UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM AND ENERGY STUDIES ANNUAL REPORT 2017-2018 ENGINEERING | COMPUTER SCIENCE | DESIGN | BUSINESS | LAW | HEALTH SCIENCES TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. VISION & MISSION AND CORE VALUES ............................................................................................ 2 2. CHANCELLOR'S MESSAGE .................................................................................................................. 3 3. VICE CHANCELLOR'S REPORT ............................................................................................................ 4 4. CORPORATE GOVERNANCE ............................................................................................................... 6 • STATUTORY AUTHORITIES OF THE UNIVERSITY • COMPOSITION OF VARIOUS AUTHORITIES • OFFICERS OF THE UNIVERSITY • MEETINGS OF STATUTORY AUTHORITIES AND MAJOR DECISIONS TAKEN 5. INTERNAL COMPLIANCE ................................................................................................................... 15 • INTERNAL COMMITTEE 2018-19 • GENDER CHAMPIONS • ANNUAL RETURN ON CASES OF SEXUAL HARASSMENT 2017-18 • ANTI RAGGING 2018-19 AND VARIOUS MEASURES ADOPTED • DISCIPLINE AND GRIEVANCE DATA (JAN 2018 -DEC 2018) 6. UPES'S CONTRIBUTION TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE STATE OF UTTARAKHAND .............. 20 • SPECIFIC BENEFITS • FEE CONCESSIONS • SCHOLARSHIPS 7. PROGRAMS SPECIFICALLY ORGANIZED FOR DEVELOPMENT OF UTTARAKHAND STATE ...... 21 • COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS 8. INDUSTRY LINKAGES ............................................................................................................................ 25 9. ACADEMIC REPORT ............................................................................................................................. 27 • ACADEMIC PROGRAMS & ENROLMENTS IN 2018-19 • DOCTORAL PROGRAMS • QUALITY INTAKE MEASURES: ADMISSION PROCESS 2018-19 • ACADEMIC PROGRESSION • PLACEMENTS • THE SIXTEENTH CONVOCATION 10. RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT ............................................................................................................. 44 • SPONSORED RESEARCH PROJECTS-2018 • DISTINGUISHED LECTURES 11. QUALITY ASSURANCE INITIATIVES ................................................................................................... 46 12. CAMPUS ROUND UP ............................................................................................................................ 49 • CONFERENCES, WORKSHOPS & EXHIBITION • ACHIEVEMENTS AND AWARDS • STUDENT ACHIEVEMENTS • ALUMNI ACHIEVEMENTS • FACULTY ACHIEVEMENTS • INCUBATION & ENTREPRENEURSHIP 13. EXTRA CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES ...................................................................................................... 78 14. HUMAN RESOURCES .......................................................................................................................... 82 • FACULTY DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVES • FACULTY-INDUSTRY ATTACHMENT PROGRAMS • FACULTY PRESENTATIONS IN NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL SEMINARS/CONFERENCES FACULTY PUBLICATIONS • BRIEF FACULTY PROFILE 15. FINANCIALS ......................................................................................................................................... 224 • AUDITED ACCOUNTS [2017-18] 1 Annual Report 2017-18 UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM & ENERGY STUDIES Vision To be an Institution of Global standing for developing professionally competent talent contributing to nation building. Mission • Develop industry-focused professionals with an international outlook. • Foster effective outcome-based education system to continually improve teaching-learning and research. • Inculcate integrative thought process among students to instill lifelong learning. • Create global knowledge eco-system through training, research & development and consultancy. • Practice and promote high standards of professional ethics and develop harmonious relationship with environment and society. Core Values • Respect • Inclusivity • Innovation • Trust • Passion 2 Annual Report 2017-18 CHANCELLOR'S MESSAGE I am extremely delighted to present the Fifteenth Annual Report of UPES. UPES has seen a steady growth and is now the destination campus of choice for students and their parents. This year UPES has taken further initiatives towards curricular, extra-curricular activities as well as the academia-industry interface. UPES organised the 16th Annual Convocation at the Energy Acres campus in Dehradun on 24th November 2018 with the Uttarakhand Governor Hon'ble Baby Rani Maurya as the Chief Guest. 