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1. UPEShorizons
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INDUSTRY LINKAGES
SPECIALISED PROGRAMS
Just 2 ½ hours from Chandigarh
is located a young university busy
preparing nation builders
UPES is Asia’s First Energy & Core Sector University
range of domain focussed programs. The Energy and Core Sectors are Engineering with specialization in
All the three colleges in the campus India's growth sectors offering Refining & Petrochemicals, Geo
provide degrees in a range of courses opportunities to youngsters keen on Informatics Engineering, Energy
which cover sectors like, Oil & Gas, participating in the India growth Technology, Aerospace Engineering,
Power, Infrastructure, story for the next 20 to 30 years. If Material Science Engineering with
Transportation, Information you are interested in nation building Specialization in Nano Technology,
Technology, Electronics, Logistics & and would like to have a career in a Mechatronics Engineering, B. Tech
Supply Chain, Information sector of immense national in Computer Science with
Technology, International Business, importance then UPES is the right specialized in association with IBM
Energy Technology, and Computer place. UPES offers an opportunity to in clude - Cloud Computing &
Sciences & Cyber Law along with build further on domain-specific V i r t u a l i z a t i o n T e c h n o l o g y ,
other multi-disciplinary courses in skills, required in engineering and Mainframe Technology, Open
engineering & courses in legal management, something that most Source & Open Standard, Oil & Gas
studies.international universities offer, but Informatics, Telecom Informatics,
which is unheard of in India. The Retail Informatics, Business
The university is suitable for young courseware & programs are designed Analytics and Optimization and
minds that have a penchant for keeping in view the emerging Infrastructure Management etc,
combining academic pursuits with industry requirements of technology Computational Fluid Dynamics,
imaginative creativity. The and skill sets. The subjects of Health Safety & Environmental
uniqueness of the specialized specialization and advanced E n g i n e e r i n g , P e t r o l e u m
courses of UPES can be ascertained research have been integrated to Exploration, Robotics Engineering
and evaluated from the huge sectors that are of immense and Artificial Intelligence & Artificial
demand of sector specific importance when it comes to Neural Networks. Even when you
undergraduate, postgraduate and economic development of the come to the management courses,
the doctoral programs. Have you nation. the exclusivity remains with BBA &
heard of any university in the MBA programs in subjects such as
country that offers such a diverse The UPES campus houses 3 colleges Oil & Gas Marketing, Auto Retailing,
namely the College of Engineering range of subjects within the campus? Energy Trading, Aviation
Studies, College of Management and At UPES one can opt for a Management, Port & Shipping
Economic Studies and College of specialization in sectors like Applied Management, Infrastructure
Legal Studies which offer a wide Petroleum Engineering, Chemical Management etc. To contribute in the development of a Community Outreach Programmes
nation and pave way for overall like adoption of 5 nearby village
growth, one must trigger the thirst for schools. UPES is providing material
knowledge and cater to the well-being support in the form of computers,
of communities' right at the grass root furniture, stationery, etc and fully
level. UPES has undertaken various supporting educational expenses of 11
initiatives to provide service to the girls adopted from nearby villages.
community in multiple ways. UPES also runs a rigorous 10 day
coaching camp in Physics, Chemistry
and Mathematics to prepare class 10th
and 12th students from nearby villages
for the AIEEE examination. This
Being a core sector educational
service is provided gratis and includes
institution UPES realizes its duty
free boarding facilities. These
towards environmental issues. To this
opportunities are provided to the
effect, the university ensures that its
students by the University to assist
operations are “Green”. The efforts at
them to gain self-confidence and
Desktop Virtualization and Server
bigger exposure towards development
Consolidation have resulted in 74%
and motivation in life.
reduction in power consumption for
IT. A university vehicle in the campus
UPES's Women
is run on bio-diesel which is produced
Development Centre runs regular
in-house. Recycling of waste
health check-ups in 5 adopted villages
components are highly encouraged at
to improve the quality of life of women
the campus.
and children in these villages. UPES
also organises regular annual Blood
Donation camps in the campus and is
proud to be recognized as the Highest
Blood Donor Institution in the State of UPES has undertaken a number of
Uttarakhand.
A commitment to save the
environment
Abhilasha
Helping local communities
sustain themselves
UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM AND ENERGY STUDIES, DEHRADUN
Fueling India,
Propelling the Future!
“University of Petroleum and Energy Studies is one
of the unique institutions in the country imparting
education on Petroleum and Energy, which is the
lifeline for all activities in the nation.”
