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LEADERSHIP SHAPED BY A

VISION, AND STRENGTHENED

BY CONVICTION.

DR. BIJAYA KUMAR SAHOO,

FOUNDER, SAI INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION GROUP

A pioneer, a visionary, a thinker, and a man of action, Dr. Sahoo is a man with a passion for excellence in education. Dr Sahoo is a Chartered Accountant,
Cost Accountant and an MBA in Finance. An edupreneur whose working philosophy is deeply rooted in the core values of honesty, hard work and
transparency, resting on the pillars of people and processes. This philosophy is clearly visible at the educational institutions that bear the SAI name.
He has been appointed by the Government of Odisha as the Advisor to Odisha Adarsha Vidyalaya Sangathan in the rank of Minister of State. Dr.
Sahoo was bestowed with the most coveted QCI Quality Champion Award 2020 for his perfection of processes and dedication to quality education
and his contribution towards innovation, digital technology and scientific temperament.
Dr. Sahoo, combined Indian values and cutting edge technology successfully, resulting in a fascinating journey as an entrepreneur. He founded the
JSS Group in 1990, the first BPO in Odisha. It became a full-fledged BPO and IT hub with a workforce of 1200 within a short span of time. JSS also
established the state’s first voice and non-voice ITes training centre, and the excellence in service it provided has been recognised by clients such as
Citibank, Oracle, Citi Financial, and HDFC. It also bagged the Best BPO Award from the state government in 2008.
In 2007, Dr. Sahoo established the first Government of India approved private
Software Technology Park in Odisha, an enterprise that won the Best STPI Award
from the Government of India in 2013 and 2014and 2015. It also received the Best
ICT Award in 2014 and SKOCH Order-of-Merit Award in the category of Corporate
Excellence in 2018.
Not one to rest on his laurels, after practicing as a Chartered Accountant for 25
years, Dr. Sahoo decided to follow his true passion, education with a purpose. He
wanted to create a space that nurtured children in a manner that resulted in them
becoming responsible and principled human beings. SAI International Education
Group took shape with meticulous planning and hard work. In the year 2008, he
established SAI International School and thereafter SAI Angan, SAI International
College of Commerce, and SAI International Residential School, all of which bear
testimony to his vision of bringing education of international standards to Odisha.
Dr. Sahoo’s philosophy, ‘Every child is a leader and can make a difference to the
world’ defines his roadmap for the years to come. His long term perspective
includes imparting quality education in pre-schools, where Howard Gardner’s
principle of multiple intelligences will be practiced and assimilating the best
practices from across the world through active collaboration.
Let’s Build a Better India Through Education.

Revolutionising the educational scenario of Odisha,

with innovative approaches to nurture children
through value-based and internationally bench

marked education, Dr. Sahoo created a model for
many schools to adopt.