Colleges in Bhubaneswar: Fees, Admission 2026, Courses, Placements

There are about 300+ colleges in Bhubaneswar including both private and government colleges in various streams like BMS, Engineering, Science, Humanities and Social Science, IT and software, and many others.

The top Bhubaneswar colleges are SOA University, KIIT, IIT Bhubaneswar, AIIMS Bhubaneswar, C. V. Raman Global University, Xavier School of Rural Management, etc. Admission to these colleges will be based on merit or entrance exam scores basis.

SOA University emerged as the top ranked college in Bhubaneswar under "University" category -

As per NIRF ranking 2025, SOA University emerged to be as the top ranked college in Bhubaneswar followed BY KIIT college under “University” category. Listed below are the top Bhubaneswar colleges with their NIRF ranking over the past three years –

Top Colleges	NIRF 2023	NIRF 2024	NIRF 2025
SOA University Ranking	15	14	15
Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology Ranking	16	15	17

Source: official NIRF site and may vary in future.

Yes. Utkal University, BJB Autonomous College, Rama Devi Women's University and other government college offer BA, BSc, BCom and PG degrees with very affordable fees and good academic reputation. Some of the top government college in Bhubaneswar are mentioned below -

Government Colleges in Bhubaneswar	Tuition Fee
IIT Bhubaneswar Admission	INR 20,000 – INR 10 lakh
AIIMS Bhubaneswar Admission	INR 1,000 – INR 1.05 lakh
UTkal University Admission	INR 3,350 – INR 3.2 lakh

Source: Official site and may vary.

Siksha O Anusandhan is a tier 2 university. It offers quality education to the students and the better opportunities. SOA University offers various courses in different fields such as Engineering, Management, Law, Medical, Pharmacy, Nursing, Agriculture, and others. Students, who perform an average of 7 or 7 CGPA also get placed at top companies such as Infosys, TCS, Dell, and others.

Yes, KIIT provides good placements to its students. The KIIT placements 2026 are still ongoing. However, some of the placement statistics are provided in the table below:

Check out some school wise data released by the college:

NOTE: The 2026  placement session for KIIT is still ongoing, hence the data is subject to change.

Admission to the best college in Bhubaneswar are based on merit or entrance exam scores basis. Some of the most accepting entrance exam are mentioned below stream-wsie -

• Engineering: JEE Main, OJEE, KIITEE, SAA, etc.
• Medical: NEET UG for MBBS/BDS.
• MBA/PGDM: CAT, XAT, CMAT, MAT, X-GMT etc.
• General UG courses: Often merit-based through state e-admission and sometimes CUET UG

Source: Official site and may vary.

Yes, many Bhubaneswar colleges have strong placement records. IIT Bhubaneswar, SOA, KIIT, XIMB and IMI Bhubaneswar offer great placement package to canddates with industry connections with reputed IT, core engineering, consulting, BFSI and analytics companies with competitive packages. Government colleges also offer good ROI, with low tuition fees and excellent average placement package.

There are many streams offered by top college in Bhubaneswar in top courses. Some of the top streams  are BMS, Engineering, IT and Software, Humanities and Social Sciences, etc. Some of the top streams with their courses and colleges are mentioned below -

Top Streams Offered	Top Courses Offered	Top Colleges
Business and Management Studies	MBA/PGDM: 90+ colleges BBA: 40+ colleges Executive MBA/PGDM: 9 colleges	·       SOA University ·       KIIT ·       Xavier School of Rural Management, etc.
IT and Software	MCA: 50+ colleges BCA: 30+ colleges	·       MITS School of Biotechnology ·       Centurion University of Technology and Management ·       SOA University, etc.
Engineering	BTech: 60+ colleges	·       IIT Bhubaneswar ·       CV Raman Global University ·       Gandhi Engineering College, etc.
Humanities and Social Sciences	BA: 40+ colleges MA: 20+ colleges MSW: 10 colleges BSW: 5 colleges	·       Utkal University ·       BJB Autonomous College ·       SOA University, etc.

Source: Official site and may vary.

As per Shiksha verified reviews, C. V. Raman Global University has an impressive review rating of 3.59 by 481 students.

The KIIT school of Management provides management student with the wide range of distinctive features. Student who registered in MBA curriculum are required to complete A Summer internship assignment giving the practical experience. Help student on their path and developing business knowledge and others academic skills. KIIT School of Management provide good placement and internships. Opportunity.

IMI Bhubaneshwar is NAAC 'B++' accredited along with various recognitions and approvals from govt. bodies such as AICTE, AIU, NBA, USBES and many more. The College ranks 94 in the Management category as per the NIRF ranking 2025. It offers PGDM and FPM along with various skill-enhancing programs within the curriculum. The Shiksha rates IMI Bhubaneshwar at 4.3/ 5, proving for it to be good enough.

The seats availability for offered courses at KIMS - Kalinga Institute of Medical Sciences goes up to 431. Courses offerred by KIMS - Kalinga Institute of Medical Sciences are approved by eminent Government bodies such as NMC.

Following the announcement of the results, the Orissa University of Agriculture and Technology (OUAT) cutoff marks are made public on the university's official website. For PG admission, the general category's minimum aggregate score is 50%, while the SC/ST/PwD category's minimum is 45%. On August 21, 2023, the OUAT UG admissions process for students supported by the State Government got underway. On August 18, 2023, the results were released along with the OUAT 2023 cutoff for postgraduate courses. Following the results announcement, the OUAT 2023 cutoff for admission to different programs will be made public. 

The average M.Tech CSE salary for fresh postgraduate students is somewhere between 4 and 7 Lakh. For mid-senior level positions, the salary range is slightly higher on the basis of the experience and skills acquired by the individuals over a few years. Their salary would be between INR 7 LPA and INR 10 LPA. For senior-level management positions, the salary in the CSE field is more than INR 10 LPA and can go up to INR 20 LPA as well because of the demand for CSE professionals in this age of digitalization.

Gandhi Engineering College was spread across 25 acres of area. It includes activity centres, academic buildings, hostels, a central library, an auditorium, an amphitheatre, playing grounds and much more. It also has branch-specific labs, seven computing centres, a 400-seater auditorium, a 74-seater cineplex-cum-auditorium, four seminar halls, two conference rooms, an R&D cell, seven GD and campus interview rooms besides other common facilities. 

Utkal University placement 2026 details will be updated once out. As per the 2024-2025 placement data released by NIRF, the median package offered to UG-4 students is INR 3.6 LPA & that to UG-5 students is INR 4 LPA.

College of Engineering Bhubaneswar (COEB Bhubaneswar) has been rated 3.5 for faculty as per reviews by students. This represents that Institute has decent, qualified and experienced faculty members.

Silicon Institute of Technology, Bhubaneswar has been rated 4.4 for faculty as per reviews by students. This represents that Institute has decent, qualified and experienced faculty members.

Yes, you could get into Sri University for the BSc (Hons.) in Physics course, if you belong to the OBC category under the Home State quota. 

For this category, the Sri University cutoff 2025 in the last round was 44.33 for the aforementioned course. Hence, getting admission to the UG-level programme with a 50th percentile could be possible. 

If you belong to the General AI category, then a cutoff of at least 42.83 would be required. (This is the cutoff for the last round) For more information, students can click here.