We all know that India is an open economy today and not a closed economy, due to which the entire impact of globalization falls on India like other countries and we are working very hard to maintain ourselves at the global level. And to stay in the market, we must keep making changes in our education system over time so that we can produce the workforce according to the demand of the industry. In today’s era, if the education system is compared to the body then technical education will be the heart of that body and this statement itself shows how important technical education is for survival. Over time, there is a lot of emphasis on technical education in India and the biggest reason is its demand across the globe and fulfilling this demand, many good institutions of India are working in this direction and are trying to develop the required technical skills in students and one among them is KIIT University (Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology) which has been contributing to improve the Indian education system for the past several years.
About The University:
Two staff and twelve students were involved at the time of establishment in the year, 1992 by Prof. Achyuta Samanta in Bhubaneswar, Orissa, and later in 1997, it was transformed into an institution with the commencement of degree engineering program. In 2004, the Ministry of HRD under the government of India recognized and declared it a Deemed University and in 2014, got the accreditation from NBA (National Board of Accreditation) with grade ‘A’ and now KIIT University became one the pioneer and industry-leading in its segment by providing the superior education quality by holding the 21st rank in university ranking and rank 49th by NIRF (National Institute Ranking Framework). Somewhere, for many students who wish to get admission in engineering courses, it is a dream that they get admission in this University.
Who Will Get Admission?
The university offers various courses in undergraduate, postgraduate, and research programs across its different schools. KIIT University admission 2020 is still going on and common application process are applicable for all students where they conduct KIITEE, all India entrance
examination for the admission into various UG, PG, and Research Program courses except medical courses like BTech, MTech, BCA, MCA, BSc, MSc, etc. For Admission to the M.B.B.S. & Bachelor of Dental Surgery, they consider the NEET score only. The application is available on their official website till 20 April and the date of the examination will be notified soon and the date is delayed due to the COVID19 outbreak. Where for admission in BTech it is necessary to pass with 60% marks along with PCM (Physics, Chemistry, and Math) in12 Class. The same in BA Honors, the candidate should have at least 50% marks in 12Class or equivalent from any stream and should have at least 60% marks in PCB (Physics Chemistry Biology) in 12 Class for the admission in MBBS according to the issued guidelines for KIIT University admission 2020 by the respective authorities.
This college is also known very much because of its placement, the top MNCs from India and around the world come for placements and give a very good and attractive package and while talking about cultural diversification then, the university has more than students from 45 countries which provides an opportunity to the student to get exposure to the different cultures in one place. The KIIT University fee structure has a lot of variation with the selection of courses. As we know many courses are offered at this
University and each course have a different fee structure, like
| COURSES | FEE (Total) |
| BA (Hons) | 2,55,000/- |
| BTech | 14,75,000/- |
| BTech lateral | 11,25,000/- |
| MBBS | 80,75,000/- |
The university also provides various scholarship schemes such as the ‘Tuition Fee Waiver’ scheme wherein which tuition fee of 5% of total BTech students is waived (other fees except tuition fee will be still payable). The second one is the ‘Pradyumna Bal Memorial Scholarship’ which is given in the memory of the Founder under which every year any two poor students will get completely free education In which their tuition fee, hostel fee, mess fee, book & stationery, etc. all the charges are covered and the selection depends entirely on the committee and the last ‘ Poverty Cum Merit Scholarship’ under which KIIT University fee structure is not applicable and fee relaxation is provided to the poor and needy students and the percentage for relaxation is decided based on their real-time economic situation at the time of counseling and this way the contribution of Kalinga University is commendable in making the future of the students.
