (for Girls).

Mode of Payment: Candidate can pay the application fee online via credit card/debit card/ net banking. And for offline mode, a candidate can pay the fee via cash/Cheque and the demand draft.

In case of DD candidates have to send an envelope containing details of the applicant contact information, signature, passport size photograph to the address mentioned below:

Division of Admission,
Lovely Professional University,
Jalandhar- Delhi GT Road (NH-1),
Phagwara, Punjab (India)-144411.

LPU NEST 2020 Eligibility Criteria

For B.Tech Course

• The applying candidates must be Indian
• Those who have completed their 12th examinations from any reputed board with Physics, Mathematics & English subjects with a minimum of 60% will be eligible for admission into LPU.
• Qualifying Exam: Candidate should have passed 10+2 level examination or its equivalent examination from a recognized board or university.
• Qualifying Marks: Candidate must have obtained 60% aggregate marks in 10+2 level.
• Qualifying Subjects: Candidate must have passed the 12^th level with Physics, Maths, and English as the main subjects.

For Law Course

• Those candidates who have completed their graduation from any course with 50% in total with 30 years of age will be taken in to account.
• For BA LL.B.(Hons.), B.Com. LL.B.(Hons.) & BBA LL.B. (Hons.) and those who are reserved ones will have age moderations.
• The students who have done 12^th from the subject English will be able to get admission into their selected course. The reserved ones will be given age moderations.

For MBA Course

Those clearing their graduation or doing their graduation from any reputed college or university will be eligible for admission. Aspirants should obtain a minimum of 60% marks in their graduation will be considered.

• qualifying Exam: Candidate should have passed in a Bachelors’s degree (any discipline) or its equivalent examination from a recognized board or university.
• Qualifying Marks: Candidate must have obtained 55% aggregate marks in a bachelor’s degree.
• Scorecard: Must have secured 80 percentile in CAT/XAT/LPU NEST and 85 percentile in CMAT/MAT or GMAT and Interview.

For M.Tech Programme:

• Qualifying Exam: Candidate should have passed B.E. or B.Tech. Or B. Arch. or B.Plan or its equivalent examination from recognized board or university.
• Qualifying Marks: Candidate must have obtained 60% aggregate marks in the qualifying exam.

LPU NEST 2020 Exam Pattern 

Online Proctored Test from Home

Exam Pattern for B.Tech.

Exam Pattern for LL.M

For MBA Course: 

Exam Mode: The exam will be in online mode only.
Exam Duration: The total duration of the exam will be 150 minutes.
Type of Questions: Multiple choice questions will be asked during the exam.
A number of questions: A total of 100 questions will be formulated.
Negative Marking: There will be no negative marking for incorrect answers or unanswered questions.

Exam Pattern for MBA

For B. Tech

• The exam will continue for 150 minutes
• The exam will be online-based
• There will include objective questions in the exams.
• There will be 110 questions in the exam.
• No negative marking has been specified in the exam.

For B.Tech Course

• The exam will continue for 150 minutes in an online way (CBT).
• The mode of questions will be objective.
• There will be a total of 110 questions in the exam.
• No negative marking has been specified in the exam.

For Law Course

• The exam will be finished in 120 minutes
• The exam will be held by the online process(CBT)
• Only Objective or Multiple Type Questions will appear in the exam.
• The total number of questions will be 80
• The exam will not specify any negative marking in the exam.

LPU NEST 2020 Syllabus

• For MBA, the questions will get asked from English, General Awareness and General Aptitude.
• For B.tech, the whole curriculum will be set by 12^th including subjects like Physics, Chemistry, English, Mathematics/Biology.
• For Law, there will be topics on Quantitative and Logical Aptitude, Legal Reasoning.

Preparation Tips

• Follow the correct schedule regularly.
• You must know the complete program and its contents.
• Begin the preparation in time so that no subject remains intact.
• The review is critical in the life of the student. Therefore, keep reviewing your topics every day.
• Work hard on basic concepts.
• Improve your skills to solve problems and maintain your health.

LPU NEST 2020 Slot Booking

After the registration process, the slot booking of LPU NEST 2020 will start. The slot booking of LPU NEST 2020 for Schedule I has been started from 1st December 2019 and for Schedule II has been started from 1st March 2020.

LPU NEST 2020 Admit Card

The LPU NEST 2020 Hall Ticket/Admit Card will need to be collected from the website of LPU. The official page will display the link to get Admit card for a limited period.

• You will require giving sufficient details for downloading the Admit card such as registration no and password.
• The aspirants will be able to initialize the Admit card on the condition to provide all details in the correct format. After downloading the Admit card, keep its Xerox copy for exam time.
• The LPU NEST 2020 Admit card will show the most important details namely aspirant’s name, date of birth, exam timing, and venue in printed form.
• There will be a necessity to hold the Admit card when appearing for the exam as there is no other way to attend the exam.

LPU NEST 2020 Result

The aspirants giving exam most efficiently will have their eyes set on Result. The LPU NEST 2020 Schedule-I Result will be Declared on 31st January 2020. and Schedule-II Result Declared on 30th April 2020.

The Result for LPU NEST 2020 will be taken by students online at the website. For that purpose, they need to submit roll no and date of birth. Attending counseling requires a substantial copy of the Result for its authentication. It must be ensured to get the print out of the scorecard after downloading it.

The LPU will have any authority to produce the cut off varying streams. There will be a separate cut off for an individual course. Post the announcement of the Result; the students will access the merit list which will be score-based.

The rank list that appeared on the official page will represent the passing scores of students, their ranks, and many other details. The Result will also be accepted on the registered email id of students.

LPU NEST 2020 Cut Off

LPU NEST 2020 Cut Off is the minimum marks a candidate must score in the entrance test to be eligible for admission into the University. Also, the scholarship will be awarded to the students who will score more than or equal to the cutoff marks.

LPU NEST 2020 Counselling

Once the Result is made known to all appeared students, the university will come off as counseling procedures for those qualified for the exam.

• The aspirants will apply for counseling online where the seat distribution will take place.
• The students may be available for admission as per marks attained in the LPU NEST entrance exam and interview.
• Aspirants should check the process to fill the vacant seats at LPU.
• They will have an opportunity to mention the preferred courses in the Application Form and fix their documents.
• Once the documents are scrutinized, the seats are provided in order of seat availability, scores obtained in the exam, choice filling.

Documents Required for LPU NEST 2020 Counselling 

Date of Birth Proof (10th certificate, PAN card/Aadhaar card)

• 10+2 Passing Certificate
• Score Card/ Rank card

If you have any other questions about LPU NEST 2020, you can write your queries in the comments box below.