The Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (KIIT) University here jumped up 200 positions globally to be placed in the cohort of 801-1000 in the prestigious Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings 2022 announced on Thursday.
It is a significant improvement from last year when it had achieved a rank of 1001+. The KIIT’s performance makes it the No. 1 ranked university in Odisha and eastern India. While KIIT, NIT Rourkela, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham and Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT) share the same rank in this coveted annual ranking of the global higher education institutions, IIT Bhubaneswar and Manipal Academy of Higher Education have been ranked 1000+. As a young university of only 17 years, KIIT’s performance is better than any other university in the country. It has also been achieving impressive positions in the rankings conducted by various Government bodies. KIIT & KISS founder Prof Achyuta Samanta credited the combined efforts by students and staffs for the achievement.
“KIIT’s performance in the rankings is significant as it is a multi-disciplinary university with as many as 28 faculties. Had it been an institution offering only Engineering courses, it would have achieved much higher ranking”, he said.