UPES Delivers On Its Employability Commitment With 94% Placements In 2018-19

"This year’s placement drive has brought out interesting insights that will enable us to further bridge the talent demand-supply gap," Manish Madaan, Deputy Director of Career Services and Corporate Relations at UPES said.

University of Petroleum and Energy Studies (UPES), a multi-disciplinary and specialisation-focused university, concluded its campus placements for the academic year 2018-19 on a high note. The University placed 94 per cent of the eligible graduates from its five schools with over 580 recruiters that include leading organisations such as Accenture, Adani, Amazon, Anand & Anand, Ashok Leyland, Baker Hughes, Decathlon, Dell R&D, Deloitte, Exxon Mobil, EY, FedEx, General Motors, Haliburton, Indian Navy, Infosys, L&T, LinkedIn, Maruti Suzuki, Nestle, ONGC, Protivity Global, Reliance, Schlumberger, Surana & Surana, Swiggy, Vedanta etc.

The graduates, over 2,200, are from five constituent schools of University of Petroleum and Energy Studies, namely School of Computer Science, School of Engineering, School of Law, School of Business and School of Design.

Insights from UPES placement drive this year

Contrary to popular belief, IT and engineering jobs continue to be in demand. Ninety-five per cent of eligible B.Tech graduates pursuing computer science and engineering specialisations have been recruited.

• Environment, health, and safety are increasingly becoming a significant mandate for organisations in all sectors. The UPES witnessed 100 per cent placement of students pursuing B.Tech in Fire & Safety Engineering, B.Tech Chemical Engineering, with specialisation in Refining & Petrochemicals.
• B.Tech Fire & Safety Engineering, B.Tech Geo-Informatics Engineering, B.Tech Mining Engineering, and M.Tech in Health, Safety & Environment with specialisation in disaster management.
• On the management side, MBA graduates with the specialisation edge are a hit among employers with 98 per cent of eligible placements at the UPES.
• It is not just the traditional organizations, but even new-age concepts such as app-based food delivery businesses are hiring MBA graduates with specialization in Logistics & Supply Chain Management.

Talking about the university’s focus on employability, Dr Deependra Kumar Jha, Vice-Chancellor of the UPES said,

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Manish Madaan, Deputy Director of Career Services and Corporate Relations at the UPES added,

Drivers for outstanding student outcomes

UPES has undertaken several unique initiatives with an aim to transform students into employable, agile professionals who are ready to take future jobs. These initiatives include:

Industry-academic collaborations: Most of the programs offered by the UPES are co-designed, co-certified and co-delivered by leading organisations from various industries. The University has such academic partnerships with IBM, Cisco, L&T, Aditya Birla, Philips Carbon Black, Xebia, Bombay Stock Exchange Institute, Infosys, Tata Power and many more.

Enhanced Development Growth and Enrichment (EDGE) programme: The University has created several tools to facilitate holistic development and multi-dimensional growth of students throughout their tenure at the campus through its EDGE programme. This programme focuses on entrepreneurship, competitive exam pathways and employability. As part of the program, students undergo aptitude training, mentoring by alumni, pre-internship training, communication workshops, competitive exams training, resume & interview techniques and much more.

Faculty Internship: A four to six weeks of the learning process in a business environment provides opportunities for the faculty to correlate theory with practical application, in turn making teaching relevant to the industry and augmenting the realism of the classroom course.

The content is sourced from the University of Petroleum and Energy Studies.