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The University of Petroleum & Energy

Studies (UPES) is a private university
located in Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India
specialising in fields of petroleum, energy
and power. Established in 2003, it has
been expanding its business and legal
studies.
 University of Petroleum & Energy Studies
(UPES)
Motto in English University with a
purpose

Type Private University[1]

Established 2003

Chancellor Dr. S J Chopra

Vice-Chancellor Dr. Deependra Kumar

Location Bidholi, Via Prem

Nagar, Dehradun,
Uttarakhand, India
30°24′57.38″N
77°58′1.24″E

Campus Suburban,42 acres

 (1,800,000 sq ft)
Affiliations UGC, NAAC, DSIR,
IGNOU, AIU, IAU,
BCI[1]

Website www.upes.ac.in

History and governance

UPES was established in 2003 by an act of
the state of Uttarakhand[2] and is India's
first public-private university.[1] The
university is a non-profit entity managed by
the Hydrocarbons Education & Research
Society.
Location
The campus is located in Dehradun, which
is well connected and in proximity to
popular Himalayan tourist destinations
such as Mussoorie, Auli and the Hindu
holy cities of Haridwar and Rishikesh
along with the Himalayan pilgrimage
circuit of Char Dham.[3]

Academic offerings
The university offers over 100
undergraduate and postgraduate
programs.[4] It provides undergraduate and
postgraduate programs, including
doctorates, in the core sectors of
petroleum and energy.

UPES has five schools and centres for

continuing education.

School of Engineering (SoE) …

SoE offers B.Tech., M.Tech. and Ph.D.

programs across a wide spectrum of
specialisation areas including Petroleum
Engineering, Chemical Engineering,
Petroleum Exploration, Energy Systems,
Geoinformatics Engineering, Geo-Science
Engineering, Automotive Design
Engineering, Mining Engineering,
Instrumentation and Process Control,
Aerospace Engineering, Disaster
Management, Mechatronics Engineering,
Robotics, Nanotechnology, Fire Safety
Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Civil
Engineering, and Industrial Engineering.

The SoE has the following departments:

Department of Petroleum Engineering

and Earth Sciences
Department of Chemical Engineering
 Department of Mechanical Engineering
Department of Electrical Engineering
Department of Aerospace Engineering
Department of Nuclear Science
Technology
Department of Health, Safety and
Environment
Department of Electronics &
Instrumentation Engineering
Department of Civil Engineering
Department of Automotive Design
Engineering

School of Business (SoB) …

SoB is situated at Kandoli Campus of
UPES and offers BBA, MBA & Ph.D.
programs in domains including Oil and
Gas, Energy Trading, Power, Aviation, Port,
Supply Chain and Logistics, Agri Business,
Tourism & Hospitality, Marketing, Finance,
Human Resources, Operations, Business
Analytics, and International Business.[5]

SoB has the following departments:

Department of Energy Management

Department of Transportation
Management
 Department of Economics &
International Business
Department of General Management
(including Finance, Marketing, Human
Resources, Strategic Management, and
Decision Sciences)

School of Law (SoL) …

SoL offers basic and specialised law

courses in Corporate Law, Energy
Specialization, and Taxation Laws in
addition to technical courses such as
Intellectual Property Rights and Cyber Law
and integrated and specialised programs
which are the first of their kind in the South
Asian region. These include a BA LLB with
specialisation in Energy Laws, a BBA LLB
(Hons) in Corporate Law, a B.Com + LLB
with specialisation in Taxation Laws, a
B.Tech Energy Technology + LLB with
specialisation in Intellectual Property
Rights, and a B. Tech in Computer Science
and Engineering with specialisation in
Cyber Laws.[6]

School Of Design Studies (SoD) …

The School of Design offers visual design
courses covering aspects of
transportation, industrial and product
development.[7]

Undergraduate program
B.Des.
Postgraduate Program (M.Des.)
Transportation Design
Industrial Design
Product Design
Interaction Design

School of Computer Science (SoCS) …

The School of Computer Science offers a
B.Tech. in Computer Science and
Engineering in association with IBM and
XEBIA with specialisations in:ref>"IT
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Cloud Computing and Virtualisation

Technologies
Cyber Security and Forensics
Business Analytics and Optimization
Open Source and Open Standards
Mainframe Technology
Oil and Gas Informatics
Telecom Informatics
E commerce, Retail and Automation
IT Infrastructure
Banking, Financial Services and
Insurance
IT Security and Cyber Forensics
Graphics and Gaming
Mobile Application Development
Artificial Intelligence
Internet of Things and Smart Cities
Big Data
DevOps
 Machine Learning

School of Health Sciences (SoHS) …

School of Health Sciences offers following

courses:

Bachelor in Pharmacy
B.Sc. in Food Nutrition and Dietetics
Diploma in Pharmacy
BBA in Hospital & Healthcare
Management

Centre for Continuing

Education (CCE)
The Centre for Continuing Education
(CCE)[8] and Centre for Aviation Studies
(CAS) offer executive programs for
professionals through distance learning.