Dr. A P J Abdul Kalam
A testimony from the former president of India on his visit to the campus gives an idea of the exclusivity that
the University of Petroleum and Energy Studies (UPES) possesses. An institution dedicated to fuelling the
nation with domain specific and industry ready management, engineering and legal professionals, at the
graduate, postgraduate and doctoral levels for the petroleum, energy and allied sectors. The university
bestows a genial learning atmosphere for its students.
UPES becomes
in India
The University of Petroleum & Energy
Studies (UPES) has been honored with
“GRIHA (Green Rating for Integrated
Habitat Assessment) Award” by the
Honorable President of India, Shri
Pranab Mukherjee at a function in
Vigyan Bhawan
FULL STORY ON PAGE 3
The University has the distinction of
completing 10 eventful years. UPES
was an innovative experiment in the
field of higher education, as for the first
time a sector specific university was
conceptualised in the domain of
energy.
FULL STORY ON PAGE 3
UPES wins prestigious
The only Indian University to
receive the exceptional
recognition
India's and Pan Asia's first Energy and
Core Sector University, University of
Petroleum and Energy Studies (UPES)
has received the prestigious '2012
World Oil Awards' as a beneficiary
University for
its endeavor to
contribute
Skills,
Education and
Research & Development of the Oil &
Gas Sector.
FULL STORY ON PAGE 3
and created a
model sectoral
specific institution
of higher learning.”
says Dr. Parag Diwan,
Founder Vice
Chancellor - UPES.
FULL INTERVIEW
ON PAGE 3
FIRST GRIHA RATED
UNIVERSITY
10 years of UPES

2012 World Oil Awards
“We were at the Right
Place at the Right Time
Fueling Growth A Socially Conscious University

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multiple collaborations and international alliances
its R&D initiatives. Can you tell us
about these achievements?
During the course of the R&D work,
UPES has also developed few
prototyped technologies. One such
technology is Multfuel Neelam
Cookstove (Indian patent granted),
which is able to handle three different
feedstocks (Forest biomass, Biogas from
waste, LPG) individually or in
combination. This cookstove has a total
weight of less than 5 Kgs, and we
anticipate that the cost of domestic
Can you please tell us about the Nanotechnology, Computational areas, funded by various agencies, are cookstove (3-5 persons) will be ~ Rs
focus areas for Research & Research, Environmental Research, going on. These include Hydrogen 1000, and for outdoor cookstove (40-50
Development at University of Energy Economics, Earth Science, prod uction through photovoltaic persons) will be ~Rs 3000.
Petroleum & Energy Studies? Automotive Research, Infrastructure & electrolyzers system, and performance
UPES aspires to conduct R&D in diverse Project Finance, Aerospace and Energy enhancement, evaluation and analysis Other such technology is an integrated
areas aiming to cover the full spectrum, Law. These Research Centers represent of an IDI diesel engine using Straight and automotive Biomass Gasification
from fundamental and theoretical our view of the integrated solutions to vegetable oil by H2 supplementation Unit (patent filed). This unit has been
studies, through research of relevance to most pressing energy challenges for the from the Ministry of New and developed with an objective to meet the
business and industry with practice- present society to which we believe our Renewable Energy (MNRE). MNRE has entire energy demands for a family of 10
based studies in Energy. We seek to expertise and research can make a real also funded a project Biogas Training persons. Few salient features of this unit
support each research area with and lasting contribution. Our focus and Development Center (BTDC) and is it's amenability to co nvert lantana (A
crosscutting functions, including areas bring together experts from a development of new Technologies for common weed found all over the
industry partnerships, knowledge and variety of disciplines to effect change Biogas from Jatropha whole plant. country destroying forest land) to low
technology transfer, analysis, and and deliver practical solutions. tar gas, new design of down draft
program integration. We aim towards Department of Science & Technology Biomass Gassifier, and throughput of 1
developing quality research & How has the journey been so far? (DST) has funded projects, such as, KW electricity and heat for cooking.
development, spanning all three Could you share some interesting Analysis and Improvement of Oxidation
colleges, configured to provide the highlights with us? Behaviour of Bio-Diesel and Novel With all these efforts, UPES has several
maximum of opportunities for various During last more than five years, there Biomass Pyrolysis Pilot Plant and its state-of-the-art pilot scale units,
multidisciplinary areas. has been a significant growth in the Performance Evaluation using different including integrated Biodi esel plant
external funded research to UPES. We biomass feedstock and Catalytic (100 liters per day capacity) and biogas
The objectives of R&D at UPES is to have completed projects funded by Conversion of Carbon Dioxide to production units (total 1 00 m3/day).
