UPES Admission 2017-18

University of Petroleum and Energy Studies (UPES) was established in the year 2003 through UPES Act, 2003 of the State Legislature of Uttarakhand.

UPES offers industry-focused specialized graduate, postgraduate and doctoral programs in key areas such as Energy, Infrastructure, Transportation, Information Technology, Design, Planning & Architecture, Public Policy and Legal studies.

The admission procedure for UPES differs for different courses. For admission to some of the courses, the university conducts separate entrance tests, interviews and group discussion rounds in order to evaluate the courses, whereas, for some courses, admission is purely based on the merit of the candidates.

Key Points to Note :

• 15% of the seats in all programs will be reserved for residents of Uttarakhand subject to production of “Sthai Niwas Praman Patra” (Permanent Residence Certificate) issued by the competent authority of Uttarakhand State. These seats will get allotted strictly based on the merit positions secured in this category, provided the candidate has declared his intent to opt under this category at the time of applying for admission.
• Candidates applying under this category would be required to produce the original “Sthai Niwas Praman Patra” during the day of admission failing which their candidature shall stand cancelled.
• Seats remaining unfilled by the stipulated date in this category shall be treated as unreserved.

UPES Admission Schedule 2017-18

Schedule of application and entrance for various courses offered at University of Petroleum and Energy Studies (UPES) is as below:

UPES B.Tech Admission 2017

University of Petroleum and Energy Studies (UPES) offers a variety of Engineering courses under different specializations. The University offers regular B.Tech. courses for a duration of four years. The university also provides specialized B.Tech. courses in collaboration with IBM and Xebia.

The regular B.Tech. courses are offered under 16 different specializations, the specialized courses in collaboration with IBM are offered with 13 different specializations and the specialized courses in collaboration with Xebia are offered with two specialization subjects.

Key Points to Note:

• 80% seats shall be filled through UPESEAT-2017 followed by Centralized Counselling
• Upto 20% seats shall be filled through Board Merit / JEE Merit category
• UPES has the right to fill these seats through UPESEAT Examination
• University also reserves the right to conduct further physical (paper pencil test) / online test for admission

List of B.Tech. courses offered at University of Petroleum and Energy Studies (UPES) :

UPES UG Admission 2017

The University offers a number of courses at the UG level in the streams of Arts, Business Administration, Planning, Designing, Law under a number of different specializations.

The B.A. course is offered under two specializations and the BBA programme is provided under 11 different specializations with the duration of three years. The duration of B.Des and B.Plan courses is four years whereas the Integrated courses under Law are of a duration of five years.

Admission to B.A.courses are based on Counselling Interview whereas admission to BBA courses are done through Group discussion followed by Interview.

UPES B.Plan Admission Process

For admission to B.Plan programme, the candidates need to sit for U-PAT (UPES Planning Aptitude Test) 2017. Only the candidates with minimum 50% marks in class X and minimum 50% marks in class XII with Mathematics or Business Mathematics or Statistics as compulsory subject in class XII are eligible for U-PAT (UPES Planning Aptitude Test).

• Direct Admission is considered for the candidates who secured at least 65% marks in both class X and XII with Mathematics or Business Mathematics or Statistics as compulsory subjects
• Candidates with minimum 50% marks in class X and XII with Mathematics or Business Mathematics or Statistics as compulsory subject in class XII are eligible followed by valid JEE MAINS 2017 / NATA 2017 scores are exempted from U-PAT

UPES B.Des Admission Process

For admission to B.Des programme, the candidates need to sit for UPESDAT 2017.

• Direct admission will be considered for the candidates who secured at least 65% marks in the board examinations
• Candidates with minimum 50% marks in class X and XII followed by valid UCEED scores are exempted from UPESDAT

UPES Integrated LL.B Admission Process

For admission to B.A LL.B (Hons.)/ BBA LLB (Hons.)/ B.Com, LLB (Hons), the candidates need to go through UPES Law Studies Aptitude test (ULSAT) 2017.

• Candidates with minimum 50% Marks in Higher & Senior Secondary (10th & 12th) and CLAT ranking up to 5000/ L-SAT India score of 60% or above will be exempted from UPES Law Studies Aptitude test and will be invited directly for GD and Interview
• Candidates with 85% marks in 10th and 12th best of five subjects (English as one of the compulsory paper) are exempted from ULSAT and will be invited directly for GD and Interview

For admission to B.Tech. LL.B (Hons.), the candidates need to go through UPES Engineering Aptitude Test (UPESEAT) 2017.

