About Institute
A statutory university established at Dehradun through an act the State Legislature of Uttarakhand in the year 2003,
UPES is an endeavour of Hydrocarbons Education & Research Society (HERS), a non profit organisation registered under the Societies Act 1860 dedicated to promoting education and training in Energy and allied sectors.
HERS comprises eminent individuals from the Oil & Gas industry including the former Petroleum Secretary, Government of India, senior industry professionals, chiefs of various energy and allied sector companies and specialists from various national and international organisations.
University of Petroleum & Energy Studies (UPES) is India's First Energy University and Asia's First & Only Energy & Core Sector University. UPES offers over 35 graduate, post graduate and doctoral programs to more than 3900 students in the high growth sectors of Oil&Gas,Power,Logistics& Supply Chain, Aviation.