UPES’ new Charter sets the stage for its major expansion

New Delhi,

UPES, a leading multi- disciplinary university and one of the most reputed in the region, today announced that the Uttarakhand government has granted the University an expansion of its charter under the ‘University of Petroleum and Energy Studies (Amendment) Act, 2018. As part of the charter expansion UPES is now allowed to provide extensive study, teaching and research in Humanities, Social Science, Natural Science, Engineering Technology, Medical, Dental & Health Science, Law Studies and Formal Science. Presently, UPES offers under-graduate and post-graduate programs through its five

Schools- School of Engineering, School of Computer Science, School of Law, School of Design and School of Business.

Thanking the Uttarakhand government, Dr Deependra Kumar Jha, Vice Chancellor, UPES, said, “This charter expansion is a significant milestone for UPES and I am very thankful to the State Government and the Governor of Uttarakhand for showing trust and confidence in us. At UPES, we are committed to provide wider and meaningful avenues to the students and the charter expansion is aligned to that vision.”