New Delhi, 4 May 2026 — UPES has recorded strong mid-season momentum in its Placements 2026 cycle, with 2,126 students already placed and 2,677 offers extended so far. As per the latest placement update, over 78% of eligible students have secured placements, with the highest CTC reaching ₹54 lakh per annum. The university has also seen participation from 704 recruiters, reflecting continued industry confidence in UPES’s talent pool and its industry-integrated academic model.
A mid-season look at the placements reveals that the marquee and high-value hiring this season includes offers from organisations such as Kanam LLC, CRED, Razorpay, Cisco, Oracle, Salesforce, Deloitte, EY India, KPMG, NielsenIQ, ExxonMobil, Britannia Industries, HSBC Technology India, Accenture, Infosys, Cognizant, HCL Technologies, ZS Associates, ICICI Bank, Dell Technologies and others.
The ongoing placement season has witnessed hiring across a broad mix of sectors, led by IT & ITeS, Education and EduTech, Legal, Research & Consulting, BFSI, Energy, Manufacturing, Healthcare and Pharma, Oil & Gas, Digital Marketing, E-commerce and Logistics. The overall average CTC currently stands at ₹7.42 LPA and the top 10% average CTC at ₹16.60 LPA. Recruiter participation also reflects an encouraging shift towards high-quality roles, with 122 Category A recruiters offering CTCs above ₹8 LPA.
Commenting on the mid-season placement performance, Mr Manish Madaan, Registrar, UPES, said, “The strong mid-season placement outcomes reflect the depth of UPES’s industry linkages and the growing relevance of our academic approach. Our students are being hired not only in large numbers, but across diverse, future-facing roles in technology, consulting, business, law, engineering, healthcare, design and media. This momentum reinforces our belief that a transdisciplinary, industry-integrated curriculum, combined with live projects, mentorship and strong corporate engagement, prepares students to contribute meaningfully from day one.”
The School of Computer Science continues to lead the placement cycle with 941 students placed, 1,320 offers received, a highest CTC of ₹54 LPA and a top 10% average CTC of ₹20.42 LPA. The School of Business has recorded 731 placements so far, with 838 offers and a highest CTC of ₹27.3 LPA, while the School of Law has seen 230 students placed with 246 offers, with the highest at ₹16.2 LPA and an 87.12% placement rate. The School of Advanced Engineering has recorded 127 placements, with 161 offers, with the highest at ₹22.8 LPA and an 86.99% placement rate. Placements are also progressing across the School of Health Sciences & Technology, School of Design, and School of Liberal Studies & Media.
In terms of sector mix, IT & ITeS accounts for approximately 36.6% of placements this season, spanning software engineering, AI, data, cloud, DevOps and cybersecurity roles, followed by Education and EduTech at 14.86%. Legal (9.1%), Research & Consulting (8.7%), and BFSI (8.0%) collectively reflect the broadening career pathways being forged by UPES graduates. Energy, Power & Utilities and Manufacturing each account for approximately 2.7% of placements, consistent with the university’s historically strong industry linkages in these core sectors. Healthcare & Pharma, Oil & Gas, and Logistics & Supply Chain round out the remaining cohort.
The current spread of sectors underlines the expanding career pathways available to UPES students and the university’s focus on preparing graduates for both established and emerging areas of employment.
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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. The university has had 100% placements over the last five years. 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 19100+ 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.
