I will suggest you to go for UPES, If u would have asked for cse or it departments, i would have surely suggested SRM. Bt for mechanical, civil or electrical engineering don't even think about srm. No good faculties and 0 placements. (If u are lucky u might get tcs or infosys). There is only one benefit in srm that is, even if u r an average student, u’ll surely graduate with 8-8.5 + cgpa. But i don't think cgpa matters more for a core branch. If u are giving ur four valueable years and are investing 12 lacs+ rupees and getting good cgpa, u will atleast expect a job with good package bt trust me srm is not capable of getting u placed.

So my suggestion is to opt upes over srm.