Another important law school from the south of the country is the KIIT School of Law (KLS). KLS was established by the Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (KIIT) in 2007 to meet the growing demand for legal professionals in the wake of globalization and rapid expansion of India’s economy.
The LL.M. and Ph.D programmes of KLS are designed with an emphasis on the intellect and the jurisprudential science of law. The School is in collaboration with many leading international law education consortiums, including the International Association of Law Schools, Washington, USA, and Asia-Pacific Association of Law Schools, Australia. It also has an MoU with Northumbria University, School of Law, U.K., Miami University, USA, Dong A University, Korea.
THE PARENT BODY
KIIT is a household name in the education sector and has become a sought-after destination in India for professional studies. It is admired for the quality of its academic courses, its community outreach work and as a university of compassion and humanitarianism. It has become a case study because no other educational institution in India has grown in its scope and scale as much as KIIT has in a short span of 25 years.
KIIT started in 1992-93 as an industrial training institution. However, 1997 is considered the base year for the University as undergraduate and postgraduate courses in Engineering, Management and Computer Applications were added. In 2007, many new schools were added to its umbrella—School of Law, Biotechnology, Medical Sciences, Dental Sciences, Nursing, Mass Communication, Film and Media, Fashion and KIIT International School.
Today, KIIT offers professional education to around 40,000 students from across India. This includes 2,000 international students from 65 countries. The alumni of KIIT, over a lakh of them, have made their mark in their respective careers in academics, corporate organizations, civil services and enterprise.
Dr. Achyuta Samanta, the Founder of KIIT and KISS, who started the institute with just Rs 5,000, had big dreams and a passion to make a difference. From two rented rooms, 12 students and two staff, the journey has been stupendous.
KIIT is now spread over a vast 36-square-kilometre academic township. Its 25 lush green campuses employ over 3,000 eminent faculty and researchers and 15,000 staff.
KIIT has made colossal contributions to sports. Currently, 11 Olympians pursue their education at KIIT.
The leadership
* Prof. Achyuta Samanta (Founder & Mentor, KIIT).
* Mr. Ashok Kumar Parija (Chancellor).
* Prof. (Dr.) Subrata Kumar Acharya (Pro-Chancellor).
* Prof. (Dr.) Saranjit Singh (Vice Chancellor).
* Prof. (Dr.) CBK Mohanty [Pro-Vice Chancellor, School of Medicine (KIMS, KIDS and KINS)].
* Prof. (Dr.) Jnyana Ranjan Mohanty (Registrar)
Academic programmes
Autumn & Spring
* 1st Semester B.A. LL.B/B.B.A. LL.B/B. Sc. LL.B
* 1st Semester LL.M
* 2nd Semester B.A. LL.B/B.B.A. LL.B/B. Sc. LL.B
* 3rd Semester B.A. LL.B/B.B.A. LL.B/B. Sc. LL.B
* 4th Semester B.A. LL.B/B.B.A. LL.B/B. Sc. LL.B
* 5th Semester B.A. LL.B/B.B.A. LL.B/B. Sc. LL.B
* 6th Semester B.A. LL.B/B.B.A. LL.B/B. Sc. LL.B
* 7th Semester B.A. LL.B/B.B.A. LL.B/B. Sc. LL.B
* 8th Semester B.A. LL.B/B.B.A. LL.B/B. Sc. LL.B
* 9th Semester B.A. LL.B/B.B.A. LL.B/B. Sc. LL.B
* 10th Semester B.A. LL.B/B.B.A. LL.B/B. Sc. LL.B