LPUNEST 2021 Application Form, Exam Dates, Eligibility, Pattern and Syllabus

LPU NEST competitive exam is known for getting admissions for UG and PG Engineering, Business administration, and Law courses in Lovely professional University with various specializations in the selected stream held as per the university committee's schedule. The students are advised to keep a tab on some of the tentative dates related to this entrance examination. Here are some of the tentative details mentioned that the students will have to check on to get updates on the schedule of LPU NEST 2021, which are given below. LPU NEST is usually conducted twice a year in schedule one and two.

LPU 2021 NEST for B-Tech

LPU 2021 NEST for MBA

Students getting prepared to appear for LPU NEST 2021 should know about the conducting University that initiates making important decisions in their eligibility criteria. Knowing the specified criteria will help the aspiring students to know if they will be qualified or have the capacity to appear for the exam before filling the online application form. Here, the candidates should realize that once the LPU committee decides that the student doesn’t fit the set criteria, the application might be eliminated at any admission stage. 

Students applying for the entrance test must fulfill the eligibility criteria mentioned below to appear for the Lovely professional University National Eligibility and Scholarship Test (LPU NEST) 2021 exam:

• For students appearing for UG course like B-Tech as such must have completed class 12 from a recognized board in relevant Science stream with a minimum aggregate of 60% with having compulsory subjects like Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics
• For PG course MBA appearing candidates, they should have completed a degree in any relevant stream with a minimum of 55% aggregate. Students are also considered based on their MAT, CMAT, CAT, NMAT, XAT, CA (CMA) scores.

The students can apply for LPU NEST and can do it offline and online. In the online format, students will have to follow certain steps before applying for LPU NEST 2021, like Registration, Filling the Application and Uploading scanned Photographs and other required Documents, Online/ Online paying of fees, etc. The LPU NEST 2021 Application Form will be made live and accessible from the Last week of December 2020 as announced by the LPU authority, and the last due date for the submission of the application form with fee will be in the last week of March 2021. LPU NEST 2021 Application form will be made accessible through online mode on the official website and can also be applied in the offline format.

The online application form will be live from 2021, and students can make sure that they are registered on time for taking up the entrance test.

Step 1: Registration                                                                                  

To register for LPU NEST 2021, the students will have to provide some of the basic details such as their name, date of birth, email-id, contact details, residence address, choice of stream, specializations, entrance exam details, exam center information, etc. and lastly press submit button.

Step 2: Uploading Documents/ Photographs                                      

Applicants have to upload their photograph digitally and their signature in a scanned copy as per the specifications asked in the form. The document size that needs to be submitted should be within the specified size limit in the form.

Step 3: Application Submission                                                                    

Once the above two steps are accomplished, a confirmation message will be displayed on the screen, and the student should read it and click on ‘I accept the terms and conditions.’

The LPU NEST 2021 application form will appear on the screen, and the aspirants will have to scrutinize all the details, try to modify them if necessary, and then click on ‘Save and Print.’ Students are recommended to print out the application receipt after the above steps are completed.

Step 4: Payment of Fees                                                 

Application fees will have to be paid through online (debit/credit card, net banking)   and offline (cash) mode, for which the application fee for LPU NEST 2021 is INR 800 for boys and INR 500 for girls. The payment link for LPU NEST 2021 application fees will be live only after the form has been submitted, and the students can continue to pay the fees.

Step 5: Confirmation of LPU NEST 2021 Application

After the payment transaction of the LPU NEST application fee is completed, students will get an online receipt to their mobile number, which shows the completion of the registration process.

They will also get a mail on their registered email ID where the students will get a PDF file of the complete Application Form of LPU NEST 2021 attached, and later, they can access their registered accounts and print out the application form.

While preparing to attend the LPU NEST 2021 competitive entrance exam, the students must be aware of any changes in the Exam Pattern. This will help them with better preparation by knowing the details like the mode of examination, marking criteria, important sections to concentrate on, any negative marking, question type, the total number of questions and sections, exam duration, etc.

