University of Petroleum and Energy Studies (UPES), Asia’s first core sector University, today conferred degrees to 1854 students from 53 different courses during its 14th annual convocation.

1. UPES holds 14th
convocation ceremony; confers degrees to 1854 students
Honourable Dr. K K Paul, Governor, Uttarakhand presided over the ceremony
Dehradun, June 18, 2016: Universityof PetroleumandEnergyStudies (UPES),Asia’sfirstcore sector
University, today conferred degrees to 1854 students from 53 different programmes during its 14th
annual convocation. The ceremony was held at University’s Bidholi, Dehradun campus and was
presidedoverby HonourableDr.KKPaul,Governor,Uttarakhand,whoalsodeliveredtheconvocation
address. Shri KDTripathi, Secretary,Ministryof PetroleumandNatural Gaswasthe Chief Guestof the
event.
Speaking on the occasion, Shri K D Tripathi said, ‘Skill India initiative of Government of India is an
ambitiousprogrammeto connectgovernmentbodies,academia and industriesto preparea roadmap
forthe developmentof thenation.UPESplaysan importantrolein providing skilled manpowerso that
they can bring a change. All core sectors of India await young minds. In this world of disruptive
technologies,it is importantto upgradeyourknowledgeand skillscontinuously to stay relevant.Each
studentis a branch of his/her universityand thereforemustfoster a culture of teaching and learning
wherever they go.’
Dr. K K Paul said, ‘The quality of education provided by UPES and the University’scontribution in the
development of the people of Uttarakhand is praise worthy. It is due to institutions like UPES that
Dehrahun isnowknown asoneof theeducationalhubsof India.Thestateneedsmoresucheducational
institutions to conduct research and development programs and create healthy academic-industry
interface that is ultimately beneficial to the society at large.’
6 students were awarded University Gold Medal, 47 students received Silver Medal, 3 students
received Institutional Medals and 5 Students were awarded medals in the Executive Program
Category.SanchayMukherjee wasawardedSiddhuMal &SonsGoldMedal forBestCorporateStudent
2016, Bhavesh Gupta was awarded Narayan Sahai Gold Medal for Outstanding Post Graduation
Student of Oil & Gas Sector 2016 and Anupreethi B was awarded I.N. Mehta Gold Medal for
Outstanding Post Graduate Student of College of Engineering Studies 2016.
Mr. Utpal Ghosh, CEO & President, UPES congratulated award winners and new graduates and
encouraged them to pursue excellence in their chosen fields. He also emphasised on the need for
academic research in educational institutes.
“Congratulationsto all the graduating students.In trueUPES tradition most of them havefound jobs
or are going for higher studies. I am sure they will carry the strong UPES culture of learning and skill
building in their professionalcareers. Quality of teaching,learningin a University isstrongly linked with
the research & development work it carries out. Therefore, at UPES our objective is to develop and
support a confident, skilled academic research community”, said Utpal Ghosh.
UPES has conducted several research programmes in varied fields including solar thermal energy,
biofuel, waste to energy, clean combustion engines and renewable energy supply chain.
Academic year 2015-16 was a significant year for UPES. The University raised benchmark for quality
education by achieving momentous milestones, including:
 Inthe academicyear2015-16,UPESlaunched12 new programsthat include multi-disciplinary
programs like B.Plan, B.FA, B.A Public Policy- with embedded civil services test preparation
and M.Plan

2.  To promote the spirit of research amongst students, Research Initiative for Students of
Engineering(RISE) waslaunchedbythe Collegeof EngineeringStudies,UPESwithacorpus of
INR 15,00,000
 With the objective of producing industry ready professionals, UPES tied up with industry as
part of its academia-industry linkage. The University signed various MoUs and academic
collaborations with leading organizations like IBM, Larsen & Toubro (L&T), Philips Carbon
Black Ltd., and Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd.
 UPES students won major Indian and international competitions like Lockheed Martin Roll
On/Roll Off Mission Systems Design Challenge and CanSat Competition 2016, USA
 UPES implemented 31 funded projects of worth INR. 27 crores in Energy and Environment
sector
About UPES:
University of Petroleum and Energy Studies (UPES) was established in the year 2003 through UPES
Act,2003 of the State Legislatureof Uttarakhand.UPESisrecognizedbyUniversityGrantsCommission
(UGC) under Section 2(f) of the UGC Act, 1956 and accredited by National Assessment and
AccreditationCouncil (NAAC).UPESoffers87 graduate and post graduate coursesin the high-growth
sectors like oil and gas, power, infrastructure, information technology, transportation,electronics,
high technology, design, business, planning and architecture, public policy, legal studies and more.
BBA, MBA, B Tech, M Tech, B Des, M Des, LLB, LLM, B Plan, M Plan, MA and many more are offered
under these schools and colleges. Because of its multi disciplinary courses, UPES graduates are a
preferredchoice forthe companies.UPEShas maintainedaconsistentplacementtrackrecordof 85%
placementsyearonyear. ThisdemonstratesUPES’commitment,qualityof students,andthe holistic
approach of its dedicated faculty.