Admissions to Distance and Online Education Programmes offered by Lovely Professional University are currently open for the October 2024 session. The session, which has been revised to October 2024 from July-August 2024 by the University Grants Commission, is witnessing a surge in admissions for UGC-approved Distance and Online mode programmes of LPU in the disciplines of Management, Computer Applications, Information Technology, Sciences, Commerce, Arts, and Library & Information Sciences.
Presently, LPU offers MBA, BBA, DBA, MCA, M.Sc. IT, BCA, B.Sc. IT, DCA, M. Com, B. Com, M.A., B.A., MLIS, BLIS and DLIS programmes through Distance Education mode and MBA, MCA, M.Sc., M. Com, M.A., BBA, BCA and B.A. programmes through the Online Education mode. MBA Programme offers single as well as dual specializations in industry-relevant areas like Business Analytics, Finance, Marketing, Human Resource Management, Data Science, Digital Marketing, International Business, Information Technology, and Operations Management. MCA Programme also offers contemporary specializations like Machine Learning & AI, Data Science, Cyber security, Full Stack Web Development, and AR/ VR (Game Development). MBA and MCA programmes in both modes are approved by the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE).
Professionals and students aiming to enhance their educational qualifications can also choose from various UGC Recognised Distance M.A. programmes, including English, Economics, Mathematics, History, Political Science, Sociology, Psychology, Education, Punjabi, and Hindi. The UGC Entitled LPU Online Programmes also provide students the option to pursue completely online M.A. degree in disciplines like English, History, Political Science or Sociology and M.Sc. degree in Mathematics or Economics.
The credibility of these programmes has been boosted by the UGC with their notification dated 2nd September 2022, according to which, the degrees obtained in Distance and Online Education modes from recognised/entitled institutions are considered at par with regular mode degrees for employment and higher education purposes. UGG with their notice dated 19th August 2024, has further introduced a new procedure for students to mandatorily create UGC-DEB ID before enrolling in Distance and Online mode programmes to ensure enrolment only in approved Higher Education Institutions and to enhance transparency in admissions. To facilitate students in this regard, a dedicated team of LPU counsellors is guiding the aspiring students to create their DEB-IDs as per the new procedure.
LPU’s NAAC A++ score of 3.68, 27th Rank amongst all Universities in the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) 2024 and the status of Category 1 University with Grant of Graded Autonomy by UGC has spiked the interest of aspiring students in the flexible study programmes offered by the University. In the latest development, the Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings 2025 have ranked LPU 9th among all Government and Private Institutions in India and in 601-800 band worldwide.
For further details and admissions-related inquiries, aspiring students can visit www.lpude.in or call 01824-521350 for LPU Distance Education programmes and www.lpuonline.com or call 01824-520001 for LPU Online Education programmes.
