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BIJU PATNAIK UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY The Biju Patnaik University of Technology (BPUT), Odisha, located in Rourkela was established in November 2002 through an Act of the Government. The emblem of the university has a semicircular gear wheel and semicircular Wheel of Konark together forming a full circle houses a traditional lamp. These are ensconced in a circular border, which bears the name and place of the university. Its motto in Sanskrit ‘योगः कर्मसु कौशलम्’ (Verse 50, Chapter 2, Bhagavad Gita) meaning ‘Yoga is Skill in Action’ is written on a banner placed below the seal. The gear wheel denotes interconnectedness; efficiency and precision; progress and advancement; synchronisation and timing and order and structure; the wheel of Konark Sun Temple represents the State of Odisha; the traditional lamp denotes light, illumination, awakening, devotion, purity, guidance, protection, hope and prosperity.

SIKSHA ‘O’ ANUSANDHAN Siksha 'O' Anusandhan (SOA), formerly known as Siksha 'O' Anusandhan University, is a private deemed university located at Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India. Its pink and light green circular emblem has an inverted triangle with an eye supported by a pair of abstract leaves, which are ensconced by a pink circular border, which carries the name and status of the university. In Hindu philosophy inverted triangle refers to the solar plexus which is closely associated with personal power and self-esteem. In general this represents the feminine principle, the river delta, earthly or material things. Eyes are one of the most important symbolic sensory organs. An eye is commonly associated with intelligence, light, vigilance, moral conscience and truth. They can represent clairvoyance, omniscience or a gateway into the soul. Leaves represent nature and also symbolise growth and rebirth. The colour pink is symbolic of nurturing, playful, nostalgic, c