Siksha O Anusandhan University

What are the cutoffs for Siksha O Anusandhan University in 2026?

Siksha O Anusandhan University (SOA), Bhubaneswar, admits students to its flagship programmes through three entrance routes: its own SAAT (Siksha O Anusandhan Admission Test), JEE Main for B.Tech at ITER, and NEET UG for MBBS and BDS at IMS and SUM Hospital. The headline JEE Main 2025 closing rank for B.Tech Computer Science at SOA was 21912 (General), while Electronics and Communication closed at 55058 (General). On the medical side, the NEET UG 2025 General closing rank was 323611 for MBBS and 88010 for BDS. The full SAAT-based 2026 merit lists are released round-wise on the official portal admission.soa.ac.in.

Because SOA is a NAAC 'A++' accredited deemed-to-be-university ranked 14th among universities in NIRF 2024, its closing ranks are more competitive than most private Odisha institutions. B.Tech tuition runs roughly Rs 5.1 lakh to Rs 12.2 lakh for the full course depending on branch, MBBS is about Rs 99.8 lakh, and BDS is about Rs 27.58 lakh, so applicants weigh the rank required against these fee levels before locking a branch.

Year-Wise Cutoff Trends (2024-2026)

The table below tracks SOA's verified General-category closing ranks across exams and years so you can judge whether a given rank is improving or slipping at this university. It pairs the JEE Main B.Tech ranks for ITER with the NEET UG medical ranks for IMS and SUM Hospital. Read it as "a candidate with this All India closing rank or better secured a seat in that year." Where SOA publishes round-wise NEET data, the deeper (later) round records the most relaxed closing rank for that year.

The trend tells a clear story for SOA. On the engineering side, the 2025 CSE General closing rank of 21912 sits well ahead of ECE at 55058, confirming that Computer Science is the toughest branch to crack at ITER. On the medical side, the NEET MBBS General closing rank widened from the 2023 round figures (which ran as tight as 64055 in a competitive round) out to 323611 in 2025, reflecting the larger 250-seat MBBS intake and round-on-round movement. SOA has not published verified OBC, SC and ST closing ranks for these programmes, so reserved-category aspirants should treat the General figures as the upper benchmark and check the official round-wise list.

Course-Wise Cutoff at Siksha O Anusandhan University

SOA runs distinct cutoffs for each flagship programme because each uses a different entrance exam and sits in a different college within the university. The table below breaks the verified 2025 General closing ranks down by programme alongside the indicative full-course fee, so you can match your exam, your rank and your budget in one view. This answers the most common applicant question: "which SOA programme can my rank and budget actually reach?" Fees shown are indicative full-course figures from 2025.

The course-wise split shows that BDS, with a 2025 General closing rank of 88010, is markedly easier to enter than MBBS at 323611, and it costs roughly a quarter of the MBBS fee, making it the practical fallback for NEET aspirants who fall short of the MBBS line. Among engineering branches, a JEE Main rank inside 22000 is the realistic target for CSE, while ECE remains accessible up to roughly 55000. Candidates outside the JEE Main or NEET window can still enter B.Tech, BDS and most programmes via SOA's own SAAT score.

Cutoff Trend Analysis

SOA's cutoffs are tightening for its premium seats and loosening for its high-intake seats. For B.Tech CSE at ITER, the 2025 General closing rank of 21912 reflects steady demand driven by SOA's NIRF 2024 standing (14th among universities, 26th in engineering) and ITER placements where the highest package reached Rs 43 LPA in 2025 against 210 recruiting companies including Amazon, Adobe, Accenture and Deloitte. That recruiter profile keeps the CSE rank competitive year on year, so an aspirant realistically needs a JEE Main General rank within about 20000-22000 to be confident of CSE.

For ECE, a General rank up to roughly 55000 historically clears the line, giving safety-seekers a comfortable buffer. On the medical side, the MBBS General closing rank of 323611 in 2025 is wider than the deeper-round 2023 figures because IMS and SUM Hospital fills 250 MBBS seats across multiple NEET counselling rounds, with each later round relaxing the closing rank. BDS, closing at 88010, stays the most attainable health-sciences route at SOA. The net read for 2026: target CSE under 22000, ECE under 55000, MBBS comfortably under 300000, and BDS under 90000 on the General list, and use SAAT as a parallel safety net.