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Just 2 ½ hours from Chandigarhis located a young university busypreparing nation builders

UPES is Asia’s FirstEnergy & 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, P o w e r , I n f r a s t r u c t u r e , story for the next 20 to 30 years. If Material Science Engineering with Transportat ion, Informat ion 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 S u p p l y C h a i n , I n f o r m a t i o n sector o f immense nat ional i n C o m p u t e r S c i e n c e w i t h Technology, International Business, importance then UPES is the right specialized in association with IBM Energy Technology, and Computer place. UPES offers an opportunity to include - 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 Retai l 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, i m a g i n a t i v e c r e a t i v i t y . T h e and skill sets. The subjects of Health Safety & Environmental uniqueness of the specialized specia l izat ion 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 d e m a n d o f s e c t o r s p e c i f i c 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? E n e r g y T r a d i n g , A v i a t i o n 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 M anage me nt , In fr as tr uctur e 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. Recycl ing 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

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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 IndiaThe 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 BhawanFULL 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 recognitionIndia'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 INTERVIEWON 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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its R&D initiatives. Can you tell us about these achievements?During the course of the R&D work, UPES has a lso deve loped 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, production 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 convert 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 qual i ty 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 Biodiesel 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 100 m3/day). provide a world class environment for various agencies, such as, the Methanol. Recently DST has funded two We have sophisticated instruments career development and training, Department of Science & Technology projects in Nanotechnology domain to laboratory housing various 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 (ONGC); 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 information 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 Capaci ty 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. i n t e r e s t i n g R & D p r o j e c t s currently under way at UPES? UPES has patented some of the

such as Alternate Energy, Robotics, Currently several projects in various technologies developed through

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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.”

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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

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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.

3India’s first green rated university

UPES becomes

in IndiaThe 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 harvest ing, 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 recognitionIndia'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.

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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 among 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 attitude 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.Q A&

Mr. Sanjay Kaul Receiving GRIHA Awardfrom the Honourable President of India,Shri Pranab Mukherjee.

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

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Y o u h a v e m e n t i o n e d t h a t U P E S h a s 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 depr ived 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 o f th is 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 a c a d e m i c a n d p e r s o n a l i t y 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 paradigmfor 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 facilities. Besides, extensive

and research in pursuit of excellence. Indian Air Force has donated 2 aircraft c o u n s e l i n g a n d P e r s o n a l i t y

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

p u b l i c a t i o n s i n c l u d i n g b o o k s , The moment one beholds in the scenic groom and facilitate students for their

standards, reports, proceedings and campus and the picturesque locales career ahead.

m o r e t h a n 1 5 0 n a t i o n a l a n d 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 m e d i t a t i v e c l a s s e s , a r r e s t i n g campus and integrated learning amphitheater and wi-fi facility across management sys tem (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 o v e r w h e l m e d . U P E S h a s

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

E n c o u r a g i n g o v e r a l l Bubbling with life development

Global intellect

Application & research

Channelizing the Energy

over 4600 students already placed

UPES Patented TechnologyMultifuel Cookstove

Biomass Gassification prototype

Also at UPES

Engine Reasech Test bench for IDI diesel engine using Straight vegetable oil by H2 supplement