provide a world class environment for various agencies, such as, the Methanol. Recently DST has funded two We have sophisticate d instruments
career development and training, Department of Science & Technology projects in Nanotechnology domain to laboratory housing var ious equipments
attract high quality staff, students and (DST), Government of India; Ministry of development of Novel Enzymatic involved in the R&D activities in the
f o s t e r k n o w l e d g e & s t r a t e g i c New and Renewable Energy (MNRE), Biofuel Cells (with IIT Kanpur) and aforementioned areas. We also
p a r t n e r s h i p s , i n c o r p o r a t e Government of India; Oil & Natural Gas Microfluidic-diffusivity-meter. The collaborate with various organizations,
interdisciplinary collaborations of Corporation (ON GC); Uttarakhand Uttarakhand Council for Science & nationally and internationally with a
international quality and target UPES Council of Science & Technology Technology (UCOST) has funded four focus to develop partnerships with the
become an institutional champion for (UCOST) and International Association projects to UPES in the areas of Energy organizations located in Dehradun and
the core areas. To accomplish this, of Universities (IAU). These projects and Environment. These include its vicinity. More inf ormation on R&D
UPES has formed eleven centers of include 100 KW solar panel installation, Endurance analysis and tribiological activities at UPES can be found from our
research, each working in a particular New Chemicals for drilling & production studies of diesel engines fueled with bio- website.
strategic area, by bringing together its o f h y d r o c a r b o n s , T e c h n i c a l butanol, diesel and their blends, Study
research expertise, knowledge-base and Performance analysis of diesel ethanol of Energy Consumption pattern of Rural
key skills into interdisciplinary teams. blends in DI diesel Engine, Physio- Uttarakhand, Assessment of HSE issues
These centers work in diverse areas, chemical characterization of Gasoline in small scale industries in Uttarakhand
samples, Consumption pattern of and development of an Expert System
Automotive Lubricants and their for Integrated Solid Waste Management
Environment concerns, Development of for Dehradun city.
Lab Facility for Biodiesel Production
Centre and Research Capacity Indian Oil Corporation (R&D) has
Development on Renewable Energy granted a project to develop Catalyst
(with University of Nairobi, Kenya). and Process for single step conversion of
Isomerization of n-pentene and hexane,
Please tell us about some of the Dimerization of n-butene to iso-octane.
interesting R&D projects
currently under way at UPES? UPES has patented some of the
such as Alternate Energy, Robotics, Currently several projects in various technologies developed through
QA&
Since its inception, UPES has striven towards being an institution
that justifies the exclusivity it enjoys and plays a significant role in
the nation building process. UPES has dedicated its objectives to
developing specialized, ready to deploy managers and engineers for
domain specific Industries. The university envisions taking the
leadership role in establishing academic benchmarks for entry level
professionals and creating the 'future ready' leaders of tomorrow.
The core objective and the aim of its faculty have been to design,
develop and deliver prolific standards of education and training.
The university provides support to research, consultancy and
development activities in all technical and managerial aspects of
the Energy, Infrastructure and Transportation sectors.
In the past 8 years, the university has been recognized and awarded
for its undeniable contribution to specialized education. UPES has
won 11 coveted awards on national and global platforms including:
the recent SAP ACE award for Customer Excellence, Best
Placement Brochure Award, B-School with Excellent Industry
Interface 2010, B-School with Innovation Leadership Award 2010,
Academic Brand of the Year for Sectoral Specific Business School
2009, Gatenergy, London recognized UPES as the Best Global
Education / Training Provider in 2008.
Dr. S J Chopra, Chancellor - Dr. Parag Diwan, Vice-Chancellor -
Prof. G C Tiwari, Pro Vice Chancellor form the pivot of progress for
the university. The education board for the university provides the
much needed structure and developmental plans for UPES. The
Board of Governors at UPES constitutes eminent academicians,
industry doyens, government representatives and academic
administrators and is the highest regulatory and decision-making
body responsible for laying down policies, statutes and rules as well
as approving the budget and annual report.
