In the words of Mahatma Gandhi, education should result in physical, psychological and spiritual development of children. Indeed, education and sports are complementary. KIIT  has been according a high importance to sports since its inception. Even though it is not an institution exclusively for sports, all ultramodern sports facility and training, at par with any national level sports hostel or sports training centre, are provided here. As a result the institute has been able to groom many national and international level sportspersons, who have participated in Olympics, Asian Games and Commonwealth Games as a part of Indian contingent. Elaborate and state-of-the-art sporting, fitness and gaming facilities are available both centrally and in individual campuses. Fields for various outdoor games dot various campuses of KIIT . Facilities for indoor games are also available. Sports activity in KIIT  is facilitated by KIIT Stadium, 12 Sports Complexes with swimming pools and Indoor Stadiums distributed in different campuses. Sprawling over an area of 29 acre, KIIT Stadium has the capacity to hold day & night matches, and is a regular venue for Ranji Trophy matches.