Cultural and non-academic

activities

Uurja 2013
Student activities have been divided into
three broad categories, technical, cultural
and sports. They include four annual
festivals:

Uurja, a two-day event held in October

which includes competitions, games
and concerts.[9]
Ignite, the first techno-legal-
management festival in India[10]
Jigyasa, a festival of the oil and gas
industry including student presentations
and lectures by visiting professionals. It
is organised by the UPES chapter of FIPI
 (formally UPES Petrotech SC, the oldest
Indian student chapter of FIPI in
India)[11]
UPES SPE Fest, held in February since
2010, India's largest student-organised
petroleum engineering fest under the
Society of Petroleum Engineers.

Other activities have included Gems

Instrublitz, an instrumental competition
organised by the UPES GEMS team, and
Kalakriti, a chart painting competition
organised to spread awareness of Google
and its products.
Awards and achievements
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GRIHA (National Green Building Rating

System), four-star rating awarded to
UPES campus by the President of India,
Pranab Mukherjee; the only GRIHA-rated
university in India.
'Best Academic-Industry Interface' by
Indian media house DNA, 2018
‘University with Best Industry Academic
Partnership’, India Today TV-Higher
Education Excellence Awards 2018
‘Best University for Placements and
Employability’, Times Now National
Education Excellence Award 2018
Ranked amongst world's top 30
universities for oil, gas and petroleum
engineering by CEO World magazine
(USA), 2017
Five stars for employabality and campus
facilities and four stars for teaching
methodologies, QS Ratings, 2016
International Accreditation Council for
Business Education-accredited MBA
programs (2017)
Global winner of CanSat 2017
aerospace competition, Texas, USA
Only Indian university whose students
were part of Poland Mars Analogue
Simulation (PMAS), 2017
Outstanding Petroleum University, 11th
Annual World Oil Awards 2012, World Oil
magazine
Green Campus Award, World Education
Summit 2013.
Best Innovative University Award 2013,
awarded at ASSOCHAM[12]
 Best Global Education / Training
Provider 2008, Getenergy, London
Recognizing Leadership and Excellence:
Outstanding Achievement Institution
2008
SAP ACE Award for Public Services
2012[13]
Best Managed University Award 2013,
Competition Success Review
World Oil Awards 2012[14]

Notable alumni
 Simiti Maini - Scientist at Indian Space
Research Organisation and a member of
Mars Orbiter Mission

See also
University of Technology and
Management
Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee
List of universities in India
List of business schools in Asia
University Grants Commission (India)

References
Eligibility, Application Form, Admit Card
Etc.[15] How to Apply for UPES application
Form[16]

References
1. "Accreditations & Recognitions" .
www.upes.ac.in. Archived from the
original on 19 November 2013.
2. "The UPES Story" . www.upes.ac.in.
Retrieved 21 March 2019.
3. "UPES University-Dehradun -
Uttarakhand" . www.upes.ac.in.
4. "University of Petroleum & Energy
Studies::Programs Offered" .
upes.ac.in. Retrieved 18 August 2011.
5. "Business Management College:
Business School For MBA &
Economics" . www.upes.ac.in.
6. "Law College: Best School For Legal
Studies in India" . www.upes.ac.in.
7. "Design School: Best Design College,
India" . www.upes.ac.in.
8. "CCE UPES Distance MBA, BBA and
Online Certified Professionals
Programs" . cce.upes.ac.in.
 9. "UURJA Annual Cultural Youth
Festival" . www.upes.ac.in.
10. "IGNITE - Annual Techno Legal
Management Fest in UPES" .
www.upes.ac.in.
11. "UPES FIPI Student Chapter" .
Archived from the original on 9
August 2018.
12. "Best Innovative University Award
2013" . UPES blog. 6 June 2013.
Archived from the original on 14
January 2014.
 13. "UPES University Dehradun - Awards &
Accolades" . www.upes.ac.in.
14. "UPES receives World Oil Awards
2012" . Online PR News. UPES.
15. UPES Admission Process
16. UPES Application Form Procedure

External links
Official website

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