When the teacher's role is to guide, providing access to information
rather than acting as the primary source of information, the
students' search for knowledge is met as they learn to find answers
to their questions. For students to construct knowledge, they need
the opportunity to discover for voluntarily and practice skills in
authentic situations. Providing an access to hands-on activities and
allowing adequate time and space to use materials that reinforce
the lesson being studied creates an opportunity for individual
discovery and construction of knowledge to occur. Equally
important to self-discovery is having the opportunity to study
things that are meaningful and relevant to one's life and interests.
To encapsulate the soul of UPES and its vision, Dr. Parag Diwan
sums up the philosophy of the university, “India has always had the
brains & the intellectual exclusivity, but we need to nurture the
energies and program minds in a way that they develop and grow to
become good logical thinkers and great innovators. UPES is a cradle
of innovation and growth, not for the reason that it is a one of its
kind institution in the continent, but for the fact that life here is
based on the principles of progression and pro-active vision. We
don't just fuel up the thirst for knowledge within an individual; we
also energize their souls to become exemplary individuals who give
shape to the modern Indian society.”
The accolades
Guiding force
The vision
Mentoring & Guidance The objective of R & D at UPES
is to provide a world class
Research Evironment.
Growth of Funded Research at UPES
International Alliances of UPES
15 Countries
37 Universities/ Institutes
Biodiesel fuelled car at UPES
“UPES has several state-of-the-art pilot scale units, including integrated Biodiesel plant (100
liters per day capacity) and biogas production units (total 100 m3/day),” says
Dr. S J Chopra,
Chancellor, UPES.

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India’s first green rated university
UPES becomes
in India
The University of Petroleum & Energy Studies(UPES)
has been honored with “GRIHA ( Green Rating for
Integrated Habitat Assessment ) Award” by the
Honorable President of India, Shri Pranab Mukherjee
at a function in Vigyan Bhawan. Mr. Sanjay Kaul,
President HERS received this prestigious rating
“GRIHA- Award”on behalf of UPES which becomes the
first GRIHA rated University in India.
GRIHA rating is promoted by the Ministry of New &
Renewable Energy (MNRE) and “The Energy and
Resources Institute”(TERI). GRIHA Ratings reinstate
TERI'S commitment to enable the design, construction,
and operation of environmentally sensitive buildings
and in turn, recognizes the efforts of owner and design
teams by rating the buildings on a green scale.
The GRIHA rating system has 34 criteria covering
various aspects of sustainability. These criteria account
for a total of 104 points including the innovation points.
The UPES campus attempted all 34 criteria and has
achieved a 4 star rating with 81 points. GRIHA
primarily refers Indian standards and guidelines to
meet the sustainability criteria whereas LEED refers
international standards in the rating systems.
This campus of UPES is an impeccable example of a
project that was ahead of its times. The construction
started in 2004; the construction practices adopted by
the UPES were eco-friendly and more than sufficient to
comply with the GRIHA guidelines.
UPES has incorporated various energy efficient
material and technologies i.e. utilization of local
materials, native plants, follow the natural terrain of
the site, use of renewable energy, cavity walls etc.
Additionally, UPES has paid appropriate emphasis
on rainwater harvesting, zero waste, and
manufacturing bio-fertilizers, bio-fuels, and bio-gas
etc. to develop a higher of a sustainable environment
in and around the campus.
FIRST GRIHA RATED
UNIVERSITY
UPES wins prestigious
The only Indian University to receive the exceptional recognition
India's and Pan Asia's first Energy and Core Sector University, University of Petroleum and Energy Studies (UPES) has received the prestigious '2012 World Oil
Awards' as a beneficiary University for its endeavor to
contribute Skills, Education and Research & Development
of the Oil & Gas Sector. The University has received the
recognition in the august felicitation ceremony held at the
Houstonian Hotel, Houston, TX , USA on 18th
October,2012. It is the only Indian University and sixth
University outside the Americas to have received the
exceptional appreciation. The World Oil Awards served as
a contributor to the future of the oil and gas industry by
donating to praiseworthy universities with established
petroleum departments.
World Oil Awards are the most celebrated recognition in
the Petroleum and Energy sector worldwide. Gulf
Publishing Company, an internationally renowned media
house honors the exceptional technological innovations
and encourages the Skills, Education and Research &
Development to the Oil & Gas Sector. The 2012 World Oil
Awards marked the 11th annual program and paid tribute
this year to "Innovations for the Future." The awards
program provided an opportunity to spotlight
accomplishments and leading innovations achieved from 1
July 2011 through 30 June 2012.
