Which is the top Dental college in Odisha as per NIRF 2025?
SOA Bhubaneswar is the top Odisha entry, ranked #9 with a score of 63.12.
2 Odisha institutions appear in the NIRF 2025 Dental list, with national ranks, scores and cities. Use the list to explore college profiles and compare options.
SOA Bhubaneswar leads the Odisha entries in 2025 at national rank 9 with a score of 63.12.
These institutions appeared in the available Odisha lists from 2020 to 2025. Ownership uses our current classification; each entry shows its latest listed year and national rank.
This page covers published NIRF entries, not every good institution in Odisha offering programmes in this category. An institution's absence does not mean it is a poor choice. Ranks are national Dental ranks, not positions within Odisha.
Explore Odisha institutions in the published NIRF Dental lists by year. Every rank below is a national category rank, not a position within Odisha. A lower rank number is better.
Comparisons use the preceding available Dental edition and the state recorded in each year's list. Newly listed means absent from the previous Odisha list, not necessarily a first NIRF appearance. Absence does not establish why an institution is missing, and movement alone does not explain changes in quality.
2 Odisha institutions appear in the 2025 published Dental list. Siksha O Anusandhan is the highest-ranked Odisha entry at national rank 9 with a score of 63.12.
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Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology recorded the largest fall, moving from national rank 22 to 26. The table shows up to three biggest rises and three biggest falls. Equal movements are ordered by current rank.
| 2025 rank | Institution | 2024 rank | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology | 22 | ↓ 4 places |
No newly listed Odisha institutions in this comparison.
Every Odisha entry in the earlier list remains present.
2 Odisha institutions appear in the 2024 published Dental list. Siksha O Anusandhan is the highest-ranked Odisha entry at national rank 9 with a score of 63.26.
| 2024 rank | Institution | 2023 rank | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Siksha O Anusandhan | 9 | 63.26 |
| 22 | Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology | 20 | 53.89 |
Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology recorded the largest fall, moving from national rank 20 to 22. The table shows up to three biggest rises and three biggest falls. Equal movements are ordered by current rank.
| 2024 rank | Institution | 2023 rank | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 22 | Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology | 20 | ↓ 2 places |
No newly listed Odisha institutions in this comparison.
Every Odisha entry in the earlier list remains present.
2 Odisha institutions appear in the 2023 published Dental list. Siksha O Anusandhan is the highest-ranked Odisha entry at national rank 9 with a score of 61.56.
| 2023 rank | Institution | 2022 rank | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Siksha O Anusandhan | 10 | 61.56 |
| 20 | Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology | 26 | 55.68 |
Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology recorded the largest rise, moving from national rank 26 to 20, an improvement of 6 places. The table shows up to three biggest rises and three biggest falls. Equal movements are ordered by current rank.
| 2023 rank | Institution | 2022 rank | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology | 26 | ↑ 6 places |
| 9 | Siksha O Anusandhan | 10 | ↑ 1 place |
No newly listed Odisha institutions in this comparison.
Every Odisha entry in the earlier list remains present.
2 Odisha institutions appear in the 2022 published Dental list. Siksha O Anusandhan is the highest-ranked Odisha entry at national rank 10 with a score of 62.13.
| 2022 rank | Institution | 2021 rank | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Siksha O Anusandhan | 14 | 62.13 |
| 26 | Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology | 17 | 52.84 |
Siksha O Anusandhan recorded the largest rise, moving from national rank 14 to 10, an improvement of 4 places. Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology recorded the largest fall, moving from national rank 17 to 26. The table shows up to three biggest rises and three biggest falls. Equal movements are ordered by current rank.
| 2022 rank | Institution | 2021 rank | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Siksha O Anusandhan | 14 | ↑ 4 places |
| 26 | Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology | 17 | ↓ 9 places |
No newly listed Odisha institutions in this comparison.
Every Odisha entry in the earlier list remains present.
2 Odisha institutions appear in the 2021 published Dental list. Siksha O Anusandhan is the highest-ranked Odisha entry at national rank 14 with a score of 61.14.
| 2021 rank | Institution | 2020 rank | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | Siksha O Anusandhan | 12 | 61.14 |
| 17 | Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology | 17 | 60.56 |
Siksha O Anusandhan recorded the largest fall, moving from national rank 12 to 14. The table shows up to three biggest rises and three biggest falls. Equal movements are ordered by current rank.
| 2021 rank | Institution | 2020 rank | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | Siksha O Anusandhan | 12 | ↓ 2 places |
No newly listed Odisha institutions in this comparison.
Every Odisha entry in the earlier list remains present.
2 Odisha institutions appear in the 2020 published Dental list. Siksha O Anusandhan is the highest-ranked Odisha entry at national rank 12 with a score of 62.76.
| 2020 rank | Institution | Previous rank | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | Siksha O Anusandhan | — | 62.76 |
| 17 | Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology | — | 60.23 |
This is the earliest available Dental edition; an earlier-year comparison is unavailable.
Lower rank is better.
Improved by 5 places from #14 in 2021 to #9 in 2025.
Consistently ranked among India's top dental institutions.
Lower rank is better.
Moved down 9 places from #17 in 2021 to #26 in 2025.
Consistently ranked among India's top dental institutions.
Data source: NIRF, Ministry of Education, Government of India. Ownership labels apply only to institutions classified in the NIRFRank database.
SOA Bhubaneswar is the top Odisha entry, ranked #9 with a score of 63.12.
Yes. Private and government labels appear when the institution is resolved in NIRFRank's curated registry.
2 ranked colleges are shown across 1 cities in this state.
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