Lovely Professional University's Twinning programs: Offering diversity in disciplines and learning destinations at minimal expenses

The ongoing economic downturn that struck the world economy last year is proving to be big blow to Indian students’ foreign education dreams. Thousands of students, who were aspiring to go abroad for higher studies, are deferring their plans due to global recession, tapering financial assistance and a bleak job market.
In this background, LPU has come with its series of twinning programs in Engineering, Business Administration and Computer Applications that provide such students to get an international degree at approx. 50% of the conventional cost incurred while studying abroad. With the articulation arrangement between LPU and foreign universities, the former is offering these Twinning programmes. As per the arrangement, students complete a part of a programme at LPU, and rest with the foreign partner university. The final degree is awarded by the foreign university.

As the years of the programme in LPU are based on US pedagogy, thus these programmes provide students with an opportunity to choose their specialization after they join LPU's partner university abroad. LPU has tied up with various world class universities in USA, Canada , UK and Australia; so that the students can choose from the list of the partner universities, on the basis of merit and are not compelled to bind themselves to any particular university or country at the time of admission. Students can make their mind on to the future course of their study, while pursuing the part of the programme at LPU; thereby reaching a more precise decision with regard to the choice of the country and the University.
Giving more details about the features of twinning program, Mr. Ashok Mittal, Chancellor-LPU said, “Basically, the programs are meant to impart the learning as per the global standards, adhered in some of the most developed nations of the world. The part of learning that is completed at LPU acts as a propeller for an assured successful education career abroad in some of the most globally renowned Universities, which have partnered with LPU. With tie ups with more than 20 Universities abroad, we offer a range of options to our students to chart his future course in professional education, at economical expenses.”
LPU is taking admissions in its B Tech (International), BBA (International), B. Sc Hospitality Management and MBA (International) programs, for which the eligibility condition has been fixed at 50% marks in penultimate class.

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.”

A Second Batch of 15 Students of LPU’s MBA Programme Leave to UNCC,USA for 4 Weeks Study Tour

In order to let its students of MBA have a great International Business Exposure, the School of Business of Lovely Professional University has arranged a four weeks’ educational tour to the University of North Carolina at Charlotte in United States for the second batch of its students. A group of 15 students and a faculty member has proceeded under a definite schedule of interesting opportunities for interaction with American culture both on the UNC campus and in the community, from 13 June to 7 July 2010. Already, a group of 62 MBA students have visited USA under such a Programme.

During their four weeks long trip to USA, the students will visit eminent corporate houses like office of IBM and Federal Reserve Bank of America amongst many others.

This programme will help the students to:
• learn the importance of the global perspective to a business manager in relation to finance, management, marketing and other major areas of business.
• become more comfortable and confident when interacting with American and international business people.
• see business skills in a global context and understand that the appreciation for travel and a compassionate world view are assets in this field.
• observe campus and American culture through visits to UNC Charlotte classes and various community sites.
• strengthen business communication skills through cultural interaction and understanding.
• access the educational resources of the University like library, computer labs and language labs as well as other facilities.
• gain important know-how and expertise for prevailing business culture in technology and management oriented organizations.
• gain an insight into the functioning of business houses of the most robust and the largest economy of the world.


Two visiting students Sonam and Shabeena of MBA International Exposure Said: “We always wanted to learn about international business practices and work philosophy in practical shape. This opportunity will really help us to have more knowledge of business operations to make us more adaptable professionals.” On the same lines, Gangesh and Rajinder of MBA Hons were of the view that Charlotte Region being a hub of almost all business activities with hundreds of foreign owned firms, “we all will be able to interact with great business people to discuss solutions for current business issues in the global economy.”

Bidding farewell to the touring group, the Chancellor of LPU, Sh. Ashok Mittal anticipated that the students would make efforts to gain the maximum out of the visit. Stressing the need for an acquaintance regarding global business culture, he said: “ Globalization is the single largest factor to govern the business scene in India and abroad. Those who remain unaware and ignorant of customs and cultures outside their own can never be successful in the present scenario. Professionally skilled persons should not confine themselves to Indian job markets only. The world has opened up and is mainly and primarily one single global village in regards to business. Infact, all modern endeavours and enterprises operate and develop only in a global environment. So it is very essential for professional students to visit comparatively better places to have great insight into the real world of business and techniques and learn how performers of such areas are interacting internationally. For such International Exposure Programmes, our University also has plans for Engineering, Hotel Management and Fashion Technology students.”

LPU wins 5 awards at "Joust-10" Fest at Patiala : Best Award in Picture Perception Test and 3 Member

Students of Lovely School of Management, LPU bagged five prizes in the recently held Multi Talent Competitive Professional Event "Joust 10" held at Punjabi University, Patiala. The team which comprised of MBA students of LPU displayed their skills in various forms of cultural and literary events and bagged two gold and one silver medal. The team was awarded cash prize of thousands of rupees for its performance Sajit Nair won the first prize in the "Picture Perception Contest"
and second prize in "Case Analysis Contest". While the previous was based on perceiving the best possible idea from a given picture, the latter tested the students ability grasp an imaginary situation and come up with its incisive analysis. Nair along with Deepika and Karan won the first prize in "3-member extempore contest." LPU also won two other prizes in debate competitions as well. Congratulating the students, Executive Dean-LPU" said, "It is a great feeling that our students are doing great at intra Universities cultural Fest. It is equally important along with studies, that students should uphold the importance of our rich culture; and LPU is committed to make its students culturally as sound as they are in academics." The splendid display of talent at the fest by LPU students is an outcome of the steps taken in this direction." Sajit Nair, who won four, awards for his performance in different events, said, "I am happy that I have won recognition for my University. I see my success in cultural event as a complementary part of my academic success. Personally, I feel that students from professional fields should nurture one arts based hobby, which will help them in developing a more balanced personality."

