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KIIT and KISS celebrated the 9th International Yoga Day 2023 on June 21, 2023. Almost 5000 staff from both KIIT & KISS participated in this event. The event was inaugurated by Prof. Sasmita Samanta, VC, KIIT, DU stated that India is the birthplace of yoga and at the same time has been the leader to cater a platform for celebrating yoga on an international level. Yoga has spread its branches all over the world and is being adapted by every individual for maintaining a balanced mind & healthy body.

The Yoga Day was led by KIIT School of Yoga and directed the participating individuals in various yogas forms/poses, relaxing intervals and meditation. Two young individuals, who won gold medals at KISS in Yoga at the first Janjatiya Khel Mahotsav which was recently held in KIIT, exhibited various intricate postures to the participants, which in turn, induced the participants and filled them with excitement.

Senior functionaries of KIIT Group of Institutions and KISS including Registrar KIIT-DU Prof Jnyana Ranjan Mohanty, Registrar KISS-DU Dr Prashant Kumar Routray, Director General Sports KIIT-KISS Gaganendu Dash, Faculty members and staff of KIIT-KISS were present. Registrar Prof. Mohanty proposed the vote of thanks.

KIT Deemed to be University announced that it would be offering employment opportunities to one of the family members of the deceased of Odisha in the Balasore rail tragedy. The university has also announced to offer free education to the children of the deceased.

Dr Achyuta Samanta, the founder of KIIT and KISS, stated that they are trying their best to stand beside the family members of the Balasore rail tragedy victims and provided the best support. He further mentioned that they are offering jobs to one member of the victim's family at KISS and KIIT and free education to the children from standard one to a higher level.

The Balasore rail tragedy that took place on June 2, 2023, claimed 288 lives out of which 39 victims were from Odisha. Dr. Achyuta Samanta thanked & praised the local people as well as the Govt. of Odisha under the honorable chief minister Shri Naveen Patnaik for offering their selfless support to help the victims. Praying for the family of the victims, he stated that KIIT & KISS will lend a supporting hand in every way possible.

A team of specialists at Kalinga Institute of Medical Sciences (KIMS) in Bhubaneswar performed difficult eye surgery on a three-month-old baby, keeping the youngster from losing their vision. Due to the infant's young age, this treatment was the first of its sort in any medical college-cum-hospital in Odisha.

The team bravely undertook the procedure, led by Dr Manmath Kumar Das, a Consultant Retina Surgeon in the Department of Ophthalmology at KIMS. During normal screening to prevent future blindness, the baby, born prematurely weighing roughly 1200 grammes, was diagnosed with Retinopathy of Prematurity (ROP).

The right eye was treated with injections and laser techniques, while the left eye presented a more difficult issue. As a result, the team chose a high-risk retinopathy operation. Fortunately, the operation went well, and the infant should have normal eyesight in both eyes.

This ground-breaking achievement was accomplished by a medical team that includes Dr Santosh Panda and his team from the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU), as well as Dr Saswati Das, an Associate Professor in the Department of Anesthesiology. Dr Das emphasised that the surgery was the first of its sort conducted in an Odisha medical college-cum-hospital. He also praised KIMS for its cutting-edge technology and skills.

The delighted mother conveyed her heartfelt gratitude to the doctors and KIMS, emphasising that her baby had been given fresh life. Dr Achyuta Samanta, the founder of KIIT, KISS, and KIMS, commended the surgical team for their successful intervention and wished the baby a rapid recovery.

May 17, 2023 marked the 10th Anniversary celebration of the “International Day of Art of Giving (AOG)”. This event was celebrated through different activities. Launched tens years ago on the same day by Dr. Achyuta Samanta, an eminent philanthropist & educationist, AOG aims at spreading the message of peace, harmony, happiness, & cooperation. “Helping the Help” was this year's theme. This day was celebrated in 350 locations in 20 countries throughout 6 continents. Also, all the followers of AOG celebrated this day in 3500 locations in 29 states, 4 UTIs, and 200 cities and towns in India.

