Scholarship Scheme for Toppers of
School Education Boards and Higher Education Institutions – 2025

Introduction: Lovely Professional University (LPU) offers a special scholarship scheme to recognize and support top-performing students of the school boards and select higher education institutions. Lovely Professional University (LPU) is committed to recognizing and supporting exceptional academic talent across India. With this view, LPU has introduced a scholarship scheme designed to reward top-performing students from recognized school boards and premier higher education institutions of India. This scholarship not only acknowledges the hard work and academic excellence of students who have achieved top ranks in their respective boards and institutions but also aims to ease their pathway to higher education at LPU by providing substantial financial support. Thus, helping them reach their full potential and contribute to society.

Scope: The applicant whose name is among top rank holders in the merit list published by the concerned board or higher education institute and applicant is fulfilling criteria defined by the university will be eligible to apply for the benefits under this scholarship.

• School Education Boards: Top 20 Rank holders of every recognized school board operating in India (State, Central and Open Board provided a minimum 1000 students should have appeared in the said exam).
• Higher Education Institutes: Toppers and/or Gold Medallist of higher education institutions with NAAC A++ accreditation, or institute with Top 50 rank in the 2024 NIRF rankings (Overall or University Ranking categories only to be considered)

The benefits to the toppers are as below:

• Full Programme Fee waiver (Including Examination Fee),
• Free Stay in a four-seater room (Non-AC Room) in hostel, Or Free Transport Facility (if residential facility is not availed)

Eligibility Criteria: The following is the eligibility criteria for application submission for the benefit

• Year of Passing Out: The applicant who are passing out in the current year/batch that is 2025 will be eligible for applying under the scheme (i.e., students passing out in 2025 will be considered for admission session 2025-26; please note that students pass out of 2024, or earlier year/ batch will not be eligible for the application). Except JKBOSE where exams are conducted in two terms)
• Categorization of Rank: The applicant’s rank must be in any one of the following mentioned categories ranks:
  • Category-A: Where the Board or University awards one Rank to one student only.
    • School Education Boards: Top 20 rank holders of that board will be considered
    • Higher Education Institutes: Topper(s) and/or Gold Medallist(s) of university will be considered
  • Category-B: Where Board or University awards same rank to multiple students:
    • B1 - School Education Boards: When the number of students are less than or equal to 20 in the merit list then all students will be considered.
    • B2 - School Education Boards: When the number of students are more than 20 in the merit list then students scoring at least 97% marks and to a maximum of 200 students from the list with exception, all students of particular cutoff rank be considered for application even if more than 200 students become eligible for application. Example: There are 110 students having 98% marks and 120 students having 97 % marks then, in this case scholarship will be awarded to maximum of 200 i.e., all 110 students securing 98% marks and 90 students serial order wise securing 97% marks of the board will be considered from the merit list even if rank of student at serial number 200 is 10. In case students at Rank 10 are 100, then total eligible students will be 210.
    • B3 - School Education Boards: When number of students are more than 20 in the merit list and no student have scored more than 97% marks, the equivalent cut -off percentage will be computed taking highest scored percentage as base (i.e., equivalent to 100%) and further maximum of 200 students from the list to be considered with exception, all students of particular cutoff rank be considered for application even if more than 200 students become eligible for application.
    • B4 – Higher Education Institutes: All students having Rank 1 either defined as Topper(s) and/or Gold Medallist will be considered. Wherever there is tie, that is more than one student is on top rank, or more than one student is Gold Medallist then all students will be considered.
  • Category-C: Open school board only, the students must have scored at least 90% marks, and above conditions will be applicable as per the merit list.
• Merit list is an important part for evaluation and determination of eligibility for award of benefits of this scholarship scheme of the university. Therefore, it become one of the key parts of scheme. The merit list received from board or higher education institute or published on their website can be consideration for verification/ authentication to process the application further.
  • Merit List-A: Single or Combined Merit List is available or prepared or published.
    • School Education Boards: Where combined merit list is prepared for all streams (Medical, Non-Medical, Commerce, Humanities, Vocational etc.) by the school education board
    • Higher Education Institutes: Where combined merit list is prepared by the higher education institute combined without considering a category (General, OBC, SC or ST) or subject wise or any other criteria. Internal Clause: This type of merit list (combined) will be preferred over other types of merit list.
  • Merit List-B: Where Single or combined merit is not available or prepared or published.
    • School Education Boards: Where board declares separate merit lists for 12th class i.e., for separately for each stream, in that case, Top 20 students/ Rank holders from each merit list will be considered from each merit list. For example, JKBOSE declare stream-wise merit list that is separate merit list for Science, Arts and Commerce.
    • Higher Education Institutes: Where higher education institute declare separate merit list category wise or based any other criteria. Only topper or rank 1 holder or Gold Medallist will be considered for the benefits.

