Private deemed university in Bhubaneswar (Odisha), India, called Shiksha O’ Anusandhan (SOA), was previously Siksha O’ Anusandhan University. It is home to approximately 15,000. The university has nine colleges and schools that offer degrees. Many of SOA’s programs have been nationally accredited. They include engineering, medicine and pharmacy, business, nursing and science, and law, as well as science, technology, the environment, nanotechnology, materials science, agriculture, and law.

Admissions

The university conducts the Siksha O’ Anusandhan Admission Test every year in order to select bright students. This test is for undergraduate and graduate programs offered by its constituent schools/institutes.

The university offers scholarships to deserving and needy students.

Courses at Siksha O’ Anusandhan University

SOA Bhubaneswar offers UG and PG courses in Engineering, Pharmacy, Management, and other disciplines. Below are the details:

B.Tech, BCA, BBA, B.Sc Nursing, B.Pharm, BHMCT, M.Tech, MBA, MCA, Etc

Rankings

Siksha O’ Anusandhan was ranked 37th in India by the National Institutional Ranking Framework, 20th among universities, and 21st in the medical ranking for 2021.

Science and research

The dean of Siksha ‘O’ Anusandhan’s research is a member of the faculty. More than 600 research scholars are currently pursuing their Ph. D.s, and 247 have been awarded doctorates. Currently, thirteen research centers for fundamental and basic research are located in Siksha ‘O’ Anusandhan.

Institute of Technical Education and Research

The Faculty of Engineering and Technology of Siksha “O” Anusandhan is home to the Institute of Technical Education and Research, (ITER). It was founded in 1996. It was initially affiliated with Utkal University. From 2002 to 2007, it was affiliated with Biju Patnaik University of Technology. It is now a constituent institution of Siksha O’ Anusandhan.

ITER encompasses the following departments

Engineering Departments

Civil Engineering

Computer Science and Engineering

Computer Science and Information Technology

Electrical Engineering

Electrical and Electronics Engineering

Electronics and Communication Engineering

Mechanical Engineering

Computer Application

Supporting departments

Chemistry

Centre for Applied Mathematics and Computing

Mathematics

Physics

Humanities and Social Sciences

Siksha O’ Anusandhan University Placement

The Training and Placement Cell at SOA focuses mainly on three aspects of a career: guiding students to Placement and other careers, Higher Education, and Entrepreneurship. This cell is responsible for the holistic development and growth of students through three activities: Career Mentoring, Continuous Guidance, and Profiling of Students; Aptitude Training, Reasoning Skills; Enhancing Functional Subject Knowledge; General Awareness, Industry Orientation, and Soft Skills; Group Discussion and Personal Interview Skills.

About 30 percent of these students received job offers during Day Zero’s campus drive. The Day Zero campus drive involved reputed companies, with Amazon offering the highest salary package at INR 30 LPA. These students have been taken up by companies such as Microsoft, Amazon, and Finastra. Many students received multiple job offers despite the pandemic. About 55 percent of students received offers from reputed MNCs as well as Day-1 and Day-2 recruiters such as Infosys.

Campus and facilities

Hostels

Hostel accommodation is available for both boys and girls at the university. SOA has 11 girl hostels and 34 boys hostels that can accommodate 4000 girls and 5 000 boys. All hostels offer Wi-Fi connectivity 24/7 and have medical facilities.

Transportation facilities are provided by the university for day scholars, which covers most of Bhubaneswar

Central Library

The university’s central library contains international journals, books, and dissertations in all areas of Engineering, Sciences, Medical Sciences, Nursing, Biotechnology, Pharmaceutical Sciences, Mathematics, Statistics, Chemistry, Economics, Business Management, and Law.

SOA-CII

The Siksha O’ Anusandhan Center for Innovation and Incubation is a non-profit incubator that is funded, mentored, and supported by SOA. It is a scaled incubator program that fosters and accelerates startups at their conception and development stages. Virtual incubators are able to work anywhere in the country.

Scholarship Schemes

Only students who meet the eligibility criteria can apply for scholarships. The following criteria are required:

Students who achieve more than 90% in their 10th or 12th exams are eligible to pay 35,000 annually for BTech programs such as CSE and CSIT. They can thus learn at an affordable price.

BCA is available to students who achieve 60% in 12th and 10th grade. They can pay only 10,000 annually. They will be delighted if they can get to the college they want by taking advantage of this opportunity.

Candidates who score 60% on both tests are eligible for an annual fee of 10,000 to complete their BBA.