In Odisha, a special event was organized to commemorate the 10th Anniversary Celebration. The AOG Day was celebrated at 10,000+ locations across 30 districts, 10 major cities & towns, 300 blocks, and over 5000 Gram Panchayats of Odisha. In this event, various service providers from different fields were recognized and bestowed with the AOG Hero Award. Some of them were Dr Shankar Ramchandani of Sambalpur District who charges only Rs 1 as a visiting fee; Abharani Choudhury, Secretary Odisha Patita Udhhar Samiti; Ranjita Rath, the Multipurpose Health Supervisor of Jajpur District; Silabati Pradhan, Asha Worker of Kandhamal District; Amarnath Mahanta, Ambulance Driver from Keonjhar District and Feroze Mohammed, Traffic Police of the Police Commissionerate.

Dr. Samanta stated that said that the people of Odisha should feel a sense of accomplishment since this AOG concept has its root origin in Odisha. He also mentioned that the AOG event has been organised throughout the globe.

The KIMS Super Speciality Hospital and Cancer Centre was inaugrated by the Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik. He took a tour of the campus and was delighted by the ungradation done by the institute. 

The KIMS Super Speciality Hospital now has 1600 beds for general public and economical weaker section of the society. The beds have all the facilities and is fully air conditioned. 

The super speciality hospital will have 12 departments which are dedicated and specialised for the needs of people. The institue aims to provide affordable health care for everyone.

Professor Bidhu Kalyan Mohanti will be heading the cancer centre which is yet another initiative to help everyone in need of better healthcare.

Adjudged the 12th Best in General Engineering Discipline

Steps fall short often when someone calculates the strides made by the Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (KIIT) Deemed to be University, Bhubaneswar, and the rankings it has bagged in a plethora of disciplines down those years.

One more laurel comes its way as it has been ranked as the 23rd best Indian university in the overall category by the Times Higher Education in its Asia University Rankings for 2022, a giant leap forward of seven places over last year.

In The Legion of Tops

In the General Engineering (Overall category), the University jumped three places to the 12th position, which is higher than some of the IITs and prestigious private universities in the country. With an overall score of 32+, KIIT has been ranked in the cohort of 201-250 in the Asian continent, and among a handful of Indian universities that have made it to the ranking list.

This is a significant achievement for the University, which was established as an institute about 25 years back, and is considered a relatively young university in comparison to the established ones.

According to the 2022 ranking list, the University has emerged as the best in Odisha, edging past other government and private-run universities that have found mentioned in the ranking list. “KIIT has been performing at par with the prestigious institutions in India like the IITs, NITs, and other reputed universities.

Out-Smarting the Bigs

KIIT, which has placed a concerted focus on the citation, research, and international outlook, has done exceedingly well in these categories. In the Citation category, the university has scored 45.6 points. Indian Institute of Science Bangalore, which has topped the Indian universities, has scored 31.5 points in this category.

In the International Outlook category, KIIT has scored 22.1 points and in Research Category, it has scored 15.3 points. Similarly, in the Teaching Category, it has scored 31.5 points.

In the Industry Income category, the university has scored 66.2 points, which is one of the best among the Indian universities and one of the prime contributors to pushing up KIITs overall ranking.

KIIT-DU is the only self-financing university from eastern India and Odisha to enter the prestigious THE Asia University Rankings, which list the world’s best universities that are 50 years old or younger. KIIT is only 18 years old as a university and 25 years old as an institute. It has also been achieving and sustaining its impressive positions in various global rankings of higher education institutions.

This is a big success for KIIT as we strive for academic excellence in all spheres, said KIIT and KISS Founder Dr. Achyuta Samanta. An elated Staff, students, management, and well-wishers of both KIIT & KISS have profoundly thanked and expressed gratitude to Dr. Samanta for the latest achievement and for his vision to place the University among the best globally.

Bhubaneswar, May 27: KIIT and KISS Universities of the Temple City, the flag bearer global institutions practicing and propagating gender equality, zero-tolerance against gender-based violence, an entrepreneurship programme for tribal women and girls, capacity building of women in tribal districts, education for all and empowerment through sports, today held the opening day sessions of South Asia Women’s Conference (SAWC) 2023.

