Atmosphere, culture, people, ragging at UPES (University of Petroleum and Enery Studies)

If you have decided to take admission at UPES then this article is for you. You might be searching for such an information which will tell you that what is the atmosphere of UPES and how people are and what is the culture out there. So your search is over now. If we talk about the atmosphere then it is really awesome, in between the valleys and in silence of nature, a perfect place for study. This time the main campus hostel is only available for girls and for boys it is 5-7 Km from the college. If you want to stay near campus then there are several PGs around 1 Km of the college and there is one hostel Doon Scholars Boys Hostel which is 1.2 Km from the college and you can say at the walking distance from the campus.

If we talk about ragging then there is NO RAGGING at this college. Here no typically means no. Rules are really very strict and you can complaint against any one, but I think no such situation is going to arise. If we talk about students then they are really good by their nature and your seniors are going to help you a lot. Only thing is that you need to interact with them. If you want to live in city then you can join any of the hostel available at Vasant Vihar which is 12-15 Km from the college campus.

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For entertainment purpose you can go to the city for movies and Big Cinemas is the nearer theater. There are 5 working days and Saturday and Sunday is off so you can enjoy or complete your project or assignment or can do any thing you want to do. If you are sports person or want to be a part of football or cricket team then you can. Students use to play at ground after their classes and at the intervals. If you want to learn something or want to complete your work then library will be the best place for you. You can find several books out there.

There are several groups to join among them SPE for petroleum field students and CSI for Computer Science students are the top groups and will charge you for their membership and it is advisable to join these groups because they will conduct different competitions and seminars for your benefit. If we talk about the faculties then they are good, some are exception (very rare) but most of them are really very good and will always help you. So whatever your branch is whatever your field is this college is good for everyone.