SOA signs MOU with LTTS for Industry-Academia Collaboration
Siksha ‘O’ Anusandhan Deemed to be University (SOA) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with L&T Technology Services Ltd (LTTS) on Wednesday to further industry-academia collaboration while focusing on training, development, hiring and research activities.
As per the agreement, LTTS will set up a Centre of Excellence (CoE) and Teaching Learning Centre (TLC) for MedTech in SOA campus, which has facilities for extended teaching and learning activities along with with state-of-the-art infrastructure, to create best quality talent for MedTech business.
This strategic initiative of LTTS Medical and Life Sciences Business Unit MedTech Academy and SOA is a unique collaboration where academia (engineering and medical) and corporate join hands to create a talent pipeline of healthcare industry with a strategic model.
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:
Particulars | Placement Statistics (2021) | Placement Statistics (2022) | Placement Statistics (2023) |
|---|---|---|---|
Highest package | INR 31 LPA | INR 42 LPA | INR 46 LPA |
A total of 256 companies participated in the 2023 placements. Earlier, 164 companies were part of the 2022 drive. Looking at the past three years' data (2021 to 2023), year-on-year growth was recorded in the number of recruiters. The following table represents the exact number for reference:
| Particulars | Placement Statistics (2021) | Placement Statistics (2022) | Placement Statistics (2023) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total recruiters | 157 | 164 | 256 |
The MoU was signed by Prof. Pradipta Kumar Nanda, SOA’s Vice-Chancellor, and Mr. Muralidhara Hosahalli, Global Delivery Head, MedTech Business Unit, LTTS.
The collaboration focuses on long term talent development, AI-focused training and internship, course curriculum design and joint research and patents.
LTTS and SOA will also co-develop curriculum, courses or programs focused on emerging technologies, particularly in MedTech, such as AI, for integration into SOA curriculum and also deliver the engineering components of the courses. The activities will also include establishment of LTTS labs at SOA and utilization of existing SOA labs for training, internship, certification for educational and research activities.
Both SOA and LTTS will also create a platform to facilitate brainstorming and problem-solving around MedTech challenges while LTTS will enable its labs for SOA faculty and students to visit and learn during mutually agreed upon timelines.
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 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 |
According to external sources, most of the alumni of Siksha 'O' Anusandhan University are placed in the Engineering sector (42%), followed by IT (25%) and Education (12%). The pie chart below illustrates the sector-wise breakup of Siksha ‘O’ Anusandhan alumni:
Dr. P.B. Kotur, Global Head, Global Engineering Academy, LTTS and Dr. Vivek Kaundal, Head, MedTech Academy, LTTS, were present during the signing of the MoU.
The LTTS team also called on Prof. (Dr.) Manojranjan Nayak, Founder President of SOA, who expressed the view that this partnership would pave the way for impactful outcomes in research, innovation and talent development contributing significantly to academia and industry.
Note- The views expressed in this article are of SOA University and do not reflect/represent those of Shiksha.
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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: