Siksha O Anusandhan University Admission Test (SAAT), a National Level Entrance Test is conducted by Siksha O Anusandhan University every year to attract young and bright students from different parts of our country. The test will be conducted for different programs offered in different constituent institutes of the University. SAAT-2011, the fourth edition of this entrance test and will be held on 14th May 2011(Saturday) at 60 centers across 40 cities of India. The test is primarily an objective type written test and the standard of the test is comparable with any other national level entrance test of recognized university. The test is of Optical Mark Reader (OMR) type and all measures are adhered to maintain credibility of the selection process. This University has a special feature such as reservation for women besides SC&ST as per Government norms. Short listed candidates will be called to attend an open counseling for admission into various programs of the University. Another feature of this entrance test is that the candidates with diploma in engineering/ technology/ pharmacy and hotel management are eligible for admission into regular courses under lateral entry scheme. Siksha O Anusandhan University has been declared a deemed to be University U/S 3 of the UGC Act, 1956 and is located at Bhubaneswar, the capital of Odisha. There has been persistent endeavour to achieve excellence and carve a niche in the national and global education map. Some of the constituent institutes have been established for almost one and half decade and well known for their academic excellence. This has been corroborated by the assessment of National Accreditation & Assessment Council (NAAC) peer team and the University has been awarded Grade ‘A’, for its overall performance. All the eligible programs have been accredited by National Board Accreditation (NBA), AICTE, Govt. of India. Different faculties of the University have been duly approved by the respective statutory bodies.
The list of institutes offering different programs is given below.
INSTITUTE OF TECHNICAL EDUCATION & RESEARCH (ITER) -
(Faculty of Engineering & Technology)
Electrical Engineering
[Specialization : Power Electronics & Drives] (MEE)
[Specialization : Energy Systems & Management] (MEEE)
Electronics & Electrical Engineering
[Specialization : Power Systems & Power Electronics] (MPSPE)
Electronics & Communication Engineering
[Specialization : Communication System Engineering] (MECE)
[Specialization : Digital Signal & Image Processing] (MDSIP)
Information Technology
[Specialization : Computer Science & Informatics] (MIT)
Mechanical Engineering
[Specialization : Thermal Science and Heat Power Engineering] (MME)
[Specialization : Manufacturing Science & Engineering] (MMSE)
Environmental Science and Technology (ESE)
Material Science and Technology (MST)
3 Year Master of Computer Application (MCA)
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in All Branches*
INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES & SUM HOSPITAL (IMS & SH) - (Faculty of Medical Sciences)
5.5 Year Bachelor of Medicines & Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) (Including 1 year HousemanShip)
INSTITUTE OF DENTAL SCIENCES (IDS) - (Faculty of Dental Sciences)
5 Year Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS)
INSTITUTE OF BUSINESS & COMPUTER STUDIES (IBCS) - (Faculty of Management Studies)
2 Year Master in Business Administration (MBA)
2 Year Master in Hospital Administration (MHA)
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)*
SCHOOL OF PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES (SPS) - (Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences)
4 Year Bachelor of Pharmacy (B.Pharm)
3 Year Bachelor of Pharmacy under Lateral Entry – LE-B.Pharm (For Diploma Holders)
2 Year Master of Science in Pharmaceutical Chemistry (M.Sc. Pharm-Chemistry)
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)*
SUM NURSING COLLEGE (SNC) - (Faculty of Nursing)
4 Year Bachelor of Science in Nursing (B.Sc. Nursing)
3 Year Post Basic of B.Sc. Nursing (PB B.Sc. Nursing)
2 Year Master of Science in Nursing (M.Sc. Nursing) [Specialization : Medical & Surgical Nursing]
[Specialization : Community Health Nursing]
[Specialization : Mental Health Nursing]
[Specialization : Child Health Nursing]
[Specialization : Obstetric & Gynecological Nursing]
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)*
SCHOOL OF HOTEL MANAGEMENT (SHM) - (Faculty of Hotel Management)
4 Year Bachelor of Hotel Management & Catering Technology (BHMCT)
3 Year Bachelor of Hotel Management & Catering Technology under Lateral Entry (LE-BHMCT) (for Diploma Holders)
2 Year Master in Hotel Management & Catering Technology (MHMCT)
CENTRE FOR BIO-TECHNOLOGY (CBT) - (Faculty of Biotechnology)
2 Year Master of Science in Industrial Bio-Technology (M.Sc. Ind. Bio-Tech)
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)*
SOA NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF LAW (SNIL) - (Faculty of Legal Studies)
5 Year Bachelor of Arts in Law (B.A. LLB)
5 Year Bachelor of Science in Law (B.Sc. LLB)
5 Year Bachelor of Business Administration in Law (B.B.A. LLB)
2 Year Master of Law (LLM)
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)*
Candidates can download the admission form from the website & sent to the Registrar, SOA University. SAAT-2011 is not meant for these courses.
*Separate examination and personal interview will be conducted. for Ph.D separate form can be downloaded from the university website under the admission head.
Important Dates : -
IMPORTANT DATES Availability/ Sale of Application Forms. -
Dt. - 10th January, 2011 Last Date of Sale of Application Forms. -
Dt. - 30th March, 2011 Last date of Submission of Forms. -
Dt. - 31st March, 2011 Date of Entrance Exam/ Test : -
Dt. - 14th May 2011 (Second Saturday) Publication of Results -
Dt. - 20th May, 2011