KIIT was built up in 1992 as a professional instructional hub wi th just two staff and 12 understudies. Be that as it may, it came to fruition as an establishment just in 1997, when degree designing system initiated.

KIIT owes its reality to the vision of its organizer Prof. Achyuta Samanta who, with no land, constrained funds (just Rs. 5000/ - ) and little learning of advanced education, resolved to make a universit y for advantage of the general public.

From these little beginnings, KIIT has formed into a main college with a solid interdisciplinary culture and a guarantee to instructing magnificence. Prof. Samanta has likewise settled Kalinga Institute of Social Sciences (KISS), a free private establishment solely for 25,000 poorest of the poor tribal youngsters and adolescents – just a single of its kind in the entire world.

National and International Recognition

Keeping in mind the end goal to advance learning sharing and collective research, KIIT has grasped participations of different lofty world bodies, accreditation sheets and affiliations. Each of these bodies has vast number of part Universities. Individuals advantage from trade, degree identicalness, cooperations and research gives in promoting the reason for advanced education among themselves.

It is a member of prestigious national and international organizations.

Member-National and International Bodies

European Association of International Education (EAIE)

International Association of Universities (IAU)

Association of Indian Universities (AIU)

Association of Commonwealth Universities (ACU)

University Mobility of Asia and the Pacific (UMAP)

International Association of University Presidents (IAUP)

Association of Universities of Asia and the Pacific (AUAP)

European Association of International Education (EAIE)

International Institute of Education (IIE), New York

United Nations Academic Impact (UNAI)

Eurasian Silk Road Universities Consortium (ESRUC), Turkey

Rankings

Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology has been ranked as 16th in India, 5th among private universities, and 4th in the eastern region in the year 2009 by Times of India. It has been ranked 18th among private engineering institutes as well as 7th in placement in 2008 by Outlook India.

KIIT School of Management has been listed as the Mentor Institution by AICTE for conducting faculty development program in eastern India. It has been ranked 5th among private engineering colleges in India by The Pioneer in 2012.