Established in 2003, UPES conscientiously built a
dynamic interface with domain industry by providing
industry-ready engineers and managers in Oil and Gas
and allied sectors. Through its graduate and
postgraduate domain specialized programs like
Petroleum Exploration, Pipeline Engineering, Process
Design Engineering, Applied Petroleum with
specialization in Gas, Upstream, Down streams, Energy
Systems, Oil and Gas Management, Energy Trading,
specialization in Refining and Petrochemicals; UPES has
become the 'Institution of Choice' for the student
community and the corporate sector.
An ISO 9001:2008 & 14001:2004 certified, UPES is
approved by UGC and accredited by NAAC in India. In its
unique bouquet of domain focused programs, it offers 50
specialized programs through its three constituent
colleges - College of Management & Economic Studies,
College of Engineering Studies and College of Legal
Studies. UPES is also pro-actively involved in research
and development in various fields related to Energy and
Core Sector. Nine exclusively dedicated research centers
have been developed which are continually involved in
exploring and innovations.

“2012 World Oil Awards”
UPES has conquered
where others are still
contemplating to reach
energy of a 10 year old,
enthusiasm of a 10 year old,
exuberance of a 10 year old,
optimism of a 10 year old,
wisdom of the timeless

resilience of the timeless
sagacity of the timeless
achievements of the timeless
10
at
10 years of UPES
University of Petroleum & Energy Studies was an Schlumberger Asia Ltd, Shell India, Tata Projects Ltd,
innovative experiment in the field of higher The three colleges at UPES, Engineering, Management ABPS Infrastructure Advisory Ltd, CESC, GMR Group,
education. Has it been a successful experiment? Studies and Law – provide innovative specialized programs Indian Energy Exchange, Power Exchange India, Torrent
Yes, indeed. It is the first time that a domain specific in all these sectors. Power. This of course, is a limited list from amo ng the 450+
university was developed for the energy sector and now recruiters who have taken up UPES students in the last 10
looking back seven years, we can see that we were in the The contribution by UPES to the growth of the economy and years.
right place at the right time. The result is a unique -sector thereby the nation is very relevant as it provides the new
specific institute for higher education. Our programs are talent necessary to drive this burgeoning economy. UPES is How important are soft skills for young
respected by the industry and we have a positive and innovative and continually introduces new programs to professionals? How does UPES prepare its
satisfied response from our students giving us a deep sense keep up with changes in the industry and the economy, students for success in one of the most globalized
of fulfillment for having created this unique yet successful constantly moving to meet the needs of changing economic sectors around?
experiment. scenarios. For instance, the LLB is combined with B.Tech Soft skills are essential and UPES has full-fledged center to
Energy Technology and this year saw the introduction of the impart and hone softer aspects of professional life, be it
How well has the industry received your M.Tech Nuclear Science and Technology. communication or personality development.
programs?
We have had an overwhelmingly positive response and Do you have any international collaboration? Everyone, at some point or the other, faces
support from the industry. UPES graduates are industry Yes, UPES is in partnership with many international challenges in life. What's your advice to young
ready with in-depth knowledge of their chosen domains. renowned universities in the U.K., U.S.A, Europe and Asia. professionals just starting out on their career?
Our graduates are sought after by Industry recruiters as These partnerships have led to joint seminars, faculty and Challenges are part and parcel of life. One should always
they are ready to deploy and thus there is better student exchange programs, professional development & have a positive attitud e and turn challenges into
productivity and savings in terms of investment in initial continuing education, joint research initiatives, review of opportunities. Young people starting their professional life
training. PhD theses and joint publications. Our partners include must always remember this popular story. Once two friends
McGill University in Canada, Coventry University, the joined a shoe company and their boss sent the first person to
How well are your programs received by the University of Aberdeen and Dundee in Scotland, U.K., Africa. He notices that in Africa everybody is barefooted. He
student community? Marist College, U.S.A., University of Applied Sciences, calls his boss and says that there is no scope for shoes as
We have a very positive response from the student Germany, to name a few. nobody wears them. He returns. Boss sent the second
community. Our programs are very well received, person to the same place. On reaching, he calls his boss and
particularly as they fill a niche by providing a wide range of Does a student restrict his career options by opting says, this place is full of opportunities and each one can buy
programs in high growth sectors such as aviation, energy, for domain focused programs offered by your a pair of shoes. So, it depends how you turn challenges into
infrastructure. In fact, today we get ten times more university? opportunities.
applications than seats on offer. On the contrary, students stride ahead in their chosen
career with the advantage of domain specific knowledge. At And last, do you have any advice for your readers?
