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Well this year in the situation of Covid-19, LPU has relaxed their eligibility norms. The eligibility criteria of this programme is Pass with 55% aggregate marks in Bachelors degree (any discipline)or equivalent, and Interview. Therefore you can proceed without any entrance exam but you have to clear an interview. LPU has been ranked 49 in the Management ranking in 2020 by National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF). The Business School of LPU is accredited from ACBSP, Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs from the USA ensuring quality education and industry experienced faculty members. The Training and Placement cell of University has a team of highly qualified and experienced professionals. The training & placement cell of university conducts many programs for Enhancing employ-ability such as Professional Enhancement classes, industry experts, Workshops, Mock Drives, Guest Lectures, Summer Internship and many others. Student can avail the opportunity like summer programme, credit transfer, international exposure etc. The university has been ranked high by outer agencies also with regard to placements of students. Around 650+ companies visit every year for campus-recruitment of students from LPU. LPU provides ample opportunities to each and every eligible student of LPU. Companies like Colgate Palmolive, Hindustan Unilever, Godrej Consumer, Asian Paints, Bajaj Allianz, CEAT, Khimji Ramdas, Ernst and Young, Flipkart, Federal Bank, Decathlon Sports, Exide Industries, Emami, Eye-Q Vision, ITC Limited, Janalakshmai Financial Services, Kelloggs, MRF, Naukri, Moodys Analytics, WNS Global, Writer Corporation, Nivesh Group, OCWEN Financial, Practo, Redington, Transport Corporation of India, Rallis India etc. Visit lpu for recruitment purpose.

The executive MBA courses provided by XLRI are various but two executive programme from XLRI worth mentioning is HRM programme and its executive fellowship programme. They shortlist the candidate based on marks, MBA passed by school, work experience etc. The admission is based on- Applicants for Exec. FPM should: have an MBA / Post Graduate Diploma in Management (PGDM) or equivalent or GMP/PGPX or A Year full-time residential programme in Management (with 60% marks), Candidates from Premier B-Schools will be given preference. Be currently employed in a full-time job. Have at least 5 years of full-time executive / managerial / teaching/research experience. Candidates who are less than 50 years of age shall get a preference. For HRM XLRI is amazing. Best wishes.

For 2020 intake, due to Covid-19 outbreak and lockdowns, the selection criteria for MBA has been relaxed a bit, now it includes only a interview via video conferencing. However you have an option to write LPU NEST for scholarships and also you can submit your CAT/XAT result if above 90 percentile and MAT/CMAT/ NMAT score more than 95 percentile for the highest slabs of scholarships. There are a host of other options too for lower percentiles, you must check their website for the same. So yes these examinations will help you get the scholarships, but for selection, Interviews hold the key. Also please remember the last date to avail the scholarships in their high brackets, you need to finish up admission process before Oct 15th 2020.