SDG 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth

SDG 8.1Research and innovation for good jobs

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UPES turns research into products, patents and companies, and studies how business, technology and skills shape employment.

The figures below cover UPES research publications on decent work and economic growth from 2021 to 2025 (source: Scopus, October 2026).

What the research covers

Number of 2021–2025 papers on each theme (a paper can appear under more than one).

Most cited work on jobs, enterprise and growth

1. Analysis of artificial intelligence-based technologies and approaches on sustainable entrepreneurship (Technological Forecasting and Social Change, 2023), cited 187 times.
2. Exploring the nexus between non-renewable and renewable energy consumptions and economic development: Evidence from panel estimations (Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2021), cited 177 times.
3. Financial Inclusion and Its Ripple Effects on Socio-Economic Development: A Comprehensive Review (Journal of Risk and Financial Management, 2024), cited 130 times.
4. Financial inclusion: The role of fintech and digital financial services in India (Indian Journal of Economics and Business, 2019), cited 97 times.
5. Modelling the critical success factors of women entrepreneurship using fuzzy AHP framework (Journal of Entrepreneurship in Emerging Economies, 2018), cited 76 times.

The full list of 599 publications since 2007, with links, is on the decent work research publications page (also available as a spreadsheet).

From research to jobs

• From lab to market. The SEED programme helps faculty turn research into products, services and start-ups, and SHODH funds student-led research with potential for patents and new ventures. Source: UPES R&D Newsletter, July–December 2025: SEED and SHODH.

  See also: International Conference on IPR and Innovation (ICIPR-2025), New research laboratory, School of Health Sciences and Technology, Workshop on IPR for start-ups and MSMEs in Events and activities.

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• Greener small businesses. PhD scholar Shivansh Nautiyal and Dr Sushil Kumar Rai studied the barriers that stop India's micro, small and medium enterprises from adopting greener practices (Sustainable Development, 2025), work that won a UPES PhD Spotlight Award. Source: UPES R&D Newsletter, July–December 2025: PhD Spotlight Award.

  See also: Workshop on IPR for start-ups and MSMEs in Events and activities.

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• Energy, livelihoods and skills. UPES economists and energy researchers study how the energy transition affects development, skills and livelihoods, and UPES research has contributed to clean energy projects of the United Nations Development Programme. Source: UPES Research, How UPES is contributing to the SDGs.

  See also: Research published in Energy Economics in Events and activities.

  

SDG 8.2Preparing students for decent work

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UPES builds internships, industry projects and career training into every programme so that graduates move smoothly into good jobs or their own ventures.

• Career Services. Career guidance, aptitude training, mock interviews, and résumé and LinkedIn profile workshops help students prepare for work. Source: UPES Career Services, Capability enhancement and development schemes.

  See also: Industry panel for new engineering students, Induction for the Class of 2025, School of Advanced Engineering, Induction days at the School of Advanced Engineering, Alumna masterclass on branding, start-ups and career growth, Undergraduate orientation, School of Business, MBA Foundation course: 14 days of transformation, MBA Induction 2025, Welcoming the MBA batch of 2025, UK Global Immersion Programme, CXO Insights with Dr Sandeep Goyal, PG Induction 2025, School of Computer Science, World Pharmacists Day: global career pathways, Law alumni qualify UGC NET 2025, Law alumni win scholarships to study abroad, LL.M. alumni qualify UGC NET, Purani Jeans alumni panel, Legal Odyssey 2025 induction, Alumnus clears the Advocate-on-Record examination, Alumni panel on legal transformation, Alumna ranks 24th in Delhi Judicial Services 2025, Talk on careers in audio storytelling in Events and activities.

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• Industry certifications. With the Power Sector Skill Council, promoted by the Ministries of Power and New and Renewable Energy, students of B.Tech Electrical Engineering, MBA Power Management and M.Tech Energy Systems earn industry skill certificates and internships. TW Academy, with Transworld Group, co-designs curriculum modules, helps students gain professional certifications and offers internships and live projects in Transworld companies in India and the UAE. Source: UPES and the Power Sector Skill Council, Transworld Group and TW Academy.

