KIIT OVER THE YEARS...

KIIT started as a modest vocational education institute in 1992 in rented premises in Bhubaneswar. By 1997 (considered as the base year) it commenced graduate programmes in Engineering and postgraduate programmes in Computer Applications and Management. The excellent academic ambience, quality faculty, adherence to strict academic rigor and plethora of other academic activities led to grant of university status to the institute by Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India in the year 2004 just within six years (1997-2004) of its inception.

KIIT, now, is a multi-disciplinary University respected worldwide due to its rich educational culture of excellence. Research and innovation feed into the courses, encouraging the students to think critically and creatively. Its cosmopolitan campus is proud to have more than 25,000 students from all corners of India and around 22 countries, creating a mini metropolis in which a diverse multi-cultural community mingles and meets to study and relax together. Student community of the University is highly disciplined due to its student friendly policies. KIIT University sprawls over 25 sq. km. area with one million square metres of aesthetically constructed built up area. There are 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 institute's solemn academic ambience has led to grant of A-Category status to it by the Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India, placing it among the most elite universities of the country. It is accredited by NAAC of UGC in 'A Grade'. Further, it has received Tier 1 (Washington Accord) accreditation by NBA of AICTE for engineering streams. Washington Accord accreditation enables global recognition of degrees of the University and increased mobility of its graduates to 17 countries, including USA, UK, Australia, Canada and Japan. KIIT University is among only six institutions in the country to have this accreditation. KIIT also has one industrial training institute, a polytechnic, and an international school having affiliations with IGCSE-England, International Baccalaureate Programme (IBP), and CBSE India - the only one of its kind in the whole of the Eastern India.

'A' Category University as per notification of Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India

Accredited by NAAC of UGC in 'A' Grade

Tier 1 Accreditation (Washington Accord) for Engineering Streams by NBA of AICTE

All academic programmes recognized by the respective Statutory Bodies of the Govt. of India.

The institute also has other recreational and intellectually stimulating facilities like Sculpture Park, Art Gallery, Tribal Art Gallery, Rose Garden, Medicinal Herbs garden, etc. The hostels, the food courts dotting the campus and other essential amenities like banking, postal services, transport, currency exchange counters, healthcare support, makes the campus very livable and world class.

Intellectual Capital & International Recognition

More than 1800 academic and research staff – many leaders in their fields, with international reputations – provide stimulating learning environment and excellent standards of teaching. Even though it is a self-financing institution, KIIT is a well structured and decentralized organization. It is perhaps the only self-financing institution in the country where top functionaries, including Chancellor and Vice Chancellor, are renowned academicians. KIIT actively promotes students research and projects of its students have the distinction of being appreciated at national and international forum, including being selected for the prestigious Indian Science Congress. In order to promote knowledge sharing and collaborative research, KIIT has embraced memberships of various prestigious world bodies, accreditation boards and associations. Each of these bodies has large number of member Universities. Members benefit from exchange, degree equivalence, fellowships and research grants in furthering the cause of higher education amongst themselves.

KIIT has embraced memberships of several important institutions including :

International Association of Universities (IAU)

Association of Indian Universities (AIU)

Association of Commonwealth Universities (ACU)

University Mobility in Asia and the Pacific (UMAP)

International Association of University Presidents (IAUP)

Association of Universities of Asia and the Pacific (AUAP)

European Association of International Education (EAIE)

International Institute of Education (IIE), New York

United Nations Academic Impact (UNAI)

Eurasian Silk Road Universities Consortium (ESRUC), Turkey

Centre for Innovation & Research

Research and Development is one of the significant activities in KIIT University, and given a high priority. The University has taken steps to build and nurture a culture of research & development and innovation. It has established a Centre for Scientific Research with seed money of US$ 1.2 million, the only private University in the country to establish such a centre. The multidisciplinary research work has been attracting financial support to the tune of few million dollars every year. Further, a Central Advanced Research Centre (CARC) has been established in 1 lakh sq. ft. built up area with sophisticated equipments for advanced research.

KIIT AT A GLANCE

Established in 1997 as an institution and declared as University (U/S 3 of UGC Act, 1956) by Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India in 2004 - within only 6 years of its inception.

Founded by Noted Social and Educational Entrepreneur, Achyuta Samanta.

Located in an idyllic setting in Bhubaneswar, the capital city of Odisha, India.

'A Category' University as per notification of Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India

'Tier 1' Accreditation (Washington Accord) for Engineering Streams by NBA of AICTE

Accredited by NAAC of UGC in 'A' Grade

All academic programmes recognized by the respective Statutory Bodies of the Govt. of India.

Well-known among student community for its student friendly policies and focus on education with human touch.

Spread over 25 sq. km. area accommodating 22 world-class campuses with 1 million sq. metres of aesthetically constructed built up area.

Over 25,000 full-time students in more than 100 academic programmes.

Own entrance examination (KIITEE 2015) for admission into most of the academic programmes.

Students from all States of India and 22 foreign countries.

Cent percent placement in all the academic programmes since inception.

1800 faculty, scientists and researchers

Academic partnership with more than 105 world-class universities from across the world.

Industry-Institute interaction with more than 15 corporate giants.

Self-sufficient campus for each stream of education, replete with academic block, residential block, open air theatres, auditorium, sports complex and cafeteria.

First university in India to implement SAP (Big Bang approach).

Sports Facility: Modern stadium (seating capacity of 35,000), Indoor Stadium and 10 sports complex.

Amenities like branches of all major banks, departmental store, Post Office and Railway Reservation Centre in the campus.

3300 CCTV cameras monitoring all parts of KIIT and its vicinity.

Excellent ambience for national and international conferences in Central Convention Centre Complex.

International standard multi-purpose stadium with seating capacity of 35000.

One of the largest in-campus Indoor Stadium in the country.

15 Food Courts specializing in cuisines from all over the world.

Several academic events and national & international conferences organized round the year.

As many as 10 Nobel Laureates and Ambassadors from 70 countries have visited KIIT, among other high level dignitaries from all over the world.