Lovely Professional University is one of the largest single-campus Private universities that is located in the outskirts of Jalandhar, Punjab. Lovely Professional University is also known as LPU was established in the year 2005 and started functioning in the year 2006. The University has a state-of-the-art campus that is spread over 600 acres and is located in the outskirts of Jalandhar.

LPU is one of the most prestigious Universities that has more than 30000 students and 4000 staff members and faculty of different Departments. LPU has attained excellence in the field of teaching, learning, research, entrepreneurship, and leadership. The main objective of Lovely Professional University is to inculcate practical outcome-based learning among the students.

Lovely Professional University has been ranked 99th in the NIRF rankings of 2023. Besides this, the University has been approved by the University Grants Commission(UGC) and has been accredited by the Association of Indian Universities (AIU).

LPU is also a member of the Association of Commonwealth Universities (ACU) and the Bar Council of India (BCI).

LPU, Phagwara:

LPU offers several undergraduate, postgraduate, Diploma, and Doctoral courses in different disciplines of Engineering, Business Administration, Applied Sciences, Law, There are more than 300 courses offered by Lovely Professional University. Besides full-time courses, the University also offers part-time courses and Distance Education courses that are managed by the Distance Education Bureau(DEB).

Students aspiring to take admission to Lovely Professional University must appear for the entrance exam conducted by the University that is LPUNEST. The University has been conferred the Best Private University award in 2017 by ASSOCHAM.

The Undergraduate courses offered by Lovely Professional University include the following:

BTech, BA (Hons), BA, B.Sc, BA LLB, BBA LLB, BA BEd, BArch, BDes, BCA, BBA.

The Postgraduate courses offered by Lovely Professional University include the following:

MTech, M.Sc, MA. MCA, MCA (Hons), MBA, LLM

Highlights of Lovely Professional; University, Phagwara, Punjab
S.No	Particulars of the University	Details of the University
1	Name of the University	Lovely Professional University (LPU)
2	Year of establishment	2005
3	Accredited by	UCG, AIU
4	Courses offered	Diploma, Undergraduate, Postgraduate, Doctorate, Distance courses
5	Location of the University	Phagwara, Punjab
6	Mode of application	Online
7	Mode of education	Regular
8	Ranking	Ranked 99th in the NIRF rankings of 2023
9	Gender intake	Co ed
10	International Collaborations	San Francisco State University, USA University of Missouri, USA University of Northampton, UK North Dakota State University, USA Cunming University, China Coventry University, UK Mount Royal University, Canada KNUST, Ghana Birmingham City University, UK The University of Newcastle, Australia University of Lethbridge, Canada
11	Entrance exams	LPUNEST
12	Top hiring companies	Microsoft TCS IBM Luminous Power technologies ICICI bank CEAT Federal bank Capgemini Genpact Byjus HCL Upgrad Amazon Flipkart Hindustan Lever Limited Oberoi Hotels and Resorts
13	Official website	www.lpu.in

Awards and accreditations of Lovely Professional University:

LPU is among the top 200 global Universities.
Ranked among the top 50 Management Institutions by NIRF.
Ranked 13th among the top Pharmacy Institutions by NIRF.
Ranked among the top 25 Institutes in India by MHRD, Government of India.
Ranked among the top 100 Engineering Institutions in India in an overall category by NIRF.
LPU DRT was chosen among the top 10 startups in the world by the International Astronautical Federation Committee.
LPU students were conferred the Stem Engagement award in 2019 by NASA.
Ranked 78 among the All India Government and Private Universities in India by MHRD, Government of India.
Ranked 13th among the best Private Business schools in India.
Ranked 3rd among the Power Private Institutes in India.
Ranked among the top Universities of the future by India Today Aspire.
Ranked 14th best among the Universities in India in Infrastructure and living experience.
Ranked 1st among the best Universities in India to be enrolled for Higher Studies.
Ranked 23rd among the top Management Institutes in India in teaching, learning, and resonance.

The infrastructure of Lovely Professional University:

Lovely Professional University has a well-built infrastructure and a beautiful campus that is surrounded by greenery and surroundings. The campus has all the modern amenities that are conducive for the educational and personal development of the students.

The LPU campus has different buildings that serve as the academic centers for the various Departments and it has been regarded as a pollution-free campus.

Lovely Professional University consists of gardens, a student center, a school of international studies, and the LPU school of education. The campus of LPU is extremely secure and there are separate hostel accommodation facilities for both boys and girls.

Hostels

The hostel rooms are well furnished and have attached washrooms. Only the dormitory rooms have common bathrooms. The bathrooms have geysers and there are continuous electricity and power backups in the hostel. The hostels have both AC and non AC rooms and facilities for air coolers are present in the non AC rooms. The hostels have a mess that serves healthy and hygienic vegetarian food for the students. High-speed internet connectivity is also available in the hostels. The hostels also have 24-hour medical facilities and an ambulance on demand present on the campus 24 hours.

Library

Lovely Professional University has a 4 storied well-equipped library to cater to the educational needs of the students. The library has all the essential higher education resources that include 1,50000 books, 300 journals, and 4000 online resources. The library is fully automated with issue return counter machines, RFID entrance, and LIBSYS software that makes the transaction of books and e-resources easy for the students. Students can also subscribe to international journals and databases in their particular streams.

Transportation

Lovely Professional University has fast and convenient transport facilities for the students who come from different parts of the state and the nearby areas. There is a large fleet of AC and non AC buses in the LPU campus that picks up and drops the students on time.

Medical facility

LPU offers world-class healthcare facilities for its students. There is a hospital present on the campus with a 24-hour ambulance service and a full-fledged uni hospital to assist the students in cases of medical emergencies. The Institute organizes regular medical camps to create health awareness among the students.

Sports

Lovely Professional University has huge courts for cricket, football, basketball, volleyball, and American football. Besides this, there are games like Taekwondo, Softball, Rowing, and Boxing that the students can play on campus. The LPU students are encouraged to participate in championships and tournaments and they have won several National and International awards in the Sports category.

Other facilities

The campus has a modernized shopping mall that houses several Departmental stores, multicuisine restaurants, electronic gadget stores, and coffee shops. The campus has several cafeterias that serve food from different countries to make the stay of the students comfortable and homely.

The LPU campus has 5 major banks and more than 50 ATMs so that the students can carry out their monetary transactions easily. LPU also has its own postal service and a Central Mail Station and a Blue Dart courier agency.