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A Beacon of Sporting Excellence at KIIT & KISS

Welcome to the dynamic world of sports at KIIT & KISS, where we champion the ethos of holistic development through sports. Under the visionary leadership of Dr. Samanta, our institutions have become synonymous with sporting excellence and innovation, mirroring the standards of the best universities globally.

At KIIT & KISS, sports are not just activities but a way of life, integral to our educational philosophy. Our commitment is reflected in our world-class infrastructure, encompassing a vast athletics stadium, state-of-the-art cricket and rugby grounds, a velodrome, and a multitude of sports complexes. These facilities not only cater to the needs of our athletes but also serve as a fertile ground for nurturing future champions.

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Overview

Believing in the maxim of ‘invest in youth and sports to invest in future’ since 1997, particularly after 2005, KIIT & KISS have been promoting sports, nurturing sportspersons and creating sports infrastructure that has become a model for other universities in India to emulate. Very early on, during the formative days of KIIT & KISS, Dr Samanta realised the importance of investment in sports, much like the universities in western countries. KIIT and KISS have successfully built the best sports infrastructure of international standards – all ideated, implemented and monitored by Dr Samanta, who did not have the luxury of playing any game or sports. His institutions encourage students to practice any sport in their leisure for recreation, wellness, fitness and mental strength besides nurturing sportspersons by providing the right atmosphere to train and compete at the highest level. Dr Samanta has always encouraged participation in sports by providing scholarships, patronage and sponsorship.

KIIT has a huge athletics stadium, a cricket stadium, archery ground, Rugby ground, Velodrome, and a hockey/football stadium with a huge seating capacity. Besides these, there are 18 sports complexes that have one Olympic size swimming pool, 15 practice pools, and 15 high-performance gyms. Various Ministers of Youth Affairs and Sports, including Shri Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore, Shri Kiren Rijiju and Shri Anurag Thakur have hailed the sporting facilities at KIIT & KISS, besides sporting legends like Gopichand, PT Usha and Leander Paes. Historically, the facilities have been named after legends in the respective domains. The facilities and infrastructure for all events of the Olympics are available at the university. Sports of National and some International levels are regularly held at KIIT & KISS, as all facilities are available in one place. Comfortable luxury accommodations and an attached 2600 bedded multi-speciality hospital is available on campus, which makes it conducive for hosting multi-disciplinary events such as the 1st Khelo India University Games 2020 (17 disciplines), the 25th All India Forest Sports Meet 2020 (23 disciplines) among several others.

Over 300 sports personnel under different heads work under the Department of Sports, KIIT & KISS. It is an empowered and decentralised wing that works towards all endeavours related to sports, conducting events, management of the facilities, training of students and specialised practice for the athletes and sportspersons. KISS, on the other hand, has produced 5000+ tribal athletes, of which 200+ have participated and bagged medals at the international level, while the others have participated at the school, college, state and national levels. Investment in sports at KISS has paid dividends by ushering in gender equality. Sports and academics have always gone hand in hand at KISS. In fact, Dr Samanta says, ‘Play while you Learn and Learn while you Play’. If Odisha is the hub of sports talent in India, KIIT & KISS is at the core of the convergence of sporting prowess.

Dr Samanta has promoted many sports, especially Rugby and Chess from scratch in Odisha and has placed KIIT & KISS, Odisha and India on the world map with regard to the conduct of those sports. KISS is the only institution in India to integrate Chess into its academic curriculum. It is also an associate sponsor of Rugby India. Both KIIT & KISS have also aimed at making Sports more inclusive by establishing 10 sports academies for talented sportspersons in and around Odisha. The institutions have also introduced sports in rural areas such as Volleyball in Kandhamal, Phulbani & Boudh and Chess in Kalarabanka.

Through his institutions he has nurtured 12 Olympians who are pursuing their education at KIIT and KISS. Without basking in the glory of the past, Dr Samanta and his team are constantly and dedicatedly working to send 10 students to the 2024 Olympics. Now, the world recognises the silent contribution of Odisha in sports, and similarly, KIIT and KISS as universities will soon be known as the hunting ground for talent. The vision of Dr Samanta is to provide quality sporting facilities at schools & colleges so that future stars receive proper training from an early age. If all universities follow the model of KIIT & KISS of backing their sportspersons, we can double down on the progress we are already making in sports.

