Siksha O Anusandhan University

What is the fee structure at Siksha O Anusandhan University?

Siksha O Anusandhan University (SOA), Bhubaneswar charges total programme fees ranging from roughly ₹2.76 lakh for a two-year M.Pharm to ₹98.78 lakh for the 5.5-year MBBS in 2026. For its most popular professional courses, the headline 2026 figures are MBBS at ₹98,78,000, BDS at ₹27,50,000, MBA at ₹7,50,000, B.Pharm at ₹8,40,000 and B.Sc Nursing at ₹6,90,000 for the full course. B.Tech, the flagship engineering programme at SOA's Institute of Technical Education and Research (ITER), runs at approximately ₹2.55 lakh to ₹2.85 lakh per year, or about ₹9.5 lakh to ₹12.7 lakh across four years. These are tuition-and-academic fees and exclude hostel, mess and one-time charges, which are covered in detail below.

SOA is a NAAC A++ accredited deemed-to-be university, and admission to almost every programme runs through its own Siksha O Anusandhan Admission Test (SAAT), except medical seats (NEET) and where national exams such as JEE Main, GATE, CAT or CLAT are accepted. Because SOA is a self-financing deemed university, fees are fixed by the institution rather than by state counselling, so the numbers below are the actual amounts an applicant pays.

Course-Wise Fee Structure (2026)

The table below sets out the 2026 course-wise fee structure at Siksha O Anusandhan University across its engineering, medical, dental, pharmacy, management, nursing, law and science programmes. It answers the question "how much does each course at SOA cost in total?" by listing the programme, its duration, the indicative tuition component, the typical one-time and other charges, and the total payable. Read the "Total Fee" column as the full-course amount you should budget for tuition; hostel and mess are extra and shown separately afterwards. Where SOA has not publicly fixed a single flat figure, the cell is marked "Varies by branch/specialisation" and you should confirm the exact slab at counselling.

The headline takeaway for 2026 is that SOA's cost ladder is steep but predictable: medical education at IMS and SUM Hospital (MBBS ₹98,78,000, BDS ₹27,50,000) sits at the top, engineering and pharmacy occupy the affordable middle band (B.Tech around ₹10-12 lakh, B.Pharm ₹8,40,000), and postgraduate science, pharmacy and nursing courses such as M.Pharm (₹2,76,000) and M.Sc Nursing (₹3,10,000) are the lightest on the wallet. For applicants, the practical message is to separate the large one-shot clinical fees (MBBS, BDS) from the per-year programmes, where a 100% merit waiver can materially cut the effective B.Tech or B.Pharm outlay.

Year-Wise Fee Changes

Year on year, Siksha O Anusandhan University has applied only modest fee revisions, typically in the single-digit percentage range, and its core 2026 figures stay close to the 2025 and 2024 levels rather than spiking. The table below tracks the indicative movement for SOA's most-searched programmes across the 2024, 2025 and 2026 admission cycles so applicants can judge how much to budget for a likely annual revision. Read each row as the approximate full-course (or, for B.Tech, per-year) fee SOA quoted in that admission year.

The trend shows a gentle, steady hike rather than any sharp jump: medical and dental fees have crept up by roughly ₹1-2 lakh a year, while B.Tech and B.Pharm have risen by only a few thousand rupees per cycle. For an applicant planning a 2026 admission, the safe approach is to budget for the published 2026 figure plus a small cushion of around 3-5% in case SOA notifies a routine revision before counselling. Always confirm the locked figure on the official fee notification at the time of admission, since SOA, like all deemed universities, can revise the slab annually.

Scholarships & Fee Waivers at Siksha O Anusandhan University

Siksha O Anusandhan University reduces the effective fee through merit-based scholarships of roughly ₹10,000 to ₹35,000 per annum, awarded on the strength of Class 10 and Class 12 marks and SAAT performance. The university's published merit slabs reward consistent board performance: students scoring above 90% in both Class 10 and Class 12 are eligible for around ₹35,000 per year, those in the 80-90% band for around ₹25,000 per year, and those in the 70-80% band for around ₹15,000 per year. Top SAAT rank-holders can additionally secure substantial tuition concessions, with the highest-ranking candidates eligible for up to a 100% tuition waiver and others for partial waivers of around 25-50%, depending on the programme and rank.

Beyond merit money, SOA students can layer external support such as central and Odisha state government scholarships (including post-matric scholarships for SC, ST, OBC and EWS candidates), the Prime Minister's and state merit schemes, and education loans, all of which apply on top of the university's own waivers to cut the net cost of a B.Tech, B.Pharm or BBA seat. The waivers chiefly target the per-year tuition programmes; the large one-time medical fees for MBBS and BDS are governed by separate fee-regulation norms, so confirm the exact concession in writing during counselling.