Bhubaneswar SOA : Siksha ‘O’ Anusandhan Deemed to be University (SOA) here has been presented the ‘Excellence in the Field of Education’ honour at the ‘Vikshit Bharat-Vision of New India’ conclave held at New Delhi recently.
Union minister for Road Transport and Highways, Mr. Nitin Gadkari presented the award to SOA Vice-Chancellor Prof. Pradipta Kumar Nanda and Public Relations Officer Ms. Subhadarshini Mishra at the conclave organised by Bharat 24 news channel.
Mr. Jagdish Chandra, CEO and Editor in Chief of Bharat 24 and Mr. Manoj Jignashi, Chief Business Officer of the channel were present as also Mr. Pritam Nayak, Officer-on-Special Duty to SOA Founder President Prof. (Dr.) Manojranjan Nayak.
Prof. Nanda spoke about the various initiatives undertaken by SOA aligned to the Vikshit Bharat 2047 vision.
The program was also attended by Chhattisgarh Deputy Chief Minister Mr. Arun Sao, Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Mr. Brajesh Pathak, Union minister of state for Youth Affairs and Sports Ms. Raksha Phadse and Advisor to the Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mr. Awanish Kumar Awasthi.
About SOA
Siksha ‘O’ Anusandhan Deemed to be University (SOA), Bhubaneswar, since its inception in 2007 has been at the forefront of nourishing a learning ambience, encouraging academic research and innovations, and developing well qualified people in all domains. It has been accredited by NAAC (3rd Cycle) with ‘A++’ Grade and has been ranked as 14th best University in the country by NIRF India Rankings 2024. Besides, it has also been ranked 26th in Engineering, 21st in Medical Science, 09th in Dental Science and 09th in Law Categories by NIRF India Rankings 2024.
It has been ranked internationally in 801-1000 ranking bracket by THE World University Ranking-2024. Apart from this, it has also been ranked in the bracket of 401-500 in Engineering, 601- 800 in Computer Science and 801+ in Health Science by THE World University Ranking-2024.
SOA has been recognized as Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (SIRO) by Department of Scientific and Industrial Research (DSIR), Govt. of India and has also received UGC Section 12(B) status. It has been awarded Dimond University Rating for outstanding performance by QS-I-GAUGE and is recognized as Institution of Happiness (IOH) in the University & College category by QS-I-GAUGE.
