SDG 9.4Research and partnerships with industry
UPES partners with companies and hospitals to solve real problems, train engineers for modern manufacturing and give students live industry experience.
Impact
UPES works side by side with companies to solve real problems and train engineers for modern industry.
- An MoU with HCLTech co-develops AI, IoT and cloud solutions for the energy industry, with internships for students.
- The BEST Centre with Bajaj Auto trains engineers in mechatronics, robotics and Industry 4.0.
- Industry leaders help shape curricula and set the live problems students work on.
- HCLTech. A December 2023 MoU to co-develop AI, machine learning, IoT and cloud solutions for oil and gas exploration and production, operational safety and lower-carbon energy, with internships and job opportunities for UPES students and researchers.Source: HCLTech and UPES collaborate on oil and gas solutions (HCLTech)
Source: HCLTech press release, 12 December 2023. - AIIMS Rishikesh. Since December 2021, an MoU for joint research in microbiology, biochemistry and clinical research.Source: UPES ties up with AIIMS, DEI and Taipei Medical University
Source: MoU between UPES and AIIMS Rishikesh. - Bajaj Engineering Skills Training (BEST) Centre. A CSR initiative of Bajaj Auto with UPES on the Bidholi campus trains graduate and diploma engineers in mechatronics, motion control and sensors, robotics and automation, and Industry 4.0, with scholarship support for students from economically weaker sections.Source: UPES BEST Centre
Related events
BEST Centre inaugurated by the Governor of Uttarakhand
Lt Gen Gurmit Singh (Retd), Governor of Uttarakhand, inaugurated the Bajaj Engineering Skills Training Centre, which trains students in robotics and automation.
Link: LinkedIn post
WAAI'25: Workshop on Advances in Automotive Industry
The Mechanical Cluster and the SAE India UPES Collegiate Club ran a workshop on emerging technologies and the future of the automotive sector, with hands-on sessions at GarageX.
Link: Event report
Hands-on workshop on VLSI design
The Electrical Cluster ran a three-day workshop on VLSI design using Cadence tools to build industry-aligned skills among students and faculty.
Link: LinkedIn post - Cloud and AI skills with AWS. From 26 to 30 May 2025 the School of Computer Science hosted AWS Innovate Week, the first time AWS combined Cloud Quest, track-based bootcamps, a generative AI day and AWS Jam in a single week with an academic institution. UPES also co-hosted AWS Community Day Dehradun 2025 with the AWS User Group Dehradun.
Related events
AWS Innovate Week 2025
For third-year cloud students, AWS combined Cloud Quest, track-based bootcamps, a generative AI day and AWS Jam in one week, its first such programme with an academic institution.
Link: LinkedIn post
AWS Community Day Dehradun 2025
The UPES-CSA Student Chapter and the School of Computer Science co-hosted the event with the AWS User Group Dehradun, with keynotes, hands-on sessions and industry talks.
Link: Event report
Talk on cloud computing careers with AWS
Rohit Sharma, APJC Technical Lead at AWS, spoke to more than 260 third-year B.Tech CSE students on career pathways in cloud computing.
Link: LinkedIn post - Uttarakhand's first Salesforce Talent Hub. Launched at Salesforce Day @ UPES with support from Wipro, TCS and IBM, the hub trains students in AI, data, cloud and automation on the Salesforce platform.
Related events
Uttarakhand's first Salesforce Talent Hub
A video on the launch of the Salesforce Talent Hub at the School of Computer Science.
Link: LinkedIn post - India's first JustTech Innovation Hub. The School of Law and Jupitice Justice Technology launched a hub for justice technology, alternative and online dispute resolution, with research, internships, training and tech-enabled justice services.
Related events
Former Chief Justice visits the AR/VR Legal Lab
Shri N.V. Ramana, former Chief Justice of India, visited the school's AR/VR Legal Lab.
Link: LinkedIn post
India's first JustTech Innovation Hub
The School of Law and Jupitice Justice Technology launched a hub for justice technology and online dispute resolution, with experiential learning, research and internships.
Link: LinkedIn post - Immersive learning. With the INSEAD XR Lab, the School of Business piloted extended-reality business simulations, including Mission to Mars and the Avocado Shake case.
Related events
XR simulations with the INSEAD XR Lab
In a collaboration with the INSEAD XR Lab, MBA students piloted extended-reality simulations, including Mission to Mars and the Avocado Shake case.
