UPES

UPES is a private university in Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India. Its address is Energy Acres, Bidholi, Via Prem Nagar. The university was set up under the UPES Act, 2003, of the Uttarakhand State Legislature. It is recognised by the University Grants Commission.

UPES has seven schools. They are Advanced Engineering, Computer Science, Design, Law, Business, Health Sciences and Technology, and Liberal Studies and Humanities. The university offers undergraduate, postgraduate and doctoral programs.

The site gives several rankings. It says the National Institutional Ranking Framework placed UPES 45th among universities in 2025. It ranked 18th in law, 36th in management and 43rd in engineering. The site says the Times Higher Education ranking places UPES in the 501 to 600 band. It also names UPES as the top private university in academic reputation in India in the QS 2026 rankings.

The university reports about 19,100 students and more than 1,500 faculty and staff. It says it has had 100 percent placements over the last five years. The site says more than 800 recruiters visited the campus in 2025.

The site lists programs such as B.Tech in Computer Science and Economics, B.Tech in Intelligent Robotics and Automation, and B.Des. It also offers a design your own degree option with more than 50 course combinations.

The university runs a School for Life, which teaches life skills to all students. It says its Runway Incubator is home to more than 250 start-up ideas, and that start-ups have received grants from UPES. The campus is in the hills, and the site lists partnerships with global universities.

Contact options include a freephone number, 1800 102 8737, local phone numbers in Dehradun and an enquiry form. The university has pages on Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, LinkedIn and X.