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Our Olympians

CA Bhavani Devi

(Fencing - Sabre)

Shivpal Singh

( Javelin Throw)

Praveen Kumar

(Para Athletics)

Kashish Lakra

(Para Athletics)

Mr. Tajinderpal

(Shot Put)

Mr. Amit Rohidas

(Hockey Men's)

Sunita Lakra

(Women's Hockey)

Lilima Minz

(Women's Hockey)

A Visionary’s Dream – Dr. Samanta’s Sporting Revolution

At KIIT & KISS, the inception of a sporting legacy began with Dr. Samanta’s pioneering vision. Recognising the transformative power of sports, akin to models in Western universities, Dr. Samanta embarked on a mission to create an unparalleled sporting infrastructure. His dedication has been instrumental in fostering a culture where sports are synonymous with recreation, wellness, and mental fortitude..

🧩 KIIT Sports – Quick Facts at a Glance

18 World-class Sports Complexes

KIIT & KISS operate international-level sports complexes across disciplines.

5000+ Active Athletes

Training more than 5,000 athletes, including 60% women.

25 Olympians

Produced 23 Olympians & 2 Paralympians, 15 in Paris 2024.

Khel Ratna Award

Praveen Kumar, Paralympian & student, won Khel Ratna 2024.

11 Arjuna Awardees

Elite sportspersons honoured with Arjuna Awards.

Largest Olympic Contingent

Sent India’s highest university contingent to Paris 2024.

National Event Host

Host of Khelo India, Janjatiya Games, and FIFA festivals.

Govt Recognition

Received Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Puraskar 2022.

Chess Federation Member

Institutional member of All India Chess Federation.

Promoting Rugby & Chess

Driving grassroots sports in India with major support.

Global Events Participation

40+ athletes at World University Games 2025, Germany.

National & Intl Awards

FICCI, Sportstar, CII & Odisha Biju Patnaik Awards.

Our Olympians

Mr. Amit Rohidas

(Hockey Men's)

Sunita Lakra

(Women's Hockey)

Lilima Minz

(Women's Hockey)

CA Bhavani Devi

(Fencing - Sabre)

Shivpal Singh

( Javelin Throw)

Praveen Kumar

(Para Athletics)

Kashish Lakra

(Para Athletics)

Mr. Tajinderpal

(Shot Put)

Awards

KIIT’s commitment to promoting sports and sports persons, and fostering a sporting culture on its campus and beyond, has been recognized on both national and international platforms. It has won numerous recognitions and honors over the years. These awards serve as a testament to KIIT’s unwavering commitment to excellence in sports and its contribution to the national sports landscape.

Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Puruskar 2022” in the category of Encouragement to Sports through Corporate Social Responsibility by the Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports, Govt. of India.

CII Sports Business Awards 2023” in the category of Best Sports Facility by Confederation of Indian Industry

FICCI India Sports Award 2022” by Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FICCI)

Biju Patnaik Sports Award 2019” in the category of best Contribution for promotion of sports and games by Govt. of Odisha.

Sports Star Aces Award 2022” in the category of Best University for promotion of Sports in the Country by Hindu Group.

15 KIIT Students Represented India At Paris Olympics 2024

In a significant achievement for KIIT Deemed to be University (KIIT-DU), 15 students successfully qualified for the Paris Olympics 2024, bringing pride and joy to the institution.

Sports News

Sports Highlights

Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (KIIT) and Kalinga Institute of Social Sciences (KISS), two sister institutions established in Bhubaneswar by visionary educationist and social activist Dr. Achyuta Samanta, are two sides of the same coin. KIIT is a professional institute with about 40,000 students enrolled in 200 plus disciplines.

Arjun Awardee Athletes

Arjuna Award, conferred by the Govt. of India, is the second highest sporting honour of India. Eight outstanding athletes from KIIT have been decorated with the Arjuna Award.

Ms. C.A. Bhavani Devi

Fencing

Ms. MR Poovamma

Athletics (Relay)

Tajinderpal Singh Toor

Athletics

Praveen Kumar

Para Athletics

Ms. Parul Choudhary

Athletics

KIITians Shine in India’s Historic Asiad Glory

India showcased outstanding performance at the 19th Asian Games hosted in Hangzhou, China,achieving a remarkable feat with its best-ever medal haul of 107 medals. Students from KIIT played avital role in this historic accomplishment, clinching four medals, including two gold medals, and making a significant contribution to the nation’s success.

Amit Rohidas

Rising from Sundargarh: Amit Rohidas is regarded as one of the best first rushers in the Indian hockey team and featured in close to 200 international matches for India.

(Gold Medal – Hockey Men’s Team)

Tajinderpal Singh Toor

An Indian shot putter who is a two-time Asian champion, an Asian Games gold-medallist, four time national champion, the former Asian record holder and the current holder of the national record of 21.77m.

