Fee and Scholarship for LPUNEST (Ph.D.)

FEE AND SCHOLARSHIP FOR Ph.D. (November Schedule)

Fee

Fee applicable to applicants admitted on the basis of LPUNEST (Ph.D.) will be as per details given below:

Discipline Name	Fee (Per Semester)	Discipline Name	Fee (Per Semester)
Engineering	₹68000	Environmental Sciences	₹68000
Agriculture	₹68000	Forensic Sciences	₹68000
Sciences	₹68000	Biotechnology	₹68000
Pharmaceutical Sciences	₹68000	Bioinformatics	₹68000
Medical Laboratory Sciences	₹68000	Planning	₹68000
Ayurvedic Pharmaceutical Sciences	₹68000	Performing Arts	₹58000
Microbiology	₹68000	Commerce	₹58000
Biochemistry	₹68000	Punjabi	₹58000
Food Technology	₹68000

Scholarship

Lovely Professional University strongly believes in the fact that monetary constraints should not be an obstacle for a Research Scholar to have access to quality education. So the University offers India’s largest Scholarship scheme. The objective of the scheme is to realize the vast talents that may be hidden due to financial constraints. Under this scheme, Research Scholars have been awarded with scholarship worth ₹ 100+ crores in last year only.

On the basis of Performance in LPUNEST (Ph.D.)

The categories of scholarship are based upon performance in LPUNEST (Ph.D.) The cut-off for each category will be announced along with the result of respective schedule. The scholarship details are as per the following table:

Performance in LPUNEST (Ph.D.)	Scholarship Percentage Applicable
LPUNEST score more than or equal to Category I cut-off	50% of Programme Fee
LPUNEST score more than or equal to Category II cut-off	40% of Programme Fee
LPUNEST score more than or equal to Category III cut-off	30% of Programme Fee

Note: Applicant seeking test (LPUNEST (Ph.D.)) exemption on basis of, UGC (NET/ JRF)/ CSIR (NET/ JRF)/ ICAR (JRF/ SRF) examination/ SLET (Punjab only)/ GATE/ GPAT/ ICAR (NET), Teacher Fellowship holder or passed M.Phil. Programme (in Regular mode only) may appear for test LPUNEST (Ph.D.) in order to avail the scholarship as mentioned above.
The result of scholarship for Ph.D. applicants will be declared along with the Ph.D. Interview results.

Scholarships upto 70% of programme fee are offered to research associates in centrally funded labs, Professionals working in Industry/Corporate/Teaching and candidates with various research achievements.

Scholarship for Meritorious Research Scholars
Scholarship Slab	Eligibility Criterion for the Scholarship
For 70 % Scholarship	JRF/NET/SPM/GATE/GPAT qualified Research associates/ Scientists who are working in Defence Labs/ICAR/ICMR/COE’s/DRDO/CSIR/Space-Atomic Centres	Patents (Granted= 05) OR Indexed Publications* (10) with h-index >=5
For 60% Scholarship	JRF qualified (subject to the validity period of award)	NA
For 50% Scholarship	Research associates/ Scientists working in Defence Labs/ ICAR/ICMR / COE’s/ DRDO/ CSIR/ Space-Atomic Centres OR GATE percentile more than 95/ GPAT Rank 1 - 1000	Patents (Granted= 03) OR Indexed Publications* (08) with h-index >=3
For 40% Scholarship	DST Inspire Fellow OR JRF qualified (validity period of award expired)/ GATE percentile of 90-95/ GPAT Rank 1001 – 2000	Indexed Publications* (05) with h-index >=2
For 30% Scholarship	NET (LS) qualified/ GATE percentile of 85 - 89.99/ GPAT Rank 2001 – 5000	Indexed Publications* (03) OR PG-Gold Medalist

Scholarship for Industry professionals and Teaching Fraternity

	For Industry professionals	For Teaching Fraternity
For 50% Scholarship	If listed in -Fortune India 500/Forbes 500/ET 500 Company/Gallup/Bloomberg Top 500	Corporate Trainers (minimum 5 candidates from same organization should take admission through their corporate office in one go)
For 40% Scholarship	Public Sector Undertakings	NA
For 30% Scholarship	LPU Associates	Corporate Trainers/ Academicians (LPU Associate - Universities/ Schools/ Trainings/ Coaching Institutes)
For 20% Scholarship	Other Industry Professionals	Academicians other than LPU Associates, other Industry Professionals

For Research Scholars who conferred their Post graduation degree from LPU

	Mode of Study
For 40% Scholarship	Full-time Scholars
For 30% Scholarship	Part-time Scholars

Other Scholarship categories

	Miscellaneous
For 30% Scholarship	Assault Survivors^#
For 20% Scholarship	Women

*Indexed only in Scopus or Web of Science excluding ESCI (Emerging Source Citation index)
#Acid attack survivor and Rape Victims only.
For Full Time Scholars, 30% Scholarship is applicable and Additional Teaching Fellowship of Rs. 15600, subject to qualify the eligibility criterion.

