Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology

Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology

Motto	Sā Vidyā Yā Vimuktayē (Sanskrit)
Motto in English	Knowledge is that which liberates
Type	Private (Deemed university)
Established	1992 (1992)
Founder	Achyuta Samanta
Affiliation	UGC, NAAC, ABET, ACU
Chancellor	Ashok Kumar Parija<ref>Pioneer, The. "Parija new KIIT Chancellor". The Pioneer. Retrieved 30 September 2022.</ref>
Vice-Chancellor	Sasmita Samanta<ref>"KIIT T Deemed to be University Gets its New Vice-Chancellor". India Education | Latest Education News | Global Educational News | Recent Educational News. 25 December 2021. Retrieved 27 December 2021.</ref>
Academic staff	2,500<ref>"Faculty Profile List of KIIT". KIIT. Retrieved 5 July 2021.</ref>
Students	30,000 (Undergraduates and Postgraduates)
Location	Bhubaneswar , Odisha , India 20°21′10″N 85°49′10″E
Campus	200 acres (0.81 km2),<ref>"KIIT University". Times Higher Education (THE). 21 May 2021. Retrieved 5 July 2021.</ref> Urban
Nickname	KIITians
Website	kiit.ac.in

Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (KIIT), formerly KIIT University, is a private deemed university<ref>"University". www.ugc.ac.in. Retrieved 27 December 2021.</ref> located in Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India.<ref>"KIIT Deemed to be University:From Excellence to Eminence". The Hindu. 8 August 2020. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 3 July 2021.</ref><ref>Mohammad Suffian (4 July 2021). "Tokyo Olympics: In a first, 3 athletes from KIIT University in Odisha qualify for the Games". India Today. Retrieved 5 July 2021.</ref><ref>"KIIT Deemed to be University Fostering a culture of quality education and research". The Hindu. 1 September 2020. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 24 August 2021.</ref> It offers 34 undergraduate, 32 postgraduate, 10 integrated, 11 Ph.D programmes in the fields of science and engineering, medical science, management, law, film and media, humanities and yoga and sports.<ref>"Graduation Courses, Master Courses & Syllabus". KIIT. Retrieved 24 August 2021.</ref>

It was founded in 1992 as Industrial Training Institute in Bhubaneswar with a seed revenue of ₹5000 (US$66.8).<ref name="History">"History". KIIT. Retrieved 5 July 2021.</ref> It is part of KIIT Society which is estimated to be worth ₹10,000 Crores (US$1.3 billion) as of 2020.<ref>"Eminence tag to two private institutes did not meet key eligibility criterion". The Indian Express. 3 March 2020. Retrieved 27 December 2021.</ref>

History

KIIT was established in 1992 as an Industrial Training Institute with only twelve students and two faculty.<ref name="overview">"Overview". KIIT University. Archived from the original on 30 August 2011. Retrieved 1 May 2009. Archived 30 August 2011 at the Wayback Machine</ref> This institution was the brainchild of Achyuta Samanta, C R Mishra, P K Mishra who had envisioned a profound center of learning in India and so pursued to lay the foundation of KIIT. In 1997, the School of Technology and the School of Computer Application was established. In 2004 it was conferred the status of deemed university and renamed KIIT University.<ref name="kiit.ac.in">"KIIT Accreditation". Archived from the original on 17 September 2008. Archived 17 September 2008 at the Wayback Machine</ref>

The KIIT School of Biotechnology, School of Rural Management, School of Medicine and KIIT Law School were started in 2007.<ref>"KIIT claims to make it to record book". The Hindu. 8 November 2009. Archived from the original on 10 November 2007. Retrieved 1 May 2009.</ref>

In 2017, the institute was renamed back Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology, following a request from all institutes deemed to be universities not to use "university" in their title.<ref>"Don't use 'university' in institute names, UGC directs deemed-to-be varsities". The Indian Express. 15 November 2017. Retrieved 1 December 2017.</ref>

Campus

The institute is located in clusters of 12 urban campuses, totalling around 200 acres (0.81 km²) in the temple city of Bhubaneswar.<ref>"KIIT Facilities". KIIT University. Archived from the original on 27 February 2009. Retrieved 6 May 2009. Archived 27 February 2009 at the Wayback Machine</ref>

Central library of the institute

Academics

Convocation

KIIT has 30,000 students.<ref name="overview" /><ref>"About KIIT". Retrieved 6 December 2017.</ref> Each academic program is functioning in different independent campuses.