  See also: Cloud computing career pathways with AWS in Events and activities.

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• Skills for life. A NASSCOM partnership gives students and alumni access to more than 155 courses in IT, manufacturing, health care, telecom, banking and other sectors, with micro-credential badges for completed learning pathways. Source: UPES and NASSCOM.

  See also: Webinar: Decoding the Metaverse, Alumnus talk on transformers for large language models, Workshop on storytelling and screen content, Workshop on how stories shape screens in Events and activities.

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• Social internships. Every first-year student completes the Srijan Social Internship with an NGO. Source: Srijan Social Internship.

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• Founders in the making. At Udyam 2025 (24–25 April), School of Business societies ran 17 events, including Campus CEO and the Pitch Please pitching contest, giving students a taste of running and pitching a business. Source: Udyam 2025 (LinkedIn).

  See also: Udyam 2025: Campus CEO and Pitch Please, Hero Campus Challenge Season 10 launch in Events and activities.

  

SDG 8.3A fair workplace

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UPES hires on merit, prohibits discrimination and invests in the growth of every employee, from senior leaders to housekeeping staff.

• An equal opportunity employer. UPES's Principles of Engagement bar discrimination by gender, caste, religion, age, marital status, nationality, ethnicity, region, sexual orientation or disability in hiring, promotion, transfers, pay and benefits, and career development, for full-time, part-time and contract staff alike. Source: UPES Principles of Engagement, Code of Conduct, clause 3.3.7, Non-Discrimination and Anti-Harassment Policy (PDF).

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• Dignity at work. The Code of Conduct requires a workplace free of harassment, bans corruption, and keeps reports of wrongdoing confidential, with protection against retaliation for anyone who raises a concern. Source: UPES Principles of Engagement, Code of Conduct, clause 3.3.8, Non-Discrimination and Anti-Harassment Policy (PDF).

  See also: PoSH awareness workshop for summer interns in Events and activities.

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• Growing a career inside UPES. Through the Protsahan internal job posting programme, open positions are offered to existing staff before outside hiring. Every new joiner gets a two-day HR induction, followed by an induction in their school or department, and a buddy (Sahayak) to help them settle in. Source: UPES Principles of Engagement, Internal Job Posting (Protsahan).

  See also: HR induction and PoSH training for employees in Events and activities.

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• Training for all. More than 500 new employees attended the HR induction in 2024 and 2025, PoSH training is held every year for all employees and members of the Internal Complaints Committee, and a yearly training calendar sets out development programmes for faculty and staff. Source: UPES Principles of Engagement, Learning and Development Policy.

  See also: HR induction and PoSH training for employees in Events and activities.

  

• Education for families. UPES's Principles of Engagement include a child education policy that supports the education of employees' children at UPES. Source: UPES Principles of Engagement, Child Education Scholarship Policy.

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• Recognising loyalty. Long Service Awards recognise employees for their years of service with UPES. Source: UPES Principles of Engagement, Long Service Awards.

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• Time to learn and live. Staff can take study leave of up to two years, sabbaticals of three months to two years for research, up to seven days of paid duty leave to submit and defend a PhD, 26 weeks of maternity leave, 15 days of paternity leave and 90 days of adoption leave, and non-academic staff work flexible hours around core hours of 10 am to 4 pm. Source: UPES Principles of Engagement, Leave Policy, sabbatical leave.

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• Leaders at every level. Structured programmes, including UDAAN, LEAP, SPARX, SOAR, Disha and Super Shakti, build technical and behavioural skills and leadership for faculty and staff. Source: UPES SDG 8 report (PDF).

  See also: Leadership and development programmes for employees, 2024–25 in Events and activities.

  

• Disha for academic managers. A leadership programme for mid-management academic roles, combining modules on leadership, strategic thinking and decision-making with mentoring. Its 2024 cohort of 29 (24 faculty and five staff) completed three modules. Source: UPES SDG 8 report (PDF).

