PIONEER EDGE NEWS SERVICE/ Dehradun
UPES has opened its Placements 2026 season with strong early outcomes, reflecting renewed recruiter confidence and the university’s industry-integrated learning model. Since the start of the current placement season in September, 505 students have been placed with 533 offers extended by 59 recruiting organisationsthat made selections. Overall, 63 companieshave participated in this season’s recruitment drive so far.
Based on the offers received so far, the highest CTC stands at Rs 52 lakh per annum with the top 10 per cent average at Rs 23.79 LPA. UPES sources said that early placements reflect a healthy mix of technology, consulting, digital, manufacturing, legal and energy employers.Salesforce, Oracle, EY, KPMG, Deloitte, Razorpay, Britannia, NielsenIQ and ExxonMobil headline the list of marquee brands on campus, alongside volume hiring from leading technology and consulting firms, the sources added.
Commenting on the strong start, the registrar, UPES, Manish Madaan said that they weregrateful for the continued trust of their recruiting partners. “Building on UPES’s recent record of 100 per cent placements over successive years, we expect this cycle to close near full placement across schools,” he added.