Link: LinkedIn post - Industry dialogue. The first DrishtiKone, an industry–academia day, brought leaders from Microsoft, Airbus, Honeywell, Deloitte, PepsiCo, ONGC, TE Connectivity, Quick Heal and others to discuss future skills and India's innovation journey. Masterclasses by a former ONGC Chief General Manager on procurement in exploration and production, and by HPCL on petroleum retailing, bring the energy industry into the classroom.Source: Event report: DrishtiKone 2025: an industry perspective
Related events
DrishtiKone 2025: an industry perspective
The first DrishtiKone brought leaders from Microsoft, Airbus, Honeywell, Deloitte, PepsiCo, ONGC and others to discuss future skills, Gen Z expectations and India's innovation journey.
Link: Event report
Masterclass on procurement in exploration and production
Bhuwan Sharma, former Chief General Manager (Materials Management), ONGC, spoke on adapting supply chains to procurement challenges in the E&P industry, organised with Logistikaas and FIPI.
Link: LinkedIn post
Seminar on challenges in petro retailing
G.H.V. Rao, Zonal Manager (Oil and Gas Downstream), HPCL Chandigarh, discussed margins, infrastructure, branding, safety compliance and automation in fuel retailing.
Link: LinkedIn post
CXO Insights: digital transformation
Damini Batham spoke on media, digital transformation, business strategy and brand storytelling, in a session that included a student podcast.
Link: Event report
CXO Masterclass: data and technology in air travel
Neetan Chopra, Chief Digital and Information Officer at IndiGo, led the session “Sky Tech: Reimagining Data and Technology for Traveller Delight”.
Link: LinkedIn post
Masterclass on climate risk profiling
Prof Cynthia Caron of Clark University spoke on business consulting for climate resilience, risk assessment, sustainable supply chains and community partnerships.
Link: Event report - Industry in the curriculum. Through Industry Connect, partner companies co-design and co-develop course modules, co-deliver them through their own experts and co-certify the programmes.Source: UPES Industry Connect
Related events
Drone Technology Boot Camp
A five-day boot camp with NIT Kurukshetra under a MeitY-supported capacity-building initiative, from drone fundamentals to future applications.
Link: LinkedIn post
Industry visit to the Centre for Aromatic Plants
B.Pharm students visited the Centre for Aromatic Plants, Selaqui, Dehradun, for hands-on academic–industry exposure.
Link: LinkedIn post
Aerospace students visit defence and aviation facilities in Hyderabad
Pre-final-year B.Tech Aerospace Engineering students visited advanced aerospace and defence facilities in Hyderabad.
Link: LinkedIn post
Google Cloud AI Lab'26: agentic AI
With the Google Developers Community, students moved from theory to hands-on, real-world AI engineering with agentic AI.
Link: LinkedIn post
Service design workshop with Kyndryl
Shaon Sengupta and Saksham P. of Kyndryl led a workshop in which students mapped ecosystems and co-created ideas across business, technology and human experience.
Link: LinkedIn post
This section covers the indicators on research income from industry and commerce and industry collaboration.
Links and sources
- HCLTech and UPES collaborate on oil and gas solutions (HCLTech)https://www.hcltech.com/press-releases/hcltech-and-upes-dehradun-collaborate-advanced-sustainability-solutions-oil-and-gas
- UPES ties up with AIIMS, DEI and Taipei Medical Universityhttps://www.upes.ac.in/blog/health-sciences-technology/upes-ties-up-with-aiims-dei-and-taipei-medical-university
- UPES BEST Centrehttps://www.upes.ac.in/upes-best-centre
- UPES Industry Connecthttps://www.upes.ac.in/industry-connect
- Event report: AWS Community Day Dehradun 2025upes-sdg9-event-aws-community-day-dehradun-2025.html
- Event report: DrishtiKone 2025: an industry perspectiveupes-sdg9-event-drishtikone-2025-an-industry-perspective.html
Supporting documents
These documents support the evidence in this report.
- Solar energy and energy efficiency (PDF).
- Water treatment and reuse (PDF).
- AICWiC'25: ACM India Celebration of Women in Computing (PDF).
- Alumnus named in Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia 2025 (PDF).
- AWS Community Day Dehradun 2025 (PDF).
- Code Connect mentoring event (PDF).
- CXO Insights: digital transformation (PDF).
- Distinguished professors join HILL (PDF).
- DrishtiKone 2025: an industry perspective (PDF).
- Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers and Maritime SkillsPlus delegation (PDF).
- Masterclass on climate risk profiling (PDF).
- Pre-incubation cohort 4: microgrants for six start-ups (PDF).
- Udbhav 2025 state hackathon (PDF).
- University of Malta delegation on AI and health care (PDF).
- WAAI'25: Workshop on Advances in Automotive Industry (PDF).
- Workshop with London South Bank University experts (PDF).
- Young Founder Summit 2025 (PDF).