Siksha 'O' Anusandhan (SOA), formerly Siksha 'O' Anusandhan University (SOA University) is a private deemed university located at Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India.[2] The university is composed of nine degree-granting schools and colleges and has a student body of around 15,000. Many of SOA's programs are nationally accredited, including engineering, medicine, pharmacy, business, nursing, biotechnology, science, humanities, environment, nano technology, materials science, agriculture and law.
Siksha 'O' Anusandhan | |
Former name | Siksha 'O' Anusandhan University |
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Motto | Strive | Observe | Adapt |
Type | Private Deemed university |
Established | 1996 |
Founder | Prof. (Dr.) Manojranjan Nayak |
Accreditation | |
Academic affiliations | |
Chancellor | Prof. (Dr.) Amit Banerjee |
Vice-Chancellor | Prof. (Dr.) Pradipta Kumar Nanda |
Academic staff | 1,080[1] |
Students | 14,033[1] |
Undergraduates | 11,813[1] |
Postgraduates | 2,220[1] |
1,141[1] | |
Location | , , 20°15′33″N 85°47′31″E / 20.2590372°N 85.79181°E |
Campus | Urban, 127 acres (0.51 km2) |
Website | www |
It was founded as Institute of Technical Education and Research (ITER) in 1996 at Bhubaneswar and it received AICTE approval for B.Tech. Since its inception it was affiliated to Utkal University. Subsequently, it was affiliated to Biju Patnaik University of Technology (BPUT) between 2002 and 2007.
Recognizing its contribution to technical and professional education the University Grants Commission (UGC), in 2007, declared Siksha 'O' Anusandhan as a Deemed to be University by the U/S 3 of the UGC Act, 1956. In 2007, the Institute of Technical Education and Research (ITER), Bhubaneswar became a constituent institute of Siksha O Anusandhan University. Institutes, schools, and departments of SOA University are spread over 127 acres (0.51 km2) campuses in the city of Bhubaneswar.[3][4]
SOA has been granted Category-I Graded Autonomy Status by University Grants Commission in 2022.[5]
Siksha 'O' Anusandhan has nine degree-granting schools and institutes[6] that offer undergraduate programs in engineering, medicine, pharmacy, business, nursing, biotechnology, agriculture and law; graduate programs in engineering, medicine, pharmacy, business, nursing, biotechnology, science, humanities, environment, nano technology, materials science, agriculture and law;[7] and doctoral degrees in the above areas.[8]
Siksha ‘O’ Anusandhan Admission Test (SAAT), a national level entrance test is conducted by the university every year to select bright students. The test is being conducted for undergraduate and postgraduate programs offered through its constituent institutes/schools.[9]
The university grants scholarships to meritorious and needy students.
University rankings | |
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General – international | |
QS (Asia) (2023)[10] | 451-500 |
Times (World) (2023)[11] | 1001–1200 |
Times (Asia) (2022)[12] | 401–500 |
Times (Emerging) (2022)[13] | 501+ |
General – India | |
NIRF (Overall) (2022)[14] | 30 |
NIRF (Research) (2022)[15] | 45 |
NIRF (Universities) (2022)[16] | 16 |
Engineering – India | |
NIRF (2022)[17] | 27 |
Medical – India | |
NIRF (2022)[18] | 18 |
Law – India | |
NIRF (2022)[19] | 09 |
Dental – India | |
NIRF (2022)[20] | 10 |
The National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) ranked Siksha 'O' Anusandhan 30th overall in India,[14] 16th among universities[16] and 18th in the medical ranking[18] in 2022.
Research at Siksha 'O' Anusandhan is headed by a dean with the other faculty members. Currently[when?] more than 1000 research scholars are pursuing their Ph.D.s and 599 of them have been awarded doctorates. Currently, Siksha 'O' Anusandhan has sixteen research centres for basic and fundamental research.[21][22]
The Institute of Technical Education and Research (ITER) is the Faculty of Engineering and Technology of Siksha 'O' Anusandhan. It was established in 1996.[23] Initially it was affiliated to Utkal University[citation needed] and from 2002 to 2007, it was affiliated to Biju Patnaik University of Technology.[24] Since 2007, it is a constituent institute of Siksha 'O' Anusandhan.[citation needed]
ITER includes the following departments:
The university is spread in area of 200 acres (0.81 km2) in the temple city of Bhubaneswar, Odisha.
The university provides hostel accommodation facilities for boys and girls. SOA has 17 girls hostels and 22 boys hostels to accommodate 5000 girls and 7100 boys. All the hostels have round the clock Wi-Fi connectivity and medical facilities.
The university provides transportation facilities for the day that covers almost all of Bhubaneswar.[25]
The central library of the university provides international journals, books and dissertations in all branches of Engineering, Sciences, Medical Sciences, Dental Science, Nursing, Biotechnology, Pharmaceutical Sciences, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Economics, Humanities, Business management, Law.[citation needed]
The libraries participate in resource sharing networks/consortia such as UGC-INFLIBNET and MHRD-INDEST.[26]
The Siksha ‘O’ Anusandhan Centre for Innovation and Incubation (SOA-CII) is a non-profit startup incubator funded, mentored and nurtured by SOA. It operates as a scaled incubator program that nurtures and accelerates startups in their concept and development stages. The virtual incubatees can work from any corner of the country.[27]