    Internal Clause: Where both types of merit lists are available, then, Merit List-A will be preferred.

Application Process: The applicant can apply through an email to financialaid@lpu.co.in along with required documents on or before the last date of admission. The application complete in all respects (with all required documents) will be verified by the university for eligibility to consider for benefits of the scheme.

Document Requirement: The following are required document are to be submitted by the applicant:

• Application Form [prescribed performa for application, available on university website]
• Merit List: The merit must be issued or published on website or gazette.
  [Please note, without merit list the application will be considered incomplete and will not be processed further]
• Previous Qualification Education: The marksheet/ transcripts of the applicant from 10th onwards as applicable.
• Undertaking for Continuation: The eligible applicants will be required to submit an undertaking detailing the continuation conditions for award of benefits under this Scholarship Scheme.
• Gap Certificate: If there is any gap in studies then a self-attested copy of gap certificate in the prescribed format is to be submitted.

Note: The merit list is an important document required for processing of application. The concerned board or higher education institute can share the merit list with the university by post or email. If a merit list is not shared by post or an email, then a merit list published in a gazette or on a website may be considered. It is further to be noted that merit list shared by the applicant will not be considered, However, applicants can request the concerned board to share the merit list directly with the university.

Programmes Considered under the Scheme: The Scholarship will be available in all the programmes except programme with Tie-up or Work integrated programmes or any other programme defined by the university. For updated list the applicant may contact the admission counselling team or refer to university website.

Last Date of Application under this scheme will be till the last date of admission.

Result Declaration: The result of eligible applicants for benefits of the scheme will be communicated individually through an email within 7-10 working days from date of application considered as complete in all respect [subject to availability of merit list and submission of required documents by the applicant].

Condition for continuation of benefits of the scheme: The student shall maintain a CGPA of 8.00 (or 80% marks in marks-based programmes) in first year (first two semesters), 8.5 CGPA (i.e., 85% marks) in second year and 9.0 CGPA (i.e., 90% marks) in third year. In case the CGPA falls below the prescribed limit, this special scholarship will be withdrawn, and normal scholarship will be applicable in successive years as per the qualifying marks in eligibility qualification or any other criteria as normally applicable. The special scholarship (full programme fee waiver) will not be continued again on attaining required conditions in the subsequent semester(s). Result/ CGPA declared till the last date of payment of fee (without late fee) will be considered for deciding continuation of scholarship for the next term(s).

The following example will illustrate the implementation of this scholarship scheme: A student had 89% marks in 10+2 but he was topper of his state board and thus admitted with full programme fee waiver and four-Seater (Air Cooled room) hostel. Fee for the successive terms is supposed to be paid before the end term exam of the previous term. So, the fee of the 2nd term is to be paid before the end of first term and similarly the fee of 3rd term is to be paid before the end of 2nd term and so on. Therefore, by default the student admitted under this Scholarship scheme will not be asked to pay the fee of 2nd term as his result of 1st term may not be out by the last date of fee payment for 2nd term. In such cases, a full scholarship offered at the time of admission will continued/awarded for the second semester. However by the last date of payment for the fee of 3rd semester, student must have CGPA of 8.0 and in case CGPA declared till that date (only result of 1st semester available by that date) is less than 8.0, then full Scholarship of the student will be suspended and from the third term onwards student will be awarded with Scholarship of 80% - 89.99% bracket and student will also be required to pay the fee of residential fee (residence).

Other Services: In case any other service availed [not part of this scheme such as laundry or mess plan] applicants will be required to pay for the same.

Other Terms and Conditions: All other conditions as mentioned under the head “Terms & Conditions for LPU-Scholarship, its different phases” in Part-B of Prospectus or on university website will also be applicable.