LPU’s All 960 engineering nominated seats to AIEEE filled up in the first round of counseling itself.

• Students from 22 states fill Lovely Professional University as their preference
• All India Rank 2852 (out of 9 lakhs student appeard in the AIEEE test) opt for LPU

Lovely Professional University has brought laurels to the state as all the offered 960 seats of engineering have been opted in the first round of AIEEE counseling itself. Moreover, it was a matter of immense pride as the first student to opt for LPU is a 2852 All India rank holder. This itself speaks more than anything for the confidence that students and parents have now on standards of the University and the state-Punjab.

In AIEEE more than 9 Lakh students appear throughout India and only few selected Institutes are able to participate in this coveted counseling. In Punjab only two institutes, LPU and other being NIT - Jalandhar, have participated in all India level AIEEE counseling. The most important achievement for the state of Punjab is that now students from all across India are coming to Punjab for their higher studies. The 960 students, who have opted for engineering seats, are a part of the LPU’s diverse community from 23 different states including Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Orissa, Kerala, Karnataka, Rajasthan, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Gujarat and 10 different countries.

Ashok Mittal, the Chancellor, LPU; says, “I am pleased to welcome the students from different states. Already students from 23 states are pursuing different courses at LPU, but now such a strong addition of students of AP & Kerala are there. I am humbled with this achievement that the University has been able to attract students from South also. And I assure them that they will be provided with the best standards in everything; faculty, infrastructure, hostels and above all a healthy environment. We will take a personal interest to help them accommodate in the campus”. From the observed trend it could be noted that CSE and IT are still the most popular programs among the students followed by Mechanical and Electronics. At the University also the first rank has opted for Computer Science.”