When comparing placements between Lovely Professional University (LPU) and University of Petroleum and Energy Studies (UPES), LPU is considered the better option due to its comprehensive placement support, strong industry connections, and wide range of opportunities across multiple sectors. While UPES is specialised in petroleum, energy, and allied domains, LPU offers diverse programs in engineering, management, computer science, law, sciences, and more, which attracts recruiters from a broader spectrum of industries, including IT services, product-based companies, startups, manufacturing, and multinational corporations. LPU has a
Which is the best college for placements among UPES and LPU?
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Dinesh upadhyay I am a lawyer, aspiring manager , education enthu | Scholar-Level 16
4 years agoRankwise, LPU is higher than UPES. For some specialised courses like petroleum engineering UPES is better but overall LPU would be a better choice. -
LPU is much better than UPES because LPU provides great opportunities to all eligible students to secure good placements. Moreover, LPU ranks amongst the Top 200 universities globally as per the prestigious Times Higher Education Impact Rankings 2021. I have spent 4 years in LPU and yes of course I have been placed in good company with the handsome package. Honestly saying LPU has a great role in this. When I joined LPU I was not good at speaking, presenting but LPU gave me all required inputs through PEP classes and Soft Skill Classes which actually groomed me. LPU has a separate department of career services which helps students in e...more
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Dear Sameeksha, Being alumni of LPU, I can answer this question. Comparing other Universities with LPU, I would say that LPU is better in terms of placements. In fact, LPU created a new record in the whole of North India by placing its student Tanya Arora with Microsoft, who bagged a package of 42 LPA. Besides, other record-breaking placements for LPU includes:
the highest Placement (Engineering) Rs. 42 Lacs per annum (Microsoft)
the highest Placement (Management) Rs. 19.75 Lacs per annum (SOBHA Developers)
the highest Placement (Design) Rs. 15 Lacs per annum (Trident Group)
Amazon recruited LPU students on a package of 28 LPA
The highest i...more -
LPU provides ample opportunities to each and every eligible student to secure good placement with the help of a dedicated Division of Career Services (team of about 40 person) and faculty/staff from parent School. LPU is conferred with National Employability Award 2020 by Aspiring Minds for the 7th time in a row for having Most Employable Students and being one among the top colleges and universities in India with one of the highest Employability rates. LPU is ranked 10th Best Training and Placements Institutions in India for 2019 by The Knowledge Review. Business Today ranked LPU among Top 100 Private State Universities in 2019 in Pla...more
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LPU is for sure the best and the placement at LPU are as follows:
800+ Recruiters hire LPU students
42 Lac the highest Salary package availed
250+ Companies offering Dream Packages
110+Recruiters of IITs/Iims/NITs also, hire from LPU
80k the highest Internship Stipend per month
With a track record of 100% placements for most of its courses, the final placement session of LPU witnessed high salary packages offered by top-notch companies. As per the university officials, students of LPU received the highest number of appointment letters in the region. Keeping up with its high standards, over 550 national and international companies visited the...more -
Being an alumni I would like to highlight certain pints:
Division of Career Services Sets up recruitment drives and job fairs on a regular basis. Apart from this, it also extends abundant facilities such as resume writing sessions, career advisory services, and aptitude development workshops to proffer better placement to the students. Industry leading companies, every year, come to Lovely Professional University to participate in recruitment drives. Placements are administered by a team called Division of Career Services. This team aims to help students in obtaining relevant work experience to complement their academic studies and to d...more -
LPU has outdone itself in respect to the placements this session. This year, LPU has set the record in North India with the largest number I. e. , 610 engineering students getting recruited by a single company, in a single day and also on the single campus. Cognizant Technologies, one of the leading IT Company visited the campus two times within a span of nine months. Apart from that, students of LPU also procured international placements by big names in the global market like Ritz Carlton Hotel USA, Qatar Airways Doha & Al Rakha Group Dubai which offered the students up to Rs 22 Lacs and also made LPU to get one of the highest placem...more
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LPU has one of the largest placement networks. Fortune 500 Companies have hired around 4500 students from Lovely Professional University. The wide array of employers that hire LPU students is remarkable, representing our students' potential and ingenuity in shaping the students. LPU Vertos have secured placement offers from Amazon at a dream package of up to Rs. 30 Lac per annum. While the world is still in a recession, LPU is establishing dominance in Placements and creating benchmarks. We look forward to our brilliant engineers making new strides in their careers and inspiring others to strive for excellence in their careers. Tanya A...more
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LPU is much better than any other University. It is a UGC-recognized and renowned University and is considered as one of the top 5 universities of the country because of its quality education and unbeatable placements, immense on course exposures and a beautiful 600 acres campus to live in with the latest facilities. LPU has one of the best placement records in the whole of India and that is why students want to join LPU to get placed. Right from Google to Microsoft, LPU alumni are working with the top brands at the package of 1 crore and above. Annually, more than 450 brands come to LPU to recruit students, where 90% of them are MNCs....more
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In the past three years an increasing trend can be seen in the highest package recorded at UPES. The highest package recorded in 2024 stood at INR 52 LPA. Have a look at the table below to know more:
| Particulars | Placement Statistics (2023) | Placement Statistics (2024) | Placement Statistics (2025) |
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| the highest Package | INR 36 LPA | INR 49 LPA | INR 52 LPA |
During UPES placeemnts 2025 the placement rate achieved was 92%. The tabe below provides the placement rate recorded in the past three years:
| Particulars | Placement Statistics (2023) | Placement Statistics (2024) | Placement Statistics (2025) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Placement Rate | 94.40% | 92.41% | 92% |
The overall UPES average package for 2025 has not been released yet. In 2024 the average package stood at INR 6.69 LPA. UPES has released its school wise average package for 10%. Have a look at the table below to know more:
| School | Average Package for Top 10% (2025) |
|---|---|
| School of Advanced Engineering | INR 18.2 LPA |
| School of Advanced Engineering (BTech) | INR 17.9 LPA |
| School of Computer Science | INR 42 LPA |
| School of Computer Science (BTech) | INR 42 LPA |
| School of Business | INR 14.2 LPA |
| School of Business (MBA) | INR 15.8 LPA |
| School of Business (BBA) | INR 8.6 LPA |
| School of Design | INR 9.1 LPA |
| School of Law | INR 8.9 LPA |
| School of Health Sciences and Technology | INR 6 LPA |
| School of Liberal Studies and Media | INR 5 LPA |
Yes, the placements at UPES are good. Have a look at the table below which provides the placement statistics recorded in the past three years:
| Particulars | Placement Statistics (2023) | Placement Statistics (2024) | Placement Statistics (2025) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Placement Rate | 94.4% | 92.41% | 92% |
| Students Placed | 2179 | 2686 | 2444 |
| the highest Package | INR 36 LPA | INR 49 LPA | INR 52 LPA |
| Average Package | INR 6.67 LPA | INR 6.69 LPA | N/A |
| Companies Visited | 535 | 663 | 800 |
During the 2025, UPES placements a total of 2,444 people secured placements. Have a look at the table below to know more about the students placed in recent yaers:
| Particulars | Placement Statistics (2023) | Placement Statistics (2024) | Placement Statistics (2025) |
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| Students Placed | 2179 | 2686 | 2444 |
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