Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology Deemed to be University
Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (KIIT) Deemed to be University, Bhubaneswar is among India’s most sought-after universities, sprawling over 25 sq. km. area with 12 million sq. ft. of built up area, attracting students from all over India and more than 65 countries to pursue professional and technical education. From a modest beginning in 1997, Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (KIIT) Deemed to be University has evolved into a multi-disciplinary University, respected worldwide for its culture of educational excellence. Currently the University has 28 constituent schools, contiguously located in impeccably landscaped and modern- technology-enabled campuses, offering graduate, post-graduate, doctoral and post-doctoral programmes in a wide range of disciplines. The excellent academic ambience, quality faculty, adherence to strict academic rigor and plethora of other academic activities led to grant of university status under Section 3 of UGC Act 1956 to the institute by the Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India in the year 2004, within just six years of its inception. It is also accredited in ‘A++’ Grade by NAAC. KIIT DU emerged as no 1 among all the self-financing institutions in the Atal Ranking of Institutions on Innovation Achievements (ARIIA), 2021. KIIT Deemed to be University received Workplace of the year THE Awards Asia 2020 and bagged ‘THE Awards Asia’ Leadership and Management Team of the Year for its phenomenal pandemic response and relief work by the Times Higher Education (THE) in 2021.
It has received all accreditations and affiliations from prestigious national and international bodies such as the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET), USA and the Institution of Engineering and Technology, (IET), UK because of its quality research, innovation, and publications and citations. KIIT has had an excellent placement record since its inception owing to its quality teaching and learning process, and the brand value that it carries. KIIT is ranked in the cohort of 601-800 in the Times Higher Education ‘World University Ranking 2024’. Its Computer Science Engineering ranks in the cohort of 301-400 and its overall Engineering ranking is 401-500 in the world. KIIT has been accredited with an A++ grade by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) with an all-India 16 th rank by the National Institution of Ranking Framework, NIRF, Ministry of Education. It has also been the top university for innovation among private institutions for two consecutive years (2020, 2021) according to AICTE, Government of India. It has been ranked among the top 168 universities in the world and 11th Position in India as per the Times Higher Education Young University Ranking 2024.