Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology

Last updated

Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology
KIIT logo.svg
Former name
Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (KIIT)
TypePrivate Deemed University
Established1992(32 years ago) (1992)
Founder Achyuta Samanta
Affiliation UGC, NAAC, ACU
Chancellor Ashok Kumar Parija [1]
Vice-Chancellor Saranjit Singh [2]
Academic staff
3,500 [3]
Students40000(Undergraduates and Postgraduates)
Location
Patia, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India

20°21′10″N85°49′10″E / 20.35278°N 85.81944°E / 20.35278; 85.81944
Campus Urban, 6,117.55 acres (2,475.68 ha)
LanguageEnglish
Website kiit.ac.in

Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (KIIT), formerly KIIT, Bhubaneswar, is a private deemed university [4] located in Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India. [5] 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. [6]

Contents

It was founded in 1992 as Industrial Training Institute in Bhubaneswar. [7] In 2017 it was renamed Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology following the UGC order to drop the term "University" from the name for all the institutes granted the status of 'Deemed to be Universities'. [8]

History

KIIT was established in 1992 as an Industrial Training Institute with only twelve students and two faculty. [9] It is part of KIIT Society which is estimated to be worth US$1.3 billion as of 2020. [10] In 1997, the School of Technology and the School of Computer Application was established. In 2004 it was conferred the status of deemed university and renamed KIIT University. [11]

The KIIT School of Biotechnology, School of Rural Management, School of Medicine and KIIT Law School were started in 2007. [12] It was declared as deemed university in 2004 and was conferred with Category A status in 2014. [7] [13]

In 2017, the institute was renamed back Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology, following a request from all institutes deemed to be universities not to use "university" in their title. [14]

Central library of the institute Kiit library building.jpg
Central library of the institute

Academics

KIIT has 27,000+ students. [9] [15] Each academic program is functioning in different independent campuses.

Accreditation

KIIT was accredited by National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) with an A++ grade with a score of 3.48 out of 4 points. [16]

Rankings

University rankings
General – international
QS (Asia) (2023) [17] 401–500
Times (World) (2023) [18] 601–800
Times (Asia) (2022) [19] 201–250
Times (Emerging) (2022) [20] 201–250
General – India
NIRF (Overall) (2024) [21] 28
NIRF (Research) (2024) [22] 46
NIRF (Universities) (2024) [23] 15
Engineering – India
NIRF (2024) [24] 37
Medical – India
NIRF (2024) [25] 25
Law – India
NIRF (2024) [26] 11
Business/Management – India
NIRF (2024) [27] 67
Dental – India
NIRF (2024) [28] 22

Internationally, KIIT was ranked 401–500 in Asia on the QS World University Rankings of 2023. [17] It was ranked 601–800 in the world by the Times Higher Education World University Rankings of 2023, [18] 201–250 in Asia in 2022 [19] and in the same band among emerging economies. [20]

In India, it was ranked 37th among engineering colleges by the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) in 2024, 15th among all universities and 28th overall. NIRF also ranked it 67th in the management ranking, 25th in medical ranking and 11th in law ranking. [29] KIIT ranked 1st in India in the 2020 ARIIA Ranking published by the MHRD under the 'Private or Self-Financed Universities' category. [30] In the NIRF Rankings announced on 11 June 2020, KIIT's rank improved to 44th from 50th in the Overall category, while it was ranked 24th in the rank for University. [31]

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Jadavpur University</span> Public technical and research university in Kolkata, India

Jadavpur University is a public state funded research and technology university with its main campus located at Jadavpur, Kolkata, West Bengal, India. It was established in 1906 as Bengal Technical Institute and was converted into Jadavpur University in 1955. As of 2024 NIRF rankings, Jadavpur University has been ranked 9th among universities, 12th among engineering institutes, and 17th overall in India. The university has been recognized by UGC as an institute with "Potential for Excellence" and accredited an "A" grade by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC).

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Gandhigram Rural Institute</span> Deemed university in Dindigul, India

The Gandhigram Rural Institute (GRI) is a centrally-funded deemed university in Dindigul, Tamil Nadu, India.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Banasthali Vidyapith</span> Indian private deemed university

Banasthali Vidyapith, also known as Banasthali University, is a private university located in the Tonk district in the Indian state of Rajasthan. The university offers programs at the secondary, senior secondary, undergraduate, and postgraduate degree levels.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Vellore Institute of Technology</span> Private deemed university in Tamil Nadu, India

Fellore Institute of Technology (VIT) is a private deemed university in Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology</span> Private STEM deemed university in Chennai, Tamil Nadu

Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology (SIST), formerly Sathyabama University, is a private, STEM-intensive, multi-disciplinary deemed university in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. Established in 1987, it is accredited with 'A++' grade by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) and 'Category 1 University' by the University Grants Commission (UGC), the highest ratings by both boards. It is also an ISO 9001:2008 certified institution, and has the distinction of being one of the very few universities in India to have successfully built and launched its own space satellite, in association with ISRO.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Manipal Academy of Higher Education</span> Private deemed university in Manipal, India

The Manipal Academy of Higher Education(MAHE) is a private deemed university in the Udupi district of Karnataka, India. The school has campuses in Mangalore, Bangalore, and Jamshedpur in India, as well as global campuses in Dubai and Malaysia. Its sister universities are Manipal University Jaipur and Sikkim Manipal University, all managed by the Manipal Education and Medical Group (MEMG).

