Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology
Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (KIIT), formerly KIIT University, is a Premier deemed university located in Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India. It primarily emphasizes on higher education and research in engineering and science. It offers 34 undergraduate, 32 postgraduate, 10 integrated, 11 Ph.D and 7 postdoctoral research programmes in the fields of science and engineering, medical science, management, law, film and media, humanities and yoga and sports. The admissions for all the programmes except for MBBS and BDS are conducted through KIITEE exam which is held annually in multiple phases.
| Motto | Sā Vidyā Yā Vimuktayē (Sanskrit) |
|---|---|
Motto in English | Knowledge is that which liberates |
| Type | Deemed university |
| Established | 1992 |
| Founder | Achyuta Samanta |
| Affiliation | UGC, NAAC, ACU |
| Chancellor | Ashok Kumar Parija |
| Vice-Chancellor | Saranjit Singh |
Academic staff | 2,500 |
| Students | 40000(Undergraduates and Postgraduates) |
| Location | , Odisha , India 20°21′10″N 85°49′10″E |
| Campus | 6,117 acres (24.75 km2), Urban, 6,117 acres (2,475 ha) |
| Nickname | KIITians |
| Website | kiit |
It was founded in 1992 as Industrial Training Institute in Bhubaneswar with a seed revenue of ₹5000 (US$66.8). In 2017 it was renamed back as Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology following the UGC request to drop "University" from the name for all the institutes granted the status of 'Deemed to be Universities'. It is part of KIIT Society which is estimated to be worth ₹10,000 Crores (US$1.3 billion) as of 2020.
It was declared as deemed university in 2004 by the Ministry of HRD, Government of India and also was conferred with Category A status in 2014 by the Government of India. In 2019 KIIT was recognised as Institute of Eminence by the Ministry of HRD, Government of India. It has been granted Tier-1 accreditation by the National Board of Accreditation. ARIIA 2021 ranked KIIT as India's best private university in innovation and self-financing.