Gateway to 18 Core Sector MBA programs, UPESMET 2020 is the answer to your MBA needs leading to management programs conducted by UPES School of Business Dehradun. MBA programs at UPES School of Business are specifically designed for core sectors with high growth.

UPES University conducts its own entrance exam UPESMET for admission to all its MBA programs. UPES conducts four UPESMET exams beginning from the month of January every year for admission in same academic session. The UPESMET-I was conducted in the month of January, UPESMET-II is in March, UPESMET-III is in April and UPESMET-IV is in the month of May/June. UPESMET is computer based test of 2½ hours duration.

The second UPESMET 2020 will be held on March 20-22, 2020. Application process is open. The last date to apply online is March 17, 2020. 

University of Petroleum and Energy Studies (UPES) was established in the year 2003 through UPES Act, 2003 of the State Legislature of Uttarakhand. Today the UPES offers industry-focused specialized graduate, post graduate and doctoral programs in key areas such as Energy, Infrastructure, Transportation, Information Technology and Legal Process.

UPESMET 2020: Key Highlights

UPESMET 2020 March: Important Dates
UPESMET March  2020 will be an online test and will be centrally proctored. Following are the important Dates for UPESMET Exam

UPESMET 2020: Choose Out of 18 MBA Programs
UPESMET entrance test offers admission to 18 Industry aligned MBA programs in the high growth sectors. Following are the MBA programs which are available through UPESMET 2020 entrance exam:

• Aviation Management
• Business Analytics
• Energy Trading
• International Business
• Logistics and Supply Chain Management
• Agri-Business Management
• Oil and Gas Management
• Power Management
• Entrepreneurship and Family Business
• Banking Financial Services and Insurance (BFSI)
• Digital Business
• Health Care Management
• Media and Entertainment
• Human Resource Management
• Marketing Management
• Finance Management
• Operations Management

Eligibility & Application fee
The aspirants applying for UPESMET 2020 need to have minimum 50% marks in both Higher & Senior Secondary level (10th and 12th respectively) as well as in graduation from a recognized university.

MBA aspirants who do not have the minimum score in CAT/XAT with 70-75 percentile or MAT/CMAT with 75 percentile should appear for the UPESMET 2020 Online computer based  Test for admission to a UPES MBA program.

Application form can be filled online http://www.upes.ac.in/online-application-form by making a payment of Rs 1850/-.

UPESMET Exam pattern

University of Petroleum and energy Studies -UPES, Dehradun will organize online UPESMET for admission to the MBA programmes 2020 on January 27 to 29, 2020.

UPESMET 2020 will consist of multiple choice questions (MCQs). UPESMET is of 2 hours 30 minutes duration and is aimed at testing the applicants’ ability in Quantitative Techniques, Data Interpretation, General Awareness (GK), Analytical Reasoning, Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension

Scheme for UPESMET 2020 Exam

UPESMET offers the opportunity to improve your score. and the Candidates whose CAT/ XAT/ MAT/CMAT scores do not meet UPES Admission criteria, but they still have minimum 50% marks in Class 10th and Class 12th and in graduation, can seek admission to UPES MBA programs by taking the UPES Management Entrance Test (UPESMET).

UPESMET Exam Syllabus
UPESMET does not have a defined syllabus for the exam. However following are the major topics to be covered to score high in each section of UPESMET 2020

General English
General English: Reading Comprehension, Verbal Reasoning, Verbal Ability section with 35 questions is a comprehensive English test which includes the test of grammar, tenses, vocabulary, jumbled paragraphs, reading comprehension and verbal reasoning. Key topics from which you may expect questions are - usage of Articles, Non-finites, dangling modifiers, Nouns, Pronouns (Especially relative Pronouns), adjectives, adverbs, prepositions –regular and followed, verbs, Syntax, Subject-verb Agreement, Simple, continuous, Perfect tenses and Conditional-unreal past.

UPESMET gives you shorter with 500-600 words and not too difficult Reading Comprehension passages. There is no fix rule on framing the questions based on Reading comprehension passage, which is followed by 3-4 questions each. Questions could be any of following types- ; Questions based on inference drawn; Questions based on the Central idea of the passage; Questions based on phrases, idioms; Questions based on expression in the passage.

Quantitative  
Quantitative section comprising Data Interpretation & Data Sufficiency has 35 questions and carries equal weightage.  Questions in this section are single as well as based on sets. While topics like table and pie chart in data interpretation section will require basic calculation skills, the topics from which most of the questions appear in quant are arithmetic (ratios, mixtures, work, averages, profit & loss, basic statistics etc), number properties, probability and counting principles with one or two odd questions in geometry and derivatives (i.e. maxima –minima).

General Awareness
General Awareness section comprising General Knowledge, Current Affairs, Business Scenario with 35 questions carries equal weightage in UPESMET exam.

This section can be divided in three parts and each part has to be given due weightage.  Conventional GK-available in books; Current GK- based on current reading of newspapers and periodicals;  Business & Economics GK -for example changes in Fiscal and monetary policy, CRR, Repo Rate, Devaluation and up valuation of Rupee.   Please remember current GK-whether Business, national and international has an on-going preparation method and thorough reading of the newspaper only can keep you updated. 

The section covers questions on Who’s who; Constitutional knowledge; Current affairs; business; economics; currency and Capitals of the countries as well as States of India; International Organizations; monetary and fiscal tools among others. Candidates may find questions with photo and emblem identification of personalities, companies among others.

Analytical & Logical Reasoning 
The section is a mix of the topics from arrangements like linear, seating, sequencing & arranging with conditions to coding. The other questions are based on statement-conclusion, logical puzzle, numerical puzzle, Venn Diagram, true/false statements, visual reasoning. The basic preparatory tip for LR is to attempt as many practice exercises as possible. They can be solved with basic human logical instinct.

MBA Program Intake at UPES-School of Business
With the high anticipated growth in next few years in the core sectors, MBA programs at UPES could fulfill the dream of a promising career in specialized MBA domain. UPES proposes to offer admission to 575 candidates to pursue MBA 2020-22 at its UPES School of Business.

Following are the MBA seats in the specialized MBA programs offered by UPES in core sectors

UPESMET 2020 exam cities
The online UPESMET 2020 exam for admission to the MBA programs 2020-22 in UPES University will be organized in slots. The exam will offer admission opportunity to 18 specialized MBA programs in the high growth sectors of  Power, Energy, Infrastructure, Aviation, Port & Shipping, Business Analytics, International Business and Entrepreneurship.

Aspirants can appear in UPESMET from any location - home, office or internet café, all you need is a laptop/desktop with a webcam and an internet connection. Candidates will appear for the online test by logging in with their credentials from their computer connected with a webcam and an internet connection.

The candidates will be sent their login credentials at least 24 hours before the exam on the registered email ID of the applicants

UPESMET exam centres (Offline mode) are 29 across the country.  The cities are Ahmedabad, Agra, Bengaluru, Bhopal, Chandigarh, Chennai, Delhi, Dehradun, Ghaziabad, Gurgaon, Guwahati, Hyderabad, Indore, Jaipur, Kanpur, Kochi, Kolkata, Ludhiana, Lucknow, Mumbai, Meerut, Nagpur, Noida, Patna, Pune, Raipur, Ranchi, Surat, Visakhapatnam

UPESMET 2020 will offer opportunity to get admission in MBA in the School of Business, University of Petroleum and Energy Studies (UPES) Dehradun.