Student of Lovely Professional University Becomes Ethical Hacker : Selected as Brand Ambassador

A brilliant student of Lovely Professional University of MCA 2008 Batch Department of Computer Applications, has been selected as Brand Ambassador of a well-reputed IT Company TCIL functioning at Chandigarh. He has to act for corporate ethical hacking module. He is going to reveal his talents working as a penetration tester for many companies who want to audit their website and also want to find vulnerabilities in them.

World over it is a hard known fact that hackers are regularly playing havoc in the IT Sector by bringing disgrace to a utility which is otherwise highly beneficial for the humanity . That is why 'Industry' has started realizing the utmost importance and need of persons like Rahul Tyagi. And, it is worth noticing that TCIL-IT is an ISO certified corporate as well as an industrial training providing company that deals in PHP, ASP, ASP.net, Java as well as Ethical hacking.

On getting the news about his selection, he said in an overwhelming emotion of happiness: "I have grabbed a great opportunity, in a way, to serve the mankind on ethical grounds by curbing the silent and secret hacking operations which pounce upon us to harm in one or the other menacing way."

Congratulating Tyagi on his this marvellous stepping into the hierarchy of great achievers of LPU, the Executive Dean of the University, Mrs. Rashmi Mittal said: "It has pleased me immensely while noticing that in addition to their regular pofessional study courses, students at LPU are keen about non-conventional or necessary outcomes of their courses working day and night to abolish those social taboos which hamper growth of the society. Thus, students like Tyagi win kudos for themselves and their alma mater."

LPU invites applications for Academic Session 2010: Starts India's largest scholarship for students

Lovely Professional University (Punjab) - India's largest University in terms of students studying in campus announced the start of its admissions for various courses for the academic session 2010. The announcement was made by Shri Ashok Mittal, Chancellor-LPU. The University which is a pioneer in setting new benchmarks in the delivery of quality professional education to more than 24000 students enrolled in more than 150 programs of doctorate, post graduation, graduation and diploma level.

The University has come up with a scholarship policy, where every admitted student, who has scored more than 70% will be entitled to a scholarship. The students are eligible to get maximum scholarship worth Rs. 1,00,000/- per year, subject to their conformity with the University's norms. There are other brackets of scholarship awards in accordance with the performance of the student in the qualifying exam. Adopting an inclusive approach, University has also laid a special provision for those dedicated students,who because of certain reasons could not perform optimally with respect to their potential. For such students, a LPU wil conduct a test named as TFA; wherein scholarships will be awarded to worthy students.

Shri Mittal while commenting in the scholarship policy said "The students of today are the leaders of tomorrow. As an University it is our duty to encourage and support the dedicated and deserving students and lay a strong foundation for the bright future of these future leaders. We are committed to transform the way education is imparted in India and feel the right education is the way to the development of the country. This scholarship is an attempt to provide equal opportunities to quality education to all the students."

LPU has generated a massive interest with respect to admissions from various parts of the country as well as from abroad. Already, LPU is imparting education to students from 23 states of India as well as 5 different countries. The University has received applications from students from as far as South Korea and Congo.

It has to be noted that University has opened various international courses in collaboration with nearly 20 international Universities from USA, UK, Canada and Australia. The programs allow the students to complete a part of their studies abroad and a selected number international free tours to various developing economies.

15 best UK Universities Visited Lovely Professional University

Lovely Professional University invited 15 Universities of UK to visit its Campus.The motive was to let the Foreign Aspiring Students have a great opportunity to meet with UK academicians face to face. It also had an aim to seek possible collaborations with foreign universities for the benefit of Indian students. The representatives of the Foreign universities also met the Chancellor and the Vice –Chancellor of LPU to seek firm collaborations to promote Students and Faculty Exchange Programmes , Articulation and Joint Researches.
The representatives of top ranking Universities including Roehampton , Staffordshire, Birmingham City,Aston,Bagnor,Canterbury Christ Church,Edge Hill,Tee-side and the Universities of Westminster ,Worcester , Bedfordshire, Central Lancashire , the Creative Arts , Northampton , London Academy of Management Sciences paved their way to respond fully to this great educational cause. As many as 600 students got required details from them as per their wants .
Infact,LPU’s this possible foreign collaborative efforts also aim to build mutually beneficial relationships between people in the UK and India to increase appreciation of the creative ideas and achievements . The foreign delegates willingly met  with  Chancellor  Ashok Mittal and Vice- Chancellor Dr Vijay Gupta of LPU and discussed elaborately the details regarding the tie-up options for higher study programmes under modern techniques and trends . The discussions were held in a very anticipating manner , keeping in view the inclinations of the Indian Students . The Universities of Roehampton and Northampton have shown great interest towards this. They also looked forward for the stronger relations between the two.
On this occasion, Mark Blakemore, International Recruitment Officer of Roehampton University London said:“ Indian students are the second largest international students community in the UK. Here in LPU , students have got an opportunity at their door-steps  about all those details, in a very easy and convenient way, for which they usually seen hankering after hither and thither , sometimes even becoming victims to negative elements under misgivingse have tried our levels best to satisfy almost all queries of students and their parents.”
While expressing his sense of gratitude towards  the visiting Universities, the  Chancellor  of LPU ,Ashok Mittal said:“ I personally feel that the education is a key for cultural exchange beyond any rivalry among institutions and universities regarding  any intake . It can bring different people together from all over the world and they , in turn , learn from one another. This event will ,too, help to promote cultural exchange between UK and India and possible collaborations between the universities for higher studies under latest trends and techniques. "