KIIT Secures 27th Overall, 36th in Engineering in NIRF 2025 Rankings

NIRF 2025 rankings show Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (KIIT) jumps to 27th position under the overall category. Its position also rises to 36th in the engineering domain and 43rd in research institutions. Learn more about the KIIT NIRF ranking 2025 and understand why it ranks higher.

KIIT Bags 27th Overall, 36th in Engineering in NIRF 2025 Rankings; Check Highlights

The National Institutional Ranking Framework has published the NIRF ranking for 2025. The NIRF 2025 rankings have been released for 17 categories, with Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) being the newly introduced category. Bhubaneswar-based Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (KIIT) shows improved rankings under the Overall, Engineering and Research categories. KIIT ranks 27th overall, 36th in engineering and 43rd in research institutes. Last year, the institute ranked at 28th position in the overall category, 37th in engineering and 46th under the research category.

The consistent and dedicated efforts of KIIT have led to improved rankings seen across multiple categories. Candidates can check the following table to know the scores and ranks for Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology as per the NIRF 2025 ranking.

NIRF Ranking 2025 for KIIT

How are the NIRF scores assigned?

The NIRF (National Institutional Ranking Framework) uses a score-based system to rank institutions in different categories (Engineering, Overall, etc.). Each institute is evaluated on 5 broad parameters, with a fixed weightage. Each metric within a parameter is given a raw score (e.g., number of PhDs awarded, placement percentage). Raw scores are normalised (scaled between 0-100) to account for variation between institutions. The weighted scores across all parameters are summed up to form the final NIRF score (out of 100). Institutes are then ranked in descending order of their scores.

KIIT NIRF 2025 Highlights - Overall

As per the NIRF 2025 ranking report, for the 4-year UG course at KIIT, of the 14,064 students, around 103 are in-state, while 12,910 are from outside the state. The institute has admission of 2,096 students from reserved categories (SC/ST/OBC), with 628 receiving full tuition reimbursement from institutional funds. Similar demographic insights is visible across other programs. The institute's placement record shows a steady improvement with increasing numbers of placed students. For the 3-year UG course, out of the 1,495 graduates, 1,430 were placed at a median salary of ₹6.3 lakh. Coming to the 4-year UG programmes of the 3,611 grads, 3,513 were placed while 98 went for higher studies. The median salary offered was ₹9.7 lakh.

KIIT NIRF 2025 Highlights - Engineering

At present, KIIT has a total of 13,662 undergraduate students, of which 12,467 come from outside Odisha and 97 are international students. The student body also includes 1,098 learners from economically weaker backgrounds and 2,293 belonging to socially disadvantaged categories (SC/ST/OBC). To support them, fee reimbursements are provided to many-338 students receive government aid, 753 are institution-funded, while 840 are supported through other sources.

At the postgraduate level, the institute has 224 students enrolled, most of them from within the state, along with 42 from outside Odisha and 8 international students. The distribution of economically and socially challenged students is similar to the undergraduate level, though the number of scholarships and fee waivers is comparatively modest.