Name of the Organisation : Lovely Professional University (nest.lpu.in)
Type of Announcement : LPUNEST-2015 National Eligibility and Scholarship Test

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LPUNEST-2015 :
Extensive Scholarships : LPU envisages to usher an era of accessible and affordable quality education to the youth of our country, as on the basis of LPUNEST-2015 score, the University intends to award scholarships upto ` 5 lakh per student. Last year 5000+ students availed scholarship through LPUNEST-2014. For details of scholarship please refer scholarship table.

Consideration as Eligibility Test : LPUNEST-2015 will also serve as eligibility test for admission in session commencing in August 2015. The students qualifying LPUNEST-2015 will be exempted from appearing in other eligibility tests conducted by university for admissions in disciplines like engineering and management or programmes like B.Tech, B.Tech (Hons), BBA (Hons.), B.Com (Hons.) etc.

Awards:
Student Prizes/Cert cates
Top 5 students at state level will be rewarded with iPad mini.
Topper in district (one per district) will get Google Nexus Tab.
Topper in each school will be given Merit Certificate to be distributed during school assembly by the Principal
Best Performing School (District Level in LPUNEST-2015)
Best Performing School in LPUNEST-2015 in every district will be selected based on
Percentage of students qualified for scholarship
Percentage of students qualified
No. of students appeared
The Best Performing School in LPUNEST-2015 will be given the following rewards:
School Management Software with one year AMC.
Website Creation
Laptop
Printer
Internet Dongle

Exemption from registration fee: For online registration of LPUNEST-2015 ` 900 is charged as registration fee but the students who appears in the test in university campus during the event “Explorica” will be exempted from paying the registration fee

Reimbursement of travel expenses : Students appearing for LPUNEST-2015 will be reimbursed travel expenses.

Exposure to Competitive Tests and Self-Assessment: LPUNEST-2015 will expose the students to competitive tests and will provide them a platform for self-assessement. The result will be given in the form of a scorecard containing state rank. Result will also show analysis of Subject wise and Unit wise performance. This will enable the student to identify speci?c areas which need improvement to achieve excellence.

Convenient Date & Time: The test will be conducted in offline mode on a date (between 18-22 Nov 2014) mutually decided by the school & university.

Career Assessment Tests: The university will provide free access to the following online Career Assessment Tests for students of registered schools:
Stream Selector:- This test will help the students of 10th class to select the stream according to their interest & aptitude.
Engineering Branch Selector :- This test facilitates the students to choose a particular branch of Engineering.
Ideal Career :– The result of this test suggests the right career path to the students according to their core abilities and personality type.
Humanities Career Test :– This test shares brief knowledge about the available Humanities Career options.

Association for “DISHA” activities:- LPU will associate with the schools which register for LPUNEST-2015 for conduct of various activities(Students and Teachers) under the aegis of DISHA like workshops for career counselling, seminars etc.

Philanthropic Cause:- The university is engaged in a Philanthropic Cause of providing scholarship to people belonging to categories like Single Girl Child and children of defence/paramilitary personnel.

Reimbursement of travel cost:-The reimbursement of travel cost will be done on the basis of number of 10+2 students appearing for LPUNEST-2015 .
` 1 km per student or ` 3500 (which ever is higher) will be reimbursed to the school.
The Principal / Nominee accompanying/ co-ordinating the travel of students for LPUNEST-2015 will be reimbursed Rs 2000.
The teacher/ staff accompanying the students will be reimbursed Rs1000(only one teacher for every 100 students appearing for LPUNEST-2015). For example if there are 120 students appearing for LPUNEST, then 2 teachers will be reimbursed Rs1000 each. In case there are 67 students appearing for LPUNEST, then only, 1 teacher will be reimbursed Rs1000.

Student Prizes/ Certificates :
Top 5 students at state level will be rewarded with iPad mini.
Topper in district (one per district) will get Google Nexus Tab.
Topper in each school will be given to be Merit Certificate distributed during school assembly by the Merit Certi?cate Principal.

