B.Des. in Interior and Furniture (Lateral Entry) 

at LPU, Jalandhar

Aspirants who have completed Class 12 with English with at least 50% aggregate can apply for LPU BDes course. Candidates must hold the documents supporting their eligibility for verification at later stages of admission. LPU also offers lateral entry to the second year of the course. Candidates need to complete three-year Diploma in Interior/ Architecture/ Civil after completing Class 10 or two or one-year Diploma after Class 12 to apply for BDes (LE).

Yes, candidates need to pass any of the national-level entrance exams like UCEED, NID Entrance Exam, NIFT Entrance Exam or CUET score. Aspirants who have not qualified or appeared for any of the above entrance exams, can appear for LPUNEST. Lovely Professional University conducts the National Entrance and Scholarship Test for admission to its various courses. LPUNEST is a computer based test of 150 minutes. The test includes 125 questions of a total of 500 marks. 

Lovely Professional University offers a four-year BDes programme spread across eight semesters. The university offers LPU at UG level in eight specialisations, namely User Experience, Interior & Furniture, etc. Apart from regular BDes, LPU also offers lateral entry to the programme. The university provides lateral entry to three BDes specialisations. Candidates who have completed Class 12 with English with at least 50% aggregate can apply for LPU BDes course.

LPU is famous for its infrastructure and the various facilities offered by the university. LPU faculty are experienced and are one of the best faculty in India. The accepted entrance exams at LPU are LPU NEST,   JEE Main, and CUET. Candidates must keep a check on the LPU NEST application form. Apply as soon as the LPU NEST dates are released. After that give the exam and wait for the LPU NEST result. Take part in the LPUNEST counselling. If selected, confirm the admission as soon as possible because the seats are limited for this famous university.

No, Lovely Professional University does not offer direct admission. However, there are few courses to which admission is merit-based.  Aspirants scoring a 65% aggregate have a good chance of getting admission in LPU. Candidates seeking admission must visit the official website of the university to apply online. To apply for LPU, aspirants need to register for LPUNEST for admission to undergraduate and postgraduate courses. LPU admission to most of the courses is based on LPUNEST score. However, national-level entrance exam scores are also accepted for admission to BA LLB (Hons), MBA, BTech, etc. Candidates must complete Class 12 for UG courses and graduation for PG courses. The selection rounds are followed by counselling and document verification.

LPU is a good university and IITs are also very good. Both have their own reputation. IITs like IIT Delhi, IIT Roorkee, and others are one of the best public/government colleges that are present in India and LPU is one of the best private universities present in India. IITs are the best public/government institutes offering the best education in the Engineering stream. Whereas LPU is the best private university for offering some of the best courses in many streams like Management, Engineering, and others. Hence, both are incomparable. The ultimate decision lies on the students as to what makes a university or college best for him/her.

LPU has released some of the important dates regarding admission 2025. The procedure to book LPU NEST 2025 exam slot can be checked here.  After completing the LPUNEST exam application process, the exam will be conducted as a remote proctored or test centre-based exam. The candidates can also check LPU NEST Exam Pattern and LPU NEST Syllabus here.

Check below the LPU admission process:

• Application: The mode of application is online. The exam fee for LPUNEST is INR 1,000 for males and INR 500 for females. 
• Selection rounds: The university conducts LPUNEST for shortlisting candidates for various courses. LPU also accepts national-level entrance exams like CAT, MAT, CLAT, etc. 
• Admission confirmation: As soon as the selection rounds are over, candidates need to pay a fee to confirm their seat in the university.

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*This information is sourced from official website/ sanctioning body and is subject to change.