Best Colleges in Bhubaneswar

Bhubaneshwar is the largest city in Odisha with a rich cultural background. It is one of the important educational destinations in India and home to many esteemed universities and colleges like KIIT University, Siksha 'O' Anusandhan, IIT, XIM University, AIIMS, Utkal University and many more. The top colleges in Bhubaneswar are run both by the government and private bodies. The top 10 colleges in Bhubaneswar offer undergraduate, postgraduate, doctoral and diploma courses. Admission to the top 10 colleges in Bhubaneshwar is based on entrance examinations like JEE Main, OJEE, NEET, KIITEE CAT, SAAT, XAT, GMAT, CLAT and ATMA.

Top Colleges in Bhubaneswar: Popular Entrance Exams

Candidates applying to the courses at Bhubaneshwar are required to meet the eligibility criteria specified by top colleges in Bhubaneshwar and appear for the required entrance examination. The details of both state and national-level entrance examinations accepted by the top colleges in Bhubaneshwar are:

JEE Mains - It is an online entrance examination conducted by NTA twice a year. Joint Entrance Examination (Main) is conducted in many languages like Assamese, Bengali, English, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Malayalam, Oriya and more.

CAT -CAT is an online entrance examination conducted for admission into IIMs and other B-schools offering MBA/PGDM courses.

GATE - Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering(GATE) is a national-level exam conducted by the IISc and 7 IITs in online mode every year

NEET - National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) is an entrance exam conducted every year for admission to undergraduate courses in the field of Medical and Allied Sciences.

OJEE - Odisha Joint Entrance Examination is a state-level entrance exam for admission in Medical, Engineering and Management courses across colleges in Odisha. The examination is conducted in offline mode.

KIITEE - Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology conducts its entrance exam for admission to multiple courses.

ATMA - AIMS Test for Management Admissions for admissions to various PG management courses such as MBA, PGDM, PGDBA, MCA, and others

Top 5 Colleges/Universities in Bhubaneshwar: Admission Process 2024

College Name	Admission process 2023
SOA Bhubaneswar	SOA Bhubaneshwar Admission is based on Siksha ‘O’ Anusandhaan Admission Test (SAAT)/ JEE Main/GATE/GPAT/
KIIT University Bhubaneswar	KIIT University Bhubaneswar Admission is based on the Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology Entrance Examination (KIITEE) and the KIIT counselling process.
AIIMS Bhubaneswar	AIIMS Bhubaneswar Admission is based on scores of the NEET Exam and the counselling process.
IIT Bhubaneswar	IIT Bhubaneswar Admission for B.Tech is based on the score of JEE Main and JEE Advanced followed by JoSAA Counselling. M.Tech and M.Sc admission is based on GATE and JAM scores respectively.
Utkal University Bhubaneswar	Utkal University Bhubaneswar Admission is based on entrance exams like OJEE, CAT/MAT and Common Post-Graduation Admission Entrance Test (CPET).

List of Top Colleges/Universities in Bhubaneswar - Based on NIRF Ranking 2024

National Institute of Ranking Framework (NIRF) is a method used by MHRD to rank colleges and universities imparting higher education in India. NIRF ranking is released every year for the educational institutions functioning in all parts of our country and offering courses in the category of, engineering, management, research, pharmacy, law, medical, architecture, dental, agriculture and innovation. The rankings are based on factual information and free from personal bias. The rankings for the top 10 colleges/universities in Bhubaneswar for the year 2024 are mentioned below:

College Name	Category	NIRF Rank 2024
Siksha `O` Anusandhan	University	14
Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology	University	15
All India Institute of Medical Sciences Bhubaneswar	Medical	15
XIM University Bhubaneswar	Management	43
Indian Institute of Technology Bhubaneswar	Engineering	54
International Management Institute, Bhubaneswar	Management	61
Utkal University, Bhubaneshwar	University	101-150
C.V. Raman Global University, Odisha	Engineering	96
Orissa University of Agriculture & Technology, Bhubaneswar	Agriculture and Allied sector	15

Top Government Colleges in Bhubaneswar: Fee-Wise

College Name	Fee Range
IIT Bhubaneswar	Rs 36,680 - Rs 11,58,000
AIIMS, Bhubaneswar	Rs 5,730 - Rs 13,72,000
OUAT Bhubaneswar	Rs 90,690 - Rs 1,68,000
Utkal University,	Rs 357 - Rs 75,00,000
CIME Bhubaneswar	Rs 72,000 to Rs 1,86,000

Top Private Colleges in Bhubaneswar: Fee-Wise

College Name	Fee Range
Siksha 'O' Anusandhan, Bhubaneswar	Rs 1,25,000 - Rs 90,00,000
KIIT University	Rs 20,000 - Rs 84,00,000
CV Raman Global University, Bhubaneswar	Rs 74,000 - Rs 9,14,000
International Management Institute, Bhubaneswar	Rs 40,000 - Rs 13,29,000
XIM Bhubaneswar	Rs 1,80,000 to Rs 19,30,000

Top Colleges in Bhubaneswar: Popular Courses Offered

College Name	Courses offered
Siksha 'O' Anusandhan, Bhubaneswar	B.E / B.Tech, M.B.A
KIIT University	B.E / B.Tech, M.B.B.S, M.B.A
IIT Bhubaneswar	B.E / B.Tech, M.E / M.Tech
CV Raman Global University	B.E / B.Tech, M.B.A
IIIT Bhubaneswar	B.E/ B.Tech, M.E/ M.Tech

Top Colleges in Bhubaneswar: Placements Wise

The top colleges in Bhubaneswar have a placement cell or career development cell which manages the placement process and also assists students with training and development sessions..The placement links and median salary for undergraduate and postgraduate courses as per the NIRF report 2024 of some of the top colleges in Bhubaneshwar are mentioned below:

List of Top Colleges in Bhubaneswar: Placement Statistics (NIRF 2024)

Placement Link	Median Salary-UG 2023	Median Salary-PG 2023
SOA Bhubaneswar Placements	Rs 3,60,000 to Rs 9,60,000	Rs 4,80,000 to Rs 12,00,000
IIT Bhubaneswar Placements	Rs 15,58,000 to RsRs 15,98,000	Rs 11,12,000
XIM Bhubaneswar Placements	Rs 6,00,000	Rs 19,25,000
IMI Bhubaneswar Placements	NA	Rs 12,00,000
OUAT Bhubaneswar Placements	Rs 3,60,000 to Rs 9,00,000	Rs 5,36,000

Top Colleges in Bhubaneswar: Cutoff-wise

IIT Bhubaneswar Cut-off	AIIMS Bhubaneswar Cut-off
IIIT Bhubaneswar Cut-off	KIIT University Cut-off

Top Colleges in Bhubaneswar: College Predictor

CAT College Predictor	JEE Main College Predictor
NEET PG College Predictor	XAT College Predictor
NEET College Predictor	JEE Main & Advanced College Predictor

Note: The top 10 colleges in Bhubaneswar provide world-class infrastructure facilities with well-qualified faculty and a good learning environment.The courses are offered in full-time, part-time and distance modes by the top colleges in Bhubaneshwar.