NIRF 2025

UPES Dehradun NIRF ranking 2025

Explore UPES (University of Petroleum and Energy Studies) NIRF ranking, category ranks, scores, rank movement and official ranking trends. Best current result: Law #18 in NIRF 2025.

UPES (University of Petroleum and Energy Studies)

Dehradun, Uttarakhand · NIRF ID IR-L-U-0564

Private institution Best in 2025: Law #18 6 categories in 2025 14,064 students
Ranking edition · Profile data year NIRF 2025 snapshot
Official-data brief

At a glance

UPES (University of Petroleum and Energy Studies) is a private institution in Dehradun, Uttarakhand. Its best current NIRF result is #18 in Law (2025). Its official submission reports a UG placement rate of 84.8% and a ₹6.5L median annual salary for the 2023-24 graduating batch. The latest student-strength disclosure covers 14,064 students.

₹6.5LUG median salary
2023-24
84.8% UG placed
1,260 / 1,485
#64Overall rank
NIRF 2025
523PhD scholars
full + part-time

NIRF Law journey & 2025 category scoreboard

Rank in every category published for this edition. Open any category to understand its result and movement.

ManagementNIRF 2025 Rank#36 Score58.33
UPES Dehradun is ranked #36 in Management for NIRF 2025 with a score of 58.33.
EngineeringNIRF 2025 Rank#43 Score56.99
UPES Dehradun is ranked #43 in Engineering for NIRF 2025 with a score of 56.99.
ResearchNIRF 2025 Rank#45 Score46.46
UPES Dehradun is ranked #45 in Research for NIRF 2025 with a score of 46.46.
UniversityNIRF 2025 Rank#45 Score54.44
UPES Dehradun is ranked #45 in University for NIRF 2025 with a score of 54.44.
OverallNIRF 2025 Rank#64 Score53.22
UPES Dehradun is ranked #64 in Overall for NIRF 2025 with a score of 53.22.

Placements — official numbers

UG placement rate 72.2% → 84.8%; latest median salary ₹6.5L. These are NIRF submission values, not marketing claims.

What happened to the UG batch? 1,485 graduates
84.8%
  • 1,260 placed — 84.8% of the batch
  • 18 chose higher studies
  • 207 reported another outcome
Median salary · 2023-24 ₹6.5L

Half of the 1,260 placed graduates earned above this and half earned below.

Seven-year high
₹6.5L
Placement rate
84.8%

Salary and placement rate, year by year

Median salary (₹L)Placement rate %

What this means: These are graduate outcomes, not staff pay. Median salary means half of placed graduates earned more and half earned less, so one unusually large offer cannot distort it like an average. The placement rate rose from 72.2% to 84.8%. The reported median salary moved from ₹4L in 2017-18 to ₹6.5L in 2023-24.

PG (two-year) placements

Latest three graduating batches.

BatchPlacedRateMedian
2021-22 445 / 477 93.3% ₹6.5L
2022-23 423 / 481 87.9% ₹7L
2023-24 518 / 596 86.9% ₹7.3L

Who studies here

Student strength from the NIRF 2025 submission.

Total students14,064All reported programmes
From outside the state76.7%10,790 students
International17Students from outside India
Women33.3%4,682 students
Full fee reimbursement72Funded by the institution
Largest programme group7,637UG [4 Years Program(s)]

Research & PhD

Research capacity behind the RPC pillar.

PhD scholars523292 full-time · 231 part-time
PhDs awarded 2023-246234 in 2021-22 → 62 in 2023-24
Sponsored projects27Peak reported year 2023-24
RPC pillar score39.8Was 28.3 in 2021

Where the institution spends its money

Faculty and staff salary expenditure ₹120.94 Cr → ₹241.51 Cr.

Faculty & staff salaries₹241.51 Cr₹120.94 Cr in 2017-18 → +100%
Academic maintenance₹129.28 CrConsumables and infrastructure upkeep
Lab equipment₹7.52 CrNew equipment in the latest reported year
Library₹25.74 CrBooks, journals and databases

Year by year, 2017-18–2023-24

Library (₹Cr)Lab equipment (₹Cr)Faculty & staff salaries (₹Cr)

Keep these charts separate: This chart is what the institution spends, while the placement chart is what graduates earn. The salary line is the faculty and staff pay bill: ₹120.94 Cr in 2017-18 to ₹241.51 Cr in 2023-24. Latest reported library spending is ₹25.74 Cr and new lab-equipment spending is ₹7.52 Cr.

Official sources

Every deep-profile fact links back to an official NIRF submission.

The five NIRF pillars

Perception (PR) improved most: 17.3 → 68.7. Research (RPC) is the lowest latest pillar.

What the lines mean: Each line is a score out of 100: TLR covers teaching and resources, RPC research, GO graduation outcomes, OI outreach and inclusion, and PR peer perception. UPES Dehradun improved most in Perception (PR) (17.3 → 68.7). Its latest strongest pillar is Outreach & Inclusivity (OI) at 74.9, while Research (RPC) is lowest at 39.8.

Questions about UPES Dehradun

Ranking searches on the left, wider student questions on the right — every answer is based on the same official submissions.

UPES Dehradun ranking questions

What is UPES Dehradun NIRF ranking 2025?

UPES (University of Petroleum and Energy Studies)'s best listed NIRF 2025 result on NIRFRank is Law rank #18 with a score of 61.45.

Which NIRF categories include UPES Dehradun in 2025?

UPES Dehradun appears in the NIRF 2025 Law, Management, Engineering, Research, University and Overall ranking categories on this profile.

Is UPES (University of Petroleum and Energy Studies) private or government?

UPES (University of Petroleum and Energy Studies) is marked as a private institution in the NIRFRank institution registry.

Where is UPES (University of Petroleum and Energy Studies) located?

UPES (University of Petroleum and Energy Studies) is listed in Dehradun, Uttarakhand.

Students also ask

What is the median placement salary of UPES Dehradun graduates?

The official submission reports a ₹6.5L median annual salary for placed UG four-year graduates in 2023-24, with 1,260 of 1,485 graduates placed (84.8%). The latest PG two-year median is ₹7.3L.

What is UPES Dehradun's best NIRF category?

Law is its best current result at #18 in NIRF 2025, with a score of 61.45.

How many students does UPES Dehradun have?

The latest official student-strength disclosure reports 14,064 students, including 10,790 from outside the state and 17 international students.

Is UPES Dehradun improving in research?

Its NIRF RPC pillar moved from 28.3 in 2021 to 39.8 in 2025. The latest disclosure also reports 523 PhD scholars.

How much does UPES Dehradun spend on faculty, labs and its library?

Latest reported expenditure includes ₹241.51 Cr for faculty and staff salaries, ₹7.52 Cr for new lab equipment, and ₹25.74 Cr for the library. These are institution expenses, not graduate placement salaries.

Data source: NIRF, Ministry of Education, Government of India. Ranking cards and deep-profile facts are limited to official data published through the selected 2025 edition.