Accreditation

KIIT was accredited by National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) with an A grade with a score of 3.48 out of 4 points.<ref>"KIIT gets NAAC 'A++' Grade accreditation". The Pioneer. 27 May 2016. Retrieved 6 December 2017.</ref> KIIT is a member of Association of Commonwealth Universities (ACU).<ref name="ACU">"KIIT joins ACU hall of fame". Express Buzz. 1 May 2009. Retrieved 5 May 2009.</ref> Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET), USA, has accredited KIIT Deemed to be University’s six engineering programmes, ABET regarded as the ‘gold standard' for engineering education.<ref>https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/education/news/kiits-six-engineering-programmes-get-abet-us-accreditation/articleshow/112667911.cms</ref><ref>https://www.telegraphindia.com/india/kiits-engineering-programmes-get-accreditation-board-for-engineering-and-technology-us-accreditation/cid/1887427</ref>

Admission

Admission to undergraduate and postgraduate programs are primarily done through the institute's entrance examination KIITEE (KIIT Entrance Examination). Admission to the MTech program are also granted through GATE.<ref name="admission">"KIIT Admission Policy". KIIT University. Archived from the original on 12 February 2009. Retrieved 5 May 2009.</ref> Students are admitted to the law school through a written all India common test known as KLSAT (KIIT Law School Admission Test). As this is a private university, admission to MBBS and BDS courses are done through donations only. For the newly introduced courses of fashion, film studies, journalism and sculpturing the admission will be done on the basis of merit of previous qualifying examinations, donations and additional experiences related to the concerned disciplines.<ref name="admission" />

Scholarship

The institute also grants scholarships to meritorious and needy students every year. Among them, Pradyumna Bal Memorial Scholarship is awarded to two economically challenged but meritorious students and they are provided completely free education along with ancillary expenses.<ref>"Scholarships awarded by KIIT". KIIT University. Archived from the original on 14 May 2009. Retrieved 8 May 2009.</ref>

Rankings

University rankings

Internationally, KIIT was ranked 401–500 in Asia on the QS World University Rankings of 2023.<ref name="Rankings_QS_A_2023" /> It was ranked 601–800 in the world by the Times Higher Education World University Rankings of 2023,<ref name=Rankings_THE_W_2023/> 201–250 in Asia in 2022<ref name=Rankings_THES_A_2022/> and in the same band among emerging economies.<ref name=Rankings_THES_E_2022/>

In India, it was ranked 42nd among engineering colleges by the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) in 2022,<ref name="nirfindia.org">"MoE, National Institute Ranking Framework (NIRF)". www.nirfindia.org. Retrieved 15 July 2022.</ref> 20th among all universities<ref name="nirfindia.org" /> and 34th overall.<ref name="nirfindia.org" /> NIRF also ranked it 48th in the management ranking,<ref name="nirfindia.org" /> 30th in medical ranking<ref name="nirfindia.org" /> and 11th in law ranking.<ref name="nirfindia.org" /> KIIT ranked 1st in India in the 2020 ARIIA Ranking published by the MHRD under the 'Private or Self-Financed Universities' category.<ref>"ARIIA 2020: Atal Ranking of Institutions on Innovation Achievements". Retrieved 15 September 2020.</ref> In the NIRF Rankings announced on 11 June 2020, KIIT's rank improved to 44th from 50th in the Overall category, while it was ranked 24th in the rank for University.<ref>"NIRF 2020: Odisha's KIIT ranks high in all categories much to Dr Samanta's delight". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 11 June 2020.</ref>

Schools

KIIT School of Technology 1st year block

KIIT offers more than 100 programs in the following schools:<ref>"Academics - KIIT". kiit.ac.in. Retrieved 14 January 2018.</ref><ref name="Schools">"Schools". KIIT. Retrieved 9 September 2021.</ref>