In light of the special thrust given by the the same time, a thorough grounding ensures that they are I would like to offer the following adage as advice, “The
government to infrastructure development, do you able to expand into other areas outside their chosen stream. larger the island of knowledge the longer is the shoreline of
see an increasing relevance for the UPES wonder”. So, everyone should invest in continuous
programs? Can you name some of the main recruiters who hire upgrading of skills and knowledge.
In the recent times, to drive our economy back to the growth MBAs or engineers with specialized energy-sector
rates of 9%, core sector infrastructure – such as energy, oil skills and qualifications?
and gas, port and shipping, as well as infrastructure for Some of them main recruiters are, Adani Gas, Bharat Oman
roads, bridges and real estate development etc. needs to be Refineries Ltd, BPCL, Cairn Energy, Greka, Essar Group,
developed exponentially. GSPC, HPCL, IOCL, L&T, ONGC, Reliance Industries Ltd,
UPES becomes the
only Indian University
to win this award
The larger the island of knowledge,
the longer is the shoreline of wonder
University of Petroleum & Energy Studies (UPES) was an
innovative experiment in the field of higher education, as for the
first time a sector specific university was conceptualized in the
domain of energy. “Now looking back, we feel that we were at the
right place at the right time and created a model sectoral specific
institution of higher learning. The courses have been well
received by the industry and we have got good response from
student community as well. We have a deep sense of fulfillment
for having created this unique yet successful experiment,” says
Dr. Parag Diwan, Founder Vice Chancellor, UPES.
Read on for a full length interview with Dr. Diwan.
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Mr. Sanjay Kaul Receiving GRIHA Award
from the Honourable President of India,
Shri Pranab Mukherjee.

4. UPES has Dedicated Career Services office.
Facilitating Easy Recruitment 4600 students in over 450 reputed national and
international companies.
Over the years, the university has forged a close association
with the corporate world. Industry professionals regularly
visit UPES for guest lectures, for consultancy on designing
the curriculum, seminars, conferences and more. Conference hall with a seating capacity of 250, equipped
with audio systems, multimedia computer, and LCD
Added to this, the office of Career Services at UPES works projection facilities for pre-placement presentations.
closely with corporate partners to develop and support
collaborative activities which benefit the recruitment Halls for conducting written tests and air conditioned
process. rooms for conducting interviews.
The Process starts with the declaration of the placement A computer centre with internet connectivity for
calendar for the year, formation of the student placement conducting online examinations with over 80 students at a
committee, CV building of students, contacting and time.
inviting interested corporates, circulating brochures with
eligible students’ profiles amongst them, short listing of Video Conferencing facility at Dehradun Campus & New
candidates based on a company’s eligibility criteria, and Delhi office.
facilitating corporates to choose the right candidate
according to their discretion. So far UPES has placed over
Placement Support
4
You have mentioned that UPES has
implemented many best practices in IT. Could
you spell out a couple of such best practices?
Keeping pace with digital evolution, UPES has
successfully rolled out a smartcard based, automated
student attendance and time-tabling system. The
system can generate time-tables mathematically to
optimize the existing resources of the University. The
system has facilitated constant online attendance
In today's digital world, technology is an monitoring and speedy report generation and
absolute need one cannot escape from. How is communication. UPES is one of the first in Uttarakhand
UPES leveraging technology to gain enhanced to implement such a system. In addition to that UPES
efficiencies? has introduced a Learning Management System (LMS).
Very true, technology has become a sine qua non today.
We too are a forward thinking IT focused institute. We What does the LMS do and how has it helped the
have adopted many best practices in IT which has given faculty and students at UPES?
us a competitive edge. UPES is the first Indian LMS at UPES is an e-enabled student-faculty
University to have successfully implemented the SAP interaction system; it ensures symbiotic exchange of
Solution for Higher Education & Research. UPES has tacit information between the students and faculty. The
also implemented a private virtualized cloud computing system has helped us in enhancing the efficiency of
infrastructure through virtualization software. The communication in terms of speed, ease and accuracy.
implementation has resulted in the University The faculty and the students can share presentations,
becoming a global success story from Dell Corporation, research papers, assignments and projects etc, online.
