Bhubaneswar: Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (KIIT) has been placed among the top universities of the world in the Times Higher Education (THE) Impact Rankings-2021 announced April 21, 2021.
On the yardsticks of community-based university and impact of university, every year the Times Higher Education conducts rankings of higher education institutions across the globe. As KIIT has been fulfilling all criteria of United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals, THE has given 201+ rank to KIIT in the overall impact ranking.
The Impact Rankings of the Times Higher Education evaluates the social responsibility of universities across the world. Also, it has been ranked 86th in ‘Reduced Inequalities’ of SDG. For this, it has been ranked within 100 universities of the world, at least in a single parameter. KIIT 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 achieve such an impressive rank.
In 2020, KIIT was ranked in 501+. KIIT was also the winner of ‘Awards Asia 2020’in the category of ‘Workplace of the Year’ by the Times Higher Education. The Times Higher Education Impact Rankings are the only global performance tables that assess universities against the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
A very comprehensive and balanced comparison across four broad areas like research, stewardship, outreach and teaching was done by the Times Higher Education. KIIT has been progressing with impressive ranks in quality teaching, research, and publication. Achyuta Samanta, Founder, KIIT & KISS said that a few institutions and universities are getting featured in the world rankings, which itself is a matter of pride for the state. “We are happy that KIIT Deemed to be University is among the top in the Impact Rankings of the Times Higher Education (THE) as it has tried to maintain excellence in social responsibility,” Samanta added.