Apart from being Indias first Energy University, the University of Petroleum & Energy Studies (UPES) is also Asia's first and lone Energy & Core Sector University.
It was established at Dehradun in the state of Uttarakhand in the year 2003, later its branches were also started in Dehradun, Gurgoan and Rajamundry.
This University offers over 35 graduate, post graduate and doctoral programs to more than 3900 students in the high growth sectors of Oil & Gas, Power, Aviation, Shipping, Automobile, Infrastructure and Logistics & Supply Chain. Further, it also offers studies in departments like Information Technology, Electronics, legal studies on Energy and Management.
Courses: The various courses offered here in this University are B.Tech., M.Tech., MBA, BBA., and LLB. Apart from these B.Tech integrated MBA, courses are also offered at this University.
B.Tech
Petroleum and Gas Engineering
Geo Science Engineering
Geo-Informatics Engineering
Pipeline Engineering
Process Engineering
Aerospace Engineering
Automotive Engineering
Power System Engineering
Infrastructure Engineering
Electrical Engineering
B.Tech integrated MBA
Oil and Gas
Aviation
Infrastructure
Logistic and Supply Chain
Port and Shipping
Power
M.Tech
Petroleum Exploration
Health, Safety and Environmental
Pipeline Engineering
Process Design
Energy systems
MBA
Power Management
Oil and Gas Management
Energy Treating
Aviation Management
Port and Shipping Management
Infrastructure Management
Logistic and Supply Management
Information Systems Management
International Business
BBA
Integrated BBA in Oil Gas Management are also offered here.
LLB
Job opportunities: Persons completing petroleum studies from this university get excellent job opportunity to work in Oil and Gas Companies. Those obtained MBA degree along with engineering degree get job opportunities in Power Corporation, Power Generation, Consultancies and Govt. jobs related to this particular segment. Persons with these studies are highly welcome in countries that extract petroleum. Further, they also can work as lecturers and trainers in colleges or educational institution that offer these courses.
This institution also carries the pride of being the first such type educational institution recognized by UGC. This university was started in India following the steps of Energy Institute in Britain. It is the first Energy University in India as well as in Asia. Bio-diesel research laboratory was set up here for the first time in India. It is here in India that SAB technology was introduced for the very first time.
For more details about the university log on to www.upesindia.org