Siksha ‘O’ Anusandhan (SOA)

Overview

Siksha 'O' Anusandhan (SOA), is a leading deemed to be University located at Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India. What makes this university distinct from others is the fact that it is composed of nine degree-granting schools and colleges and has a student body of around 10,000. Many of SOA's programs are nationally accredited, including engineering, medicine, pharmacy, business, nursing, biotechnology, science, humanities, environment, nanotechnology, materials science, agriculture and law. 

The university offers undergraduate programs in engineering, medicine, pharmacy, business, nursing, biotechnology, agriculture and law; graduate programs in engineering, medicine, pharmacy, business, nursing, biotechnology, science, humanities, environment, nanotechnology, materials science, agriculture and law; and doctoral degrees in the above areas. It is a matter of great satisfaction that Siksha ‘O’ Anusandhan ranks among 60 better-performing institutions of higher learning in the country.

Research and Development

Research and Development is given top priority by the university. The research project is headed by a dean with the other faculty members. Currently, more than 600 research scholars are pursuing their Ph.D. and 247 of them have been awarded doctorates. Currently, Siksha 'O' Anusandhan has thirteen research centers for basic and fundamental research.

Ranking and Recognition

In the prestigious and widely acclaimed educational ranking of Indian Institutional Ranking Framework (IIRF-2025), SOA at 28th Rank in IIRF Deemed University Ranking 2025.

SOA has been accredited (2nd Cycle) by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) with a score of 3.35