GO A DEGREE HIGHER WITH B.TECH. AT UPES

Eligibility & Admission

Examination Pathway admissions through UPESEAT (UPES Engineering Aptitude Test):

• Minimum 50% marks at Higher & Senior Secondary level (10th & 12th)
• Minimum 50% aggregate in Physics, Chemistry & Mathematics at Senior Secondary level (12th)

FOLLOWED BY CENTRALIZED COUNSELLING.

Non-Examination Pathway:

JEE Main Merit Pathway –

Eligibility: Minimum 50% marks at higher & Senior Secondary level (10th & 12th) and minimum 60% aggregate in PCM at senior secondary level (12th class)

Board Merit Pathway –

Eligibility: Minimum 80% marks at higher & Senior Secondary level (10th & 12th) and minimum 80% aggregate in PCM at senior secondary level (12th class)

FOLLOWED BY CENTRALIZED COUNSELLING THROUGH MERIT RANK FOR NON-EXAM CATEGORY (JEE/BOARD MERIT).

Age Criteria::
Only candidates whose date of birth falls on or after October 1, 1998 are eligible to apply for admission. Date of Birth as recorded in the Secondary Education Board only will be taken as authentic.

Eligibility criteria for B.Tech Admissions

Students aspiring to take admission in a B.Tech course at UPES need to fulfil the following eligibility criteria.

• Applicants should possess a minimum aggregate of 50% in their secondary (X) and higher secondary (XII) exams.
• Applicants should have Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics as mandatory subjects in their grades XI and XII.
• Applicants should have a minimum aggregate of 50% in Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics in their higher secondary exams.
• Only those applicants with their date of births falling on or after October 1, 1998 are eligible to apply for the B.Tech courses.

There are two admission pathways—non-examination pathway and Board Merit Pathway. The eligibility criteria for the non-examination pathway is the same as the general criteria mentioned above in addition to the score received in the Joint Entrance Examination or JEE.

The eligibility for B.Tech admission via the Board Merit Pathway requires applicants to achieve a minimum aggregate of 80% in their secondary and X) and higher secondary (XII) exams, and a minimum aggregate of 80% in Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics in their higher secondary exams.

B.Tech Admission Process at UPES

Engineers are often called the architects of modern civilization. They are responsible for the development and innovation in almost all domains from transportation to technology. An engineering career can allow you to inculcate a sense of innovation and curiosity that can help you develop real-life solutions for different problems.

A bachelor’s degree in technology and engineering can instil a strong academic and technical foundation in most engineering sciences. It can also boost your career in most scientific domains and provide you with strong practical knowledge and subject expertise.

Pursuing a B.Tech degree from the School of Engineering and Computer Science at UPES University can be a great place to start your technical career as it offers a wide range of course specializations and academic collaborations with industry leaders such as IBM and Xebia. UPES University is also the first Indian university to be awarded the QS Five Stars Global Rating for employability in 2016. Read on to find out more about different aspects of the B.Tech admission process at UPES.

Admission Procedure for B. Tech degree in 2020

Applicants can apply for B.Tech courses at UPES in both offline and online formats. The offline format requires them to download and print the copy of the relevant application form or purchase them from the UPES main campus or city offices. They need to fill the form with a ball point pen and send it to the UPES main campus by post with a Demand Draft of Rs 1850 in favour of UPES FEE ACCOUNT.

The online procedure includes registering with the UPES website, filling out an online application form consisting of personal and academic details, upload scanned images of their photographs and signature and pay the fees with a debit/credit card or via net-banking. It is advisable that you save a copy of the submission receipt for future reference.

Entrance test for B.Tech courses

For applicants interested in opting for the examination pathway, UPES conducts its own B.Tech entrance test called the UPES Engineering Aptitude Test or UPESEAT. The test is conducted in both online and offline formats and the university has several offline exam centres in different cities for the convenience of the students.

The UPESEAT has a total of 125 questions and 4 sections namely, Mathematics Physics, Chemistry and English Language Comprehension. The Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics section each contain 35 questions and the English Language Comprehension contains 20 questions. All the questions need to be attempted within a duration of three hours.

Fees structure

The B.Tech course fees can be classified into two different categories—the academic fees consisting of the tuition and academic service fees. These fees vary from one course to another depending on the specialisation The second category consists of other miscellaneous costs such as personal development fee or convocation fee. Here are different fixed miscellaneous costs in addition to tuition and academic service fees.

