M.Ch. in Surgical Oncology 

at SOA University, Bhubaneswar

A total of 256 companies visited the University campus during the 2023 recruitment process and offered the highest package of INR 46 LPA. Take a look at the table below depicting the SOA University placement details 2023:

Particulars	Placement Statistics (2023)
Highest package	INR 46 LPA
Companies visited	256

SOA is one of the top private universities in Bhubaneswar, India. It is allotted a band rank of 1201-1400 by the QS World University Rankings 2025. The NIRF 2022 ranked SOA University in 16th position. SOA University has been continuously ranked among the top 20 Universities in India by NIRF. SOA is approved by the UGC and accredited by NAAC, ABET, and NBA. It is also recognised by the Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (SIRO). The SOA University's placement drive for the batch graduating in 2022 has been successfully completed. According to the most recent data, INR 42 LPA was the highest salary package provided during the 2022 placement drive. Students from SOA University's numerous programmes, including B.Tech, MBA, MCA and BDS among others, received favourable offers from reputable businesses during the placement drive for 2022.

The hostel fee structure for SOA University depends upon the number of accommodations, for double sharing with Air conditioning the fee is INR 1.20 Lacs per annum. For triple-sharing rooms with Air conditioning, the fee is INR 90,000 per annum. Siksha O Anusandhan University provides separate hostels for boys and girls with 24-hour security and Wi-Fi facilities. There are 13 boys and 11 girls hostel. The hostels also have mess facilities providing hygienic and nutritious food. The mess charges are not included in the hostel fee, candidates need to pay INR 36,000 per annum to avail of the campus mess.

Yes, it is hard to get admission at SOA University. The university offers UG, PG, and PhD courses across various streams such as  Agriculture, Law, Medical, Management, Engineering and others. SOA University admission for UG and PG programs is based on SOA's entrance exam i.e. SAAT. Apart from that, national-level entrance exams such as NEET, JEE Main,  CAT, XAT,  GATE, etc. are also accepted for the admission process. 

The SOA University placement percentage has not been released. However, the other placement details are out, which are as follows:

Particulars	Placement Statistics (2023)
the highest package	INR 46 LPA
Companies visited	256

Yes, the University has a Training and Placement Cell that focuses on three aspects of a career such as Placement and subsequent career, Higher Education, and Entrepreneurship. The Cell organises training modules as a part of regular classes starting from the pre-final year of all the batches so that they get ready before the start of the campus recruitment drives.

The Training and Placement cell of the University takes care of the holistic development of the students. They offer career mentoring in the form of career guidance and profiling of the students. The various training activities organised are mentioned below:

• Reasoning Skills

• Aptitude Training

• Enhancing Functional Subject Knowledge

• Soft Skills

• General Awareness

• Industry Orientation

• Group Discussion and PI Skills

Apart from the above, the University also conducts online assessments by partnering with leading assessment partners in India.

The SOA University average package details of 2025-2024 have not been released on the official website. However, the highest package for the past three years of Siksha 'O' Anusandhan placements is out, which is as follows:

SOA University cutoff for MD/ MS courses is released round-wise. The university offers admissions through the NEET PG 2023 scores followed by the round-wise NEET PG Counselling 2023. Tabulated below is the Last Round closing ranks for SOA University MD/ MS cutoff 2023 for the General category All India candidates for top MD/ MS courses:

Course	2023
MD in Anaesthesiology	44466
MS in Dermatology, Venereology and Leprosy	12469
MD in General Medicine	13157
MS in Immunohematology and Blood Transfusion	69979
MD in Paediatrics	24314
MD in Pathology	74881
MD in Psychiatry	43743
MD in Radiodiagnosis	10667
MD6 in Pulmonary Medicine	26155
MD3 in Obstetrtics and Gynaecology	24202
MS in Ophthalmology	43553
MS in ENT (Otorhinolaryngology)	48169
MS in General Surgery	29766
MS in Orthopaedics	47287
MD2 in Emergency Medicine	38040