• Science and Engineering

• School of Computer Application (KSCA)
• School of Civil Engineering
• School of Mechanical Engineering
• School of Electrical Engineering
• School of Computer Engineering
• School of Chemical Technology
• School of Electronics Engineering
• School of Biotechnology (KSBT)
• School of Applied Sciences
• School of Architecture and Planning
• School of Mechatronics Engineering

• Management

• School of Management (KSOM), established in 1993<ref>"Genesis and History". KSOM. 19 May 2015. Retrieved 14 January 2018.</ref>
• School of Rural Management (KSRM),<ref name="ksrm.ac.in">"KIIT School of Rural Management, KIIT University | KSRM | MBA in Rural Management | MBA(RM) |". KIIT School of Rural Management, KIIT University | KSRM | MBA in Rural Management | MBA(RM) |. Retrieved 1 July 2018.</ref> established in 2006, offers courses in Rural management<ref>"KSRM Programmes". KIIT University. Archived from the original on 22 May 2009. Retrieved 5 May 2009.</ref>
• School of Commerce and Economics<ref name="Schools"/>

• Law<ref name="Schools"/>

• School of Law
• School of Leadership

• Medicine<ref name="Schools"/>

• Kalinga Institute of Medical Sciences (KIMS)
• Kalinga Institute of Dental Sciences (KIDS)
• Kalinga Institute of Nursing Sciences (KINS)
• School of Public Health

• Film & Media<ref name="Schools"/>

• School of Film & Media Sciences
• School of Fashion Technology
• School of Mass Communication

• Humanities<ref name="Schools"/>

• School of Humanities
• School of Buddhist Studies
• School of Languages
• School of Fine Art

Yoga & Sports<ref name="Schools"/>

• School of Yoga & Spiritualism
• School of Sports

KIIT will be one of the first educational institutions in India to have chess as part of the curriculum, with a programme to start in the 2021-22 educational year.<ref>Pradhan, Premanta. "KIIT, KISS to be first in country to introduce Chess in school curriculum". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 23 March 2021.</ref>

Research

KIIT has a Research and Development wing headed by a director along with other qualified faculty members who collaborate with various Research Organizations. Faculty members are currently pursuing research funded by organizations, such as, the Department of Science and Technology (DST), the Department of Atomic Energy (DAE) and Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR). Industry Institute interactions are also being pursued through various funded schemes sponsored by AICTE, UGC and DSIR. In this context, a number of MoUs have been signed with research organizations of the country and abroad for facilitating collaborative research and other academic activities. Currently offered in four broad areas, technology, biotechnology, management and humanities, the college has instituted 48 doctoral fellowships.<ref>"Research & Development in KIIT". Archived from the original on 22 June 2008. Archived 22 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine</ref> KIIT has also established a Centre for Innovation and Entrepreneurship to provide technical knowledge and facilities for starting technology driven enterprises as well as doing research for producing cost-effective techniques.<ref>"KIIT Incubator Functions". KIIT University. Retrieved 5 May 2009. </ref> In 2012, the Institution had organized the 99th Indian Science Congress.<ref name="KIIT University">"KIIT to Host 99th Indian Science Congress in Association with NISER". KIIT University. Archived from the original on 19 December 2011. Retrieved 11 January 2012.</ref>

Student life

KIIT gives you wings!

KIIT gives you wings!

KIIT provides on-campus residential facilities to its students, research scholars, faculty members and many of its staff. The students live in hostels throughout their stay in the KIIT, though it's optional. There are 20 hostels for boys and 11 hostels for girls are available with accommodation capacity of 10,180 and 5,648 students respectively. About 30% of the hostel rooms are air-conditioned and all the hostels have attached canteens serving good quality food. Each hostel has a 24-hour reading room, a facility for indoor and outdoor games and wireless internet and intranet connectivity. There is a dedicated international hostel that accommodates foreign students.<ref>"KIIT University, Bhubaneswar Infrastructure: Details, Reviews, Facilities".</ref>

