About Siksha O Anusandhan 

Siksha O Anusandhan (SOA), Bhubaneswar, Orissa was established by the Siksha "O" Anusandhan Charitable Trust registered under the Trust Act 1982. Siksha O Anusandhan University was initially established as an Engineering Institute in Bhubaneswar by Prof. (Dr.) Manojranjan Nayak, an educationalist and a humanist who envisioned the need of contemporary branches of professional education and research in 1995. The lack of facilities for pursuing careers in technical fields in Orissa fuelled his vision. The Institute was named - Institute of Technical Education & Research or more popularly as ITER. Siksha O Anusandhan University, which was previously recognized as an educational society under societies registration Act. XXI of 1860, acquired the status of University U/S of the U.G.C. Act. 1956 w.e.f. the academic session 2007-2008. In recognition of the contribution to technical and professional education, the University Grant Commission declared SOA as a University U/S 3 of UGC Act 1956 in 2007. The Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India, declared Siksha O Anusandhan deemed to be a university on 17 July 2007. The University Main campus is spread over 112 acres and the Satellite campus is spread over 37.5 acres. Each university school has its own campus that blends environment friendly architecture and greenery. The university offers a variety of programs which are available with Annual System, Semester I Trimester and Choice Based Credit System. Majority of the programmes offered by the University are either accredited or approved by NBA, AICTE, MCI, DCI, PCI and INC.
 

Information compiled from: Siksha O Anusandhan Website