UPES Dehradun
UPES was established in the year 2003 through UPES act of the legislature of Uttarakhand. Approved by UGC, UPES is the first university under the Public-Private Partnership. As per NIRF 2024 Rankings, UPES is ranked 46 in India, 28 in Law, 41 in Management and 42 in Engineering category. Also, the university comes among top 50 institutions under the Innovation category.
UPES has also been accredited by NAAC with a grade ‘A’ and has received 5 stars on Employability (placements), by globally acclaimed QS Rating. As per the QS World University Ranking 2025, UPES is ranked No. 1 private university in academic reputation in India placing it among top 3% universities globally. The University is accredited by the NAAC & DSIR and recognised by the DEC and BCI.
UPES is a member of AIU and IAU and awarded as the ISO 9001:2008 & ISO 14001:2004 certified institutions. The University offers UG/ PG level courses in various specialisations through seven schools – School of Advanced Engineering, School of Business, School of Computer Science, School of Design, School of Law, School of Liberal Studies & Media and School of Health Sciences & Technology with 17000+ students and 1000+ faculty members.
Rankings:
Below we have provided the ranking of UPES as per the NIRF Rankings 2024:
- Ranked 46 in top 50 universities in India
- Ranked 28 in Law Category
- Ranked 41 in Management
- Ranked 42 in engineering category
Campus:
The UPES campus is situated in P.O. Bidholi via Prem Nagar in Dehradun, the district of Uttarakhand. The university is spread over in 42 acres of land in the Dehradun at the foothills of the Himalayas. Nearest bus stand to UPES is ISBT Dehradun which is 23km away from campus. The railway station is located at a distance of 18 km away & Jolly Grant Airport Dehradun is the nearest airport located 48 km away from UPES.
The University has implemented SAP for its operation. It is associated with FICCI to start National Knowledge Functional Hub. It has launched a Nano-Satellite recognised by NASA for its efforts in Aerospace.
Programmes:
UPES offers graduate and postgraduate programs through its seven schools: School of Advanced Engineering, School of Computer Science, School of Business, School of Law, School of Design, School of Health Sciences & Technology, and School of Liberal Studies & Media with 17000+ students and 1000+ faculty and staff members. Most sought courses in the engineering and management field are:
B.Tech Courses:
- Applied Petroleum Engineering
- Computer Science and Engineering
- Chemical Engineering
- Aerospace Engineering
- Mechanical Engineering
- Electrical Engineering
- Electronics & Computer Engineering
- Fire and Safety Engineering
- Civil Engineering
- Biomedical Engineering
- Food Technology
- Biotechnology
M.Tech Courses:
- Chemical Engineering
- Petroleum Engineering
- Renewable Energy Engineering
- Computational Fluid Dynamics
- Health, Safety and Environmental Engineering
- E-Mobility
- Sustainability Engineering
- Robotics
- Computer Science Engineering
- Construction Technology and Management
MBA Courses:
- MBA
- Digital Business
- Business Analytics in collaboration with KPMG
- Oil and Gas Management
- Power Management
- Logistics and Supply Chain Management
- Aviation Management
- Business Analytics (KPMG)
- International Business
- Strategy and Consulting in collaboration with KPMG
- MBA (Global Program) 1+1 1 Year in UPES Campus + 1 Year in Overseas University
- MBA (Metaverse and Web 3.0)
Law Courses:
- LLB (3 Year)
- LLB (5 Year)
UG Courses:
- BA
- BA Liberal Studies
- B.Sc Liberal Studies
- B.A.LL.B. (Hons.)
- BBA.LL.B. (Hons.)
- B.Com.LL.B. (Hons.)
- BCA
- BBA
- B.Pharma
- B.Des
- B.Com (Hons.)
PG Courses:
- LL.M.
- MCA
- M.Sc
- MA
- M.Des
Integrated:
- B.Com (Hons.)- MBA
- BBA – MBA
Doctoral Courses:
- Ph.D in law
- Ph.D in Engineering
- Ph.D in Business
- Ph.D in Computer Science
- Ph.D in Design
- Ph.D in Health Science & Technology
- Ph.D in Liberal Science and Media
Students & Faculty:
The campus has more than 17000+ students pursuing degree under the guidance of more than 1000+ faculty and staff members.
Facilities:
The UPES campus has a MIG23, TATRA Truck, Oil Rig, Bio-Diesel Laboratory and 11 research & development centres. The campus has a huge computer lab with over 2500 PCs and a huge library. The campus provides the laboratories, smart classrooms, separate accommodation for boys & girls and transportation facility.
Activities:
The campus organises the annual cultural festival (Uurja), sports festivals (Spandan), Re-union programme, blood donation camp, road safety awareness week, cricket tournament, fresher party, alumni meet ups, trekking tours, athletics meet and dance competition.
Placement:
UPES is the first Indian university which has been awarded 5 stars on employability (placements) by globally acclaimed QS Rating. According to 2023-2024 records, 1950+ students (91%) have been overall placed with high CTC of 49 LPA at 750+ recruiters on campus.
The university organises in-campus PEP (Personality Enhancement program) for students to develop a positive outlook and gain several skills necessary for their time employability at the university. The placement cell of the campus arranges the placement selection improvement programme, project work, industrial tours and internship for the students.
Well known top Recruiters of UPES are Microsoft, Cairn Oil and Gas, Ericsson, Shell, ONGC, PwC, GAIL (India) Ltd., HCL, Indigo Airlines, ONGC, Panasonic, Torrent Pharmaceuticals Ltd., Maruti Suzuki and many more.