Dehradun, September 1, 2026: UPES’ strategic collaboration with Google Cloud reached a new milestone with the celebration of Google Gemini Day on campus and the rollout of 10,100 Gemini Enterprise for Education for students and faculty. The initiative is designed to deepen the integration of AI across learning, teaching, research, collaboration and innovation.
The event brought together representatives from Google India, its technology deployment partner ParadigmIT, and the UPES community. Among those present were Vaibhav Kumar Srivastava, India Head – EdTechs & Education, Google Cloud (India and SAARC); Aanchal Chopra, Google India; and Manoj Bhutani, Google India and Sridhar Gadhi, CEO and MD, ParadigmIT.
The program began with a welcome and interaction with the visiting delegation, followed by engagements with UPES leadership, students and faculty members. The discussions explored the growing role of generative AI in education and how access to enterprise-grade AI tools can enable students and educators to experiment, create and solve problems in new ways.
As part of Google Gemini Day, Vaibhav Kumar Srivastava conducted a specialised Google Gemini session for UPES students, which included an interaction and Q&A. The program also featured demonstrations and conversations aimed at helping students understand how Gemini Enterprise can be used effectively and responsibly across academic disciplines. A symbolic balloon release marked the official celebration of Google Gemini Day and the beginning of the next phase of UPES’ AI transformation journey.
Speaking on the occasion, Dr Sunil Rai, Vice Chancellor, UPES, said, “Becoming an AI-First University is not simply about providing access to advanced technology; it is about embedding AI meaningfully into the way our students learn, our faculty teach and conduct research, and our academic community innovates. The rollout of Gemini Enterprise for Education at this scale allows our students and faculty to engage with powerful AI capabilities in their everyday academic environment. Our collaboration with Google Cloud is an important step towards developing graduates who are not only comfortable using emerging technologies, but have the confidence and capability to create with them responsibly.”
Vaibhav Kumar Srivastava, India Head – EdTechs & Education, Google Cloud (India and SAARC) said, “I would like to congratulate UPES on being one of the first digital campuses on Google Cloud. The university’s leadership has demonstrated the vision and acumen to understand what AI can do for students and the opportunities it can create for them. We see UPES playing an important role not only in building the workforce of the future, but also in nurturing future job creators. Today, with the launch of the largest Gemini campus in northern India, we are very excited to partner with UPES and take this journey forward.”
With access to Gemini Enterprise, students and faculty at UPES will be able to explore advanced AI capabilities, develop AI-powered solutions, experiment with intelligent academic and research tools, and build practical familiarity with technologies that are reshaping industries and workplaces globally.
The initiative reinforces the shared vision of UPES and Google Cloud to nurture AI-ready graduates who move beyond being users of technology to becoming creators, problem-solvers and innovators. Through access to advanced tools, industry engagement and experiential learning, UPES continues to strengthen an AI-enabled academic ecosystem designed to prepare its community for an increasingly AI-driven future.
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About UPES:
Established through the UPES Act, 2003, of the State Legislature of Uttarakhand, UPES is a top-ranked, UGC-recognised, private university. As per the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) 2025, the Ministry of Education, Government of India, UPES has been ranked 45 among universities, with a rank of 18 in Law, 36 in Management, and a rank of 43 in Engineering. As per the Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings 2026, UPES now stands in the 501-600 band globally and 5th in India, improving from 7th in 2025. Notably, in Research Quality, UPES jumped 57 positions in just one year to be ranked 299 globally. In addition to this, the university has been ranked the No.1 private university in academic reputation in India by the QS World University Rankings 2026. It is among the top 2% of universities in the world.
UPES has received 5 stars on Employability (placements) by the globally acclaimed QS Rating. 50+ faculty members from UPES feature among the world’s top 2% researchers as per the Stanford University list.
UPES offers graduate and postgraduate programs through its seven schools: School of Advanced Engineering, School of Computer Science, School of Design, School of Law, School of Business, School of Health Sciences & Technology, and School of Liberal Studies and Humanities. The UPES family includes 20000+ students, 1,500+ faculty and staff members, and a thriving community of 40000+ alumni that work across sectors in marquee brands like EY, KPMG, Bain and Co., McKinsey & Company, Capgemini, Google, Microsoft, Oracle, Nestle, ITC, Adani Power, ONGC, GMR, TCS, Wipro, Infosys, Amazon, Flipkart, Accenture, Deloitte and more.