<span class="mw-page-title-main">SRM Institute of Science and Technology</span> Private university in Tamil Nadu, India

SRM Institute of Science and Technology (SRMIST), formerly SRM University, is a private deemed university, located in Kattankulathur, Chengalpattu, Tamil Nadu, India. Founded in 1985 as SRM Engineering College in Kattankulathur, it gained the deemed University status in 2002. SRM Institute of Science and Technology is spread across five campuses — Kattankulathur, Ramapuram, Vadapalani,(all in Chennai), Ghaziabad and Tiruchirappalli. Those are all same University as per section 3 of University Grants Commission Act, 1956. It has three sister universities in Andhra Pradesh, Haryana and Sikkim.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Utkal University</span> Public university in Bhubaneswar, Odisha

Utkal University (UU) is a public university in Bhubaneswar, Khordha, Odisha, and is the oldest university in the state, and the 17th-oldest university in India. The university was established in 1943 and was operating from Ravenshaw College in the early days.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Shanmugha Arts, Science, Technology & Research Academy</span> Privately funded Research University located at Thanjavur, India

The Shanmugha Arts, Science, Technology & Research Academy, also known as SASTRA, is a private and deemed university in the town of Thirumalaisamudram, Thanjavur district, Tamil Nadu, India. SASTRA is ranked by global ranking agencies such as Times Higher Education and QS. It offers undergraduate, post graduate and doctoral courses in Engineering, Science, Education, Management, Law and the Arts.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Symbiosis International University</span> Private higher-education institute in Maharashtra, India

Symbiosis International (Deemed University), is a multi-campus private, deemed university located in the city of Pune, India. The university is located in various campuses in Pune, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Nashik, Noida, Nagpur etc.

KIIT School of Management (KSOM) is a private business school located in Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India. It was established in 1993 as the Institute of Business Administration and Training. It is a constituent institute of Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Chitkara University, Punjab</span> University in Punjab, India

Chitkara University is a private university located in Rajpura, Punjab, India. It offers undergraduate programs, post-graduate program and doctoral programs in fields of engineering, management, pharmacy, health sciences, nursing, hospitality, art & design and education. It was established and is managed by the Chitkara Educational Trust.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Amity University, Noida</span> Private university in Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India

Amity University, Noida is a private research university located in Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India. It was established in 2005 by an Act of the State Legislature of Uttar Pradesh. It has campuses in India and overseas branch campuses in Dubai and Tashkent. The university is recognised by the University Grants Commission and accredited by the NAAC with grade a 'A+'.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Siksha 'O' Anusandhan</span> Deemed to be University at Odisha, India

Siksha 'O' Anusandhan (SOA), formerly Siksha 'O' Anusandhan University (SOA University) is a private deemed university in Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India. Many of the programs are nationally accredited, such as engineering, medicine, pharmacy, business, nursing, biotechnology, science, humanities, environment, nano technology, materials science, agriculture and law.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Institute of Chemical Technology</span> Public deemed university in Mumbai, India

Institute of Chemical Technology (ICT) is a public deemed university in Mumbai, India. It is focused on training and research in the fields of chemical engineering, chemical technology, and pharmaceutical sciences. Established in 1933, the institute was granted deemed university status in 2008, making it the only state-funded deemed university in India. In 2018, ICT was named an institute with a special status per the Empowered Expert Committee and was given the status of Category 1 institute with graded autonomy by the Ministry of Human Resource Development and the University Grants Commission (India). The institute also has regional campuses at Bhubaneswar, Odisha and Jalna, Maharashtra.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham</span> Private university in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India

Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham is a multi-campus, multi-disciplinary, research-intensive private deemed university in India. It currently has 19 constituent schools spread across nine campuses in Amaravati, Amritapuri (Kollam), Bangalore, Chennai, Coimbatore, Kochi, Faridabad, Mysore, and Nagercoil. Accredited with the highest possible ‘A++’ grade by NAAC and ranked as 7th best university in India in National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) 2024.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Centurion University</span> Private state university in Odisha, India

Centurion University(CU) is a private university from Odisha, India. With its main campus earlier at Parlakhemundi in the Gajapati and another constituent campus located at Jatni, on the fringes of Bhubaneswar,which is now as main campus and it was accorded the status of a university in the year 2010. The university has been accredited by NAAC with 'A+' Grade, thereby becoming the youngest private university to have earned the distinction. In 2016, the Bhubaneswar campus of the university was ranked 81 among the institutions offering engineering education in India by the Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India under the NIRF.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Saveetha Institute of Medical And Technical Sciences</span> University in Tamil Nadu, India

