Best Colleges in Odisha

Odisha earlier known as Orissa is located in the eastern part of India. Orissa is famous for its cultural heritage, natural beauty, religious monuments and educational institutions of national importance like IIT, NIT, IIM, NLU, AIIMS and more. The top colleges in Odisha are managed both by government and private entities.

The top colleges in Odisha are known for academic excellence and impart interdisciplinary courses in the field of engineering, architecture, medicine, management information technology, science, law, arts and humanities. The best colleges in Odisha offer undergraduate, postgraduate, doctoral and diploma courses.

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Entrance Exams Accepted by Top Colleges/Universities in Odisha

Admission process of top colleges in Odisha mandates the candidate to fill up the application form. Additionally, aspiring candidates are asked to take the entrance exams to qualify for admissions. Admission to the top 10 colleges in Odisha is based on entrance examinations like JEE Main, JEE Advanced, OJEE, NEET, KIITEE, CAT, SAAT, XAT, GMAT, CLAT, ATMA and so on. The details of both state and national level entrance examinations accepted by the top colleges in Odisha are:

JEE Mains - Computer-based standardised test for admission to technical undergraduate programmes in engineering, planning and architecture across colleges in India.

CAT - The annual test conducted online 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 in online mode every year. Organising Institute for GATE 2024 is Indian Institute of Science Bengaluru.

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.

CLAT- The Consortium of NLUs administers the offline Common Law Admission Test (CLAT) annually for admission to law colleges across India.

OJEE - Odisha’s state level entrance exam for admission in medical, engineering and management courses across colleges in Odisha.

KIITEE - Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology conducts its own 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.

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

National Institute of Ranking Framework (NIRF) is a ranking methodology used by the MHRD to rank higher educational institutions. The rankings for the top colleges/universities in Odisha 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
National Institute of Technology Rourkela	Engineering	19
All India Institute of Medical Sciences Bhubaneswar	Medical	15
National Law University, Cuttack	Law	26
XIM University Bhubaneswar	Management	43
Indian Institute of Technology Bhubaneswar	Engineering	54
Indian Institute of Management Sambalpur	Management	50
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 Odisha: Fee-Wise

Top government colleges in Odisha with their fee range are mentioned in the table below:

College Name	Fees in Rs.
IIT Bhubaneswar - Indian Institute of Technology	Rs 36,680 - Rs 11,58,000
NIT Rourkela - National Institute of Technology Rourkela	Rs 1,46,000 - Rs 7,83,000
Indian Institute of Management Sambalpur	Rs 5,50,000 - Rs 13,05,000
Biju Patnaik University of Technology, Rourkela	Rs 5,000 - Rs 8,60,000
National Law University, Cuttack	Rs 1,52,000 - Rs 10,84,000
Utkal University, Bhubaneswar	Rs 357 - Rs 75,00,000
AIIMS, Bhubaneswar	Rs 5,730 - Rs 13,72,000
OUAT Bhubaneswar - Odisha University of Agriculture and Technology Bhubaneswar	Rs 90,690 - Rs 1,68,000

Top Private Colleges in Odisha: Fee-Wise

Top private colleges in Odisha with their fee range are mentioned in the table below:

College Name	Fees in Rs.
Siksha 'O' Anusandhan, Bhubaneswar	Rs 1,25,000 - Rs 90,00,000
KIIT University - Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology, Bhubaneshwar	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

Top Courses Offered by the Top Colleges in Odisha

College Name	Course offered
Siksha 'O' Anusandhan, Bhubaneswar	B.E / B.Tech , M.B.A

KIIT University - Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology, Bhubaneshwar	B.E / B.Tech , M.B.A

IIT Bhubaneswar - Indian Institute of Technology	B.E / B.Tech , M.E / M.Tech

NIT Rourkela - National Institute of Technology Rourkela	B.E / B.Tech , M.E / M.Tech

Indian Institute of Management Sambalpur	M.B.A
Biju Patnaik University of Technology, Rourkela	B.E / B.Tech , M.B.A

CV Raman Global University, Bhubaneswar	B.E / B.Tech , M.B.A

National Law University, Cuttack	B.A LLB, B.B.A LLB

Utkal University, Bhubaneswar	B.A (Hons.), B.Sc (Hons.)

International Management Institute, Bhubaneswar	P.G.D.M, F.P.M

AIIMS, Bhubaneswar	M.B.B.S, M.D

OUAT Bhubaneswar - Odisha University of Agriculture and Technology Bhubaneswar	B.Sc, B.Sc (Hons.), M.Sc

Top Colleges in Odisha: Placements Wise

The top 10 colleges in Odisha have a placement cell to manage the end-to-end placement process. The placement cell of top colleges in Odisha enhances placement activities and collaborates with well-reputed companies to explore job opportunities and engage students with various seminars, conferences, workshops and training programmes. The placement links and the median salary for the UG and PG courses as per the NIRF 2024 report of the top colleges in Odisha along with their top recruiters are mentioned below:

College Placement Link	Median Salary	Top Recruiters
NIT Rourkela PLacements	Rs 12,50,000 - Rs 8,36,000	Wells Fargo, Texas Instruments, SAP, Barclays, Oracle, Amazon, Apple, Ford, Accenture
SOA Bhubaneswar Placements	Rs 9,60,000 - Rs 12,00,000	Accenture, Adobe, Amazon, Aegis, Axis Bank, Bosch, Berger paints, Cognizant, Dell, Deloitte, EY, Flipkart
KIIT Bhubaneswar Placements	Rs 10,20,000 - Rs 13,50,000	Capgemini, IBI Group,, Accenture, Infosys, Conera Technologies, FIS Global, PwC India, DeltaX
IIT Bhubaneswar Placements	Rs 15,98,000 - Rs 11,12,000	Accenture, CTS Research, Amazon, Sapient, Samsung R&D, Marvell Semiconductors
IIM Sambalpur Placements	Rs 16,00,000	Microsoft, BCG, HP, ICICI Bank, Gartner, RBI, Cognizant, TCS, Indian Oil
OUAT Bhubaneswar Placements	Rs 9,00,000 - Rs 5,36,000	MoVNR Seedther Dairy, Seed Works, IFFCO, ICRISAT,Odisha Livelihoods Mission

Top Colleges in Odisha: Cutoff Wise

Top Colleges in Odisha: College Predictor

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Note: Aspiring candidates are advised to check the eligibility criteria before applying for their desired programmes. Each course has specific criterias.