The two-day event, in association with the United States Consulate General Hyderabad, held in association with multiple UN bodies, has started discussing sustainable networking for the development of women and girls in South Asia. The SAWC 2023 theme this year is ``Towards an Equitable, Inclusive and Sustainable World.” Seventy delegates are participating in the meet.

Welcoming the delegates Vice-Chancellor of KIIT University and Chairman of the inaugural session, Prof Sasmita Samanta said “Women are the epitome of knowledge and we have to connect to the globe to assert the power that we possess with humility.’’

She also observed that women of South Asia have the unique culture of safeguarding the well-being of all around them with their noble qualities like tolerance, peace, and patience, but neglecting their own selves. This conference will try to zero in on the reasons behind such neglect so that the well-being of women folks would be taken care of, in the future.

In her keynote address leading actress-turned director and activist Nandita Das, “we have to say Yes to all that we can achieve and no to what means NO! Saying that those who are suffering from it have to carry the burden of changing it, the actor added If we did not fight for it, who would do it for us?, the noted actress also observed that it was not a fight between men and women as we have to share the responsibilities and burdens of our lives to march ahead.

Speaking on the occasion Mr. Frankie Sturm Acting Public Affairs Officer, US Consulate General, Hyderabad said, “The absence of equality makes it difficult for communities to resolve conflict, complicates efforts to boost economic prosperity and undermines countries abilities to grow. The untapped potential of women is a lost opportunity for economic growth, equitable development and conflict resolution. We have to regain the opportunity and achieve gender equity.”

Smt. Lakshmi Puri, former Assistant Secretary-General of the United Nations, in her video message at the inaugural ceremony, highlighted the way towards ushering in Planet 50-50 by 2030 and the centrality of #SDG5 for achieving Agenda 2030.

“Empowerment is both an agent and a product of social change. It is about choice and ability to influence ones desired action and be part of the decision-making process,” said Mr. Arun Sahu, High Commissioner of India to Trinidad and Tobago.

Ms Acharapan Yuvaprapas, Consul General Thai Consulate, Kolkata in her speech referred to “Gender Rights equality is a Human Right issue.’’

"Through inclusivity and sustainability, we can find solutions to all global problems,’’ said Ms. Tahina Rasamoelina Chargee D’Affaires, Embassy of the Republic of Madagascar.

Mr. Rahul Bose Eminent Actor and Social Activist in his message said. “I hope, workable, implementable, interesting, and innovative ideas come about from the interactions. But more than that, I hope that the people who have attended the seminars go back to their homelands and start implementing the ideas that they have come up with and discussed.”

Ms. Abha Mishra, United Nations Development Programme, State Head – Odisha said “All the SDGs cannot be achieved if we have no mechanism to address the gender gap and difference.”

Mr. Himanshu Bal, World Food Programme, State Head – Odisha noted that if we could address hunger, we could also address SDG 5. Both men and women have to be empowered at the same time. Later three sessions of panel discussions were also held during the day in which UNFPA, WFP, UNESCO, UN Volunteers and UN Women representatives participated.

The prime objective of the conference is to bring together select U.S. Government exchange alumni working on gender equity-related themes from Bangladesh, Bhutan, Nepal, Sri Lanka, and India. The regional conference with several sessions of workshops, group discussions and breakout sessions are to ensure a designated path in order to achieve the SDG Agenda 2030 of the United Nations. 

Bhubaneswar, May 17: India along with several countries across the world on May 17 celebrated the 9th anniversary of Art of Giving (AOG), a noble and pious initiative of Prof. Achyuta Samanta to promote an equitable and harmonious relationship in the society. The theme of this year’s celebration was hope- harmony- happiness, with Prof Samanta disclosing moves to propose to the United Nationsto proclaim May 17 as the Art of Giving day.

The AOG has transformed into a people’s movement, bringing hope and happiness to millions, especially those living on the margins of society. “Our objective is to spread the message of peace and happiness. We want to make it a universally accepted belief through the UN proclamation, the Founder said. He remained optimistic that the 10th anniversary of AOG next year will be celebrated as a UN proclaimedday, much like how the world celebrates June 21 as UN proclaimed International Yoga Day. 

