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Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology

Coordinates: 20°21′10″N 85°49′10″E / 20.35278°N 85.81944°E / 20.35278; 85.81944
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Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology
TypePrivate (Deemed university)
Established1992 (34 years ago) (1992)
FounderAchyuta Samanta
AffiliationUGC, NAAC, ABET, ACU
ChancellorAshok Kumar Parija[1]
Vice-ChancellorSasmita Samanta[2]
Academic staff
2,500[3]
Students30,000 (Undergraduates and Postgraduates)
Location
Bhubaneswar
,
Odisha
,
India

20°21′10″N 85°49′10″E / 20.35278°N 85.81944°E / 20.35278; 85.81944
Campus200 acres (0.81 km2),[4] Urban
Websitekiit.ac.in

Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (KIIT), formerly KIIT University, is a private deemed university[5] located in Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India.[6][7][8] 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.[9]

It was founded in 1992 as Industrial Training Institute in Bhubaneswar with a seed revenue of ₹5000 (US$66.8).[10] It is part of KIIT Society which is estimated to be worth ₹10,000 Crores (US$1.3 billion) as of 2020.[11]

History

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KIIT was established in 1992 as an Industrial Training Institute with only twelve students and two faculty.[12] This institution was the brainchild of Achyuta Samanta 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.[13]

The KIIT School of Biotechnology, School of Rural Management, School of Medicine and KIIT Law School were started in 2007.[14]

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.[15]

Campus

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The institute is located in clusters of 12 urban campuses, totalling around 200 acres (0.81 km2) in the temple city of Bhubaneswar.[16]

Central library of the institute

Academics

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KIIT has 30,000 students.[12][17] Each academic program is functioning in different independent campuses.

Accreditation

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KIIT was accredited by National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) with an A grade with a score of 3.48 out of 4 points.[18] KIIT is a member of Association of Commonwealth Universities (ACU).[19] 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.[20][21]

Rankings

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University rankings
General – international
QS (Asia) (2023)[22]401–500
Times (World) (2023)[23]601–800
Times (Asia) (2022)[24]201–250
Times (Emerging) (2022)[25]201–250
General – India
NIRF (Overall) (2021)[26]34
NIRF (Universities) (2021)[27]20
Engineering – India
NIRF (2021)[28]42
Medical – India
NIRF (2021)[29]30
Law – India
NIRF (2021)[30]11
Business/Management – India
NIRF (2021)[31]48

Internationally, KIIT was ranked 401–500 in Asia on the QS World University Rankings of 2023.[22] It was ranked 601–800 in the world by the Times Higher Education World University Rankings of 2023,[23] 201–250 in Asia in 2022[24] and in the same band among emerging economies.[25]

In India, it was ranked 42nd among engineering colleges by the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) in 2022,[32] 20th among all universities[32] and 34th overall.[32] NIRF also ranked it 48th in the management ranking,[32] 30th in medical ranking[32] and 11th in law ranking.[32] KIIT ranked 1st in India in the 2020 ARIIA Ranking published by the MHRD under the 'Private or Self-Financed Universities' category.[33] 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.[34]

Notable alumni

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References

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  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ "Faculty Profile List of KIIT". KIIT. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
  4. ^ "KIIT University". Times Higher Education (THE). 21 May 2021. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
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  7. ^ 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.
  8. ^ "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.
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  14. ^ "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.
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  18. ^ "KIIT gets NAAC 'A++' Grade accreditation". The Pioneer. 27 May 2016. Retrieved 6 December 2017.
  19. ^ "KIIT joins ACU hall of fame". Express Buzz. 1 May 2009. Retrieved 5 May 2009.
  20. ^ https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/education/news/kiits-six-engineering-programmes-get-abet-us-accreditation/articleshow/112667911.cms
  21. ^ https://www.telegraphindia.com/india/kiits-engineering-programmes-get-accreditation-board-for-engineering-and-technology-us-accreditation/cid/1887427
  22. ^ a b "QS Asia University Rankings 2023". QS Quacquarelli Symonds Limited. 8 November 2022.
  23. ^ a b "World University Rankings 2023". Times Higher Education. 2022.
  24. ^ a b "Asia University Rankings 2022". Times Higher Education. 2022.
  25. ^ a b "Emerging Economies University Rankings 2022". Times Higher Education. 2022.
  26. ^ "National Institutional Ranking Framework 2021 (Overall)". National Institutional Ranking Framework. Ministry of Education. 9 September 2021.
  27. ^ "National Institutional Ranking Framework 2021 (Universities)". National Institutional Ranking Framework. Ministry of Education. 9 September 2021.
  28. ^ "National Institutional Ranking Framework 2021 (Engineering)". National Institutional Ranking Framework. Ministry of Education. 9 September 2021.
  29. ^ "National Institutional Ranking Framework 2021 (Medical)". National Institutional Ranking Framework. Ministry of Education. 9 September 2021.
  30. ^ "National Institutional Ranking Framework 2021 (Law)". National Institutional Ranking Framework. Ministry of Education. 9 September 2021.
  31. ^ "National Institutional Ranking Framework 2021 (Management)". National Institutional Ranking Framework. Ministry of Education. 9 September 2021.
  32. ^ a b c d e f "MoE, National Institute Ranking Framework (NIRF)". www.nirfindia.org. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
  33. ^ "ARIIA 2020: Atal Ranking of Institutions on Innovation Achievements". Retrieved 15 September 2020.
  34. ^ "NIRF 2020: Odisha's KIIT ranks high in all categories much to Dr Samanta's delight". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
  35. ^ "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.
  36. ^ "Odisha's KIIT names tracks after Dutee Chand". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
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