Fee

Fee applicable to applicants admitted on the basis of LPUNEST (Ph.D.) will be as per details given below: For Programme-wise details regarding Fee and Scholarship, click here

Scholarship

Lovely Professional University strongly believes in the fact that monetary constraints should not be an obstacle for a student 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, students 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.) with maximum scholarship of ₹ 60000/- per annum to the toppers. 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 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 Research Associates working in Centrally Funded Research Labs and On the basis of Research Outcomes and for Gold Medalist (PG)
Scholarship for Industry professionals and Teaching Fraternity
Other Scholarship categories
# Additional Teaching Fellowship of Rs 15,600, subjected 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.
• 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.
• Performance in Sports, Cultural, R&D, Co-curricular, Social Service and Bravery Awards

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-2019.
• ‘Terms and Conditions for LPU - Scholarship and its different phases’ as mentioned in Part B of Prospectus-2019 must be referred.
• Semester Fee is to be paid by the Ph.D. scholars as per schedule/ announcements otherwise 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 students enrolled under Post Matric Scholarship (PMS) and/ or other such Fee and Scholarship the University may take full fee directly from the student, 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-2019.
• 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).