USA. UPES IT infrastructure is fully ITIL compliant LMS has been of real use in collaborative projects.
and certified by the leading auditor KPMG.
You said UPES is a forward thinking IT focused
Sounds impressive, could you please throw institute, what new technology initiatives do
some more light on the implementation of SAP you have in pipeline?
at UPES? We now plan to the IT integration to the next level. UPES
UPES holds the distinction of being the first University is well on its way to implement the electronic evaluation
to implement a Student Life Cycle Management (SLCM) system. The faculty would be electronically evaluating
solution from SAP. The solution addresses the academic the soft copy of the answer scripts of the students.
administration function from student's entry to the Further, In the near future, SAP solution may be
University to exit. The SAP system can be fully extended to include submission of the question papers.
integrated with the standard off-the shelf virtual
classroom solutions.
The SAP has been enhanced to include Finance,
Materials, Human Capital etc., UPES has not only
implemented SAP but earned an award for customer
excellence. Recently UPES has been awarded with “SAP
ACE Award for Public Services 2012: Special
Recognition for Excellence in Higher Education &
Research.”
UPES holds the distinction of being
the first University to implement a
Student Life Cycle Management
(SLCM) solution from SAP.
PVC - UPES, Mr. Utpal
Ghosh, talks about the
pioneering technology
initiatives at the university
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UPES A unique institution
Social Responsibility flavor of
UPES
Landmark achievements of
UPES
Growth of UPES, Journey so
far
of India ,Dr Kalam as the Chief Guest
in its very first Convocation in year
2005, the Honorable Minister of Oil &
Gas from Sultanate of Oman flew in
his Private Jet to be the Chief Guest in
UPES's 5th Convocation in year 2009,
and it is the first Asian University to
have have won the Outstanding
Petroleum University Award .in year
2012 in Houston, USA. UPES is also
College of Engineering and College of the first University in India to have
Management, UPES today runs been accredited by renowned Energy
UPES has completed 10 years this
nearly 50 domain specific Programs Institute, UK. Besides, UPES today
March and has become an Institution
with over 5250 students and close to has association with 34 Universities
of choice for students desirous of
350 faculty in Petroleum, Energy all over the globe on its various
pursuing programs which are
including Power, Transportation academic programs, is engaged in
industry / business centric and fully
including Automotive , Aviation and innovative research in the field of
alive to ground realities in real world .
Ports & Shipping Sectors and many Renewable & New Energy, Innovative
s p e c i a l i z e d T e c h n i c a l a n d Automotive Design, Nano technology
UPES believes that education must
Management programs – through its including nano-materials, and
not stop by imparting conceptual
3 colleges dealing with Technical, Energy Policy related issues. UPES,
knowledge but must arm the learners
Management and Law subjects because of its emphasis on creating
with skills to apply the knowledge to
respectively. University lays very industry ready professionals, has
real world situations. Education
strong emphasis in developing a mix been having a very envious placement
therefore must have a combination of
of the knowledge related as well as record. Only this month, UPES saw a
knowledge and how to apply that
personality related skills in the globally renowned Exploration &
knowledge. From its very inception ,
students so Communication and Production Company's CEO and
UPES adopted this philosophy and its
Personality Enhancement Programs Technical Experts descending on the
programs focused on specific
are a part of the regular academic campus in their private helicopter and
domains relevant to the business and
programs for all students,. recruit 102 of engineering and
Industry so its faculty came from hard
management passing – out batch
core Academic Institutions as well as
In 10 years, UPES has come a long students for their projects worldwide.
Subject Matter Experts from the
way on Industry relationship. Today
Industry In the last 10 years UPES has
Industry sponsored research
proved that Industry – Academia
programs are being conducted in
association is the key ingredient in
UPES, Industry experts regularly visit
grooming the students to prepare
UPES has also been actively pursuing
the Campus to meet with faculty and
them as industry ready, readily-
various CSR projects such as
students, Industry executives are
employable resources immediately
supporting primary education
pursuing continuing learning
upon their graduation. More than
schools in the vicinity of the Campus ,
programs including doctorate
4500 UPES Graduates are working in
coaching resources deprived
programs with UPES and students
Industries, Business Houses and as
engineering aspirants to prepare
and faculty from UPES routinely
self-employed entrepreneurs all over
them for engineering entrance
intern with industry and corporate .
