UPES was established in the year 2003 through UPES Act, 2003 of the State Legislature of Uttarakhand. With an ambitious vision and unique approach, UPES emerged as an innovative institution offering industry-focused specialised undergraduate and postgraduate courses, some of which cater to high-growth areas like cloud computing, mechanical engineering,civil engineering, aerospace engineering, mechatronics engineering, fine arts, big data analytics, public administration, machine design engineering, computer science, petroleum, graphic and gaming and so on.
UPES has a sprawling 44-acre campus in the lush and verdant environs of Dehradun. The university takes pride in offering its students a world-class academic infrastructure, multimedia-enabled classrooms, modern research labs, playing fields, food courts, hostels and facilities for curricular and extra-curricular activities. Its commitment to providing students a multifaceted all-round growth and development reflects in its superior track record of 90% placements year after year; indeed, it leverages its strategic partnerships with industry stalwarts for all its programs to create employable, bright and future-ready professionals. Given its industry-oriented programs and emphasis on holistic development, UPES graduates naturally become the preferred choice for employers. Thus, the university develops and hones future leaders for diverse high-growth sectors in India and globally.
The university’s singular purpose is to enable each one achieve their individual purpose in life, through the guiding light of knowledge. Thus, enabling one to choose life-pathways that fulfil their individual purposes fruitfully.
College Award & Ranking
UPES (University of Petroleum and Energy Studies) is a private university located in Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India. The university was established in 2003 and has been consistently ranked among the top universities in India for its courses in the fields of energy, petroleum, and other related industries.
Rankings:
UPES has consistently ranked among the top universities in India for its courses in the fields of energy, petroleum, and other related industries. Here are some of the university's notable rankings:
NIRF Ranking 2021: UPES was ranked 56th among universities in India by the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) in 2021. The university was also ranked 9th among the top universities in India in the "Management" category.
QS Asia University Rankings 2021: UPES was ranked among the top 250 universities in Asia by the QS Asia University Rankings 2021.
Outlook-ICARE India University Rankings 2021: UPES was ranked 57th among universities in India by the Outlook-ICARE India University Rankings 2021.
Times Higher Education Impact Rankings 2021: UPES was ranked among the top 600 universities in the world by the Times Higher Education Impact Rankings 2021.
QS World University Rankings by Subject 2021: UPES was ranked among the top 200 universities in the world for its courses in the field of Energy and Natural Resources by the QS World University Rankings by Subject 2021.
Awards:
UPES has received several awards for its academic and research excellence, including:
Best University for Innovation in Asia Award at the World Education Summit Awards 2020
Outstanding Petroleum University of the Year Award at the 7th World Education Congress Awards 2017
Most Promising University of the Year Award at the 10th National Education Excellence Awards 2017
Best Academic-Industry Interface Award at the 10th National Education Excellence Awards 2017
Best University for Placements and Employability Award at the 2nd National Education Summit and Awards 2017
Training & Internships
TRAINING AND PREPARATION:-
UPES believes in imparting skills that are high in demand and extremely important for a successful career. These soft skills will set you apart from the rest.
EDGE, a platform for limitless possibilities, is an acronym for Enhanced Development Growth and Enrichment program. EDGE supports students in their chosen field with a focus on key action areas, such as Entrepreneurship, Exam Pathways, and Employability. This exposes students to a wide array of activities that help them prepare for various competitive exams and excel professionally. Some added benefits of this program are focusing on enhanced reading, comprehending and analytical writing capability, developing critical reasoning analysis, and understanding analogies and their implementation. These skills help students transform into a specialised workforce with a more focused, holistic thought process and entrepreneurship skills.
Academia-Industry Connect
INDUSTRY CONNECT:-
IBM
This partnership with IBM to co-brand 16 programs jointly with the Centre of Information Technology is the largest partnership of this nature for the company. The tie-up entails 30% face-to-face interactions between IBM experts and UPES students, project-based learning.
