From a modest beginning in 1997, Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (KIIT) has evolved into a multi-disciplinary institution, respected worldwide for its culture of educational excellence. The excellent academic ambience, quality faculty, adherence to strict academic rigor and plethora of other academic activities led to grant of university status under Section 3 of UGC Act 1956 to the institute by the Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India in the year 2004, within just six years of its inception. MHRD conferred Category ‘A’ status and NBA of AICTE accredited it in Tier 1 (Washington Accord) in 2014, placing KIIT among the most elite universities of the country.

KIIT’s cosmopolitan campus is proud to have more than 27,000 students from all corners of India and around 50 countries. It sprawls over 25 sq. km. area with one and a half million square metre of built up area. There are 28 constituent schools, contiguously located in impeccably landscaped and modern-technology-enabled campuses, offering graduate, post-graduate, doctoral and post-doctoral programmes in a wide range of disciplines.