• Training and certification fee of Rs 22,500 payable by second semester
• Personal Development Program fee of Rs 7,500 payable at registration
• Refundable security amount of Rs 20,000 payable at registration
• Convocation fee of Rs 1,500 payable by the second last semester
• Academic computing fee of Rs 3,200 per semester
• Medical Insurance fee of Rs 500 payable at registration
• Additional levies and taxes charged by the Central/ State/ Local /Overseas authorities as and when applicable

All the information about B.Tech course fees can be gathered from the university website or university offices.

Placements of B.Tech. at School Of Engineering

710+ Students placed last year

93% Engineering placements

210+ Companies who recruited

PROMINENT RECRUITERS-Ashok Leyland, Hyundai, ONGC, Schlumberger, Ambuja, Halliburton to name a few

* Placement statistics refer to the number of students who have opted for and are eligible for placements

Placements of B.Tech. (CSE) at School Of Computer Science

830+ Students placed last year

100% Computer Science Placements

190+ Companies who recruited

PROMINENT RECRUITERS-HSBC, WIPRO, Infosys, ITC Infotech, JIO, TCS and Tech Mahindra to name a few

* Placement statistics refer to the number of students who have opted for and are eligible for placements

Scholarships

All India Category

• Eligibility criteria - 80% marks in class 10th and 12th with 85% in PCM
• 50% tuition fee waiver on 10% seats in each program in first year for CBSE, ICSE & State board pass out students
• The Scholarship will be renewed in the Second Semester provided the student obtains SGPA of 8/10.
• Scholarship in subsequent years will be as per scholarship policy of the University
• Scholarships will be awarded based on merit only.

Uttarakhand Domicile Special Scholarships

Eligibility criteria

• Minimum 80% marks in each of 10th, 12th class and PCM for B.Tech.
• Merit order allotment of 1 seat per program.
• The seats reserved under this category will be within the 15% reservation for Uttarakhand Domicile students.
• Should have “Sthai Niwas Praman Patra” (Permanent Residence Certificate)
• Students will be entitled only for 1 scholarship at a time (either through Uttarakhand Board Merit or through Uttarakhand Domicile category)
• 33% consession on Tuition Fee for Uttarakhand domicile students on merit-cum- means basis

Criteria for fee consession

• The student should be in possession of a valid ‘Sthai Niwas Praman Patra’/ Mool Nivas Praman Patra / Adhiwas Niwas praman patra from Uttarakhand state.
• Total annual family income should be ₹ 8 lakh or less.

Scholarship

• 25% of tuition fee for Boys and 35% for Girl students in first year
The Scholarship will be renewed in the Second Semester provided the student obtains SGPA of 8/10
• Scholarship in subsequent years will be as per scholarship policy of the University

B. Tech.

Merit Based Scholarship

• Scholarship will be offered to students securing an aggregate of 80% marks in class X & XII & 80% marks in PCM for B.Tech (All Streams) in CBSE/ ICSE / State Examination Board. Such scholarships will be limited to 10% of seats in each B.Tech Program. Scholarships will be allotted for the first Semester in Merit order to eligible candidates.
• Scholarships will be awarded based on merit only.
• Continuation of Scholarship in the subsequent years will be as per the University policy Scholarship Amount
• 50% on Tuition fee of first Semester

Scholarship for Uttarakhand State Board Toppers:

• Merit order allotment of 1 seat per program.
• Merit order allotment of 1 seat per program.
• The seats reserved under this category will be within the 15% reservation for Uttarakhand resident students.
• Should have “Sthai Niwas Praman Patra” (Permanent Residence Certificate)
• Students will be entitled only for 1 scholarship at a time (either through Uttarakhand Board Toppers or through Uttarakhand Resident category)
• Scholarship in subsequent years will be as per merit scholarship policy of the University

Scholarship Amount

• 25% of tuition fee waiver for Boys and 35% for Girl students in first year
• Special Scholarship

Specialisation at UPES comes bundled with global opportunities

1. 50% fee waiver* for PG courses - tution fee waiver for postgraduate studies
2. Study overseas* for free, for 4 weeks (pay only for travel & stay)
3. Two Professional Courses* from AWS, IBM, Tableau.

* Terms & conditions apply

The personal development fee is applicable for most courses in UPES including all B.Tech courses. The fee consists of a sum of Rs 7,500 which has to be deposited during student registration at the beginning of the course.

To attract meritorious students, UPES offers scholarship schemes to students with good JEE scores. The waivers are fixed as per the following criteria:

• 100% of the tuition fee for the first semester for scores above 95%
• 85% of the tuition fee for the first semester for scores between 90%-95%
• 75% of the tuition fee for the first semester for scores between 85%-90%

UPES only allows students who have Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics as mandatory subjects in their grades XI and XII and a minimum aggregate of 50% in those subjects in their higher secondary exams (Grade XII).