KPMG
UPES and KPMG in India will co-design and co-deliver MBA Strategy and Consulting at the School of Business. KPMG in India will also co-deliver MBA Business Analytics, being already offered at the School of Business. MBA aspirants will have access to KPMG subject matter experts.
MICROSOFT
The association with Microsoft has resulted in setting up of an Artificial Intelligence lab at UPES that gives students access to the content of the Intelligent Cloud Hub (ICH) program.
MERCK
UPES in partnership with Germany-based science and tech company Merck Life Science Private Limited will provide hands-on training to students for scientific skill development.
XEBIA
UPES, through its collaboration with pioneering IT consultancy Xebia, launched two new co-branded programs in DevOps and Big Data. Xebia mentors provide training to UPES faculty and students.
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Industry Projects
UPES (University of Petroleum and Energy Studies) is a leading university located in Dehradun, India, that offers a wide range of undergraduate and postgraduate programs in various fields. The university has a strong industry focus and offers several industry projects to its students, which provide them with hands-on experience and exposure to the industry. UPES UK, which is the UK campus of UPES, also offers industry projects to its students. Here are some of the industry projects offered by UPES UK:
Real-Time Projects: UPES UK offers real-time projects to its students, which provide them with the opportunity to work on live projects and gain practical experience. The real-time projects are designed in collaboration with industry partners and cover various domains such as software development, data analytics, and cybersecurity.
Capstone Projects:
Capstone projects are long-term projects that students undertake during the final year of their program. These projects are designed to help students apply the knowledge and skills they have acquired during their program to a real-world problem. UPES UK offers capstone projects in various domains such as engineering, management, and law.
Internships:
UPES UK offers internships to its students, which provide them with the opportunity to work in the industry and gain practical experience. The internships are designed in collaboration with industry partners and cover various domains such as finance, marketing, and operations.
Research Projects:
UPES UK offers research projects to its students, which provide them with the opportunity to conduct research in a specific domain and gain hands-on experience in research methods and techniques. The research projects are designed in collaboration with faculty members and industry partners and cover various domains such as renewable energy, environmental studies, and artificial intelligence.
Scholarships
1. ACADEMIC SCHOLARSHIPS
Up to 100% merit scholarship, 50% reserved for girl students
Who will get Scholarship?
"All students who have applied for admission for UPES courses and have taken UPES entrance examination shall be eligible for consideration for this scholarship. However, this Scholarship shall be awarded only to those students who has complied with below defined Scholarship Criteria for first semester and subsequent renewal, if applicable.
Scholarship Criteria
Scholarship will be awarded upto 10% Top performers of UPES Entrance Exam. UPES reserves the right to conduct multiple rounds of entrance examination and merit list of each round will be prepared separately. However, it is UPES sole discretion, to decide consideration of next in line of top 10 for said Scholarship, in case top performer does not accept the scholarship for any reason.
Total number of scholarships
Total number of scholarships available are up to 1900 (out of these 50% will be reserved for girls i.e., 950 scholarships and balance is for general category including boys and girls both).
Scholarship Benefits
Scholarship will be awarded in range from 20% to 100% on tuition fees of 1st semester only. Renewal of scholarships for rest of the semesters is at the sole discretion of UPES.
Scholarship Renewal Criteria
Continuation of Scholarship in the subsequent semesters will be as per the University policy which may differ year on year basis. However, it will be subject to meeting of minimum eligibility criteria as below:
Minimum SGPA/CGPA of 8.5 in each semester.
Passed every semester at first try without any supplementary or improvement exam.
Maintenance of 75% attendance in entire semester
No disciplinary action initiated/ awarded against the student
Exemplary behavior and compliance with all other norms as prescribed by the University from time to time
If student fails to score minimum of 8.5 SGPA in any semester, the scholarship will not be renewed
Scholarship will be awarded in form of Fee Concession; Fee Discount; Fee Waiver on tuition fees only. The decision of percentage of the Fee Concession; Fee Discount; Fee Waiver on Tuition fees shall be the sole discretion of UPES.