There are different societies in KIIT to choose from according to the interest and choice of the student. Some of the major societies of the college are Qutopia, the Quiz society; Kronicle, the Literary Society, the Social Responsibility Cell and Korus, the Music Society. Students from Kronicle have made no marks at various National and International Level students. Social Responsibility Cell aims at inculcating a sense of social responsibility in the hearts and minds of all the students. The quiz society Qutopia<ref>"Qutopia &#124; SAC". Archived from the original on 4 April 2014. Retrieved 22 May 2014.</ref> organizes a national level quiz competition, Udghosh every year.<ref name="activity">"KIIT University Student Activity". KIIT University. Archived from the original on 6 April 2009. Retrieved 8 May 2009.</ref> The decenary edition of Udghosh was hosted by Vikram Joshi, winner of World Quizzing Championship. It also conducts an Intra-University Quiz competition "Launchpad" every year as a part of induction program. Qutopia is very well known in quizzing circles throughout the country and has produced quizzers who have not only conquered state and regional level quizzes, but also at national and international level, including the prestigious Tata Crucible Campus Quiz,<ref>"Online Business Quiz Competitions & Hackathons For Students & Corporates - Tata Crucible". www.tatacrucible.com. Retrieved 21 February 2026.</ref> which is hosted by ace quizmaster Giri Balasubramanium, along with other high-profile quizzes like Debasish Das Memorial (DDM) IT Quiz,<ref>"DDM IT Quiz BHubaneswar Edition". ddmitquiz.</ref><ref>"History of DDM IT Quiz". mindfiresolutions.</ref><ref>"When action speaks volumes". telegraphindia. Archived from the original on 2 August 2017.</ref> Sweden India Nobel Memorial Quiz,<ref>"KIIT team qualifies Sweden India Nobel Memorial Quiz". newindianexpress.</ref> and Mahindra AQ.<ref>"Study & play go hand in hand". telegraphindia. Archived from the original on 2 August 2017.</ref>

The KIIT chapter of Society for Promotion of Indian Classical Music And Culture Amongst Youth (SPICMACAY) established in 2003, promotes classical Indian music, dance, and culture among youth and have organised numerous musical concerts. Students can also join National Cadet Corps (NCC) and National Service Scheme (NSS).<ref name="activity" /> There are other cultural, literary societies and interest groups. Several schools have their own societies based on the course of the school. The School of Technology, have the Robotic Society, which organizes meetings and workshops to expose the students about robotic concept and how to build and program them. The School of Law have Student Bar Association, which organises moot court competitions and make the students ready for the same.<ref>"KLS Student Life". KIIT University. Archived from the original on 12 March 2009. Retrieved 8 May 2009.</ref> National Cadet Corps (India)|The School of Management have forums based on marketing, HR, Finance and IT clubs which promotes and make the student aware on the latest happenings.<ref>"KSOM Forum". KIIT University. Retrieved 8 May 2009. </ref>

Apart from the societies, which organises Intra School competitions, the institute organizes different cultural and academic fest. The annual Techno-Management fest named KIIT FEST is organized every year which provides a platform for the progressive brains of our nation to interact, compete and display their creativity and talent.<ref name="activity" /> Koncord is the annual cultural fest organized in KIIT. Some of the schools organize their own fest, like the School of Management organizes its own fest Kolosseum every year. Other celebrations include Independence Day, Republic day are organized with great enthusiasm. KIIT International MUN is a Model United Nations Conference organised by the institute.

THE KIIT TBI&nbsp;— Technology Business Incubator is an initiative of KIIT supported by DST, Govt. Of India. It is set up to facilitate and encourage start-ups by providing them with the proper and conducive ecosystem. With more than 10 startups in KIIT TBI, it has a unique mix of pertaining to web 2.0, biotechnology, agriculture, healthcare & legal consulting. Autosports India, the renowned automotive magazine commercial Website is start-up of KIIT undergraduate students of Mechanical Engineering, 2014 batch.<ref>"KIIT TBI". KIIT University. Archived from the original on 14 August 2013. Retrieved 7 March 2014.</ref>

Notable alumni

• Amiya Kumar Mallick, sprinter<ref>"Sprinter Amiya Mallick on strict diet before Jamaican sojourn (Interview)". www.business-standard.com. Archived from the original on 27 April 2025. Retrieved 30 January 2026.</ref>
• Archita Sahu, actor and model
• Babushan Mohanty, actor and playback singer
• Debapratim Purkayastha, educator
• Dutee Chand, sprinter<ref>"Odisha's KIIT names tracks after Dutee Chand". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 27 July 2021.</ref>

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