(Gold Medal – Shot Put)

Kishore Jena

Kishore Kumar Jena is an Indian javelin thrower. He rose to prominence after winning the silver medal in the men’s javelin event at the 2022 Asian Games. Jena represented India at the 2024 Paris Olympics, competing in the men’s javelin event.

(Silver Medal – Javelin Throw)

FIVB

KISS – A Knowledge Hub for Volleyball in India & South Asia

The International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) has signed an MoU with the Kalinga Institute of Social Sciences (KISS) for the growth and development of youth volleyball in India and South Asia. The MoU was signed between FIVB President Dr. Ary S. Graça F and KIIT & KISS Founder, Dr. Achyuta Samanta at the FIVB Headquarters in Lausanne, Switzerland on 14th December 2022. This is the first time that FIVB has forged ties with an educational institute to promote and popularise the game.

FIFA-KISS Partnership

World’s First-Ever FIFA Football for School Programme Launched at KISS

Kalinga Institute of Social Sciences (KISS),Bhubaneswar, in an initiative never before, has launched the world’s first ever FIFA Football for School Programme at KISS. Shri Naveen Patnaik, Former Chief Minister of Odisha virtually launched the Programme on 27th October 2021. Football for Schools (F4S) is an ambitious world-wide programme run by FIFA, which aims to contribute to the education, development and empowerment of around 700 million children.

AICF INSTITUTIONAL MEMBERSHIP

The All India Chess Federation (AICF) has granted institutional membership to KIIT Deemed to be University in recognition of its efforts in the promotion of chess in Odisha and across the country.

KIIT-KISS -ASSOCIATE SPONSOR OF RUGBY INDIA

The KIIT and KISS-DU has entered into an agreement with the Indian Rugby Football Union (IRFU) to promote and popularise Rugby both at the grassroots level and the high performance level.

Sports facilities at KIIT & KISS

6 Sports Villages

15 Swimming Pools

15 Health Clubs

10 Lawn Tenis Courts

10 Basketball Courts

14 Badminton Courts

4 Football Grounds

Our Sports Complexes

Sports Complex

Multi Purpose Indoor Hall
3 Badminton Courts
Basketball Court
Volleyball Court
Multi-Gym
Billiards and Snookers
Table Tennis
Swimming Pool (Indoor)
Yoga Hub

Sports Complex

Cricket Ground
Football Ground
Swimming Pool (Outdoor)
Health Club
(with more than 35 stations)
Table Tennis
Snooker and Billiard Hall

Sports Complex

Swimming Pool (Outdoor)
Health Club
(with more than 35 stations)
Table Tennis
Snooker and Billiard Hall
Weightlifting Platform

Billiards and Snookers Hall
Table Tennis Hall
Health Club
Lawn Tennis Court
Swimming pool
Yoga Hall

Sports Complex Outdoor

3 Lawn Tennis Courts (synthetic)
Basketball Court (synthetic)
4 Volleyball Grounds (synthetic)

KIIT International School

Indoor Swimming Pool
2 Lawn Tennis Courts (synthetic)
2 Basketball Courts (synthetic)
Volleyball Court (synthetic)
Table Tennis hall
Gym
Chess Hall
Billiards and Snooker
Football Ground
Cricket Nets

Sports Complex

Volleyball Court (Artificial Grass)
Volleyball Court (Synthetic)
Basketball Court
Lawn Tennis Court
Health Club
Swimming pool
Squash Hall
Table Tennis Hall
Billiards and Snookers Hall
International Chess Hall
Nos Indoor Kabaddi Court
Football Ground
Cricket Ground

Sports Complex

Football Ground
Handball Ground
Archery Complex
Multi-Gym
Swimming Pool (Olympic Size, Outdoor)
Baseball/Softball Ground
Athletics Practice Ground
Kabaddi
Kho-Kho
Volleyball
Basketball
Lawn Tennis/ Soft Tennis
Rugby
Judo
Chess
Sepak Takraw
Weightlifting/ Power lifting

Sports Complex

2 Basketball Courts (Synthetic)
2 Lawn Tennis Courts
Indoor Hall (Multi-purpose)
2 Badminton Courts
Health Club
Swimming Pool (Outdoor)
Squash Hall
Table Tennis Hall
Billiards and Snookers Hall


