New Delhi, May 5: UPES has recorded strong mid-season momentum in its Placements 2026 cycle, with 2,126 students already placed and 2,677 offers extended so far. As per the latest placement update, over 78% of eligible students have secured placements, with the highest CTC reaching ₹54 lakh per annum. The university has also seen participation from 704 recruiters, reflecting continued industry confidence in UPES’s talent pool and its industry-integrated academic model.
A mid-season look at the placements reveals that the marquee and high-value hiring this season includes offers from organisations such as Kanam LLC, CRED, Razorpay, Cisco, Oracle, Salesforce, Deloitte, EY India, KPMG, NielsenIQ, ExxonMobil, Britannia Industries, HSBC Technology India, Accenture, Infosys, Cognizant, HCL Technologies, ZS Associates, ICICI Bank, Dell Technologies and others.
The ongoing placement season has witnessed hiring across a broad mix of sectors, led by IT & ITeS, Education and EduTech, Legal, Research & Consulting, BFSI, Energy, Manufacturing, Healthcare and Pharma, Oil & Gas, Digital Marketing, E-commerce and Logistics. The overall average CTC currently stands at ₹7.42 LPA and the top 10% average CTC at ₹16.60 LPA. Recruiter participation also reflects an encouraging shift towards high-quality roles, with 122 Category A recruiters offering CTCs above ₹8 LPA.
Commenting on the mid-season placement performance, Mr Manish Madaan, Registrar, UPES, said,
“The strong mid-season placement outcomes reflect the depth of UPES’s industry linkages and the growing relevance of our academic approach. Our students are being hired not only in large numbers, but across diverse, future-facing roles in technology, consulting, business, law, engineering, healthcare, design and media. This momentum reinforces our belief that a transdisciplinary, industry-integrated curriculum, combined with live projects, mentorship and strong corporate engagement, prepares students to contribute meaningfully from day one.”
The School of Computer Science continues to lead the placement cycle with 941 students placed, 1,320 offers received, a highest CTC of ₹54 LPA and a top 10% average CTC of ₹20.42 LPA. The School of Business has recorded 731 placements so far, with 838 offers and a highest CTC of ₹27.3 LPA, while the School of Law has seen 230 students placed with 246 offers, with the highest at ₹16.2 LPA and an 87.12% placement rate. The School of Advanced Engineering has recorded 127 placements, with 161 offers, with the highest at ₹22.8 LPA and an 86.99% placement rate. Placements are also progressing across the School of Health Sciences & Technology, School of Design, and School of Liberal Studies & Media.
In terms of sector mix, IT & ITeS accounts for approximately 36.6% of placements this season, spanning software engineering, AI, data, cloud, DevOps and cybersecurity roles, followed by Education and EduTech at 14.86%. Legal (9.1%), Research & Consulting (8.7%), and BFSI (8.0%) collectively reflect the broadening career pathways being forged by UPES graduates. Energy, Power & Utilities and Manufacturing each account for approximately 2.7% of placements, consistent with the university’s historically strong industry linkages in these core sectors. Healthcare & Pharma, Oil & Gas, and Logistics & Supply Chain round out the remaining cohort.
The current spread of sectors underlines the expanding career pathways available to UPES students and the university’s focus on preparing graduates for both established and emerging areas of employment.
