Siksha 'O' Anusandhan, formerly Siksha 'O' Anusandhan University , is a Deemed to be university located at Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India. The university 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, nano technology, materials science, agriculture and law.
History
It was founded as Institute of Technical Education and Research in 1997 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 between 2002 and 2007. Recognizing its contribution to technical and professional education the University Grants Commission, 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, Bhubaneswar became a constituent institute of Siksha O Anusandhan University. Institutes, schools, and departments of SOA University are spread over campuses in the city of Bhubaneswar. SOA has been granted Category-II Graded Autonomy Status by University Grants Commission in 2018.
Academics
Siksha 'O' Anusandhan has nine degree-granting schools and institutes 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; and doctoral degrees in the above areas.
Admissions
Siksha ‘O’ Anusandhan Admission Test, 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. The university grants scholarships to meritorious and needy students.
The National Institutional Ranking Framework ranked Siksha 'O' Anusandhan 38th overall in India, 20th among universities and 23rd in the medical ranking in 2020.
Science and research
Research at Siksha 'O' Anusandhan is headed by a dean with the other faculty members. Currently more than 600 research scholars are pursuing their Ph.D.s and 247 of them have been awarded doctorates. Currently, Siksha 'O' Anusandhan has thirteen research centres for basic and fundamental research.
Constituent Units
Centre for Biotechnology
Institute of Agricultural Sciences
Institute of Business and Computer Studies
Institute of Dental Sciences
Institute of Medical Sciences and Sum Hospital
Institute of Technical Education and Research
School of Hotel Management
SOA National Institute of Law
School of Pharmaceutical Sciences
Sum Nursing College
Institute of Technical Education and Research
The Institute of Technical Education and Research is the Faculty of Engineering and Technology of Siksha 'O' Anusandhan. It was established in 1997. Initially it was affiliated to Utkal University and from 2002 to 2007, it was affiliated to Biju Patnaik University of Technology. Since 2007, it is a constituent institute of Siksha 'O' Anusandhan. ITER includes the following departments:
The university is on friendly campuses of in the temple city of Bhubaneswar, Odisha.
Hostels
The university provides hostel accommodation facilities for boys and girls. SOA has 11 girls hostels and 24 boys hostels to accommodate 4000 girls and 5000 boys. All the hostels have round the clock Wi-Fi connectivity and medical facilities. The university provides transportation facilities for the day scholars that covers almost all of Bhubaneswar.
Central Library
Reputed 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, etc. are available through the central library. The libraries participate in resource sharing networks/consortia such as UGC-INFLIBNET and MHRD-INDEST.
