About Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology - KIIT

KIIT stands for Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology. It was founded by noted social and educational entrepreneur, Dr. Achyuta Samanta in 1992. What started as a nondescript industrial training institute functioning from a rented building with only 12 students and two faculty is now a diversified group of institutions offering academic programmes from Kindergarten to Postdoctorate level. It has fast emerged as a centre of excellence in the field of professional education in India.

It was conferred University status under Section 3 of UGC Act, 1956 by the Ministry of Human Resources Development, Government of India in 2004. It is Accredited by the National Board of Accreditation (NBA) of All India Council of Technical Education (AICTE) and National Accreditation and Assessment Council (NAAC) of the University Grant Commission (UGC). It's Academic programmes are also approved by Statutory Bodies of Government of India such as Medical Council of India (MCI), Dental Council of India (DCI) and Bar Council of India (BCI) as applicable. Besides the regular schools, KIIT has set up four new schools of learning-School of Mass Communication, School of Design, School of Film Studies and School of Sculpture to meet the aspirations of the students and professionals interested in the respective fields.