•    UPES bags The Worldwide Achiever Award for being the university with Best Industry-Academic Partnership at the World Education Summit & Awards 2019
•    UPES bags awards for Best Academic & Industry Interface at the DNA Innovative Educational Leadership Awards 2019
•    Best Training Institute Award for the Port and Shipping Management Program at international SHIPTEK conference held in May 2016 in Dubai
•    Best Innovative University Award at the ASSOCHAM Education Excellence Awards 2013
•    Green Campus Award at World Education Summit 2013
•    Outstanding Petroleum University by 11th Annual World Oil Awards 2012
•    Petrotech Lifetime Achievement Award 2012 to Dr. S J Chopra, Chancellor, UPES for his contribution to the growth of Petroleum industry in India