Hon’ble Governor of Odisha, Prof Ganeshi Lal, Chief Guest of the occasion, hailed the pathbreaking initiative of Prof Samanta and said his noble cause transcends all barriers and touches every soul in the society irrespective of caste, creed or religion.

 “There is no difference between the commoner and the cosmos and that the quality of AOG,” the Governor said at the packed gathering that was attended by well-known faces from different spheres of the State. The Governor drew parallels between AOG and devotion shown towards Lord Jagannath and said AOG is like “pulling down the heaven on earth”.

Taking the audience back to 2013 when AOG was conceptualized, Prof Samanta recalled the moment when this idea crossed his mind. He said he was heading to the Bengaluru city from the airport when he felt that the achievements that has come his way were all because of compassion exhibited by way of giving out to the society.

 “I immediately called up some close friends and shared about AOG philosophy. They were ecstatic with the idea.” Prof Samanta said that from the conceptualisation stage to finalizing AOG took them about six months and since then AOG has taken a universal appeal.

On the eve of the 9th celebration, he said, 15 places in Bangladesh had observed the day while 30 more events were organized in Delhi. Besides, every panchayat across Odisha celebrated the occasion in its unique way.

Swami Sivachidananda Saraswati, Secretary, Sivananda Centenary Boys' School, Bhubaneswar, said our Guruji Swami Shivananda was always giving something or other to anyone, who approached him. In fact, we were calling our Guru a nickname "Givanand" looking at his giving spree. Today I have found the "Second Givanand" in Prof AchyutaSamanta looking at his philosophy of life.

Saying that we have to expand ourselves beyond the narrow 'self', Swami Siva Chidanand added that a time has come to rediscover our innerself so that we can do something for the world surrounding us and the Art of Giving philosophy would certainly help us in this regard.

Baba Ram Narayan Das, Founder-President, Unit-I Ram Temple, Bhubaneswar, in his speech observed that by arranging more than 1lakh meals in a day for over 30,000 inmates of KISS and family members of more than 10,000 families of KIIT and KISS Universities, Prof AchyutaSamanta is not only doing a yeoman service to the society but also spreading the message of Art of Giving by organising the food or "Anna" or rice as it is the epitome of our lifeline.

Declaring the philosophy of Indian mythology is that ``Data ek Ram baki sab bhikari’’ Baba Ram Narayan Das added that Prof AchyutaSamanta should not deviate from his path as the meaning of his name explains, so that Art of Giving would get longtime patronage and would help people to disseminate the theme of Hope, Happiness and Harmony around the world.

Niranjan Rath, President of Servants of Peoples Society (Odisha Branch) and printer and publisher of Odisha’s leading language daily Samaja, also spoke on AOG.

Prof Lal felicitated young environmentalist Subhransu Satapathy, lady mortician Riturani Sasmal, ASHA health worker Babita Natha, training youth for Army examinations in Jagatsinghpur Silu Nayak and golden grass designer and entrepreneur Usharani Naik from Mayurbhanj with ‘Art of Giving Award- 2022' for their extraordinary work toward society. 

KIMS Ranked 5th Best Multi-Speciality Medical Facility in Eastern India by Outlook

Kalinga Institute of Medical Sciences (KIMS), Bhubaneswar has been recognised as the fifth Best Multi-Speciality Medical Facility in Eastern India by the prestigious English periodical Outlook magazine. The Outlook magazine and NEB Research presented the Outlook Health Best Hospital Ranking 2022. It has given the Orthopaedics Department of KIMS an All-India 6th rank and the Paediatrics Department has been placed in the 9th position.

This has reaffirmed the commitment of KIMS to offering quality and affordable treatment to the community. As per the Outlook ranking, both the Gastroenterology and Neurology Departments of the institute are given the 10th position and the Cardiology Department has an All-India rank of 12.

KIMS was established in the year 2007 under the leadership of Dr. Achyuta Samanta, who is the Founder of KIIT and KISS. KIMS was established as a constituent School of Medical Sciences under KIIT Deemed-to-be-University and since its inception, it has received wider recognition and emerged as one of Eastern India’s biggest healthcare service providers.

