The objective of a MBA program is to make an individual aware about various aspects of any business. LPU offers MBA programs which is industry focused, based on practical learning and is research oriented, which is the demand of today’s businesses. The course enables personality development, imparts knowledge on discipline in business and provides entrepreneurial skills. At the end of the course a student becomes capable of contributing to the business and economy of the nation.
LPU offers MBA programs in the following specialisations:
The 2 constituent schools which provide the MBA program of LPU are Mittal School of Business and School of Management & Commerce. The schools offer regular MBA program as well as MBA programs which are with industry collaboration with organisations like KPMG, NSE Academy, Safeducate, IBM, Digital Marketing Institute, NHRD, etc.
Students who want to pursue an MBA program at LPU, can choose any of the specialisations which are; Agribusiness Management, Fintech, Human Resource Management, Investment Banking, Service Management, Entrepreneurship, and many more.
Students seeking admission in LPU’s MBA program must first ascertain the eligibility requirement and subsequently proceed to apply for entrance exam/ admissions:
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Program |
Eligibility Criteria |
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MBA (Regular), MBA (Financial Markets), MBA (Supply Chain & Logistics), MBA (International Business), MBA (Hospital & Healthcare Management) |
Qualified Bachelor’s Degree in any discipline with 55% aggregate marks |
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MBA (Business Analytics) |
Qualified BE/ B.Tech, or B.Sc (Physics, Chemistry & Maths), or BA (Economics/ Maths/ Statistics), or B.Com/ BBA/ BCA |
Apart from above, any candidate who has qualified Company Secretary Course from Institute of Company Secretaries of India or Chartered Accountancy from Institute of Chartered Accountants of India, or Cost & Management Accountancy from Institute of Cost Accountants of India, can also apply for admission in the MBA program.
*The university allows a relaxation of 5% in the qualifying score to the candidates of North East States and Sikkim, Defense personnel or their dependents, or the Wards of Kashmiri Migrants.
The entrance exam conducted by LPU for its MBA program is named as, Lovely Professional University National Entrance and Scholarship Test (LPUNEST). The student has a choice of appearing for the exam either Online Remotely Proctored from Home based format or a Test Centre based format.
LPUNEST (MBA) Paper Pattern:
*Only Indian National Candidates have to appear for this entrance exam.
*Candidates who have qualified CAT/MAT/ XAT with 80 percentile, or have obtained AIR up to 30,000 in CMAT, or obtained 230 score in NMAT; are exempted from giving LPUNEST.
For admission into LPU MBA program, the interested candidates have to submit an application, and go through the admission and selection process as prescribed by the university.
Application Process for National Candidates-
Step 1: Registration Process
Step 2: Application for LPUNEST (MBA)
*For detailed guidelines about Video Essay, visit, https://www.lpu.in/downloads/program/Guidelines-for-Video-Essay.pdf.
Step 3: Interview & Final Admission
For the final admission step the candidates will be selected based on their video essay. They have to appear for the interview on the date and time intimated by the university. Once the student is informed his qualifying for admission post personal interview, they have to pay the prescribed admission fee for finalising their admission.
Application Process for International/ NRI Candidates
After verification of all the information by the university authorities, a provisional admission will be provided to the applicant and an acceptance letter will be issued.
Documents Required
At the time of admission the candidates are required to submit following documents:
*If qualifying mark sheets, or eligibility certificates are not available, (in case of recently appeared or appearing category), then these can be submitted later on.
LPU provides scholarships to the students pursuing MBA program, based on various criteria. In order to encourage the students who are merit holders, and who perform remarkably in prescribed entrance exams, the university provides scholarships which are divided under 3 brackets. The scholarships are provided in form of tuition fees waiver, which are as follows:
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Scholarship Criteria |
Bracket- I (30% Tuition Fee Waiver) |
Bracket- II (25% Tuition Fee Waiver) |
Bracket- III (20% Tuition Fee Waiver) |
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On the basis of Qualifying Exam |
Above or equal to 90% in graduation OR Above or equal to 95% in 10+2 |
80%- 89.99% in graduation OR, 90%- 94.99% in 10+2 |
70%- 79.99% in graduation OR, 80%- 89.99% in 10+2 |
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On the basis of LPUNEST |
Score more than or equal to Category I cut- off |
Score more than or equal to Category II cut- off |
Score more than or equal to Category III cut- off |
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On the basis of CAT/ MAT/ XAT/ CMAT/ NMAT |
CAT/ XAT percentile equal to or more than 90 |
CAT/ XAT percentile equal to or more than 85, but less than 90 |
CAT/ XAT percentile equal to or more than 80, but less than 85 |
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MAT percentile equal to or more than 95 |
MAT percentile equal to or more than 90, but less than 95 |
MAT percentile equal to or more than 85, but less than 90 |
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CMAT AIR up to 7000 |
CMAT AIR 7001- 15000 |
CMAT AIR 15001- 25000 |
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NMAT score equal to or more than 280 |
NMAT score from 260- 279 |
NMAT score from 240- 259 |
Apart from the above-mentioned scholarships, the university also provides scholarships on the basis of performance in sports, cultural, social and co- curricular activities.
LPU provides a platform to the students where they can find desired job opportunities in renowned companies. For preparing and training the students, the university has created a Centre of Excellence, whose role is to organise Joint Placement Drives, Live Projects, Training & Internship, Guest Lectures, Workshops, etc.
Recruiters that participate in the placement and training organised by LPU for MBA students, are: Microsoft, Amazon, Capgemini, Bosch, IBM, ITC, Infosys, Goldman Sachs, Decathlon, Swiggy, Zomato, Aditya Birla Group, Forbes Marshall, Radisson Blu, Reliance, etc.
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