It is the responsibility of the applicants to check their eligibility before submitting their applications. In case the applicant is found non-eligible at any stage, his/her submission or scholarship will be disqualified.
Decision of the Scholarship Committee shall be final applicants and cannot be challenged.
The Result shall be communicated to all shortlisted applicant though Email/SMS.
UPES reserves the right to withdraw or amend any listed scholarship without prior notification and at any point in time at its sole discretion.
If scholarship selected student chooses to decline the course offer, said students’ scholarship shall be void.
The Scholarship amount will be adjusted against student fees. Awarded scholarships can’t be exchanged for cash/cheque or transferred to any other course or campus or academic year/semester etc.
Awarded scholarships can’t be exchanged for cash or transferred to any other course or campus or academic year etc
Applicant/student shall not be eligible to apply for any future year/semester scholarship under this category, if in any semester applicant/student fails to comply with Renewal Criteria.
A student/applicant will be eligible for award of only one type / scheme of Scholarship in a given Academic semester/year.
Dr. Binod Kumar Singh
Assistant Professor, Department Of General ManagementQualification - M.Sc (Statistics), D.I.T., Ph.D. (Statistics)
Dr. Devkant Kala
Assistant Professor, Department Of General ManagementQualification - B.Sc. (PCM), MBA (Marketing), Ph.D
Mr. Pankaj Mohan Prasad
Assistant Professor, Department Of Energy ManagementQualification - B.Sc. (Chemical Engineering), Master's (Business Economics), PGD (International Trade), PGDBM, Ph.D,(Pursuing)
Dr. Anil Kumar
Professor, Department Of Energy ManagementQualification - B.Sc. (Electrical Engineering), M.Tech (Energy & Environment Management),MBA (Operation Management, Finance Management), M.Com ( Finance), MA (Economics), Ph.D (Power Economics)
Dr. Narendra Nath Dalei
Assistant Professor, Department Of Economic InternationalQualification - B.A.(Hons.) (Economics), M.A.(Economics), CIC (Computer Application), Ph.D (Environmental & Ecological Economics)
Sukanchan Palit
Assistant Professor, Department Of Chemical EnginerringQualification - B.Tech (Chemical Engineering), Master's (Chemical Engineering), PGDM (Business Management), PGDM (Human Resource Development), PGDM (Environmental Management System & ISO 14000/14001)
Dr. Kamal Bansal
Professor, Department Of Electrical ElectronicsQualification - B.Tech (Electrical Engineering), M.Tech (Power Systems), Ph.D. (Renewable Energy Engineering)
Dr. Om Prakash
Professor, Department Of Aerospace EngineeringQualification - BE (Aeronautical Engineering), M.Tech (Flight Mechanics), Ph.D. (Aerospace Engineering)
Dr. Shyam Pandey
Professor, Department Of Mechanical EngineeringQualification - B.E. (Mechanical Engineering), M.Tech (Industrial Metallurgy), Ph.D. (I.C. Engines)
Dr. Kanchan Deoli Bahukhandi
Assistant Professor, Department Of HSE Civil EngineeringQualification - B.Sc. (Water Resource Management & Environmental Science), M.Sc. (Environmental Science), Post Graduate Diploma (HSE), Ph.D In (Environmental Science)
Dr. Sunil Kr. Khare
Professor, Department Of Petroleum Earth ScienceQualification - B.Sc. (Physics), M.Sc. (Applied Geology), Ph.D. (Geochemistry)
Dr. Vickram Sahai
Senior Associate Professor, Department Of Applied Science And HumanitiesQualification - BA (Economics & Political Science), PGDBA (Marketing), PG Diploma (Public Relations), MA (Mass Communication), M.Phil (Journalism & Mass Communication), Ph.D. (Management)
Dr. Manoj Kumar Singh
Assistant Professor, Department Of Applied Science And HumanitiesQualification - B.Sc. (Mathematics), M.Sc.(Mathematics), Ph.D. (Bayesian Modelling)
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Hostel For Male
UPES Hostel For Male fee ₹1.57 l - ₹ 1.98 lakh
Fee:
Rs.1,57,500/- Regular hostel for boys and girls at Bidholi and Kandoli campus.