3609 students from 72 diverse programs were conferred with their degrees on the occasion. UPES continued to receive awards for excellence this year as well. This included 'India's Best University for Innovation & Value based Education' award at the India's Quality Education Awards held in the Progressive India Conclave 2018, UPES won the 'Best Industry - Academia Interface' award at the 12th edition of World Education Summit held in August 2018, Worldwide Achievers Award for being the “University with best Industry Academic Partnership” At World Education Summit and Awards 2018 to name a few. We take pride in welcoming our new Vice Chancellor Dr. Deependra Jha who brought with him a vast experience in research, teaching and academic administration. Dr. Jha has pursued the philosophy of outcome-based education and accreditation throughout his career so far. Other key initiatives included our transition to 5 Schools operating under the guidance of Deans which includes – School of Engineering, School of Computer Science, School of Design, School of Business and School of Law. Recognising UPES' commitment towards delivering industry aligned programs, several organisations of national and international repute have pledged to invest knowledge resources in the university. We continue to strengthen our collaboration with the industry and the latest addition are our collaborations with Bombay Stock Exchange, Tata Power, Infosys, Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited and Power Sector Skill Council. These strategic alliances help us to co-design, co-brand and co-deliver some of our programs, besides exploring opportunities for student and faculty internship. As a further fillip to our Industry – Academia interface, UPES continued to organize Round Table Conferences for many sectors such as Law, Business Analytics, Oil & Gas, HR, Power etc. to discuss pertinent issues and augment industry/academia interaction. Through Project “Abhigyat”, a unique and novel initiative for faculty to gain insights and skills through Industry exposure to enrich classroom teachings, about 100 faculty members spent time at various industries and other organizations this year. As part of our Faculty Development & Research initiatives, UPES organized various national and international Seminars/Conferences. Some of these include International Conference on Next Generation Computing Technologies, International Conference on Management of Infrastructure, International Seminar on Latest Developments in Corporate Legal Affairs to highlight a few. UPES would like to express its gratitude to the Governor of Uttarakhand, Hon'ble Baby Rani Maurya, the Visitor to the University and the distinguished Members of our Boards for their continued guidance and support. We also appreciate the continued support of the Government of Uttarakhand. We assure all our stakeholders our deep commitment to develop UPES as a world class institution. Dr. S. J. Chopra Chancellor 3 Annual Report 2017-18 VICE CHANCELLOR'S REPORT I am excited and feel honoured to present the Annual Report 2017-18 of UPES. The last year has been very vibrant for us and we initiated several key initiatives to foster the vibrancy and stimulating opportunities for our students and faculty members. The University has truly lived up to the spirit of shining bright both at the student as well as the faculty front. The smart work put in by them has borne impactful results, visible through the brilliant performance and outcomes in various disciplines. The time and effort put in by one and all is commendable. We celebrated our Foundation Day in August 2018. As our growth journey continues we are committed to create a leading multi-disciplinary institution of global repute. UPES - University with a Purpose, firmly believes that when students succeed, countries prosper, and societies benefit. In the 16th Convocation which was held on 24th November 2018, students were awarded their respective Degrees which included 48 PhD's; 1372 Post Graduate Degrees which comprised of MBA, M. Tech, MA, LLM, M. Plan & M. Des and 2189 Undergraduate degrees in the domains of B. Tech, BBA, BA, B. Des & various UG programs of Law. 77 MBA Degrees were also conferred on Uttarakhand State Employees under the 'Open/Distance' Learning Mode which included 48 In Power Management & 29 In Infrastructure Management. 07 'Gold Medals', 66 'Silver Medals', 03 'Instituted Medals Gold' and 14 'Shields' were awarded to the students based on their academic merit during the ceremony. We continued receiving various awards and recognitions both at the national and international levels. We were awarded 'Best Industry-Academia Interface' award by India Today TV-Higher Education Excellence and at 12th World Education Summit, recognised as 'India's Best University for Innovation and Value based Education,' listed as one of the 'Great Place to Study' as per the Great Indian Institutes 2018 list by Forbes India to mention a few. Our students have equally provided us many reasons to be proud