The SOA University admissions 2025 will commence soon. The SOA Admission Test (SAAT) 2025 dates for Phase 1 will be released soon. Students can also apply for admissions through other exams like JEE Main, CLAT, CAT, MAT, NEET, NEET PG, etc. The last date to register for the CAT 2024 exam is September 13, 2024. The exam is scheduled to be conducted on November 24, 2024, and CAT 2024 results are expected to be announced in December 2024.

Siksha O Anusandhan University Bhubaneswar was established in 1996. The university has state-of-the-art infrastructure and a lush green campus. The university has gained reputed rankings and accreditation such as NAAC A++ grade.

As per the NIRF Rankings 2024, SOA University has ranked 24th in the overall category and 14th in the university category. Apart from this, it has also secured 26th position in the Engineering category and 62nd in the Management category.

SOA University has an excellent placement record. Around 256 companies visited the SOA campus for hiring purposes during the academic session (2022-23). Around 85% of the engineering graduates landed with fantastic job offers. The SOA University highest package offered in 2023 was INR 46 LPA.

SOA University Highlights 2024

SOA University has a beautiful campus in Bhubaneswar. Some of the key highlights of the university are given below:

SOA University Admission 2025

SOA University offers a variety of undergraduate, postgraduate, and doctorate courses in various fields. Students must meet the University's eligibility criteria and have a valid score in national-level entrance exams to be eligible for the course. To be admitted into SOA University’s courses, students can also apply via the SAAT Test.

Candidates with diplomas in engineering/ technology/ pharmacy and hotel management are eligible for admission into regular courses under the lateral entry scheme through SAAT-2024. Admission to M.B.B.S., B.D.S., M.D./M.S. & M.D.S. is through NEET only and is done through DGHS.

SOA University Eligibility Criteria

The eligibility criteria might vary from course to course and some of them are listed below.

B.Sc (Agriculture) Eligibility Criteria

• A minimum of 60% marks needs to be obtained by the aspirants to be considered for admission to this course.

B.Tech (CSE) Eligibility Criteria

• The aspirants should have secured at least 60% marks in their (10+2) examinations.
• They should obtain a minimum of 50% marks in both Physics and Maths.

BBA/ Integrated MBA Eligibility Criteria

• Passed 10+2 or equivalent with at least 50% marks (45% for candidates belonging to SC/ ST/ OBC category). 
• A valid score in the SAAT exam.

MBA/ MBA (HA)/ MBA (Hospitality Management) Eligibility Criteria

• Passed a minimum of three-year Bachelor’s degree in any field with an overall aggregate of 50% marks (45% for candidates belonging to SC/ ST/ OBC category). 
• A valid score in the SAAT/ CAT/ MAT/ XAT exam.

Ph.D. (Business Administration) Eligibility Criteria

• The candidate should hold a post-graduation degree in a relevant field with at least 60% aggregate marks.
• A valid score in the SAAT (Ph.D.) exam.

SOA Placement Cell

Siksha 'O' Anusandhan offers a dedicated placement cell that assists students in finding employment in a variety of industries. The SOA University placement has a strong industry-academia link and works with several national and international companies. SOA University placement's highest CTC offered is INR 42 LPA in the year 2022.  

Siksha 'O' Anusandhan provides several platforms ranging from language assembly to behavioural labs, to catapult the students' life skills development such as initiative, leadership, motivation, achievement orientation, and interpersonal relations to name a few. The industry looks out for students who are vibrant, energetic individuals and ready to accept challenges, attentive, with a good academic background, fast learners, open to learning even at work and more importantly, good communication skills.

SOA placement cell provides students with career help and counselling, as well as various training programmes to improve their employability abilities. The SOA training & placement Cell mainly focuses on three aspects of career as guiding the students for Placement and subsequent careers, Higher Education, Entrepreneurship

Other College Facilities

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Auditorium

Cafeteria

Canteen

Computer Lab

Gym

Hospital

Hostel

Library

Medical

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