Lovely Professional University

Awards & Achievements

• The Lovely Faculty of Technology and Sciences was ranked #12 on the CSR-GHRDC Engineering Colleges Survey 2011.
• LMA Vardhman award was given to Ashok Mittal, Chancellor of Lovely Professional University (LPU). The university got the best private university of the year award by ASSOCHAM for the year 2012.
• TV Channel Star News (Now ABP News) conferred National 'Outstanding B-School – North' Award and B-School Leadership – National' Award to LPU in 2011.
• LPU bagged the World Education Award 2016 at the 7th World Education Summit held in New Delhi. The award has been given to acknowledge LPU’s efforts in developing human resource to bring innovation in open and distance learning.
• In 2016, Assocham declared LPU as the Best University for innovation and entrepreneurship in India.
• Six LPU students have been honoured at Dada Saheb Phalke Film Festival-2016 for their ad-film ‘DoCoMo-Do the New’.
• LPU’s MBA student defeats IIM students to win in ICICI Stock Mind Event. 

B.Arch Admission, Entrance Exam Eligibility, Fee Structure

Lovely Professional University one such place which lays a concrete foundation to the career of a student. The architectural education at LPU is a COA approved degree which nourishes the students with software and design skills. The course duration is five years or 10 semesters. The career prospects of B.Arch. can be categorised as follows:

• Primary Prospects: Several positions can be attained by students in various government and private organisations. Some of the famous organisations include Indian Railways, NHAI, PUDA, CIDCO, HUDCO, Metro Rail Corporation, Public Works Department and Municipal Corporations.
• Secondary Prospects: Higher Education in the field of civil design, Planning, Architecture, Construction Management or Planning can be opted for.
• Tertiary Prospects: Various design professional jobs can be taken in disciplines like multimedia, media, graphics, films, culture, journalism, software and NGOs.

LPU B.Arch Programs/Specialization

The curriculum at LPU is as per the guidelines of CoA (Council of Architecture). Also, several inputs in relation to green architecture and other renewable sources of energy are given to the students to enhance their awareness in regards to how to build an environment which is environment friendly for all. The live projects help in getting hands on experience which leads to development of critical thinking and problem solving skills in an individual.

The elective courses that are within the curriculum help in developing core competence in the candidates. Given below are the lists of elective courses that can be selected from:

• Art in Architecture
• Housing
• Interior Design
• Design and Theory
• Urban Design
• Glass Architecture and Design
• Planning Workshop
• Theatre and Film Set Design

LPU B.Arch Fee Structure

B.Arch.’s programme fee is Rs. 1,04,500 and the exam fee per semester is Rs. 2000.

LPU B.Arch Eligibility Criteria

A candidate with 60% aggregate in +2 with English and Maths as main subjects OR a Diploma from Central or State government with Maths as a subject. Apart from this, one needs to qualify in NATA 2018 or JEE Main Paper II to take admission to B.Arch.

LPU B.Arch Entrance Exam

LPUNEST is the entrance exam which needs to be cleared in order to take admission in B.Arch. The other major test through which the admission takes place is NATA (National Aptitude Test in Architecture) which usually takes place in the end of April.

Syllabus for NATA: Maths (Algebra, Statistics and Probability, Logarithms, Matrices, Coordinate Geometry, Calculus, Permutation and Combination), General Aptitude, Drawing.

LPU B.Arch Selection Process

A merit in the qualifying examination will lead to the selection of the students in B.Arch. at LPU.