Saveetha Institute of Medical And Technical Sciences is a private and deemed-to-be-university located in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. It has nine disciplines of studies: Dental College, School of Management, School of Law, School of Engineering, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, School of Physiotherapy, School of Nursing and Medical College. The first three disciplines are in Poonamalle while the rest are in Thandalam. Saveetha Engineering College is an Anna University-affiliated institution. Admissions are done through Class 12th Indian board examinations.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">JIS College of Engineering</span> Engineering college of West Bengal

JIS College of Engineering is a college located in Kalyani, West Bengal, India. The college was established in 2000.The Institution is declared Autonomous by the University Grants Commission (UGC) in 2011. In 2022, the college was accredited by NAAC with Grade-A. It is affiliated to Maulana Abul Kalam Azad University of Technology, West Bengal. The institute is ranked by NIRF in the range of 201–250 in 2021. In Atal Ranking of Institutions on Innovation Achievements (ARIIA) 2020, the institute has secured a place in Band B among Private or Self-Financed College/Institutes in India. On 1 September 2020, the institute celebrated its 20th Birthday.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Shoolini University of Biotechnology and Management Sciences</span> Shoolini University is Himachals No. 1 Private University

Shoolini University of Biotechnology and Management Sciences, also known simply as Shoolini University, is a private research university located near Kasauli in Solan district, Himachal Pradesh, 173229, India. It is located approx 90 min (5,400 s) from Chandigarh and Shimla.

References

  1. ↑ Pioneer, The. "Parija new KIIT Chancellor". The Pioneer. Retrieved 30 September 2022.
  2. ↑ "KIIT University X". X (formerly Twitter). Retrieved 1 October 2023.
  3. ↑ "Faculty Profile List of KIIT". KIIT. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
  4. ↑ "University". www.ugc.ac.in. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
  5. ↑ Mohammad Suffian (4 July 2021). "Tokyo Olympics: In a first, 3 athletes from KIIT University in Odisha qualify for the Games". India Today. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
  6. ↑ "Graduation Courses, Master Courses & Syllabus". KIIT. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
  7. 1 2 "History". KIIT. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
  8. ↑ "Don't use 'university' in institute names, UGC directs deemed-to-be varsities". The Indian Express. 15 November 2017. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
  9. 1 2 "Overview". KIIT University. Archived from the original on 30 August 2011. Retrieved 1 May 2009.
  10. ↑ "Eminence tag to two private institutes did not meet key eligibility criterion". The Indian Express. 3 March 2020. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
  11. ↑ "KIIT Accreditation". Archived from the original on 17 September 2008.
  12. ↑ "KIIT claims to make it to record book". The Hindu . 8 November 2009. Archived from the original on 10 November 2007. Retrieved 1 May 2009.
  13. ↑ "Full list of institutions granted autonomy by University Grants Commission; here's what JNU, BHU, AMU have got". The Financial Express. 21 March 2018. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
  14. ↑ "Don't use 'university' in institute names, UGC directs deemed-to-be varsities". The Indian Express . 15 November 2017. Retrieved 1 December 2017.
  15. ↑ "About KIIT" . Retrieved 6 December 2017.
  16. ↑ "KIIT gets NAAC 'A++' Grade accreditation". The Pioneer. 27 May 2016. Retrieved 6 December 2017.
  17. 1 2 "QS Asia University Rankings 2023". QS Quacquarelli Symonds Limited. 8 November 2022.
  18. 1 2 "World University Rankings 2023". Times Higher Education . 2022.
  19. 1 2 "Asia University Rankings 2022". Times Higher Education . 2022.
  20. 1 2 "Emerging Economies University Rankings 2022". Times Higher Education . 2022.
  21. ↑ "National Institutional Ranking Framework 2024 (Overall)". National Institutional Ranking Framework . Ministry of Education. 12 August 2024.
  22. ↑ "National Institutional Ranking Framework 2024 (Research)". National Institutional Ranking Framework . Ministry of Education. 12 August 2024.
  23. ↑ "National Institutional Ranking Framework 2024 (Universities)". National Institutional Ranking Framework . Ministry of Education. 12 August 2024.
  24. ↑ "National Institutional Ranking Framework 2024 (Engineering)". National Institutional Ranking Framework . Ministry of Education. 12 August 2024.
  25. ↑ "National Institutional Ranking Framework 2024 (Medical)". National Institutional Ranking Framework . Ministry of Education. 12 August 2024.
  26. ↑ "National Institutional Ranking Framework 2024 (Law)". National Institutional Ranking Framework . Ministry of Education. 12 August 2024.
  27. ↑ "National Institutional Ranking Framework 2024 (Management)". National Institutional Ranking Framework . Ministry of Education. 12 August 2024.
  28. ↑ "National Institutional Ranking Framework 2024 (Dental)". National Institutional Ranking Framework . Ministry of Education. 12 August 2024.
  29. ↑ "NIRF Ranking 2024" (PDF).
  30. ↑ "ARIIA 2020: Atal Ranking of Institutions on Innovation Achievements" . Retrieved 15 September 2020.
  31. ↑ "NIRF 2020: Odisha's KIIT ranks high in all categories much to Dr Samanta's delight". The New Indian Express. 11 June 2020. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.