Lovely Professional University (LPU) is a private university formed under the state government private university act. It offers undergraduate, graduate, post-graduate and doctoral programmes in various streams. Apart from academics, the institute offers excellent placement assistance for its students. The placement cell acts as a link between the corporate world and the students. It provides guidance for the outgoing students about career opportunities and connects to prospective employers by generating ample opportunities for placements. Following is the brief description on placement assistance in Lovely Professional University.

The institute’s Division of Student Career Services is the main functioning department that carries out the placement process. It consists of three departments. They are

• Department of Placements
• Department of Academia Industry Interface
• Department of Entrepreneurship Development

Department of Placements - Department of Placements has good tie ups with the Corporate World. It facilitates placements by having a targeted approach towards the three major stakeholders in the placement process such as Students, Companies and the University.

Department of Academia Industry Interface - This department facilitates the process of curriculum development as per professional needs of the industry to make it more dynamic and job oriented. It often conducts Summits, Guest Lectures, and Workshops etc to make the students more competent so as to match with the requirements of the industries.

Department of Entrepreneurship Development - Department of Entrepreneurship Development is designed to inculcate and nurture the spirit of entrepreneurship amongst the students by helping them in finding business opportunities. It provides good training to the students to nurture their business skills. The students are made to actively involve themselves in various live business projects. These projects could be started, incubated, brought in or even partnered by the department.

Apart from these, the placements cell offers numerous services to students to enhance their employability in the corporate market. Some of the services provided by the placement cell are

• Career Advisory Services
• Job Search Tips
• Resume Writing Tips
• Interview Tips/Skills
• Aptitude Development Workshops

The institute has tie ups with more than three hundred global and Indian firms. It has conducted good number of placements so far. Some of the major recruiters who have selected students from the campus are.

• Infosys Technologies
• HDFC Bank
• ICICI Bank
• WIPRO Technologies
• Eli Lilly Pharma
• Johnson & Johnson
• Bharti Airtel
• Godrej
• I-Flex Solutions
• Tech Mahindra
• Syntel
• Convergys
• Standard Chartered Bank
• Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories Ltd

Apart from these private firms, defence organisations such as Indian Air force, Indian Navy are the major recruiters from this institution.