Sports Complex

2 Basketball Courts
2 Lawn Tennis Courts
Indoor Stadium (Multi-purpose)
3 Badminton Courts (synthetic)
Health Club
Swimming Pool
Squash Hall
Table Tennis Hall
Billiards and Snookers Hall
Football Ground
Yoga Center

KIIT Stadium (International Standard)

KIIT Cricket Stadium (International Standard with Turf Wickets, Flood Lights with 20000 seating capacity & 7 Practice outdoor nets)
Hockey Stadium (Astroturf & Flood Lights with 5000 seating capacity)
Football Stadium/ Rugby Stadium (Grass with 3000 seating capacity)
Baseball Ground
Track & Field
Biju Patnaik Indoor Stadium (Handball, Volleyball, Basketball, Badminton, Kabaddi, Shooting, Cricket Nets, Weightlifting, Power Lifting, Judo, Fencing & Wrestling)

KIIT Stadium

2 Basketball Courts
2 Lawn Tennis Courts
Indoor Stadium (Multi-purpose)
3 Badminton Courts
Health Club
Swimming Pool
Squash Hall
Table Tennis Hall
Billiards and Snookers Hall
Kabaddi Ground
2 Boxing Rings (International Standard)

International Rugby

Champion in International Rugby Tournament

KISS emerged as Champion in Under 13 International Rugby Tournament held in Manchester, U.K. from 19th to 23rd June 2011.

Touraid U-13 International Rugby Tournament -2014,London

Under-13 Girls Rugby Team of Kalinga Institute of Social Sciences (KISS), representing India, bagged the champion's trophy in the final match of Touraid U-13

Under-14 Rugby World Cup

KISS India Rugby Team outplayed South Africa 19-05 in London to win the Under 14 Rugby World Cup in 2007.

International Sports Meets in Recent Years

Year Events
2024 World Athletics Coaches Education Program (Level-1) by AFI. Bilateral Cricket Series between the Indian and Australian University Teams. KIIT & KISS Volleyball Festival.
2021 FIFA Football for Schools Programme & Capacity Building Workshop “Train the Trainer”. Practice Venue for FIH Odisha Men’s Junior World Cup Bhubaneswar.
2011-2019 KIIT CUP – International Chess Festival (3rd Edition – 16th Edition).
2018 Youth Rugby Friendship Match between India & Sri Lanka. India – China Chess Summit. Asian Petanque Championship.
2017 T-20 Cricket Blind World Cup (India Vs New Zealand). Asian Cities Chess Championship.
2016 Asia Pacific Unified Football. World Junior Chess Championships.
2013 India Cup International Women Chess Championship.

The First Janjatiya Khel Mahotsav At KIIT & KISS

KIIT and KIIT organized the first Janjatiya Khel Mahotsav with great enthusiasm from 9th to 12th June 2023. This grand sporting extravaganza attracted the participation of approximately 5,000 tribal athletes and 1,000 officials hailing from 26 states. Promoting traditional sports and tribal culture, this unique event was a joint initiative of the Ministry of Culture and the Odisha Government.

School of Sports & Yoga Sciences

KIIT School of Sports and Yogic Sciences is committed to pursue excellence in teaching and learning to bring about improvement in life. The School strives to adopt best practices of modern sports sciences, physical education methodologies and traditional yogic sciences. More than 1.5 lakh sports persons participate in different sports events every year organized by KIIT where we motivate and teach them the management skill

Master in Yoga & Naturopathy 2 Years
Master of Physical Education and Sports (MPES) 2 Years

KIIT

A University of Many Firsts in Sports

KIIT Deemed to be University is the first university in India...

Highest number of athletes (15) sent to the Paris Olympics 2024 among Indian institutions.

KIIT and KISS are nodal centres for FIFA Football for Schools and FIVB Volleyball for All in South Asia.

Only Indian institution with institutional membership of All India Chess Federation (AICF).

Hosted 1st Khelo India University Games 2020 and first Janjatiya Khel Mohatsav 2023.

Only Indian university to be the associate sponsor of Rugby India.

India’s Fastest Woman (Dutee Chand) and Man (Amiya Mallick) are KIITians. Hold National 100m Records.

Dutee Chand also represented KIIT at the World University Games in 100m race.

Over 300+ players in 19 sports participated in international events: Olympics, Asiad, CWG, etc.

Annual Inter University Cricket (KPL) with ₹5 lakh prize for winner, ₹3 lakh for runner-up.

Hosts International Chess Festival in collaboration with AICF and FIDE with ₹25 lakh prize.

Over 300 Sports staff engaged in 37 disciplines nurturing sports skills of students.

World-class sports infrastructure named after living legends.

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