  See also: Leadership and development programmes for employees, 2024–25 in Events and activities.

  

• Young talent. Spark develops high-performing young employees for bigger roles. Its 2025 cohort brought together seven participants, four faculty members and three staff. Source: UPES SDG 8 report (PDF).

  See also: Leadership and development programmes for employees, 2024–25 in Events and activities.

  

  

• Support for working parents. A day care facility on campus looks after children under six of employees returning from maternity leave. Source: UPES Principles of Engagement, Leave Policy, day care.

  

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• Women leaders. The Shakti programme gives women employees leadership training, and a Shakti refresher in 2025 brought back ten women. Super Shakti, run in four modules in 2024–25 for seven women faculty and staff, helps women employees grow into management and leadership roles. Source: UPES SDG 8 report (PDF).

  See also: Leadership and development programmes for employees, 2024–25 in Events and activities.

  

• A community, not just a workplace. Anandotsav 2025, themed "Celebrating Every Shade of Us – Together", brought more than 1,000 employees and their families together for performances, games, music and activities for all ages. Source: UPES SDG 8 report (PDF).

  

• Better teaching. The Post Graduate Certificate in Academic Practice (PGCAP) helps faculty strengthen pedagogy, assessment and curriculum design. Source: UPES SDG 8 report (PDF).
• Support staff. Administrative, security and technical staff learn computer skills and English communication, and Project Swavalamban teaches Class IV women employees, including housekeeping staff, English, digital skills, communication, legal rights and personal health. Source: UPES SDG 8 report (PDF).

  

SDG 8.4Jobs and enterprise in the community

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UPES helps people outside the university find work, build skills and start businesses.

Start-ups and new businesses

• Runway Incubator. Since 2021 Runway has supported more than 250 start-ups by students, alumni and outside innovators through an 8–10 week blended programme with mentoring, legal and incorporation support, workspace and grants, and it is a nodal agency of Startup Uttarakhand. Source: About Runway Incubator, UPES Runway: over 250 start-ups (Times of India), UPES Start-Up University.

  See also: Become a Community Problem Solver at GIC Paundha in Events and activities.

  

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• Inclusive technology incubator. UPES received a ₹5 crore grant under the DST NIDHI i-TBI programme, and its Ignition Grant 2.0 gives early-stage innovators up to ₹10 lakh in equity-free funding. Source: UPES start-ups: DST-iTBI, UPES Start-Up University.

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• The Pitch. In July 2025, about ₹3 crore in funding went to start-ups at The Pitch, where 12 early-stage ventures from institutions including IITs, BITS Pilani, SRM University and the National University of Singapore competed. Source: UPES fuels start-up dreams at The Pitch (GUS news), UPES awards ₹3 crore in start-up funding (Greater Kashmir).

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• Spark Impact Accelerator. Selected by HDFC Bank for the 8th edition of its Parivartan Start-up Grants (2024–25), Runway launched a three-month accelerator for social-impact start-ups in climate innovation, AI for social good, financial inclusion, education and livelihoods, and gender diversity and inclusion. Source: Spark Impact Accelerator with HDFC Bank Parivartan (LinkedIn).

  See also: Spark Impact Accelerator with HDFC Bank Parivartan in Events and activities.

  

• Future Founders Challenge. In 2025 UPES invited school students in Grades 9 to 12 to learn entrepreneurial skills in workshops, pitch to industry leaders, connect with mentors and compete for prizes worth ₹5 lakh. Source: Future Founders Challenge 2025 (LinkedIn).

  See also: Future Founders Challenge 2025 in Events and activities.

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• Coming next. With ₹2.5 crore from the Atal Innovation Mission, Runway is supporting community innovation in underserved regions through an Atal Community Innovation Centre. Source: UPES start-ups, UPES Start-Up University.

