KIIT Deemed to be University: From Excellence to Eminence

Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (KIIT) Deemed to be University in Bhubaneswar is among India's most sought-after universities, attracting students from all over India and more than 53 countries to pursue professional and technical education. Founded in 1992-93 as a modest vocational training centre by eminent educationist and social activist Prof. Achyuta Samanta, it took shape as a centre of higher learning in 1997, which is considered as the base year. Since then KIIT has grown exponentially, setting a high benchmark in each area of education.
With a diverse student body of 30,000, KIIT is on its way to becoming an international hub for quality professional and technical education. In a major boost to its global ambitions, the Government of India has recognised KIIT Deemed to be University as an 'Institution of Eminence' (IoE). KIIT has joined the select league of 10 public and 10 private universities, which would be developed as world-class institutions under the Institution of Eminence (IoE) scheme of the Govt. of India. Further, it is the first Indian university to get Internationalization Strategies Advisory Service (ISAS) badge from the International Association of Universities (IAU) which marks the achievement of milestones along the journey of internationalisation.
As the institution's global ranking was one of the criteria for selection as an Institution of Eminence, KIIT's impressive position in international university rankings like QS and Times Higher Education (THE) helped it achieve this historic milestone. KIIT is just 23 years old as an institution for professional education (started in 1997) and 16 years old as a University (declared in 2004). But, despite being a very young university, it has secured impressive positions in various benchmark global university rankings and 'Institution of Eminence' recognition.
KIIT is also accredited in high grades by various national and international accreditation bodies. It was conferred 'A' category university status in 2015 by the Ministry of HRD, Govt of India. It has been getting 'A' Grade from NAAC, the country's top accreditation body for higher education institutions, for three times in a row. B.Tech programmes have got the coveted Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET), UK accreditation, besides 'Tier 1' (Washington Accord) from NBA. It has also been ranked among the top 31 universities by the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) of the Government of India.
The University has placed much emphasis on creating enabling infrastructure and facilities for advanced research in diverse areas. It is among only seven institutions in India selected by Boeing India for its Boeing University Innovation Leadership Development (BUILD) programme to boost aerospace entrepreneurship. Recently, KIIT was ranked 2nd among self-financing institutions of India by the Ministry of HRD, Govt of India in Atal Ranking of Institutions on Innovation Achievements (ARIIA). 
The University has had a remarkable campus placement record since its inception. Salary package offered to KIIT students are on par with any other leading universities and national institutes in the country. In this context, it is worth mentioning that KIIT is placing nearly 3,000 students every year in technology streams. About 50 per cent students are placed on 'Day Zero' itself with the highest pay offered this year is Rs28 lakh, while the average is Rs6.5 lakh. This is comparable to any other national institutes in the country. Besides that, the remaining students are also placed in good national international companies with pay package ranging from Rs6 lakh (highest) to Rs4.5 lakh (average).
Campus placement in other schools of KIIT - School of Management, School of Biotechnology, School of Law, School of Computer Application and School of Rural Management - is equally good. School of Biotechnology and School of Rural Management have been recording 100 per cent placement, while School of Management 90 per cent. Average salary of MBA graduates in School of Management is Rs7.5 lakh.
KIIT School of Law, which is among top 10 law schools in the country, is the first in the country to offer LL.B. with six specialisations in Business Law, Constitutional Law, Crime and Criminology Law Intellectual Property Law, Taxation Law and International Law.
KIIT is not merely involved in imparting quality education, it is world's only self-financing university to have a wide spectrum of social outreach activities. It is running world's biggest fully-free fully-residential institute exclusively for tribal children - Kalinga Institute of Social Sciences (KISS). KISS provides holistic education from KG to PG, food, accommodation, healthcare, and all the basic necessities of life to 60,000 tribal children (30,000 existing students, 20,000 well placed alumni and 10,000 students in its various satellite centres). In a unique direct development action, KIIT has transformed a remote village (Kalarabank) in Odisha as a 'Smart Village' having all modern amenities of a city, while the Panchayat (Manpur) have been developed as a Model Panchayat.