KIIT University - Student Life

Student Life

KIIT provides on-campus residential facilities to its students, research scholars, faculty members and many of its staff. The students live in hostels throughout their stay in the KIIT. There are in total 17 different hostels out of which six are for girls and rest are for boys. The boys' hostels are generally known as "Kings Palace" and girls' hostels are known as "Queens Castle". Hostel rooms have Wifi internet connections . Most of the rooms in the hostels are designed to accommodate three student per room. The hostels are provided with a common room with plasma screen television, table tennis boards, carom boards, and it also acts as place of interaction. it is a place of masti.

There are different societies in KIIT University to choose from according to the interest and choice of the student. Quizzing is a major activity among the students. KIIT has produced a great number of quizzers who have done the Institute proud at the city and national level. The quizzing society named "Qutopia" organises a national level quiz competition, "Udghosh" every year on 2 October to mark the birthday of Mahatma Gandhi. The KIIT chapter of Society for Promotion of Indian Classical Music And Culture Amongst Youth (SPICMACAY) established in 2003, promotes classical Indian music, dance, and culture among youth and have organised numerous musical concerts. Students can also join National Cadet Corps (NCC) and National Service Scheme (NSS). There are other cultural, literary societies and interest groups. Several schools have their own societies based on the course of the school. The School of Technology, have the Robotic Society, which organizes meetings and workshops to expose the students about robotic concept and how to build and program them. The School of Law have Student Bar Association, which organises moot court competitions and make the students ready for the same. National Cadet Corps (India)|The School of Management have forums based on marketing, HR, Finance and IT clubs which promotes and make the student aware on the latest happenings.

Apart from the societies, which organises intra School competitions, the university organises different cultural and academic fest. The annual Techno-Management fest named Kritansh is organised every year which provides a platform for the progressive brains of our nation to interact, compete and display their creativity and talent. Kaizen is the annual cultural fest organised in KIIT. Some of the schools organise their own fest, like the School of Management organises its own fest Kolosseum every year. Several festivals like, Independence Day, Republic day are organised with great enthusiasm.