Team KIMS has a huge workforce to support the medical college and its constituent hospital comprising 1,500 doctors, 950 highly trained nursing professionals, and 900 paramedics. To add to the existing strength, there are 1,000 in non-medical and support areas like patient care, IT, finance, insurance claims, and others.

Expressing satisfaction at the achievement, Dr. Samanta thanked the doctors and medical staff of KIMS for their hard work and dedication, which resulted in the impressive position of KIMS in this prestigious ranking. 

'Sportstar Aces Award 2022' to KIIT University

Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (KIIT) Deemed to be University, Bhubaneswar has been awarded as the best University for the promotion of sports at the 2023 Sportstar Aces Awards. The event was held on Saturday in Mumbai. The University was given the award for the promotion of sports and also for the splendid contribution of the Institue to the sports & games field. Various top sports personalities were present at the event including Sunil Gavaskar. On the behalf of KIIT University, Dr. Gaganendu Dash, Director General, Sports, and Dr. Varun Sutra, Director, International Affairs received the award. Dr. Samanta sent a virtual thank you message to Sportstar for choosing KIIT for this prestigious award.

KIIT and KISS have been constantly working towards the comprehensive development of sports and sportspersons apart from promoting and encouraging athletes. The world-class infrastructure of KIIT along with the inclusion of international coaches has contributed towards the development of over 70 athletes who have represented India at Asian Games, Olympics, Commonwealth Games, and others. KIIT and KISS have successfully prepared and groomed over 5000 regional, national, and international repute athletes through their advanced state-of-the-art sporting infrastructure so far.

Four Delegates from KIIT in Tokyo Olympics

Dutee Chand, C. A. Bhavani Devi and Shivpal Singh, and Dr Sudeep Satpathy, a sports medicine doctor, from KIIT Deemed to be University have made the cut for the forthcoming Olympic Games. KIIT is the only university in India to send three athletes and one official (doctor) to the Tokyo Olympic Games which is scheduled to begin on 23rd July 2021.

Dr Achyuta Samanta, Member of Parliament (Lok Sabha) and Founder, KIIT & KISS informed about the same during the virtual press conference. He stated that KIIT and KISS have been promoting sports and games in a big way among the students since their inception. KISS has successfully produced 5000+ sports talent at the state, national and international level and many have also been a part of the Asian Games, Commonwealth Games and World University Games.

KISS Deemed to be University Holds 1st Convocation in Virtual Mode

Kalinga Institute of Social Sciences (KISS) Deemed to be University, Bhubaneswar, celebrated its first convocation ceremony in virtual mode on 27th June 2021.Prof. Ganeshi Lal, Hon’ble Governor of Odisha delivered the convocation address and congratulated the graduates, and said that. He exhorted the graduates to make the ‘Vocal for Local’ as their resolution and contribute to the successful making of ‘Aatmanirbhar Bharat’ through their participation and endeavours.

The varsity conferred Honoris Causa Degrees of D.Litt. upon three more eminent personalities from Odisha - Shri Girish Chandra Murmu, Hon’ble Comptroller and Auditor General of India; Hon. Dr. Swarup Ranjan Mishra, Member of Parliament for Kesses Constituency, Kenya and Founding Chairman, Mediheal Group of Hospitals, Kenya; and Shri Bibhu Mohapatra, Fashion Designer and Costume Designer, New York.

KIIT Bags Five Stars in QS Star Ratings

KIIT Deemed to be University has become the first Indian university to bag the “Five Stars Rating” from the prestigious QS Star Ratings System. The rating results were published on 27th April 2021. The rating will be valid for three years.The QS Intelligence Unit, a division of QS QuacquarelliSymonds Ltd, rated KIIT Deemed to be University as a Five Stars institution, the maximum achievable, after data collection and analysis of performance metrics in a range of indicators across eight categories.

Dr. Achyuta Samanta, Founder, KIIT, and KISS expressed his happiness at the achievement. He stated that the KIIT bagged five stars in QS Star Ratings for its quality education, diversity, and, excellence.

