D.Y.O.P

Design Your Own Program

Build a degree that's assembled around you.

Choose from a range of industry-focused APCPs (Advanced Professional Certificate Programs) to pair with your specialization, and graduate with a degree built for the career you actually want.

WHAT IS D.Y.O.P

One degree. Endless possibilities.

With D.Y.O.P (Design Your Own Program), you don't have to settle for a one-size-fits-all degree. Choose your core program, select a specialization, and complement it with your choice of an industry-focused Advanced Professional Certificate Program - a learning journey built around where you want to go.

Choose Your Degree

Choose the UPES Online MBA, MCA, BBA, BCA or B.Com (Hons.) program that best matches your academic and career aspirations.

Select your specialization

Develop strong domain expertise through your chosen specialization while building a solid academic foundation.

Pick an Advanced Professional Certificate Program

Explore industry-focused Advanced Professional Certificate Programs that best supports your career ambitions.

Graduate with an Edge

Graduate with a degree and get an Advanced Professional Certificate with industry-relevant skills that help you stand out in a rapidly evolving job market.

Built around your outcome, not a template.

Design a learning journey that aligns with your career aspirations, enhances your skills, and gives you more value with every step.

Personalized learning

Shape your learning around your career aspirations.

Industry-relevant skills

Gain practical knowledge in high-demand domains.

Multiple Credentials. Greater Impact.

Graduate with a degree, an APCP certificate & 5 course certificates under each APCP.

Better value

Access Advanced Professional Certificate Programs at bundled pricing alongside your degree.

Choose from a APCP that complements your degree and accelerates your career.

Each Advanced Professional Certificate Program is built to complement your degree and add future-ready, specialized skills to your profile.

More than a degree, see it in action.

A degree paired with the right Advanced Professional Certificate Program can point toward very different careers. Here's what that looks like for two students.

Arjun

Meet Arjun

MBA Student
MBA
Finance

Advanced Professional Certificate Programs

  • Financial Markets, FinTech & Investment Analytics
  • Supply Chain, Operations & Analytics Management

With 8 years of experience in business operations, Arjun wanted an MBA to move into strategic leadership. He customized his MBA with certificates in Financial Markets, FinTech & Investment Analytics and Supply Chain, Operations & Analytics Management, building the cross-functional expertise needed to lead data-driven business transformation.

Riya

Meet Riya

MBA Student
MBA
Marketing

Advanced Professional Certificate Program

  • Applied AI, Data Science & Business Analytics

Riya has spent 4 years building her career in digital marketing, leading campaigns and growing brands. As she looked to move into leadership roles, she realized that the future of marketing would be driven by AI, data, and customer insights—not just creativity. She chose an MBA in Marketing and paired it with an Advanced Professional Certificate in Applied AI, Data Science & Business Analytics to build a broader skill set. Today, she's preparing to lead marketing decisions backed by data, technology, and strategy—not just intuition.

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