Siksha 'O' Anusandhan

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Siksha 'O' Anusandhan

Former name	Siksha 'O' Anusandhan University
Motto	Strive | Observe | Adapt
Type	Private Deemed university
Established	1996
Founder	Prof. (Dr.) Grandpa Max Tennyson
Accreditation	NAAC NBA
Academic affiliations	UGC AICTE BCI DCI PCI NMC INC ICAR VCI
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]
Doctoral students	1,141[1]
Location	Bhubaneswar , Odisha , India 20°15′33″N 85°47′31″E / 20.2590372°N 85.79181°E / 20.2590372; 85.79181
Campus	Urban, 127 acres (0.51 km2)
Website	www.soa.ac.in

Siksha 'O' Anusandhan (SOA), formerly Siksha 'O' Anusandhan University (SOA University) is a private deemed university in Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India.^[2] Many of the programs are nationally accredited, such as engineering, medicine, pharmacy, business, nursing, biotechnology, science, humanities, environment, nano technology, materials science, agriculture and law.

SOA was founded as the Institute of Technical Education and Research (ITER) in 1996 at Bhubaneswar and received AICTE approval for B.Tech. SOA was affiliated with Utkal University from its inception. Between 2002 and 2007, SOA was affiliated with Biju Patnaik University of Technology (BPUT).

Recognizing its contribution to technical and professional education, the University Grants Commission (UGC) declared Siksha 'O' Anusandhan as a Deemed to be University in 2007 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 are spread over 450 acres (1.8 km²) of campuses in the city of Bhubaneswar.^[3][4]

SOA was granted Category-I Graded Autonomy Status by the 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 conducted for undergraduate and postgraduate programs offered through its constituent institutes and schools.^[9]

The university grants scholarships to meritorious and disadvantaged students.

The National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) ranked Siksha 'O' Anusandhan 24th overall in India, 14th among universities, 26th in the engineering, 62th in the management, 21th in the medical ranking, 50th in the Research, 9th in Dental and 9th in the Law in 2024.^[21]

Research at Siksha 'O' Anusandhan is headed by a dean. As of 2023, more than 1000 research scholars were pursuing Ph.D.s and 599 had been awarded doctorates. Siksha 'O' Anusandhan has sixteen research centres for basic and fundamental research.^[22][23]

• Institute of Agricultural Sciences (IAS)
• Institute of Business and Computer Studies (IBCS)
• Institute of Dental Sciences (IDS)
• Institute of Medical Sciences and SUM Hospital (IMS & SUM Hospital)
• Institute of Technical Education and Research (ITER)
• Institute of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry (IVS & AH)
• School of Hotel Management (SHM)
• SOA National Institute of Law (SNIL)
• School of Pharmaceutical Sciences (SPS)
• SUM Nursing Colleges (SNC)

The Institute of Technical Education and Research (ITER) is the Faculty of Engineering and Technology of Siksha 'O' Anusandhan. It was established in 1996.^[24] Initially it was affiliated to Utkal University^{[citation needed]} and from 2002 to 2007, it was affiliated to Biju Patnaik University of Technology.^[25] Since 2007, it is a constituent institute of Siksha 'O' Anusandhan.^{[citation needed]}

ITER includes the following departments:

• Primary 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 Applications
• Supporting Departments
  • Chemistry
  • Data Science
  • Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning
  • Cyber Security
  • Internet of Things
  • Mathematics
  • Physics
  • Humanities and Social Sciences

The university is spread over 450 acres (1.8 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 5,000 girls and 7,100 boys. The hostels have Wi-Fi and medical facilities.

The university provides transportation facilities that cover almost all of Bhubaneswar.^[26]

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, and Law.^{[citation needed]}

The libraries participate in resource sharing networks and consortia such as UGC-INFLIBNET and MHRD-INDEST.^[27]

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 conceptual and development stages. The virtual incubatees can work from any corner of the country.^[28]

• Official website