Fee

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

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.

1. 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:

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 90% of programme fee are offered to research associates in centrally funded labs, Professionals working in Industry/Corporate/Teaching and candidates with various research achievements.

2. Scholarship for Meritorious Research Scholars

3. LPU Research Fellowship and Scholarship ^

4. Scholarship for Industry professionals and Teaching Fraternity*

5. Other Scholarship categories

• #Minimum 30% scholarship for male candidates and 50% scholarship for female candidates will be granted to full time candidates. In addition, full time candidates (except the ones getting any other fellowship like JRF) may also get Teaching Fellowship of Rs. 15,600 subject to qualifying the eligibility criterion of teaching fellowship and available vacancies.
• LPU Alumni (done any previous qualification from LPU either in regular or distance mode) will be given 10% additional scholarship in Ph.D programme with a condition that the scholarship cannot exceed the maximum scholarship slab (i.e. 90% in case of Full Time and 70% in case of part Time).

Note:

• The semester fee would be applicable till the time of thesis submission.
• *In the case of conditional scholarship, the amount of the scholarship in a particular year may vary if the scholar changes the company where he/she is working depending upon the category of the new company.
• 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.
• Candidates enrolling in Full Time mode may be given three or more months of time period to complete their existing assignment and join the University for their full-time Ph.D.
• 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 on that basis in the immediate next term.
• If candidate has been granted Patent with in 1.5 years of registration in the Ph.D Programme then he/she is eligible for scholarship on that basis in the immediate next term.
• Allotted scholarships to Research Associates, Industry Professionals and Academicians (Universities/Colleges/Schools) will continue in subsequent years only after the submission and verification of job continuation certificates.
• If any of the candidate joins Centrally Funded Research  Labs or Industry or PSU as mentioned in above categories within 1 year of registration for Ph.D. with LPU, scholarship will be applicable (in the immediate next term).
• If a candidate publishes research papers in Scopus or Web of Science Indexed Publication excluding ESCI (Emerging Source Citation Index) Journals within 1.5 years of registration in the Ph.D. Programme then he/she is eligible for the scholarship on that basis from the immediate next term.
• Scholarship for Ph.D. Programme is applicable for a maximum of upto 3.5 Years from the date of admission.
• 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:

• Scholarship for Person with Certain Disability
• Fee Concession for Defence, Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) Personnel and their dependents.

Fee Details and Allied Issues:

• Examination fee (per semester) is Rs. 4000 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. 20000 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-2022.
• ‘Terms and Conditions for LPU-Scholarship and its different phases’ as mentioned in Part B of Prospectus-2022 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 aggregate marks in qualifying exam, refer clause ‘Eligibility’ under General Guidelines for Admissions etc. in Part C of Prospectus-2022.
• Scholarship is applicable for a period of 3.5 years only.
• LPU Teaching Fellowship is applicable for 3.5 years (From the date of selection for Teaching Fellowship) (subject to successful completion of half-yearly review process).