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Odisha Chief Minister Shri Naveen Patnaik on Friday inaugurated the KIMS Super Speciality Hospital and the KIMS Cancer Centre with state-of-art infrastructure and high-end facilities in the presence of Naba Kishore Das, Minister Health and Family Welfare Govt. Of Odisha, Dr. Achyuta Samanta , Founder, KIIT, KISS & KIMS. During his visit, the CM undertook a trip around the KIMS campus on a battery-operated vehicle and appreciated the new facilities. The CM appraised the patient-friendly initiatives that have been developed in KIMS.  Today, KIMS has expanded its infrastructure with 1600 beds fully air conditioned hospital for general public and economically weaker section people. The modern complexes will offer the most advanced healthcare services to patients coming from Odisha and neighbouring states such as West Bengal, Bihar and Jharkhand. The addition of the new facilities will give a major boost to the quality healthcare services in affordable price, set new benchmarks and...

Kalinga Institute of Social Sciences (KISS) has posted an impressive performance by achieving 100 percent result in +2 Science and Commerce Examinations conducted by the Council of Higher Secondary Education (CHSE). The results were declared today.  The School, which offers free and quality education to tribal students, has won accolades for maintaining its stirring achievement year after year. Minakshi Mallick topped in School in Science by securing 88 percent marks, while Pitabas Tiaka topped in Commerce by securing 80 percent marks. As many as 31 students from particularly vulnerable tribal groups (PVTGs) passed in the Science stream, out of which 18 have passed in the first division. In the commerce stream, 18 PVTGs students passed, out of which 11 passed with first division marks.  Minakshi, who hails from a very poor family from Baliguda of Kandhamal district, was the district topper in the 10th board examination. Keeping in view of her talent, intellectuals and distric...

The students of Kalinga Institute of Social Sciences (KISS) on Monday organized a victory celebration to commemorate Draupadi Murmu’s elevation as the 15th President of India.  The day was observed in a big way by 30,000 students of KISS as Murmu, the tribal leader from the Mayurbhanj district from Odisha, took the oath of office. She becomes the first woman from the community to hold the highest constitutional position in the country. Her anointment becomes all the more significant as it coincides with the Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav, marking 75 years of India’s independence. Murmu’s association with KISS , the largest tribal university in the world, goes beyond her visits to the campus. Her son-in-law Ganesh Chandra Murmu was a student of the institute. During his association with KISS for over 15 years, he also played for the KISS Rugby Team that won the 2007 Junior Rugby World Cup in England. He emerged as a promising player and also played for the team in South Africa, England an...

The entire KIIT family comprising students and staff put up an impressive show of support for the upcoming Chess Olympiad at Chennai. Students of both KIIT and KISS lined either side of the main road to the campuses and extended a spectacular welcome to the Chess Olympiad Torch Relay with thunderous applause. The relay passed through amid unprecedented reception with over 50,000 cheering students lining the road – 30,000 from KISS and 20,000 staff and students from KIIT. KIIT & KISS Founder Prof. Achyuta Samanta, KIIT-DU Vice-Chancellor Prof. Sasmita Samanta and Registrar Prof J. R. Mohanty, Chess prodigies Padmini Rout and Aparajita Gochhikar, All Odisha Chess Association President G.C. Mohapatra, Secretary Debabrat Bhatt, All India Chess Federation Joint-Secretary Ranjan Mohanty and were present. India is the first-ever country to start the Chess Olympiad Torch Relay as per the Olympic tradition. Shri Narendra Modi, Hon’ble Prime Minister of India launched the historic torch re...

Over 250 teachers have been appointed to Kalinga Institute of Social Sciences (KISS). They will be posted at five different KISS campuses in Odisha. The newly-recruited teachers were handed over appointment letters today by Dr. Achyuta Samanta, Founder, KIIT & KISS at a special function. They will be entitled to the same benefits as government school teachers, such as EPF, Mediclaim, ESI, etc. The candidates are all trained, and most of them are from the rural tribal districts of Odisha. They have been selected following a transparent recruitment process. A committee was constituted with various subject experts to guide through the entire selection process. Applications were invited through a media advertisement. In response, more than 18,000 candidates applied. Of them, 11,000 were shortlisted for written tests. A total of 4000 candidates qualified in the written test and demonstrated their skills in a demo class. Among them, 1100 candidates were called for personal interviews. ...