Note:

Subject to Qualifying GPAT.
GATE score should be valid at the time of admission.
If candidate applies from above categories or elsewhere from LPU, only one scholarship whichever is higher will be applicable.
Allotted Scholarships to Research Associates/ Scientists who are working in Defense Labs/ ICAR/ ICMR/ COE’s/ DRDO/ CSIR/ Space- Atomic Centres, Industries and Teaching Institutes (Universities/ Colleges/ Schools) for Research Scholars will continue in subsequent years only after submission of their job continuence certificates upon due verification.
If candidate qualifies JRF/NET/SPM/GATE/GPAT within 1.5 years of registration in the Ph.D. Programme then he/she is eligible for scholarship in the immediate next term.
If any of the candidate joins Centrally Funded Research Labs or Industry or PSU as mentioned in above categories within 1 year of registration, scholarship will be applicable (in the immediate next term).
Continuation of the scholarship for Research Associates, Industry and Teaching Professionals is subjected to verification of documents after every term.
In case of any confusion, decision of Head, Centre for Research Degree Programmes will be considered final.

In addition to above mentioned scholarship categories, Scholarship is also available on the basis of:

Fee Details and Allied Issues:

Examination fee (per semester) is Rs. 2500 and examination fee of 1st semester is payable along with the fee of 2nd semester or before.
Examination fee includes fee for the evaluation of Seminars/ Presentation/ Annual Reports to be submitted/ prepared by the candidates after every term (semester).
Fee for successive semesters will be payable before the end of teaching of preceding semester.
Applicants may have to pay the additional charges as decided by the university on account of :
- Thesis evaluation fee of Rs. 15000 is payable during the final thesis submission.
- Expenditure in excess of amount, approved by DDB or provided by sponsoring agency for carrying out Instrumentation, Lab/ Experimentation/ Workshops/ Seminars/ Training/ Surveys/ Internships/ Projects etc.
The term ‘Programme fee’ as mentioned above, includes - Tuition and Development fees; University Fee for Registration/ Enrolment, Cultural, Sports, Club activities, Co-curricular activities etc.; Fee for Additional Services/ Facilities for Contingency, Outreach, Placement, Medical, Counselor etc. as prescribed by the University.
The examination fee and programme fee as mentioned above shall be paid for all terms (semesters) till the completion of the programme.
For Fee other than programme fee, please refer the head ‘Fee for Additional Services/ Facilities’ of ‘General Guidelines for Admissions’ in Part C of the Prospectus-2020.
‘Terms and Conditions for LPU - Scholarship and its different phases’ as mentioned in Part B of Prospectus-2020 must be referred.
Semester Fee is to be paid by the Research Scholars as per schedule/ announcements otherwise Research scholar may get de-registered from the programme.
If the Fee of the programme is reduced due to any reason,scholarship amount for all the brackets/ categories will be reduced proportionately i.e. fee after scholarship etc. will not be reduced and will remain same.
For Research Scholars enrolled under Post Matric Scholarship (PMS) and/ or other such Fee and Scholarship the University may take full fee directly from the Research Scholar, and/ or security amount as deemed fit by the university.
For aggregate marks in qualifying exam, refer clause ‘Eligibility’ under General Guidelines for Admissions etc. in Part C of Prospectus-2020.
Scholarship is applicable for minimum duration of the Programme i.e. 3 years.
LPU Teaching Fellowship is applicable for 3 years (From the date of selection for Teaching Fellowship) (subject to successful completion of half-yearly review process).

Category I cut-off	Tentative cut-off is 125 out of 200 marks
Category II cut-off	Tentative cut-off is 110 out of 200 marks
Category III cut-off	Tentative cut-off is 85 out of 200 marks

Result / Rank declaration	22nd April, 2020
Filling of Seat Preference (Online)	22nd April, 2020 to 24th April, 2020
Allotment letter (Online)	25th April, 2020
Fee Deposit & Admissions (Online)	25th April, 2020 to 30th April, 2020

Interview Scheduling	8th April, 2020 – 20th April, 2020
Interview Conduct	10th April, 2020 - 23rd April, 2020
Interview Result	25th April, 2020
Admission	25th April, 2020 - 30th April, 2020

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