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Skills and livelihoods

• BEST Centre. With Bajaj Auto, UPES runs six-month Graduate Trainee Engineer and four-month Diploma Trainee Engineer programmes in mechatronics, robotics, Industry 4.0 and smart manufacturing, aligned with National Occupational Standards, with placement guidance and scholarships for students from economically weaker families. Source: UPES BEST Centre, UPES R&D Newsletter, January–June 2025.

  

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• Rural women. Project Vikalp trains women in eco-friendly products, crafts and medicinal plants, and in product development, quality control and marketing. Source: Project Vikalp.
• Women weavers in Ladakh. Project Artisan trains women in design and production of traditional carpets so they can sell higher-value products. Source: How UPES is contributing to the SDGs.
• Local makers. Project Craft Story Making creates opportunities for Indian artisans affected by the pandemic, and with Dehradun NGOs UPES has organised a fair selling products made by orphaned children, marginalised women and young artists. Source: How UPES is contributing to the SDGs.
• Model villages. Project Utthan aims to make Dhalani and Koti villages in Dehradun model smart villages, with a focus on health care, education and livelihoods. Source: Project Utthan.

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• Families of fallen soldiers. Project Naman helps the dependants of soldiers who died in service find jobs, and their widows receive training and development under Shakti. Source: Project Naman.

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• AI skills for educators. As a consultancy project for GUS Global Services India, the School of Business ran a three-day, hands-on Skill Development Programme on generative AI in business education from 16 to 18 July 2025. Source: Skill Development Programme on GenAI in Business Education (LinkedIn).

  See also: Skill Development Programme on generative AI in business education in Events and activities.

  

• A second chance. With the Skill India Mission, UPES has given vocational training to inmates of Dehradun District Jail. Source: DSO Community Engagement & Social Impact Report.

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SDG 8.5Partnerships and policy

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UPES works with government, industry and international networks to align education with the changing labour market.

This work covers the following: government, industry, ngos and international.

• Government. UPES works with DST on the inclusive technology incubator, with the Skill India Mission on vocational training, and with the Government of Uttarakhand on start-ups through Startup Uttarakhand. Source: UPES Council for Innovation and Entrepreneurship, UPES Start-Up University, UPES start-ups: partnerships.

  See also: Youth Consultation for Viksit Uttarakhand 2047, Udbhav 2025 state hackathon, Regional Workshop on Competition Law with the CCI in Events and activities.

  

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• Power sector skills. The partnership with the Power Sector Skill Council covers student skill certification, faculty training, internships, research, and policy dialogue and business research. Source: UPES and the Power Sector Skill Council.

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• Industry and NGOs. Companies co-design and co-deliver course modules and offer internships and live projects, and NGO partners help extend skills and livelihood programmes to rural communities, women and artisans. Source: UPES Industry Connect, Transworld Group and TW Academy, UPES SDG 8 report (PDF).

  See also: Uniper session for MBA Oil and Gas students, NAFTANOMICS 2025 in Events and activities.

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• International. Through UCIE, UPES belongs to UBI Global, an international network of university incubators. Source: UPES Council for Innovation and Entrepreneurship.
• Public debate. UPES's President has argued publicly that universities must keep pace with the evolving job market. Source: Universities must catch up with the evolving job market (ET Education).

  See also: Youth Consultation for Viksit Uttarakhand 2047 in Events and activities.

Events and activities

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49 events from UPES schools and departments support this goal. Each event has its own report with a description, photograph and, where one exists, a link to the original post.

School of Advanced Engineering

Industry panel for new engineering students

During orientation week, the School of Advanced Engineering held the panel discussion “From Theory to Impact: Unfiltered Industry Insights” to show new undergraduates what careers in industry involve.

This event also supports SDG 4 and SDG 9.

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Featured in: Career Services.

School of Advanced Engineering

Induction for the Class of 2025, School of Advanced Engineering

Two days of talks and interaction introduced the new engineering batch to their programmes and to the university.

This event also supports SDG 7 and SDG 11.

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Featured in: Career Services.

School of Advanced Engineering

Induction days at the School of Advanced Engineering

New students were introduced to the roots and vision of UPES and explored future career paths through the Career Kalpana sessions.

