UPES Launches Six New Programmes In Science & Commerce Field

NEW DELHI, JULY 25, 2018- University of Petroleum and Energy Studies (UPES) has announced the launch of its six new industry-aligned undergraduate courses. The newly launched programmes are B.Com. (Hons.), B.Com. (Hons.)- Banking Management and Insurance, B.Com. (Hons.)- Taxation, B. Sc Chemistry, B. Sc Maths and B.Sc Physics. The programmes are announced as Uttarakhand government has granted University an expansion of its charter under the ‘University of Petroleum and Energy Studies (Amendment) Act, 2018.

As part of the charter expansion UPES is now allowed to provide an extensive study, teaching and research in Humanities, Social Science, Natural Science, Engineering Technology, Medical, Dental & Health Science, Law Studies and Formal Science.

Speaking on the development, Dr Deependra Kumar Jha, Vice Chancellor, UPES, said, “This charter expansion is a significant milestone for UPES. At UPES, we are committed to providing wider and meaningful avenues to the students and the charter expansion is aligned with that vision.”

The newly designed courses are launched to help students develop contemporary thinking and provide multi-dimensional problem-solving skills in each domain.

What do these programs offer?

The UPES B.com (Hons.) offers an industry-led curriculum that trains students with the appropriate accounting and diverse business aspects. The program has been designed to provide the knowledge of trade and commerce, besides, building competence in a specialized area of business.

B.Com (Hons.)- Banking Management and Insurance aim to inculcate a practical approach among students with the help of modern technologies. The course curriculum is crafted to give an adequate exposure to the operational environment in the field of banking, insurance and other related financial services.

B.Com. (Hons.)- Taxation program has been designed to provide knowledge of principles of accounting, financial planning and economic theory along with a focus on taxation which is termed as a process of imposing the financial charge (tax) on the citizens who earn ‘taxable’ income.

B.Sc. (Hons.)- The program is offered in three streams of physical sciences: Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics. These courses enable a student to develop analytical, scientific and problem-solving thought process.

Currently, UPES offers undergraduate and postgraduate programs through its five Schools- School of Engineering, School of Computer Science, School of Law, School of Design and School of Business.