Siksha 'O' Anusandhan University

Siksha 'O' Anusandhan University (SOA) Bhubaneswar was established as Deemed to be university by the Ministry of Human Resource Development on 17 July 2007 in Bhubaneswar. It is formed under the aegis of Siksha 'O' Anusandhan Charitable Trust which is registered under the Trust Act 1982 to meet educational need of people of the country. It is also recognized under UGC Act-1956. The university conducts a national level entrance test Siksha 'O' Anusandhan University Admission Test (SAAT) for programs offered in different constituent institutes / schools of the universityRanking and awards- SOA has been awarded with `A? grade by NAAC in 2009. Also the university is ISO certified by United Register of Systems (URS) Scheme of Research Assistantships- In this scheme SOA provides financial assistance of Rs 15,000/- to the students recruited under the scheme and encourage them to earn their Ph.D degree at the university within 24 months Industry Collaboration- The university has signed MoU with reputed organizations such as Infosys for Campus Connect Programme Wipro for Mission 10X Hexaware for Centre for Excellence and Mind Tree for Gyanbrukshya as trusted academic partners Evening Courses- The university constituent college Institute of Technical Education & Research offers evening courses in subjects like Chemistry Physics Introduction to Electrical Engineering and Introduction to Electronics International Collaboration- SOA association with International Universities such as Daffodil International University Bangladesh; Keti Medical Centre & Pain Management USA; Northern University Bangladesh; Rajamangala University of Technology etc.