LPU NEST 2021 is a 2 ½ hours or 150 minutes exam accessible in online mode exams for joining management courses at the university level. Here the students will have to attend 150 questions for 540 marks. The exam paper has 5 sections to attend with subjects like Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, English, and Biology, with each section having 30 questions and there is no negative marking.

LPU NEST 2021 for MBA is for 150 mins with 100 questions. The question paper is in MCQ format and has 3 sections, namely- General Awareness, General Aptitude, and English, each question carrying 3 marks with no negative marking.

LPU NEST 2021 Syllabus

LPU doesn’t specify any particular syllabus for the entrance exam. For UG admissions, questions will be based on the 10th and 12th board syllabus. For PG admissions, the questions will be based on their degree knowledge. However, the question paper will be diversified into 4 different sections, and the students will have to focus on studying those topics related to these subjects.

 For the LPU NEST 2021 computer-based test admit card/ hall ticket will be issued to the candidates who have registered for the exam after the slot booking is made. Firstly, the student must log in to the LPU NEST website and click on the ‘Admit card’ link and enter their login details and download the admit card/ hall ticket. He/she must carefully check the information mentioned on the admit cards, such as the applicant's name, exam date, venue, time, and contact details. Applicants must also carry a photo ID proof issued by the Government of India to the exam center and attach a recent passport size photograph on the hall ticket as they uploaded in the LPU NEST application form. It is also compulsory for all applied candidates to carry their admit card at the examination center. If not, the applicant will not be allowed to attend the examination without the admit card and any valid additional ID proof.

Documents Required with LPU NEST 2021 Admit Card

In addition to LPU NEST 2021 admit card/ hall ticket, the candidate shall also carry one more valid Photo Id proof to prove their identity, such as: 

• Passport
• Driving License
• PAN Card
• Voter ID
• Aadhaar ID

LPU NEST results in 2021 are tentative to be announced by the last week of January 2021 for the first schedule and in the last week of April 2021 for the second schedule. The result and the rank list will be released on the official website of LPU NEST 2021. The LPU NEST merit list can be viewed using the login credentials.

LPU NEST 2021 results and merit list includes details such as student’s name, student’s LPU NEST registration number, roll number of the applicant, section-wise scores, and overall scores. The results with rank/ merit will be available on the website until one month after the announcement, and the students can download the scorecard for themselves.

Steps to Download LPU NEST 2021 Results

• Visit the LPU NEST official website.
• Click on the ‘LPU NEST scorecard’ tab.
• Enter your login credentials such as LPU NEST 2021 user ID and password

Lastly, Download and save the LPU NEST 2021 result, and lastly, take a print out.      

One of the important factors for an aspirant to know is about LPU NEST 2021 qualifying and Admission cut off:

The University e will announce LPU NEST 2021 cut-off margin based on the student’s performance in the entrance test and their results published online on the university's official website. The margin percentage depends on varied reasons, and it is mandatory for applicants to outreach the margin criteria to qualify for the examination & to further participate in various processes.

LPU NEST 2021 Counseling

LPU NEST 2021 counseling will be organized once the authorities declare the entrance test result. The LPU authority will begin its counseling process by the Fourth week of April 2021 for B-tech. This counseling process includes various steps such as document verification, seat allotment and admission fees, etc.

Priory, the students have to register themselves for the counseling process by paying the applicable fees for it. Later, the students are recommended to submit their original documents for the verification process, and finally, the seat allocation will be made individually based on the LPU NEST score.

When filling the application for LPU NEST 2021, the candidates should select their preferred exam centers (city) for taking up the examination. LPU NEST 2021 exam center allotment for each registered candidate will be done based on the candidate's choice and the availability of seats. Exam center details will be printed on the admit card/ hall ticket and other details.

LPU NEST 2021 will be held by the LPU campuses located in cities of the country, and a few of them are:

Lovely Professional University, Jalandhar - Delhi G.T. Road,    
Phagwara, Punjab (India) – 144411
Phone: +91-1824-404404
Toll Free: 1800 102 4431
Fax: +91-1824-506111
Email: [email protected] : [email protected]
Website: http://www.lpu.in/