Colleges in Bhubaneswar

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 –

Source: official NIRF site and may vary in future.

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 -

The South East Technological University Waterford, Ireland is a Irish based public university which was founded on 1970 when the 2 technological universities merged together and finally became SETU in Waterford. 

SOA Univeristy is spread over 127 acres of area. It has fully equipped campuses and the built-up area is INR 4.5 Lacs square meters. It has a multi-structured campus which is well-equipped with modern classrooms, laboratories, a library, a sports complex, a hostel and many other facilities for the students.

SOA University provides scholarships for various programs. Students meet the eligibility criteria for the course. The university provides various programs like BTech, BSc, MSc, MBA and other scholarships. The scholarship fee ranges from INR 5,000 to INR 35,000 for the programme. 

The minimum requirement for BTech in SOA University is class 12 with 50% marks. The university accepts the JEE Main and SAAT exams. Aspiring candidates can appear in one of those exam and meet the cut-off list which is released after the exam results. 

Yes, students can get direct admission without the SAAT exam. But in that case, students must qualify the national-level entrance exam related to the course such as BTech, MBBS, MBA, M.Tech and others. SOA University admission is based on the SAAT exam or equivalent qualifying exam such as JEE Main, GATE, NEET, CAT, MAT, etc. It has a separate merit list based on the candidate qualifying for the exam. 

Siksha O Anusandhan provides BTech specialisations like Civil Engineering, Computer Science and Engineering, Computer Science and Engineering (AI and ML), Computer Science and Engineering (Cyber Security), Computer Science and Engineering (Data Science), Computer Science and Engineering (Internet of Things), Computer Science and Information Technology, Electrical Engineering, Electrical & Electronics Engineering, Electronics & Communication Engineering, and Mechanical Engineering. 

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.