UPES announces scholarships and teaching assistantship Rs 3.53 crore for meritorious students

University of Petroleum and Energy Studies (UPES) announced that it will award a total of 590 scholarships worth INR 3.53 crore to deserving students for academic year 2017-18. This year the university is awarding scholarships worth INR 1.53 crore more compared to last academic year and has included new programs like B.Design, B.Planning and MBA.

There are also special scholarships for Uttarakhand Domicile students and UPES will award scholarships to 150 toppers from Uttarakhand Board as per the eligibility criteria.

Apart from scholarships to under-graduate students, UPES is also offering teaching assistantship to students planning to pursue one of the three post-graduate courses- M.Tech, M.Plan and M.Design. Eligible students from these courses can earn a monthly assistantship by doing teaching and research related work at the campus for few hours every week.

Admissions for 2017 are now open at UPES and for more details on program-wise scholarships and eligibility criteria, visit http://www.upes.ac.in/scholarship

About UPES:

University of Petroleum and Energy Studies (UPES) was established in the year 2003 through UPES Act, 2003 of the State Legislature of Uttarakhand. UPES is recognized by University Grants Commission (UGC) under Section 2(f) of the UGC Act, 1956 and accredited by National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC).

UPES offers 79 graduate and post graduate courses in 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 preferred choice for the companies. UPES has maintained a consistent placement track record of 85% placements year on year. This demonstrates UPES' commitment, quality of students, and the holistic approach of its dedicated faculty. UPES is a QS rated university with 5 Stars for both Employability (placements) and campus facilities and 4 Stars for Teaching. For further information, visit www.upes.ac.in