University of Petroleum and Energy Studies

The UPES Centre for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (UCIE) is a Business Incubator (BI) with focus on the technology sectors in Delhi NCR and Uttarakhand region belt. The mandate of the Centre is to assist the UPES community entrepreneurs (faculty, staff, alumni and students) as well as the external community entrepreneurs, commercialise their product/service ideas and/or accelerate their growth. The key technology focus areas are: Transportation, Infrastructure, E-commerce, Education, Energy, IT / ITES Gaming and Animation Cloud Computing, Biotechnology, Energy Technology, Food Processing Technology, Retail Technology and Fashion Technology.

UCIE is a member of University Business Incubator (UBI) Global, which provides the centre a unique opportunity to understand, explore and visualize the state and impact of India's incubation ecosystem in a more efficient way.

UPES offers Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.), (B.Tech LLB) Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech.), Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Business Administration (B.B.A.), Bachelor of Computer Applications (BCA), Bachelor of Pharmacy, Bachelor of Commerce (B.Com.), Bachelor of Laws (LLB) and Bachelor of Design through its different schools of specialization.

UPES offers Master of Science (M.Sc.), Master of Technology (M.Tech.), Master of Business Administration (MBA), Master of Design, Master of Arts (M.A.) and Master of Laws (LLM). University also offers Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degrees in different engineering and science related fields

UPES has collaborated with coursera, enabling its students to have free access to over 3800 global courses.[15]

UPES extends financial support to the registered students on merit and means. At the time of admission, students are offered fee-relaxation based on their Class 10th and 12th marks. It continues further based on marks scored by the students in their semester examination. The university has extended financial support to the students who are unable to pay the tuition fee on account of having lost any of the earning parents after their enrolment in UPES. Fee waiver is extended to Uttarakhand domicile students. Starting 2020, UPES has introduced a special scheme to promote higher education for girls by extending a 25% scholarship on their tuition fees for the complete program duration.

UPES has 8 schools with various interdisciplinary departments under them. The schools along with the departments under them are listed below:[16]

• School of Engineering (SoE)

– Department of Aerospace Engineering
– Department of Applied Sciences
– Department of Chemical Engineering
– Department of HSE and Civil Engineering
– Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering
– Department of Mechanical Engineering
– Department of Petroleum Engineering and Earth Sciences

• School of Computer Science (SoCS)
• School of Law (SoL)
• School of Design (SoD)
• School of Business (SoB)

– Department of Economics and International Business
– Department of Energy Management
– Department of General Management
– Department of Transportation Management

• School of Health Sciences (SoHS)

– Department of Allied Health Sciences
– Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences

• School of Modern India (SoM)
• School of Smart Agriculture (SoSA)

CCE was established in 2008 and has been recognized by University Grants Commission (UGC). It offers higher degree programs and skilling programs to working executives. As of 2019, more than 5,500 students have graduated from CCE.[17]

In India, UPES School of Engineering was ranked in 101–150 band by the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) in 2020,.[18] In management field, it was ranked 66th in India by NIRF

• Leading university for international student experience at the UniAgents Annual Summit 2019
• ‘Excellence in Open & Distance Education’ award at the World Education Summit 2019
• Blackboard Catalyst Award for student success for Team Career Services at TLC Asia 2019
• 'Best Academic-Industry Interface' by DNA (a leading Indian media house) in 2018
• ‘Best Industry-Academia Interface’ at the 12th World Education Summit by Digital Learning & Elets Technomedia Pvt. Ltd. in 2018
• ‘Best University for Placements and Employability’ by Times Now – National Education Excellence Award 2018
• ‘Great Place to Study’ as per the Great Indian Institutes 2018 list by Forbes India
• Ranked amongst top 30 world’s best universities for Oil, Gas and Petroleum engineering by CEO World Magazine (USA) in 2017
• International Accreditation Council for Business Education (IACBE) accredited MBA programmes (2017)
• ‘Best Training Institute Award’ for the Port and Shipping Management programme at International SHIPTEK conference held in Dubai in 2016
• Five stars for employability and campus facilities and four stars for teaching methodologies by globally acclaimed QS Ratings in 2016
• ‘University with Best Industry Academic Partnership’ by India Today TV-Higher Education Excellence Awards
• ‘India’s Best University for Innovation and Value based Education’ by the Corporate Council for Leadership & Awareness (CCLA)

UPES under the aegis of the Office of Student Engagement and Experience organises Freshers’ Party, the Annual Cultural Festival – Uurja, which gives a platform to students to showcase their talents. and the Annual Techno Legal Management Design festival – Ignite, which gives a platform to students to showcase their skills. Freshers’ parties, to officially welcome the first-year students, are hosted by second-year students, organised by School Cultural Convener under the supervision of the office of Student Engagement and Experience. Uurja is the annual cultural festival and is celebrated for two days at the UPES Campus. Wow Wednesdays is a mid-week activity that allows students to unwind. This is planned to break the monotonous routine by providing students a platform to showcase their talent. Other prominent cultural and co-curricular events include Ignite, Hackathon, Design Fest, and Nitro RC Championship.[21]

At UPES, students participate in a variety of games and sports that are organised at regular intervals in the university – UPES Annual Athletics Meet, Intra Mural Tournaments (All Sports), Inter-University Participation, Yoga and Meditation and Khel Utsav – UPES Sports Festival.[21]

The National Service Scheme (NSS) has been in operation in UPES since April 2018. The fundamental objective of the NSS is to awaken and enrich the social consciousness of students. The scheme provides an opportunity for students to engage in constructive social action, programs, develop co-operative team spirit and gain skills in democratic leadership quality.[22]

The University provides its students first-aid support in the Infirmary. It is also equipped with ambulance evacuation and two male and two female doctors to provide medical support to the students. Medical assistance, which is beyond the infirmary, is facilitated through a high-tech medical ambulance that has emergency management facilities. All the registered students in UPES are medically insured for a sum of INR 100,000. The insurance also covers road accident causality.

Understanding the importance of supporting the students to overcome their learning difficulties and gain confidence and interest in learning, remedial classes are planned and organised each year. The remedial classes are conducted for the students whose performance is not up to the mark, i.e., for the students who secure less than 40% marks in Mid-Term Examination. These classes help the slow learners to fill the gaps in the teaching learning process, which may be due to their slow learning pace, lack of understanding, lack of motivation to practice the problems etc. and ultimately enhance their learnings and skills, resulting in improvement in their performance.