• Candidates with minimum 50% Marks in Higher & Senior Secondary (10th & 12th), minimum 50% Marks in PCM (Physics, Chemistry & Maths) at Senior Secondary Level (12th) and CLAT ranking up to 5000/ L-SAT India score of 60%  or above will be exempted from UPES-EAT and will be admitted through Merit Ranking
• Candidates with minimum 70% marks in 10th, 12th and 12th PCM (Physics, Chemistry & Maths) are exempted from UPES-EAT and admissions will be through Merit Ranking

For Integrated LL.B courses:

• Upto 80% seats will be filled through UL-SAT 2017
• Upto 20% seats shall be filled through Board Merit/ CLAT/ L-SAT India Category.
• In case, any seat remaining vacant UPES has the right to fill such seats through UPES Entrance Exam

List of UG courses offered at University of Petroleum and Energy Studies (UPES):

UPES M.Tech and M.Plan Admission 2017

UPES offers M.Tech degree under 16 different specializations and M.Plan degree under three specialization subjects. All these courses are offered with the duration of two years.

Admission to M.Tech. and M.Plan programmes is done on the basis of Screening of Application and Interview. For M.Tech courses, GATE 2017 qualified candidates will be preferred.

List of M.Tech. and M.Plan courses offered at University of Petroleum and Energy Studies (UPES):

UPES MBA Admission 2017

UPES offers Master of Business Administration degree under 13 different specialization subjects. The duration of MBA programme is two years.

For admission to MBA programme, candidates have to sit for UPES Management Entrance Test (UPESMET) 2017.

• For MBA Oil & Gas / Power Management / Energy Trading / Logistics & Supply Chain Management / International Business, students having minimum MAT score of 80% will be exempted from UPESMET and will be called for Group Discussion & Interview if qualified. Valid CAT / CMAT / GMAT / NMAT / XAT scores will also be accepted
•  For MBA Port & Shipping Management / Aviation Management / Urban Infrastructure & Development / Business Analytics/ MBA with Specialization in HR / Operations / Mkt / Finance, students having minimum MAT score of 75% will be exempted from UPESMET and will be called for Group Discussion & Interview. Valid CAT / XAT / MAT / CMAT / GMAT / NMAT scores will also be accepted

Key Points to Note:

• Upto 30% seats shall be filled through National Level Tests category (CAT/MAT/XAT/NMAT)
• Incase candidates for such seats are not available, UPES has the right to fill these seats through MBA (UPESMET)
• University also reserves the right to conduct further test for admission

List of MBA courses offered at University of Petroleum and Energy Studies (UPES):

UPES PG Admission 2017

UPES offers a number of PostGraduate level courses in the field of Designing and Legal Studies. The University provides Master of Design degree under three different specializations with a capacity of 20 seats for each programme.

The duration of M.Des programme is two years and LL.M programme is provided with a period of one year.

1. Admission to M.Des is done on the basis of valid CEED score OR valid UPES Design Aptitude Test (UPES – DAT) score followed by Personal Interview and presentation on the work portfolio
   • Note: - Candidates having valid CEED Score will be exempted from UPES – DAT Online Test
2. For admission to LL.M programme, candidates have to go through Centralized proctored Online Test
   • Candidates with minimum 50% Marks in Higher & Senior Secondary (10th & 12th) &  LLB degree and CLAT ranking AIR upto 5000 will be exempted from UPES LL.M online test and will be directly shortlisted to join the LLM program

List of PG courses offered at University of Petroleum and Energy Studies (UPES):

UPES Ph.D Admission 2017

UPES offers Ph.D. courses under 19 different fields of research. All these courses are offered for a duration of three years.

Applicants fulfilling minimum eligibility requirement as mentioned above shall be required to appear in a Research Aptitude Test and interview by Faculty Research Committee (FRC)/College Research Committee (CRC).

The FRC/CRC shall test the potential of the applicants for conducting research and his/her academic capabilities through a process of formal presentation and/or any specified aptitude test.
Based on the academic record and the performance of the applicant on the Research Aptitude Test and Interview the FRC/CRC shall recommend to the Academic Council the names of the successful candidates, along with set of course recommended for the candidates (existing courses/specially devised courses) for admission to the Ph.D programme.

List of Ph.D. courses offered at University of Petroleum and Energy Studies (UPES):

UPES Application Process

Online Mode:

• Candidates desirous of seeking admission to any of the program have to apply online at website
• Candidates need to register and fill the application form online 
• After submitting the Application Form, Pay Online by Credit card/ Debit card /Net Banking for UPES Prospectus and Application form. The cost of Prospectus and Application form is Rs.1850/- for Indians and US$ 75 (as per prevailing Indian conversion rate) for foreigners
• After completing the submission process successfully, candidates must take a print out of the completed application form
• On successful submission of online application form, an online application number will be sent to the applicant through email or sms which needs to be retained carefully for future reference
• Candidates who have already applied to other UPES B.Tech programmes need not apply again. They will be provided an opportunity to opt for the new programmes at a time of centralized counseling

Offline Mode:

• Candidates can also purchase Prospectus & Application form by Demand Draft / Cash
• Candidates can collect UPES Prospectus & Application form by sending a demand draft in favour of "UPES Fee Account", payable at New Delhi / Dehradun along with request letter or by Cash payment from admission counters at Ahmedabad / Chandigarh/ Delhi / Dehradun / Hyderabad / Kolkata / Mumbai.