the world, bringing credit to their
examinations, health facilities to
Alma Mater because of this
villagers and construction workers
uniqueness
around the campus, supporting girl
students from the neighboring
primary schools in pursuit of their
Besides having the distinction of
academic and personality
being the first domain specific
development programs
University in the country, UPES has
Starting in year 2003 with just 3
seen many firsts. It is the first Private
Programs and 224 students related to
University in India to have had the
Petroleum Sector Domain, in its
privilege of having the then President
Mr. G C Tewari, Emeritus Pro-Vice
Chancellor, UPES shares key milestones
in UPES’s journey of 10 years
UPES: A new paradigm for creating professionals
Since its inception in 2003, UPES has research and development activities. 11 equipped with ceiling mounted LCD /
become the "Institution of Choice" for centres are exclusively engaged in DLP projectors, computers and PA
students and corporates in the core e x p l o r i n g , d i s c o v e r i n g a n d system with wireless microphones.
domains. More than 3500 students understanding various aspects of core Multipurpose Smart Cards for
h a v e p a s s e d o u t t h r o u g h i t s sectors in chosen domains. UPES is attendance, payment transactions and
consecrated portals and have gone on to focused on four strategic themes for access control are some of the
render their services in the most crucial intensive research. They are Research technology induction provisioned at
sectors of economic significance for the E n v i r o n m e n t , I n t e r n a t i o n a l campus.
nation. Excellence, Inter-discipline Research
and Knowledge Transfer.
The high tech labs are abuzz with
The UPES campus is located in the To facilitate the educational and
activities throughout the day and are
tranquil surroundings of Pondha valley developmental journey of its students
the epicenter of the campus. 61 living
at foothills of the Himalayas in with state-of-the-art facilities: super
labs catering to the needs of students
Dehradun, Uttarakhand, offering an specialized Living Labs, Sports &
and faculty are actively engaged in
environment conducive to academic, Recreation facilities, canteens and
different activities related to academics
personal and professional growth. The hostel faci lities. Besides, extensive
and research in pursuit of excellence.
Indian Air Force has donated 2 aircraft counseling and Personality
The new age Learning Resource Centre
engines and have placed an MIG Development Programs (PDPs) during
at campus has ample seating capacity
aircraft in the campus in order to aide the tenure at UPES, Industry Tours and
and contains over 50,000 volumes of
the students in their learning process. Summer Internships are mandatory to
publications including books,
The moment one beholds in the scenic groom and facilitate students for their
standards, reports, proceedings and
campus and the picturesque locales career ahead.
more than 150 national and
that surround it, one gets enormously
international journals in the fields of
impressed with the kind of life it has to Student Clubs and Cultural Fests are
Petroleum, Exploration, Power,
offer to its students. regularly organized to proffer
Infrastructure, Chemical, Computer,
opportunities to pursue non-academic
Electrical, Electronics and Mechanical
Life at UPES is not only focused on interests. The students at UPES are
Engineering, Information Technology
learning and education but is also closely involved in organizing
and Management, law etc. The
exciting, exuberant and full of energy. seminars, conferences, etc. all of which
Resource Centre also has a rich
The campus environment encourages provide an opportunity to interact with
collection of online resources.
academic and professional growth, and corporates and develop professional
overall development of an individual. skills.
One can explore multiple forums for
The Advanced Computing Centre at
expression, learning and recreation at
UPES provides world class facilities –
campus. The flowery pathways, graphic
easily comparable, and in some
roads, crowded corridors, ever-busy
instances, surpassing the equipment in
cafeteria, energy-filled sports ground,
labs of some of the best engineering
chirping friends, bustling library,
institutes in the world. A fully wi-fi
meditative classes, arresting
campus and integrated learning
amphitheater and wi-fi facility across
management system (Moodle)
the campus bears the testimony to the
provides a knowledge repository for
exciting thrill and learning at UPES.
academic resources. Available 24x7, it
also provides a platform for online
testing and assessment.
The more you explore, the more you get
overwhelmed. UPES has
The University has more than 100 wi-fi
infrastructural facilities for its students
enabled, multimedia equipped, smart
that could be parallel to any world class
lecture halls that make it a pleasure to
organization in the country. The
attend classes! All the classrooms are
university is pro-actively involved in
Encouraging overall
Bubbling with life development
Global intellect
Application & research
Channelizing the Energy
over 4600 students already placed
UPES Patented
Technology
Multifuel Cookstove
Biomass Gassification
prototype
Also at UPES
Engine Reasech Test bench
for IDI diesel engine using
Straight vegetable oil by
H2 supplement