The Ministry of Education (MoE) has released the NIRF ranking 2025. As per the rankings, the University of Petroleum and Energy Studies (UPES) has achieved an NIRF rank of 45 in the Research Institutions category along with an NIRF rank of 43 in the Engineering category. The institute has also achieved NIRF scores of 46.46 and 56.99 in each category respectively. In terms of category-wise rankings, the UPES NIRF ranking management 2025 is at the 36th position with a score of 58.33. The university has also achieved NIRF 18 rank in the Law category with a score of 61.45.
UPES Dehradun has been featured in the NIRF 2025. According to the NIRF Ranking 2025, UPES Dehradun is ranked 64 in Overall category, 43 in Engineering category, 36 in Management category, 18 in Law category, 45 in University category, 45 in Research category. The rankings reflect the UPES Dehradun's consistent efforts toward academic growth and student development.
The table below shows UPES Dehradun’s NIRF ranking trends across major categories in 2025 and 2024. UPES Dehradun has shown improvement in the Law category compared to last year.
| Category/Stream | 2025 Rank | 2024 Rank |
| Overall | 64 | 59 |
| Engineering | 43 | 42 |
| Law | 18 | 28 |
| Management | 36 | 41 |
| University | 45 | - |
| Research | 45 | - |
NIRF evaluates institutions on various parameters like OVERALL, TLR, RP, GO, OI, PR, QNR, QLR, SFC. In the Law, UPES Dehradun scored 61.45.The following table shows UPES Dehradun’s performance across all the parameters in the Law category:
| Parameter | 2025 Score | 2024 Score |
| Total Score | 61.45 | 52.92 |
| TLR | - | 59.18 |
| RP | - | 28.89 |
| GO | - | 40.56 |
| OI | - | 71.33 |
| PR | - | 76.51 |
Comparison of UPES Dehradun against similar NIRF - 2025 ranked college in Law category.
| College Name | 2025 Rank | 2024 Rank | 2023 Rank |
| UPES Dehradun | 18 | 28 | - |
| Saveetha University | 19 | - | 11 |
| Alliance University | 20 | 18 | 25 |
| RMLNLU | 21 | 20 | 21 |
| GGSIPU | 22 | 17 | 19 |
| Central University of South Bihar | 23 | - | - |
| CNLU Patna | 17 | 31 | - |
| Dr. B.R.Ambedkar College of Law | 16 | 16 | - |
| KIIT | 14 | 11 | 12 |
| Cochin University of Science and Technology | 13 | - | - |
| Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University (BBAU) | 12 | 10 | 10 |