Silicon University

Silicon University is a private technical research university located in Bhubaneswar, the capital of Odisha, India. It was originally established in 2001 as Silicon Institute of Technology, initially affiliated with Utkal University, and later with Biju Patnaik University of Technology until 2024. Admission to the university is based on the Joint Entrance Examination (main) merit list of the Government of India. The institution is accredited by the National Board of Accreditation and was granted autonomy by the University Grants Commission in 2017 for a decade. Its sister institution, Silicon Institute of Technology, Sambalpur, was founded in 2009. Silicon Institute of Technology, Bhubaneswar, officially transitioned to Silicon University, Odisha, effective January 31, 2024. The institution operates from its permanent campus at Silicon Hills, Patia in Bhubaneswar, and at Silicon West, Sason, Sambalpur, with both locations together hosting more than 2,000 students, about 2,000 alumni, and 450 staff members. The institution also maintains a think tank comprising academics, educational entrepreneurs, industry personnel, and educationists. In 2024, the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) ranked the institute in the 201-300 band in the engineering rankings.