MBA in Financial Markets 

at LPU, Jalandhar

CAT is one of the accepting exams for LPU admission. LPU conducts LPUNEST Lovely Professional University National Entrance and Scholarship Test for admission to MBA course. It is conducted in online mode every year. The test acts as an Entrance Test as well as Scholarship Test. The amount of scholarship is determined by the marks and rank obtained by candidates in the exam. LPUNEST is a 2.5 hours exam including 125 questions. Apart from LPUNEST, the university also accepts MAT, XAT and other Management entrance exam scores for admission. The shortlisted candidates are further called for GDPI round. 

The result of LPU NEST 2025 exam will be released within 48 hours after the exam.  Candidates will receive the test results directly in their portal. The candidates must enter the login credentials to check the LPU NEST 2025 Result. The result will not be send to the candidates by post. 

LPU admission to MBA course is based on LPUNEST, CAT, MAT, XAT, CMAT or NMAT score followed by a GDPI round. Additionally, Candidates must pass graduation with at least 55% aggregate or completed Company Secretary (CS) from the Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI) or Chartered Accountancy (CA) from the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) or Cost & Management Accountancy (CMA) from Institute of Cost Accountants of India (ICAI) to apply for LPU MBA course. After completion of the selection rounds, candidates need to pay a fee to confirm their seat. The total fee for LPU MBA course ranges between INR 7.60 Lacs and INR 9.60 lakh. The fee is calculated based on the semester fee.

The key highlights of LPU placements 2022 is presented in the below-mentioned table:

Note: In the absence of course-specific data, generic placement data is taken.

The exam fee for LPUNEST is INR 1,000 for males and INR 500 for females. 'Take Admission' option is now available to all applicants. This means that candidates can qualify for admission through the LPUNEST/ interview process either before or after submitting their application for MBA course. Candidates are required to follow the below-mentioned steps to fill out the LPU application form: 

Step 1: Visit the official website and click on the ' Apply Now' tab at the top of the web page. 

Step 2: Register on the official admission portal of LPU i.e. LPUADMIT (admission.lpu.in) with basic details such as name, email-id, mobile no., state, gender and password). The email id used during registration will act as the username for the portal and the password needs to be set by the candidate while registering.  Candidates can continue to apply for LPUNEST (for scholarship purposes). 

Step 3: Upload the requisite documents.

Step 4: Pay the application fee and hit on the submit button to complete the application process. 

Documents required at the time of application

• Recent photograph
• Marksheet and passing certificates of Graduation
• Address proof

After completing degree from LPU, students are open to multiple opportunities. An MBA graduate gets jobs which include team lead and managerial responsibility of the department. Given below are some of the popular job options after MBA:

• Finance Manager
• Marketing Manager
• Sales Manager
• Human Resources Manager
• Operations Manager
• Product Manager

Click here to know career options available after MBA.

The total intake for LPU MBA is 520. Check below MBA specialisation-wise intake:

LPU was ranked by NIRF under the 'Management Category' in 2023. Check below LPU rankings for last three years:

Lovely Professional University accepts LPUNEST/ LPUNEST/ MAT/ XAT/ CMAT/ NMAT scores for admission to the MBA course. CAT 2023 registration window is now closed and the exam is schedule for Nov 26, 2023. CAT cutoff 2023 will be released soon after the CAT result. During the LPU CAT cutoff 2022, the overall CAT percentile was 70 for the General All India category candidates. LPU CAT percentile remain constant from the last three years. So, considering the past three years cutoff percentile, LPU CAT 2023 percentile is also expected to ranged between 70 to 75 for General category. 

LPU has released some of the important dates regarding admission 2024. The LPU NEST 2024 last admission date is Jan 20, 2025 for all UG & PG courses. The procedure to book LPU NEST 2024 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.