Best Performing School (District Level in LPUNEST-2015)
Best Performing School in LPUNEST-2015 in every district will be selected based on the
Percentage of students qualified for scholarship
Percentage of students qualified
No. of students appeared

The Best Performing School in LPUNEST-2015 will be given the following rewards:
School Management Software with one year AMC.
Website Creation
Laptop
Printer
Internet Dongle

Tentative Dates :
Conduct of Examination (any one day mutually decided by School& LPU) Nov 18, 2014 To Nov 22, 2014
Last Date of School Registration Nov 10, 2014
Last Date of Confirmation of Date from the University Nov 15, 2014
Declaration of Result (individual score and unit wise analysis) Dec 26, 2014
Last Date to Avail the Benefit of Scholarship (applying for Admission) June 30, 2015

Eligibility :
A student who is currently studying in class XII or has passed class XII (Science/ Commerce/ Humanities) from a recognized school (CBSE/State Board/ICSE/PSEB and others) is eligible to appear in LPUNEST- 2015.

Process of Registration :
For registration, schools need to fill school registration form in which mobile number and email-id are essential in order to inform the students about their roll number, results and scholarships. The registration process is as follows:

Registration of Schools :
Hand it over to university representative visiting the school
Email us at lpunest@lpu.co.in

All schools registered for LPUNEST-2015 will be given a unique registration/school Id to further interact with the university. The school needs to give in the registration form two preferred dates and time between 18 Nov- 22 Nov 2014 for the visit .

Registration of Students :
Each student will be given a student registration form and a brochure (containing hall ticket) on the day LPU representative visits the school.

The registration form has to be ?lled up by the students and handed over to university representative preferably on the same day or else that will be collected on a mutually agreed date
The hall ticket has to be brought by the student on the day of examination along with his/her photograph pasted on it.
Confirmation of Date & Time of Test: Based on the proposed date and time given by the school in its registration form, the university will con?rm a mutually agreeable date & time of the test latest by 15 Nov 2014. Students will be informed about the same through phone & email. Schools need to appoint at least one/two staff members with whom the of?cials of LPUNEST-2015 can coordinate. Their names, email ids and contact numbers should be provided to representative of LPU well in advance. Communication in this regard can be done through email: lpunest@lpu.co.in

General Instructions :
Name of the candidate in the application form should be as per school records.
There is no provision for amanuenses. All candidates will have to write their own test.
Applications of candidates submitting false and/or fabricated information will not be considered and such candidates will be debarred from appearing in any test conducted by LPU. If such a case is detected at a later stage, candidature will be cancelled
Student if found indulging in any of the following acts may be debarred from the test
Creating disturbance in any manner
Impersonating
Attempting to remove exam questions and/or responses (in any format) from the examination room.
Leaving the exam room without permission
Misbehaving or threatening the Superintendent or any other member of the supervisory staff or any member of the inspection team or the ?ying squad, or another candidate inside or outside the examination hall , before, during or after the examination.
Failing to follow exam administrator's/ staff direction
Possession of unauthorized instruments like cell phones (even in switched off mode), electronic diary, watch alarms, calculator, listening devices, recording or photographic devices, or any other electronic gadget that may directly or indirectly help in providing solution in the examination, or any other material that is not allowed to be carried into the examination hall.
In case of any ambiguity, dispute or interpretation of any instructions/terms/rules etc. regarding eligibility, conduct of exam, registration of candidate and any other issue, the decision of the competent authority of LPU will be ?nal and binding.
All correspondence regarding the NEST should be addressed to Project Head, LPU NEST2014, Lovely Professional University, G T Road (NH-1), Phagwara, Punjab-144411 or e-mail to lpunest@lpu.co.in .
Students claiming Scholarships belonging to single girl child or dependents of defence personnel categories are required to provide documentary proof issued by competent authorities at the time of admission or as required by the university.

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