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Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology

Coordinates: 20°21′10″N 85°49′10″E / 20.35278°N 85.81944°E / 20.35278; 85.81944
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Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology
Former name
Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (KIIT)
TypePrivate Deemed University
Established1992 (33 years ago) (1992)
FounderAchyuta Samanta
AffiliationUGC, NAAC, ACU
ChancellorAshok Kumar Parija[1]
Vice-ChancellorSaranjit Singh[2]
Students40000(Undergraduates and Postgraduates)
Location
Bhubaneswar
,
Odisha
,
751024
,
India

20°21′10″N 85°49′10″E / 20.35278°N 85.81944°E / 20.35278; 85.81944
CampusUrban, 6,117.55 acres (2,475.68 ha)
LanguageEnglish
Websitekiit.ac.in
University rankings
Regional – Overall
QS Asia[3]=257 (2025)

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

It was founded in 1992 as Industrial Training Institute in Bhubaneswar.[6] 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'.[7]

History

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KIIT was established in 1992 as an Industrial Training Institute with only twelve students and two faculty.[8] It is part of KIIT Society which is estimated to be worth US$1.3 billion as of 2020.[9] In 1997, the School of Technology and the School of Computer Application were established. In 2004 it was conferred the status of deemed university and renamed KIIT University.[10]


Referances

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  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. ^ "QS Asia University Rankings 2025 – Overall". Top Universities. Retrieved 15 March 2025.
  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. ^ "History". KIIT. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
  7. ^ "Don't use 'university' in institute names, UGC directs deemed-to-be varsities". The Indian Express. 15 November 2017. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
  8. ^ "Overview". KIIT University. Archived from the original on 30 August 2011. Retrieved 1 May 2009.
  9. ^ "Eminence tag to two private institutes did not meet key eligibility criterion". The Indian Express. 3 March 2020. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
  10. ^ "KIIT Accreditation". Archived from the original on 17 September 2008.
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