Siksha 'O' Anusandhan University Rankings 2025-26
NIRF, NAAC and Other Ranking Guide
SOA holds a NAAC A++ accreditation (consistently reported across sources) and appears in the NIRF rankings across University, Engineering, Dental, Law, Medical, Management and Research Institutions categories — several of which show real variation across sources for what should be the same reported figures.
SOA Rankings 2025-26: Overview
| Ranking Body | Category | NIRF 2025 (as reported) | NIRF 2024 (as reported) |
|---|---|---|---|
| NIRF | University | #7 – #15 (sources disagree) | #14 |
| NIRF | Overall | #24 – #25 | #24 |
| NIRF | Engineering | ~#22 | #26 |
| NIRF | Dental | #9 | #9 |
| NIRF | Law | #10 | #9 |
| NIRF | Medical | ~#21 (one source, year unclear) | #21 |
| NIRF | Management | #62 – #66 | #62 |
| NIRF | Research Institutions | #49 | #50 |
| NAAC | Institutional Accreditation | A++ (3rd cycle) | A++ (3rd cycle) |
NIRF's Dental, Law and Research Institutions category figures are reasonably consistent across the sources reviewed; the University-category figure, by contrast, shows real disagreement (reported variously as #7 and #15 for apparently the same or adjacent cycles) — this specific figure should be checked directly against nirfindia.org before publishing.
Ranking Highlights
- Strong individual-category rankings: SOA's Dental (#9) and Law (#10) NIRF rankings, both in 2025, are relatively strong and consistent across the sources that reported them, suggesting these are genuine areas of institutional strength.
- University-category rank improvement, but disputed magnitude: SOA's University-category rank is reported to have improved from #14 (2024) to somewhere between #7 and #15 (2025, depending on source) — an improvement is consistently indicated, but the exact magnitude is not.
- NAAC A++ held consistently: Unlike several of SOA's NIRF figures, its NAAC A++ grade (3rd cycle) is reported consistently across every source reviewed for this guide.
Why SOA's University-Category NIRF Rank Varies So Much Across Sources
- Different aggregator pages may be citing SOA's University-category rank from different points within the same release cycle, or conflating a provisional figure with a final one.
- SOA's broad, nine-institute structure means its 'University' category score blends very different kinds of institutional performance (engineering research output, medical/dental clinical outcomes, law placement, etc.), which can make the headline figure more sensitive to exactly which year's data a given source is drawing from.
What Students and Parents Should Know
- A university-wide NIRF Overall rank (#24-25) does not tell you how a specific programme is regarded — the Dental (#9) and Law (#10) category ranks are more relevant for prospective students in those specific fields.
- NAAC A++ is an accreditation grade, not a competitive ranking — it confirms a quality threshold rather than ranking SOA against peer universities.
- Given the real disagreement found in SOA's University-category NIRF figure specifically, this is one area where direct verification against nirfindia.org before publishing is especially important.
Conclusion
SOA's ranking profile shows real strength in specific categories — Dental (#9) and Law (#10) in NIRF 2025 — alongside a NAAC A++ grade consistently held across its third accreditation cycle. Its University-category NIRF rank, however, is reported with real inconsistency across sources (anywhere from #7 to #15 for apparently the same cycle), and prospective students should check nirfindia.org directly for the confirmed current figure, particularly for this specific metric, before relying on any number in this guide. When comparing SOA against other Odisha institutions such as KIIT or VSSUT Burla, use current, official fee and placement figures from each institution rather than a single third-party comparison table.
Frequently Asked Questions
SOA's NIRF figures vary by category: Dental #9, Law #10, Engineering around #22, Research Institutions #49, Management #62-66, and University category reported anywhere from #7 to #15 depending on the source (2025 figures). Confirm the exact current figure for your category of interest on nirfindia.org.
Yes, SOA holds a NAAC A++ grade in its third accreditation cycle — this is consistently reported across all sources reviewed for this guide.
One source cites a QS World University Rankings band of #1001-1200 (2023), a QS Asia rank of #64 (2025), and a THE World University Rankings band of #801-1000 (2025) — these figures were found in a single source each and were not independently cross-verified.
Dental (#9) and Law (#10) are SOA's strongest individual-category NIRF rankings for 2025, per the sources reviewed for this guide.
Per one aggregator's side-by-side comparison, SOA (ITER) is cited as considerably cheaper for B.Tech CSE than KIIT in that source's specific figures, though SOA's own fee figures vary widely across other sources — compare current, official fee schedules directly rather than relying on any single comparison table.
SOA is a private, UGC-recognised Deemed-to-be University — unlike VSSUT Burla, which is a state government university, SOA does not receive state government funding in the way a public institution would.