Silicon University

**Silicon University**
Type	Private technical university
Established	2001
Chairman	Er. N.C Dhall & Er.Sanjeev Nayak
Director	Prof (Dr.) Jaideep Talukdar
Location	Bhubaneswar and Sambalpur, Odisha, India; 20°21′05″N 85°48′19″E / 20.3513°N 85.8054°E
Affiliations	NAAC, NBA
Website	www.silicon.ac.in

Silicon University is a private technical research university situated in Bhubaneswar, the capital of Odisha, India.

Overview

It was established as Silicon Institute of Technology in 2001 as an affiliated college of Utkal University and later became affiliated with Biju Patnaik University of Technology until 2024. Admission to Silicon University is based on the Joint Entrance Examination (main) merit list of the Government of India. Accredited by the National Board of Accreditation, the university was granted autonomy by the University Grants Commission (UGC) in 2017 for a decade. Its sister institution, Silicon Institute of Technology, Sambalpur, was founded in 2009. Silicon Institute of Technology, Bhubaneswar, transitioned to Silicon University, Odisha, effective from January 31, 2024.

Since its inception, the institution has operated from its permanent campus at Silicon Hills, Patia in Bhubaneswar and at Silicon West, Sason, Sambalpur. Both locations have campuses with activities with more than two thousand students, about two thousand alumni and four hundred and fifty staff members.

The institution has a think tank comprising academics, educational entrepreneurs, industry personnel and educationists.

Gallery

Basketball ground at Silicon Institute of Technology, Bhubaneswar.

Basketball ground at Silicon Institute of Technology, Bhubaneswar.

References

External links

SIT website

v t e Universities in Odisha
Institutes of National Importance	AIIMS Bhubaneswar IIT Bhubaneswar IIM Sambalpur IISER Berhampur NIT Rourkela
Central universities	Central University of Odisha
Deemed universities	Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology Kalinga Institute of Social Sciences Siksha 'O' Anusandhan
State universities	Berhampur University Dharanidhar University Fakir Mohan University Gangadhar Meher University Maa Manikeshwari University Khallikote Unitary University Maharaja Sriram Chandra Bhanja Deo University Odisha State Open University Rajendra University Rama Devi Women's University Ravenshaw University Sambalpur University Utkal University Vikram Dev University
State specialised	Biju Patnaik University of Technology IIIT Bhubaneswar Odisha University of Health Sciences Odisha University of Technology and Research Shree Jagannath Sanskrit University Utkal University of Culture Veer Surendra Sai University of Technology Odia University Odisha University of Agriculture and Technology Madhusudan Law University National Law University Odisha
Private universities	AIPH University ASBM University Birla Global University Centurion University C. V. Raman Global University DRIEMS University GIET University NIST University Silicon University Sri Sri University XIM University
Gov. body	Department of Higher Education