This event also supports SDG 4 and SDG 9.

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Featured in: Career Services.

School of Advanced Engineering

Guest lecture on materials at small length scales

The Mechanical Cluster hosted Prof Anuj Bisht of IIT Roorkee on how materials behave at small length scales.

This event also supports SDG 4 and SDG 9.

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School of Business · 24–25 April 2025

Udyam 2025: Campus CEO and Pitch Please

On 24–25 April 2025, School of Business societies ran 17 events, with stalls, pitching and leadership contests.

This event also supports SDG 4 and SDG 9.

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Featured in: Founders in the making.

School of Business · 16–18 July 2025

Skill Development Programme on generative AI in business education

From 16 to 18 July 2025, three days of hands-on training on designing, using and researching generative AI in teaching and research, as a consultancy project for GUS Global Services India.

This event also supports SDG 4 and SDG 9.

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Featured in: AI skills for educators.

School of Business

Alumna masterclass on branding, start-ups and career growth

A School of Business alumna led a masterclass on “The Modern Career Story”, covering branding, start-ups and how to grow a career.

This event also supports SDG 4.

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Featured in: Career Services.

School of Business

Undergraduate orientation, School of Business

The orientation programme welcomed new undergraduate students to the School of Business.

This event also supports SDG 4 and SDG 7.

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Featured in: Career Services.

School of Business

MBA Foundation course: 14 days of transformation

The 14-day MBA Foundation course combined mountain treks with sessions on markets and financial strategy.

This event also supports SDG 3 and SDG 4.

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Featured in: Career Services.

School of Business

MBA Induction 2025

The School of Business welcomed the MBA class of 2025 with its induction programme.

This event also supports SDG 4 and SDG 7.

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Featured in: Career Services.

School of Business

Welcoming the MBA batch of 2025

Two days of talks and career sessions began the new MBA batch’s journey to becoming industry-ready leaders.

This event also supports SDG 4 and SDG 7.

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Featured in: Career Services.

School of Business

Research published in Energy Economics

Research by School of Business faculty was published in the ABDC A* journal Energy Economics.

This event also supports SDG 7 and SDG 9.

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Featured in: Energy, livelihoods and skills.

School of Business

UK Global Immersion Programme

School of Business students explored global business, innovation and leadership in the UK, including a behind-the-scenes visit to the MINI plant in Oxford.

This event also supports SDG 4 and SDG 17.

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Featured in: Career Services.

School of Business

CXO Insights with Dr Sandeep Goyal

A session on how digital disruption, the creator economy and business strategy are changing work and business.

This event also supports SDG 4.

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Featured in: Career Services.

School of Business

Uniper session for MBA Oil and Gas students

Uniper visited the School of Business to discuss software engineering, the evolving energy business and the growth of the derivatives market with MBA Oil and Gas students.

This event also supports SDG 4 and SDG 7.

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Featured in: Industry and NGOs.

School of Business

NAFTANOMICS 2025

“Transitioning Energy, Transforming Economy: Towards a Viksit Bharat” brought industry and students together on the energy transition.

This event also supports SDG 7.

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Featured in: Industry and NGOs.

School of Business · 26–27 September 2025

International Conference on IPR and Innovation (ICIPR-2025)

With the DPIIT IPR Chair at IIT Roorkee, the School of Business hosted a two-day conference on how intellectual property can drive India’s development.

This event also supports SDG 9 and SDG 17.

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Featured in: From lab to market.

School of Business

Research and case writing at IMRC 2025, IIM Ahmedabad

School of Business faculty presented research and case studies at the India Management Research Conference hosted by IIM Ahmedabad.

This event also supports SDG 4 and SDG 9.

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School of Business

Youth Consultation for Viksit Uttarakhand 2047

With the Centre for Public Policy and Good Governance, the School of Business hosted a youth consultation on Uttarakhand’s development to 2047.

This event also supports SDG 13 and SDG 16.