Glenmark Aquatic Foundation, a CSR activity of Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Limited, and Kalinga Institute of Social Sciences (KISS) have announced a 12-year partnership to promote the full spectrum of swimming from grass roots development to competitive swimming KISS- Bhubaneswar, in the state of Odisha. This partnership will provide students from KISS and KIIT the opportunity to learn swimming and pursue it as a competitive sport. Ian Els, an experienced South African coach, will be leading the programme will follow the principles of globally accepted long-term athlete development (LTAD) to produce international swimmers for Odisha and India.  Aquatic sports has the maximum number of medals at the Olympics. India has strong potential to excel in this sport and to achieve this, we need a programme with a long-term vision and a framework for success. The partnership between KISS and GAF is an initiative to realise India's swimming ambitions. Under this partnership, Glenmark Aquatic F...

Bhubaneswar, Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (KIIT) Deemed to be University has been ranked 20th best in the country among all public and private universities in the NIRF India Rankings 2022, which was released by Shri Dharmendra Pradhan, Hon’ble Union Education Minister in New Delhi on 15th July 2022. KIIT-DU has improved its position in this annual national-level ranking exercise compared to last year when it had achieved the 21st position. Different Schools of KIIT also fared exceedingly well in the prestigious ranking. KIIT’s consistent improvement in the ranking list, being placed among top 20 universities in the country, is a testament to its sustained focus on imparting quality education and research activities. “I firmly believe that slow and steady wins the race, and wish KIIT to keep climbing up the ladder and continue to strive towards excellence”, said Dr. Achyuta Samanta , Founder, KIIT & KISS. The staff, students and parents expressed their happiness over...

  On 11 th July, 2022, The School of Tribal Resource Management, KISS-DU observed World Population Day. The Professor and Head of the Department Migration and Urban Studies, IIPS or International Institute for Population Services, Mumbai, Professor Kailash Chandra Das spoke on the topic “Odisha of 48 Million Population: Demographic Opportunities and Challenges. The webinar was attended by the faculty members, research scholars and students of the School of Tribal Resource Management Professor Emeritus. The Vice-Chancellor of KISS-DU , Professor Deepak Kumar Behera, showcased the significance of observing the World Population Day in his address. He even took this opportunity to tank the team of School of Tribal Resource Management for conducting the webinar on the most relevant topic. Professor Das, the invited speaker shared his thoughts and concerns about the increase in the population of Odisha. He highlighted the impact of an increase in population across the globe, specifical...

On 6 th July, 2022, KISS-DU or KISS Deemed to be University inked an MoU or Memorandum of Understanding with IBRAD or the Indian Institute of Bio-Social Research and Development, ( Centre of Excellence in Sustainable Tribal Development, Ministry of Tribal Development) Kolkata. The most important points of the collaboration include: hold filed and research activities jointly; organise different residential training programmes; exchange human resources between both the institutions; organise both national and international symposia, conferences and seminars on topics of common interest; exchange resources/documentary videos/audio visuals; promote short-term internship of the trainees for different assignments; work together jointly for organising the World Anthropology Congress on 2023 successfully and come up with a mini tribal museum at KISS-DU along with community museums at the village levels to focus on PVTGs with proper support of IBRAD. The Founder Chairman and the Professor at ...

  Dr. R.Chidambaram hails KiiT International School as among top schools in East India The 16th Foundation Day of KIIT International School was celebrated here on Saturday with the presence of President KIIT & KISS Smt Saswati Bal, Founder KIIT Group of Institutions Dr. Achyuta Samanta , Chancellor KISS DU. Satya S. Tripathi, Chairperson KiiT International School Dr. Mona Lisa Bal, Principal KiiT International School Dr. Sanjay Suar &  distinguished nuclear scientist Dr. R. Chidambaram who emphasized the need to identify gifted children from an early age and nurture their talents. Addressing students and teachers, the Padma Vibhushan recipient and a key architect of the county’s nuclear programme, Dr R.Chidambaram referred to the mathematical genius Srinivasa Ramanujan who topped the class until standard XI but thereafter lost interest in all subjects but Mathematics. He said that the focus should be on mentoring such talents as there are outstanding potentials in all...

The auspicious Rath Yatra celebration was observed at the Shrivani khetra of KISS on 1st July 2022 amid religious fervour and gaiety. More than 20 thousand devotees participated in pulling the three decorated chariots of Lord Jagannath, Balabhadra and Devi Subhadra. The three colourful wooden chariots were festooned with flowers, appliqué and mural paintings. The Pahandi and other rituals like Mangala Arati, Mailama,Tadapalagi, Rosha Homa, Abakasha, Surya Puja, Chariots, inauguration etc followed by procession of deities from temple sanctum to the chariots began in the morning as per the ethics and rituals of Mahaprabhu Shri Jagannath Temple of Puri. Thousands of devotees gathered to pull the three chariots in the afternoon after Achyuta Samanta , Founder, KIIT & KISS performed the holy ritual of Chherapahanra, the ceremonial sweeping of the Chariots. The special feature of Ghosayatra here is that, Devadalan, the chariot of Goddess Subhadra is pulled by only females. The occasio...