NIRF Ranking: SOA, Top University In Odisha For Fifth Year

Bhubaneswar: Siksha ‘O’ Anusandhan (SOA) Deemed to be University has jumped four spots to be ranked among the top 20 universities in the country as per the rankings of the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) for 2020.

SOA, which has secured 38th position among overall institutions in the country, remained the top institution in the university category in Odisha for the fifth consecutive year. After the NIRF rankings were introduced in 2016, SOA has finished among the top 20 universities for the third time.

In the Engineering category, SOA was ranked 34th while in the Medical Colleges category, it was placed 23rd this year. SOA’s faculty of dental sciences, which entered the ranking process for the first time this year, has been nationally ranked 12th.

SOA Vice-Chancellor Prof. Ashok Kumar Mohapatra attributed the success to the hard work of the faculties, researchers and other stakeholders. “I hope all concerned will strive even harder to help SOA rise in the ranking ladder next year,” he said.

SOA University Founder Prof Manojranjan Nayak congratulated all stakeholders and said it should motivate them to scale greater heights.