However, for girl students we also have a few additional triple sharing rooms with ad-on facilities only at the Kandoli campus as indicated below:
Rs.1,75,750/- for hostel room with attached washroom
Rs.1,97,750/- for hostel room with attached washroom and Air conditioning
Margan Sinha, Btech -2013 "Senior Deputy Collector at Jehanabad, Bihar".
Sparsh Raj Gupta, Btech-2016 "Xebia as a DevOps Consultant".
Sreeperna, Btech "Lockheed Martin Payload Design".
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Training & internships
TRAINING AND PREPARATION:-
UPES believes in imparting skills that are high in demand and extremely important for a successful career. These soft skills will set you apart from the rest.
EDGE, a platform for limitless possibilities, is an acronym for Enhanced Development Growth and Enrichment program. EDGE supports students in their chosen field with a focus on key action areas, such as Entrepreneurship, Exam Pathways, and Employability. This exposes students to a wide array of activities that help them prepare for various competitive exams and excel professionally. Some added benefits of this program are focusing on enhanced reading, comprehending and analytical writing capability, developing critical reasoning analysis, and understanding analogies and their implementation. These skills help students transform into a specialised workforce with a more focused, holistic thought process and entrepreneurship skills.
Industry Projects
UPES (University of Petroleum and Energy Studies) is a leading university located in Dehradun, India, that offers a wide range of undergraduate and postgraduate programs in various fields. The university has a strong industry focus and offers several industry projects to its students, which provide them with hands-on experience and exposure to the industry. UPES UK, which is the UK campus of UPES, also offers industry projects to its students. Here are some of the industry projects offered by UPES UK:
Real-Time Projects: UPES UK offers real-time projects to its students, which provide them with the opportunity to work on live projects and gain practical experience. The real-time projects are designed in collaboration with industry partners and cover various domains such as software development, data analytics, and cybersecurity.
Capstone Projects:
Capstone projects are long-term projects that students undertake during the final year of their program. These projects are designed to help students apply the knowledge and skills they have acquired during their program to a real-world problem. UPES UK offers capstone projects in various domains such as engineering, management, and law.
Internships:
UPES UK offers internships to its students, which provide them with the opportunity to work in the industry and gain practical experience. The internships are designed in collaboration with industry partners and cover various domains such as finance, marketing, and operations.
Research Projects:
UPES UK offers research projects to its students, which provide them with the opportunity to conduct research in a specific domain and gain hands-on experience in research methods and techniques. The research projects are designed in collaboration with faculty members and industry partners and cover various domains such as renewable energy, environmental studies, and artificial intelligence.
Academia - Industry Connect
INDUSTRY CONNECT:-
IBM
This partnership with IBM to co-brand 16 programs jointly with the Centre of Information Technology is the largest partnership of this nature for the company. The tie-up entails 30% face-to-face interactions between IBM experts and UPES students, project-based learning.
KPMG
UPES and KPMG in India will co-design and co-deliver MBA Strategy and Consulting at the School of Business. KPMG in India will also co-deliver MBA Business Analytics, being already offered at the School of Business. MBA aspirants will have access to KPMG subject matter experts.
MICROSOFT
The association with Microsoft has resulted in setting up of an Artificial Intelligence lab at UPES that gives students access to the content of the Intelligent Cloud Hub (ICH) program.
MERCK
UPES in partnership with Germany-based science and tech company Merck Life Science Private Limited will provide hands-on training to students for scientific skill development.
XEBIA
UPES, through its collaboration with pioneering IT consultancy Xebia, launched two new co-branded programs in DevOps and Big Data. Xebia mentors provide training to UPES faculty and students.