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Featured in: Government, Public debate.

School of Business

Hero Campus Challenge Season 10 launch

UPES hosted the launch of Hero MotoCorp’s Hero Campus Challenge Season 10, with Unstop, as a university partner.

This event also supports SDG 17.

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Featured in: Founders in the making.

School of Business

Webinar: Decoding the Metaverse

Part of the School of Business emerging technology webinar series, on what the metaverse is and how it may change business.

This event also supports SDG 4 and SDG 9.

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Featured in: Skills for life.

School of Computer Science

PG Induction 2025, School of Computer Science

Two days for new M.Tech and MCA students, with sessions on research programmes, careers, the Runway incubator and a “Pitch Your Idea” challenge.

This event also supports SDG 4 and SDG 9.

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Featured in: Career Services.

School of Computer Science · April 3, 2025

Cloud computing career pathways with AWS

On 3 April 2025, Rohit Sharma, APJC Technical Lead at AWS, spoke to more than 260 third-year B.Tech CSE students on careers in cloud computing.

This event also supports SDG 4 and SDG 9.

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Featured in: Industry certifications.

School of Computer Science

Udbhav 2025 state hackathon

UPES hosted Level II of the Uttarakhand AI Mission state hackathon, with innovators from more than 25 institutes presenting solutions in AI, IoT, blockchain, XR and robotics.

This event also supports SDG 9 and SDG 13.

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Featured in: Government.

School of Computer Science

Alumnus talk on transformers for large language models

Under the Kaksha initiative, an alumnus spoke to School of Computer Science students on scientific developments in transformers for large language models.

This event also supports SDG 9 and SDG 17.

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Featured in: Skills for life.

School of Health Sciences and Technology

New research laboratory, School of Health Sciences and Technology

The school inaugurated a dedicated research laboratory to expand its research.

This event also supports SDG 3 and SDG 9.

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Featured in: From lab to market.

School of Health Sciences and Technology

World Pharmacists Day: global career pathways

Undergraduate, postgraduate and PhD students explored global career pathways in pharmacy with Dr Akram Ahmad, CEO of Academically Global.

This event also supports SDG 3 and SDG 17.

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Featured in: Career Services.

School of Law

Law alumni qualify UGC NET 2025

The School of Law congratulated alumni who qualified the UGC NET examination in 2025.

This event also supports SDG 16.

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Featured in: Career Services.

School of Law

Law alumni win scholarships to study abroad

School of Law alumni received scholarships for advanced study in law at universities abroad.

This event also supports SDG 16 and SDG 17.

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Featured in: Career Services.

School of Law

LL.M. alumni qualify UGC NET

LL.M. (2024–25) graduates of the School of Law qualified the UGC NET examination.

This event also supports SDG 4 and SDG 16.

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Featured in: Career Services.

School of Law

Purani Jeans alumni panel

A School of Law alumni panel shared memories and lessons from their careers in law.

This event also supports SDG 7 and SDG 16.

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Featured in: Career Services.

School of Law · 7th - 9th July 2025

Legal Odyssey 2025 induction

The School of Law welcomed the freshers of 2025.

This event also supports SDG 4 and SDG 16.

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Featured in: Career Services.

School of Law · January 2025

Alumnus clears the Advocate-on-Record examination

A School of Law alumnus cleared the Supreme Court of India’s Advocate-on-Record examination 2024, with results declared in January 2025.

This event also supports SDG 16.

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Featured in: Career Services.

School of Law · April 28, 2025

Regional Workshop on Competition Law with the CCI

On 28 April 2025, the School of Law and the Competition Commission of India held a regional workshop on competition law, opened by the CCI Chairperson.

This event also supports SDG 4 and SDG 16.

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Featured in: Government.

School of Law

Vidhi Symposium: the Preamble as the soul of the Constitution

At Vidhiutsav 2025, Anil Raturi, Chairman of the Uttarakhand Right to Service Commission, spoke on the Preamble as the soul of the Indian Constitution.

This event also supports SDG 15 and SDG 16.

