Remarks
You can check the eligibility criteria and can submit your application form for admission on the official Website of SOA. Dates regarding everything get mentioned on this website. I don't know much about the offline admission process since my admission took place completely in online mode. I belong to the ST category. You can only avail benefits if and only if you have the residential certificate from Odisha. The admission process was way too fast which is good but more transparency of fees of various courses is needed. Because when I got there I got to know that hostel charges were Rs.80,000 and not Rs.50,000.
Course Curriculum Overview
Well, I was from a commerce background. I liked coding so much that I wanted to do something that is related to it. So I chose BCA. It's pretty hard for students from streams other than science to choose such courses because not many institutions offer this course. And the ones that do offer have criteria that we are not able to satisfy. Or those institutions are not reputed enough. So among all the options I had, I found SOA better. The faculties and students here are great. Exams are not tough.
Placement Experience
You'll not get same package as someone with btech degree. But with passion and efforts. You can achieve what you're targeting for. I'm gonna do mca course after bca degree as bca degree is not enough for a good job.
Fees and Financial Aid
BCA course fee is Rs.1 lakh per year. And the hostel fee is Rs.80,000. Apart from all this, external expenses must be considered too. I don't know about scholarships and financial assistance. Though I think it's not worth taking financial assistance from this university.
Campus Life
I am still new to the university. So I'm still waiting for all fun and fests. The library has all the books you need for your course. Although most of the time, there's a shortage of important books. The library is not too big not too small. There are a lot of clubs in which you can easily become a member of.
Hostel Facilities
Hostel life here is good. I live in a room shared by three other students. It's not too stuffy and the people here are quite nice. About the meal, it's average in quality and taste. Good thing is that they provide meals all four times a day. They cook non-veg almost daily. Veg food is often made poorly. They serve chai in the morning and in the evening.
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