History KIIT

KIIT was established in 1992 as a vocational training centre with only two staff and 12 students. However, it took shape as an institution only in 1997, when degree engineering programme commenced. KIIT owes its existence to the vision of its founder Prof. Achyuta Samanta who, with no land, limited finances (only Rs. 5000/-) and little knowledge of higher education, created an institution for the benefit of the society. From these small beginnings, KIIT has developed into a leading university with a strong interdisciplinary culture and a commitment to teaching excellence.

Ranked 16th
among all Government and private Universities in India by NIRF, Govt. of India

Placed in the rank band of 151-200
in the overall category among Young universities by Times Higher Education Young University Rankings 2022

(Tier 1) status by the National Board of Accreditation
B.Tech. programs have been once again granted the highest accreditation (Tier 1) status by the National Board of Accreditation (NBA) for a period of six years


Ranked among 601-800 in the Times Higher Education World University Ranking 2024

Ranked among 601-800
in the Times Higher Education World University Ranking 2023

Computer Science Engineering ranks in cohort of 301-400
in the Times Higher Education World University Ranking 2022

ABET, USA Affiliation
KIIT's Engineering Programmes get ABET, USA affiliation

Ranked 8th
best University in the world in the THE Impact Rankings 2022 for ‘reducing inequalities’ (SDG10)

Placed in the rank band of 201-250
in the overall category among Asian universities by THE Asia's best universities

Ranked 20th
among all Government and private Universities in India by NIRF, Govt. of India

Ranked 801-1000
by THE World University Rankings 2022

Ranked 201-300
by THE Impact Rankings 2021

Ranked 251-300
in the Emerging Economies University Rankings by THE

Acknowledged as the Leadership and Management Team of the year
in THE Awards Asia 2021

Rated as a 5 Star
institution by the QS Stars Rating System Ranked 21st among all Government and private Universities in India by NIRF, Govt. of India

Ranked 24th
among Indian Universities by National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) 2020, Government of India.

Ranked 1st
in ARIIA Ranking 2020

Ranked 301+
in Times Higher Education (THE) Young University Rankings.

First Indian University
to get ISAS Badge from International Association of Universities.

Ranked as the first
self-financing University in Eastern India by The Times Higher Education World University Rankings.

Ranked 49
by NIRF, Ministry of Human Resource Development

Accredited
by Institute of Engineering & Technology (IET), UK

114 Companies visited

4777+ Job offers

33 Lakhs highest package

Conferred Category ‘A’
Status by Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India

Achieved ‘Tier 1’
Accreditation (Washington Accord) by NBA

Expanding to offbeat Schools of KIIT
1.School of Fashion Technology
2.School of Film & Television Production
3.KIIT Media School

Beginning of 5 constituent Schools of KIIT
1.Kalinga Institute of Medical Sciences
2.Kalinga Institute of Dental Sciences
3.School of Rural Management
4.School of Biotechnology
5.School of Law

Declared Deemed University by Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India

Degree engineering programme started

KIIT Polytechnic founded

KIIT Society registered

KIIT-ITI set-up

KISS - The human face of KIIT started