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School of Law

Alumni panel on legal transformation

Alumni discussed how landmark judgments, policy shifts and global trends are changing the legal profession.

This event also supports SDG 9 and SDG 16.

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Featured in: Career Services.

School of Law

Vidhiutsav 2025 inauguration

Justice U.C. Dhyani, former judge of the Uttarakhand High Court and Chairman of the Uttarakhand Public Service Tribunal, was guest of honour at the opening of the School of Law’s annual fest.

This event also supports SDG 16.

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School of Law

Vidhi Symposium on environmental law

At Vidhiutsav 2025, Raj Kumar Bajpai, IFS, Additional Director of IGNFA, Dehradun, spoke on environmental concerns and the law.

This event also supports SDG 15 and SDG 16.

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School of Law

Alumna ranks 24th in Delhi Judicial Services 2025

A School of Law alumna secured the 24th rank in the Delhi Judicial Services Examination 2025.

This event also supports SDG 16.

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Featured in: Career Services.

School of Law

Workshop on IPR for start-ups and MSMEs

The IPR Cell and Runway, with FICCI, held a workshop on fostering innovation and growth in MSMEs and start-ups through intellectual property.

This event also supports SDG 9 and SDG 17.

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Featured in: From lab to market, Greener small businesses.

School of Liberal Studies and Media

Workshop on storytelling and screen content

Students explored storytelling and screen content with Amit Singh of Mid-Day Studio and Dr Benul Tomar.

This event also supports SDG 4.

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Featured in: Skills for life.

School of Liberal Studies and Media · April 22, 2025

Talk on careers in audio storytelling

Dishant Narang of Pindrop Media Group on innovations in audio storytelling and careers in sound and voice media.

This event also supports SDG 4 and SDG 9.

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Featured in: Career Services.

School of Liberal Studies and Media · April 17, 2025

Workshop on how stories shape screens

Amit Singh, General Manager – Content at Mid-Day Studio, on how stories shape screens and audiences.

This event also supports SDG 4.

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Featured in: Skills for life.

Student well-being

PoSH awareness workshop for summer interns

An awareness workshop on preventing sexual harassment for the interns of the Summer Internship 2025 programme.

This event also supports SDG 4 and SDG 5.

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Featured in: Dignity at work.

Runway Incubator and DSO · 11th August 2026

Become a Community Problem Solver at GIC Paundha

On 11 August 2026, Runway and the Social Outreach Department ran an entrepreneurship programme for 155 students in Classes 9 to 12 at Government Inter College, Paundha.

This event also supports SDG 4 and SDG 6.

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Featured in: Runway Incubator.

Runway Incubator · 2024–25

Spark Impact Accelerator with HDFC Bank Parivartan

Selected by HDFC Bank for the 8th edition of its Parivartan Start-up Grants (2024–25), Runway launched a three-month accelerator for social-impact start-ups.

This event also supports SDG 9 and SDG 10.

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Featured in: Spark Impact Accelerator.

Runway Incubator · 28 September 2025

Future Founders Challenge 2025

School students in Grades 9 to 12 were invited to ideate, pitch to industry leaders and compete for prizes worth ₹5 lakh.

This event also supports SDG 4.

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Featured in: Future Founders Challenge.

Human Resources, UPES · 2024–25

HR induction and PoSH training for employees

Every new employee attends an HR induction on policies, benefits and support systems, with more than 500 inducted in 2024 and 2025, and all employees and Internal Complaints Committee members receive PoSH training every year.

This event also supports SDG 5.

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Featured in: Training for all, Growing a career inside UPES.

Human Resources, UPES · 2024–25

Leadership and development programmes for employees, 2024–25

UDAAN, LEAP, SPARX, SOAR, Disha, Spark and Super Shakti build technical, behavioural and leadership skills for faculty and staff, following a yearly training calendar.

This event also supports SDG 4 and SDG 5.

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Featured in: Leaders at every level, Disha for academic managers, Young talent, Women leaders.

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