KIIT Ranked 201+ Globally in Times Higher Education Impact Rankings

KIIT Deemed to be University has bagged topped position in the Time Higher Education (THE) Impact Rankings 2021.THE conducts rankings of higher education institutions across the world. KIIT has been ranked 201+ in the overall impact ranking.

Apart from this, it has also been ranked 86th in the ‘Reduced Inequalities’ of SDG.IIT has got the rank 101+ in ‘Partnership for The Goals’ and 201+ in ‘Quality Education & Peace and Justice & Strong Institutions each. It is the only university in eastern India to bag such a top rank. In 2020 it was ranked in 501+. The deemed to be university also bagged ‘Awards Asia 2020’ in the category 'Workplace of the Year’ by THE.

Dr. Achyuta Samanta, Founder, KIIT & KISS said that a few institutions and universities are getting featured in the world rankings, which is a matter of pride. 

KIMS Organizes 5^th AOIBBCON 2021 

Kalinga Institute of Medical Sciences (KIMS) has organized the 5^th AOIBBCON 2021, which is an official conference of the AOI Bhubaneswar branch. The programme was organized by the Department of ENT, KIMS. Dr. G.V.S. Rao and Dr. Srinibas Kishore from Hyderabad attended the conference as guest faculties. As a part of this official conference, Live Surgical Workshops on Modern Otological Surgeries, Snoring Surgeries and Ear Surgeries were organized. Around 120 ENT doctors from all parts of Odisha and other states participated in the conference. 

KIIT on Track to Achieve Record Placement for 2020-21 Despite COVID-19

KIIT Deemed to be University has concluded with its campus placement for 2020-21. The campus placement at KIIT concluded on a grand note despite the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. More than 90 companies participated in the online campus placements and made 3500 job offers to the graduate students.

Many students at KIIT even bagged multiple job offers. Students have bagged job offers with high pay packages of Rs. 30 lakh, Rs. 24 lakh, and Rs. 19 lakh respectively.KIIT is set to achieve placement of 700 more students by April 2021. Even though the campus placements are being conducted online, KIIT has surpassed its own record from the last placement season.
 
KIIT has tie-up with 195 international universities providing an excellent opportunity for students to pursue higher education abroad. KIIT facilitates the academic placement of about 500 students every year in reputed national and international institutions for higher education.
 

KIIT University Bags QCI- DL Shah Quality Award

KIIT Deemed Univesity has bagged the 13th Quality Council of India- DL Shah Quality Sliver Award during the inaugural ceremony of the 3rd Virtual Quality Conclave. The conclave took place on 17th December 2020. 

KIIT Prof  Prof. Sasmita Samanta, Pro-Vice-Chancellor received the award, which was given for implementing SAP successfully. Dr. Achyuta Samanta, Founder KIIT and KISS expressed gratitude over the achievement and talked about given importance of adopting digital innovation and to improve processes, products, and services. He thanked NBQP/QCI and D.L. Shah Trust for selecting KIIT for this prestigious award. KIIT is the first university in the country to implement SAP in all its schools and processes at a time in 2013. 

The selection was done on the basis of various parameters including problem/solution clarity, Ingenuity, and Innovation in approach, Data source and collection, Technical approach, and Teamwork.

KIIT University Bags 1st Rank in ARIIA Ranking 2020

KIIT (Deemed-to-be-University) has bagged the first rank under the private universities category in ARIIA Ranking 2020 (Atal Ranking of Institutions on Innovation Achievements). Honourable Vice President of India, Mr. Venkaiah Naidu on August 18, 2020, released the rankings.  KIIT bagged 2^nd spot in 2019 rankings, and the institute has improved its performance in the 2020 edition of rankings.  The deemed university also has the status of ‘Institute of Eminence’, which was awarded by the Government of India.

Founder of KIIT & KISS, Professor Achyuta Samanta congratulated the faculty, staff, and students of the institute for their consistent efforts in making KIIT the best university in India.

The second and third position in the ARIIA 2020 ranking has been bagged by SRM Deemed-to-be-University and Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT) respectively. Click on the link below to check ARIIA rankings 2020.