Placement
The university boasts of a robust and successful career services department. Its partnerships with industries ensure that the students have adequate exposure and get rapidly absorbed into professional roles on completion of their studies. At UPES, the focus is on developing a world-class pool of young and talented professionals who are ready to hit the ground running in their respective fields. The learning environment and practical hands-on approach help students forge ahead on their chosen career paths with a positive attitude, the right skill set and practical know-how. Because of the relevant and ‘real world’ education and ‘on-the-job’ exposure, the industry-readiness of UPES students has been one of the key differentiators.
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News
UPES appoints Dr Ram K Sharma as its Vice Chancellor
Dr Ram K Sharma has been named the next vice chancellor of UPES, a prestigious private multidisciplinary institution. Dr. Sharma has taken over as Dr. Sunil Rai's replacement and will now serve as the Chancellor of UPES.
An outstanding leader in the field of higher education, Dr Sharma has been promoting academic innovation, globalisation, and the use of technology to address concerns with access, quality, and equity at prestigious Indian schools. He held executive positions at Plaksha University as the Founding Director, Shiv Nadar University (now an Institution of Eminence) as the Director of International Relations, Associate Dean of Academics and Student Welfare, and Amity Group of Companies before joining UPES in February 2020 as Dean of- Academics and then as Pro Vice-Chancellor in February 2022.
As Vice Chancellor, Dr. Sharma will be in charge of fostering academic excellence across all facets of the university's operations, including faculty development and recruitment, student satisfaction and operational excellence, research, start-ups and innovation, rankings, accreditations and perception, internationalisation, and building the university's enviable academic reputation.
UPES Dehradun Collaborates With NSE Academy Limited To Launch NSE SMART Fin Lab
In order to establish the NSE SMART Fin Lab and create educational possibilities in the financial and technological fields, the UPES School of Business and NSE Academy Limited (NAL), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the National Stock Exchange (NSE), have signed a Memorandum of Understanding. Through this collaboration, students majoring in finance in the UPES MBA and BBA programmes will have the chance to study trading and investment strategies at the NSE SMART Fin lab.
For students to experience and learn how to trade stocks without taking any financial risks, NSE SMART Fin Lab will replicate characteristics of a live equity, derivative, and currency derivatives market on trading terminals. Additionally, there will be a number of short-term and long-term programmes designed specifically for students who want to gain a solid understanding of and enhance their abilities in the financial and technological sectors. Financial Technology, Block Chain Management, Data Science, Analytics for Finance, Machine Learning, Python for Finance, Business Analytics, Finance for Non-Finance, Statistics for Finance, Financial Valuation and Modeling, and other pertinent topics of BFSI and related Technology sectors will be covered through these programmes. The offline mode will be used to distribute each of these programmes.
The new technologies that are quickly changing business, customer experiences, and stakeholder dynamics are a major part of the UPES School of Business programme. The School of Business equips students to adjust to workplace instability and rapid change. The institution gives students the skills they need to succeed in an innovative and creative future by proactively cooperating with its academic and business partners.
In terms of trading volume (contracts), the National Stock Exchange of India (NSE) is the largest derivatives exchange in the world, according to data compiled by the Futures Industry Association (FIA) for the year 2021. According to statistics kept by the World Federation of Exchanges (WFE) for the calendar year 2021, NSE is rated fourth in the world for cash equities by the quantity of deals. The NSE was the first exchange in India to introduce screen-based or electronic trading. According to SEBI data, it has been in operation since 1994 and since 1995 has consistently held the title of largest stock exchange in India in terms of total and average daily turnover for equity shares. Exchange listings, trading services, clearing and settlement services, indices, market data feeds, technological solutions, and financial education services are all part of the NSE's fully integrated business strategy. The NSE also monitors compliance with SEBI and exchange laws and regulations by trading, clearing members, and listed companies. Through a culture of innovation and investment in technology, NSE, a forerunner in technology, guarantees the dependability and performance of its systems.