Lovely Professional University (LPU) offers Doctor of Philosophy in various subjects like Mechanical Engineering, Biotechnology, Commerce, Economics, and Plant Breeding Genetics. Admissions are done on the basis of entrance examination and interview. Candidates who have qualified CSIR (JRF)/UGC / GATE/ SLET/ GPAT/ ICAR are exempted from entrance test but have to attend interview.

Doctor of Philosophy Courses in LPU

• Doctor of Philosophy in Electronics and Communication Engineering
• Doctor of Philosophy in Mechanical Engineering
• Doctor of Philosophy in Computer Science Engineering
• Doctor of Philosophy in Biotechnology
• Doctor of Philosophy in Civil Engineering
• Doctor of Philosophy in Microbiology
• Doctor of Philosophy in Zoology
• Doctor of Philosophy in Botany
• Doctor of Philosophy in Mathematics
• Doctor of Philosophy in Physics
• Doctor of Philosophy in Chemistry
• Doctor of Philosophy in Plant Breeding Genetics
• Doctor of Philosophy in Vegetable Sciences
• Doctor of Philosophy in Management
• Doctor of Philosophy in Soil Sciences
• Doctor of Philosophy in Economics
• Doctor of Philosophy in Commerce
• Doctor of Philosophy in Environmental Sciences
• Doctor of Philosophy in Nutrition and Dietetics
• Doctor of Philosophy in English
• Doctor of Philosophy in Fine Arts
• Doctor of Philosophy in Pharmaceutical Sciences
• Doctor of Philosophy in Performing Arts
• Doctor of Philosophy in Psychology
• Doctor of Philosophy in Physiotherapy
• Doctor of Philosophy in Education
• Doctor of Philosophy in Journalism and Mass Communication
• Doctor of Philosophy in Physical Education
• Doctor of Philosophy in History
• Doctor of Philosophy in Punjabi
• Doctor of Philosophy in Computer Applications

Admission Process in LPU

Admissions for Doctor of Philosophy programmes are made on the basis of entrance examination and Interview. Qualified candidates from GATE/ SLET/ GPAT/ ICAR hold Teacher Fellowship/ CSIR (JRF)/ UGC examinations are exempted from attending the written test.  Syllabus for the written test is same as that for UGC – CSIR and UGC – NET. The medium of the test is English. There will be two sessions for the entrance test, Part I, Part II (with subjective and objective type questions).

Part I is of general nature which intends to analyze the research and teaching aptitude of the candidate. The test is designed in such a manner to test comprehension, reasoning ability, general awareness and divergent thinking.

Part II consist of 6 questions, in which first five questions is of short answer type and the sixth question is of descriptive model with internal choice option.

A candidate will be shortlisted for the interview only on the basis of his/her score in the written test/ entrance examination. Final selection of the candidate for the admission in Ph.D programme will be entirely on the basis of his/her performance in interview.