Dikhyaa Mohanty 
Times Higher Education (THE) has announced the ranking of Asia’s best universities for 2022. Four educational institutions from Odisha were featured among top 500 Asian institutes published by THE’s Asia University Rankings 2022.
While KIIT, a deemed to be university, was in the rank band of 201-250 in the overall category among Asian universities, the National Institute of Technology (NIT) Rourkela found its place in the rank band of 251-300. The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bhubaneswar was in the rank band of 301-350 and Siksha ‘O’ Anusandhan deemed to be university got its place in the category of 401-500 in the overall category.
KIIT has been ranked as the 23rd best Indian university in the overall category. “According to the 2022 ranking list, our institution has emerged as the best in Odisha, edging past other government and private-run universities that have been mentioned in the ranking list,” said the KIIT official statement.
KIIT and KISS founder Achyuta Samanta said this is a big success for KIIT as they strive for academic excellence in all spheres. The parameters broadly cover teaching, research, citations, industry income, and international outlook. This ranking is an annual publication of university rankings by the THE. Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, topped among the Indian institutes in THE Asia University Rankings 2021.
