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Template:Infobox university Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (KIIT), formerly KIIT University, is a private deemed university[1] located in Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India.[2][3][4] 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.[5]

It was founded in 1992 as Industrial Training Institute in Bhubaneswar with a seed revenue of ₹5000 (US$66.8).[6] It is part of KIIT Society which is estimated to be worth ₹10,000 Crores (US$1.3 billion) as of 2020.[7]

History

KIIT was established in 1992 as an Industrial Training Institute with only twelve students and two faculty.[8] 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.[9]

The KIIT School of Biotechnology, School of Rural Management, School of Medicine and KIIT Law School were started in 2007.[10]

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.[11]

Campus

The institute is located in clusters of 12 urban campuses, totalling around Template:Convert in the temple city of Bhubaneswar.[12]

Central library of the institute

Academics

Convocation

KIIT has 30,000 students.[8][13] 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.[14] KIIT is a member of Association of Commonwealth Universities (ACU).[15] 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.[16][17]

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.[18] 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.[18]

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.[19]

Rankings

Template:Infobox India university ranking Internationally, KIIT was ranked 401–500 in Asia on the QS World University Rankings of 2023.[20] It was ranked 601–800 in the world by the Times Higher Education World University Rankings of 2023,[21] 201–250 in Asia in 2022[22] and in the same band among emerging economies.[23]

In India, it was ranked 42nd among engineering colleges by the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) in 2022,[24] 20th among all universities[24] and 34th overall.[24] NIRF also ranked it 48th in the management ranking,[24] 30th in medical ranking[24] and 11th in law ranking.[24] KIIT ranked 1st in India in the 2020 ARIIA Ranking published by the MHRD under the 'Private or Self-Financed Universities' category.[25] 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.[26]

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KIIT School of Technology 1st year block

KIIT offers more than 100 programs in the following schools:[27][28]

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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.[29]

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.[30] 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.[31] In 2012, the Institution had organized the 99th Indian Science Congress.[32]

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.[33]

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[34] organizes a national level quiz competition, Udghosh every year.[35] 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,[36] which is hosted by ace quizmaster Giri Balasubramanium, along with other high-profile quizzes like Debasish Das Memorial (DDM) IT Quiz,[37][38][39] Sweden India Nobel Memorial Quiz,[40] and Mahindra AQ.[41]

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).[35] 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.[42] 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.[43]

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.[35] 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.Template:Citation needed

THE KIIT TBI — 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.[44]

Notable alumni

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  2. ↑ KIIT Deemed to be University:From Excellence to Eminence. The Hindu(2020-08-08). Retrieved 2021-07-03.
  3. ↑ Template:Cite magazine
  4. ↑ KIIT Deemed to be University Fostering a culture of quality education and research. The Hindu(2020-09-01). Retrieved 2021-08-24.
  5. ↑ Graduation Courses, Master Courses & Syllabus. KIIT. Retrieved 2021-08-24.
  6. ↑ History. KIIT. Retrieved 2021-07-05.
  7. ↑ Eminence tag to two private institutes did not meet key eligibility criterion. The Indian Express(2020-03-03). Retrieved 2021-12-27.
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 Overview. KIIT University. Retrieved 2009-05-01. Template:Webarchive
  9. ↑ KIIT Accreditation. Template:Webarchive
  10. ↑ KIIT claims to make it to record book. The Hindu(8 November 2009). Retrieved 2009-05-01.
  11. ↑ Don't use 'university' in institute names, UGC directs deemed-to-be varsities. The Indian Express(15 November 2017). Retrieved 1 December 2017.
  12. ↑ KIIT Facilities. KIIT University. Retrieved 2009-05-06. Template:Webarchive
  13. ↑ About KIIT. Retrieved 6 December 2017.
  14. ↑ KIIT gets NAAC 'A++' Grade accreditation. The Pioneer(27 May 2016). Retrieved 6 December 2017.
  15. ↑ KIIT joins ACU hall of fame(1 May 2009). Retrieved 2009-05-05.
  16. ↑ https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/education/news/kiits-six-engineering-programmes-get-abet-us-accreditation/articleshow/112667911.cms
  17. ↑ https://www.telegraphindia.com/india/kiits-engineering-programmes-get-accreditation-board-for-engineering-and-technology-us-accreditation/cid/1887427
  18. ↑ 18.0 18.1 KIIT Admission Policy. KIIT University. Retrieved 2009-05-05.
  19. ↑ Scholarships awarded by KIIT. KIIT University. Retrieved 2009-05-08.
  20. ↑ Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named Rankings_QS_A_2023
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  24. ↑ 24.0 24.1 24.2 24.3 24.4 24.5 MoE, National Institute Ranking Framework (NIRF). www.nirfindia.org. Retrieved 2022-07-15.
  25. ↑ ARIIA 2020: Atal Ranking of Institutions on Innovation Achievements. Retrieved 2020-09-15.
  26. ↑ NIRF 2020: Odisha's KIIT ranks high in all categories much to Dr Samanta's delight. The New Indian Express. Retrieved 2020-06-11.
  27. ↑ Academics - KIIT. kiit.ac.in. Retrieved 14 January 2018.
  28. ↑ Schools. KIIT. Retrieved 2021-09-09.
  29. ↑ KIIT, KISS to be first in country to introduce Chess in school curriculum. timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
  30. ↑ Research & Development in KIIT. Template:Webarchive
  31. ↑ KIIT Incubator Functions. KIIT University. Retrieved 2009-05-05. Template:Dead link
  32. ↑ KIIT to Host 99th Indian Science Congress in Association with NISER. KIIT University. Retrieved 2012-01-11.
  33. ↑ KIIT University, Bhubaneswar Infrastructure: Details, Reviews, Facilities.
  34. ↑ Qutopia &#124; SAC. Retrieved 22 May 2014.
  35. ↑ 35.0 35.1 35.2 KIIT University Student Activity. KIIT University. Retrieved 2009-05-08.
  36. ↑ Online Business Quiz Competitions & Hackathons For Students & Corporates - Tata Crucible. www.tatacrucible.com. Retrieved 2026-02-21.
  37. ↑ DDM IT Quiz BHubaneswar Edition. ddmitquiz.
  38. ↑ History of DDM IT Quiz. mindfiresolutions.
  39. ↑ When action speaks volumes. telegraphindia.
  40. ↑ KIIT team qualifies Sweden India Nobel Memorial Quiz. newindianexpress.
  41. ↑ Study & play go hand in hand. telegraphindia.
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  43. ↑ KSOM Forum. KIIT University. Retrieved 2009-05-08. Template:Dead link
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