Lovely Professional University has decided to take the LPU National Entrance and Scholarship Test (LPUNEST) online that will allow the student to appear for the exam from the safety of their homes. Also, the University has announced the new dates of LPUNEST will be decided after May 03, 3030 depending on the government’s decision on COVID-19 lockdown.
Talking about the new mode of LPUNEST 2020, which is a remotely proctored online exam, will need a certain level of contribution from the students. By contribution, it is meant requirements of devices like system with proper configuration, webcam, mike, and internet connection.
LPU has stated in their guidelines that students must have a system with core 2 Duo and above processor. The speed must be of 1.5 GHz and above RAM must be of a minimum 1 GB. Other than that for windows, operating system minimum Windows 7 is recommended. For MAC users minimum MAC OS X is recommended.
Apart from that an internet connectivity of at least 1 Mbps speed is a must. Also, a working web camera and mic available / attached with the laptop / desktop will be mandatory.
Registered students will be receiving email for detailed information regarding exam procedures, infrastructure requirements, and things to remember during the exam. additionally, LPU counselor will call the students prior to the exam to explain the entire process, infrastructure requirements and other important information to appear in the test.
How will LPU monitor the activity of the students who take the exam from their homes? For this, the varsity states that they will be taking the help of artificial intelligence tools and live monitoring by the proctors. Further, they state that the AI tools will be able to detect any movement of face or eyeballs and highlight the same automatically. The candidate will be under constant vigilance of proctor through a live feed to detect any suspicious activity of the candidate.
For all detailed guidelines on the online LPUNEST 2020 exam, please read this document.
LPU had made huge changes in the admission process as it was necessary to help out to complete the admission process with the university. For this, they have decided to cancel LPUNEST 2020 for admission in all courses except for B.Tech, Ph.D and PG agriculture courses. For all other courses, students can appear in LPUNEST 2020, if they want to avail a scholarship facility.
Admission in B.Tech will be based on JEE Main 2020 Jan scores and LPUNEST phase 1 score. Students who have the scores of either can appear for B.Tech special counselling where they can register directly for counselling and take admission. However, this mode admission was closed on April 20, 2020.
Students who do not have the scores of either have to apply for LPUNEST and then appear for counselling and seat allotments if passed. The last date to register for such candidates is May 03, 2020.
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