KIIT at a glance

KIIT is not just a college it's like a home away home for its students. Once you get admitted to this college it's your learning ability, capacity to grasp knowledge and develop your personality with the help of dedicated faculty members and non-teaching staffs that will make you a successful person.

Entrance Exam

The course curriculum for B.Tech is divided into 8 semesters of 4 years duration. The first year is a common course for each branch which consists of basic engineering subjects and subjects like professional communication and personality development. In the subsequent semesters, advanced subjects of engineering are taught and various laboratories are there to help the students to gain the practical knowledge of subjects taught. Each department has a dedicated computer lab for the students to do research on the latest technologies like CAD, CATIA, SOLID WORKS, ANSYS, CREO. KIIT has an aerospace laboratory to help the students of aeronautical engineering students. There is an NI (National Innovation) center for the students to learn the blend of mechanical engineering and Electronics engineering. The curriculum is designed to help a student grow technically, practically and professionally in his/her career.

KIIT organizes various internship camps for students who are looking for an internship at a reputed organization. I got an internship opportunity at ACC cement (this was an unpaid internship). Being a KIITian surely adds to your CV whenever you go out for any internship opportunities.

KIIT has a dedicated training and placement department which works in sync with every engineering department and a department called CAAS which provides training for placement related activities. KIIT TnP has strong industry relationships with not only Indian companies but also from companies abroad that come to recruit engineers. KIIT has a strategic partnership with the e-learning platform MyPerfectice to help students from 3rd year onwards to learn and practice company specific tests. KIIT sees almost 300 companies visiting for campus recruitment drive across the domain. KIIT has the distinction of a large number of core companies visiting for campus recruitment. Some of the notable companies visiting for campus recruitment are Deloitte, MuSigma, Shapoorji & Pallonji, Amazon, Microsoft, Dell, IBM, L&T, TATA TECHNOLOGIES, TATA POWER, Essar Power, Adani Ports, Adani Wilmar, Britannia, Tata Steel, Schneider Electric, UltraTech Cement, etc.

KIIT Fest is one of the biggest techno-cultural extravaganzas in the Eastern region of India. It is the annual University fest which sees the participation of 5,000 students from across the globe for 3 days of techno-cultural extravaganza. Sunidhi Chauhan, Arman Mallick, Sonu Nigam are some of the biggest names who have graced the event with their presence in the past. KIIT is home to the KIITMUN (KIIT Model United Nation) the biggest MUN in Asia. It is a 4 days event comprising of delegates across the globe representing various countries discussing the burning issues in the world. TEDxKIIT is the independent version of TED talks hosted by KIIT annually. It has seen a vast increase in the audience in recent years due to the presence of persons of eminence presiding over the event. The philosophy of our honorable Founder Achyuta Samanta sir is that you must help a person who is in need and help him in developing to stand on his own feet by spreading knowledge (prime example KISS), there's an annual event called Art Of Giving (AOG) where every student according to his/her capability feeds poor and provides with necessary things, this event is not only restricted to students but also involves their family members living all over India and abroad to be a part of this Noble cause, there's no doubt in saying that this is the biggest college event organized by any college across the globe in terms of number of participants and the cause it serves.

Being a private self financed institution with no grant from the government, KIIT provides the best education at a very feasible fee. Fees consist of educational fees which are Rs.1,10,000 (lower than any other private college of the same reputation) hostel room rent Rs.15,000, Mess charges Rs.17,500. In my opinion, the fees charged is genuine and feasible.

The scholarship is provided to top rankers of KIITEE entrance exams. There is a scholarship for the top 3 rankers of every department which amounts to Rs.1,20,000 per annum. KIIT also provides assistance to students who could not afford higher education due to financial constraints but are very talented and motivated to succeed in life. All the banks provide an education loan facility at a very subsidized interest rate to students to avail of education at KIIT.

Every department has a dedicated laboratory for each of the subjects which require practical knowledge. The mechanical engineering department has Thermal research lab, Production research lab, NI Center, Center of excellence for IOT (internet of things), Automobile workshop, a workshop for basic to advanced mechanical engineering, CAD/CAM Laboratory, CATIA, SOLIDWORKS, ANSYS, CREO training centers, Aerospace laboratory. KIIT is home to the BCCI authorized cricket ground at its campus where various Ranji and domestic matches are organized. KIIT students are known for their academic and sports performance. Dutee Chand an Olympian is a KIIT student. KIIT has a dedicated sports department which consists of renowned national and international sportsperson presiding over it and to develop the sporting abilities of students. KIIT has Olympic size swimming pools, badminton courts, lawn tennis courts, basketball court, football ground, hockey stadium (international standard) and dedicated coaches to hone the skills of students in various sports. Various tournaments are organized from time to time for these sports.

KIIT has 14 gents hostel and 8 ladies hostel spread across a lush green campus. All the hostels are provided with necessary facilities like mess, air conditioned reading rooms, gymnasium with professional trainers, Olympic size swimming pools, badminton court. Each hostel has a chief warden along with various other staff to look after the students. The best thing about KIIT is that there is no culture of the ragging of students since it's inception and the mindset of students is made in such a way that they don't have time for these unnecessary evil activities. Every hostel also has a 24×7 shuttle service for any emergency transportation service which can be availed free of cost. The hostels are more than just a living place for students it acts as the center of students meeting coming from different horizons and living in harmony with each other.

KIIT has a strong alumni network of approximately 50,000 alumni living across the globe working at various government and private sector organizations in a very respectable position. KIIT alumni are Engineering service officers, IAS officers, CEO of MNCs, and also the founders of their own startup.

Semester exams are conducted twice a year for Autumn and spring semesters respectively. Each subject's semester exam is of 100 marks consisting of 60 marks of end semester exam 25 marks of mid semester exam and 15 marks of the quiz, assignment and other activity based learning. Laboratory viva and practical exams are conducted to test the practical learning of students.

I got to know about KIIT from one of my senior who is an alumnus of the 2012 batch. I applied through KIITEE (this is probably the only college entrance test which is free of cost). KIITEE is the national level entrance exam conducted to select students for various courses at KIIT University. After securing a rank of 5700, I was called for counseling on day 1 there I had to deposit a sum of Rs.75,000 as token money to confirm my admission (from this Rs.75,000 they give you the latest laptop with high end features, which if you purchase from the market will cost you more than that) After the counseling, we were called for joining in the month of July. After the joining, there were orientation programs to help us mix with each other and to Know about the college.

Faculties of engineering are all from reputed IITs and having a vast industrial and teaching experience. Almost all the faculties have their papers published in international journals. They provide 24×7 assistance to students for their academic issues as well as their personal issues. There is a dedicated Tutor Mentor for a group of every 40 students who look into the overall matters of the students personally. The best thing here at KIIT is that you can approach any faculty member for your issues without any hesitation and he/she will surely solve that for you irrespective of your background. Faculty here at KIIT are like parents away from home who teach you, make your work, find your mistakes and correct it, and guide you for your career growth.