Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (KIIT)

KIIT’s sustained focus on quality, updated curricula, regular industry interface and research has taken it to the top league and among the best institutes in India. The Education Ministry’s National Institute of Ranking Framework has adjudged KIIT as the 20th best in the country among all public and private universities.

The Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (KIIT) is not just a higher education institution offering quality technical and professional education and high-end infrastructure for research. It has kindled hope in countless young boys and girls coming from the margins of society, giving wings to their career aspirations. It has produced corporate leaders, well-known Olympians, anchored successful start-ups and richly contributed to the economic growth of Odisha.

TO CREATE AN ADVANCED CENTRE OF
PROFESSIONAL LEARNING OF INTERNATIONAL
STANDING WHERE PURSUIT OF KNOWLEDGE AND
EXCELLENCE SHALL REIGN SUPREME”

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It began in the early 1990s with four programmes, 12 students and two teachers; today the University offers more than 400 programmes across disciplines and has over 30,000 admitted students including foreign students from 65 countries. The University comprises more than 3000 faculties and researchers. Its campus offers diversity in all its hues unlike any other campus in India. Buoyed by its academic achievement, strong industryacademia linkages and research accomplishments, the NAAC has accorded it A++ grade, placing it among the very few universities in India that enjoy such coveted status.

The University has become a pivot for the economic growth in the region. The northern fringes of the city where KIIT is based, has developed into a veritable economic nerve centre of the city. Today, this side of the city is developing not only as an educational hub but as a promising IT centre as well.

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For the industry, KIIT has emerged as a sought-after destination for hiring the best minds. It has placed 1,10,000 alumni through on-campus placement. In 2022, over 750 companies visited our campus with 6010 job offers. The unique aspect of KIIT making it a sought-after destination for higher education is its curriculum and sustained focus on research and innovation. The curriculum design is flexible. KIIT offers an open credit system with multiple entries and exit system.

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