Kalinga Institute of Social Sciences

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Kalinga Institute of Social Sciences Deemed University
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Other name
KISS University
MottoEradicating hunger through Education
TypeDeemed university
Established1993; 29 years ago (1993)
FounderAchyuta Samanta
AffiliationUniversity Grants Commission (India)
ChancellorSatya S. Tripathi
Vice-ChancellorDeepak Kumar Behera
Location
Bhubaneswar
,
Odisha
,
India

20°12′46″N 85°28′59″E / 20.21269°N 85.48314°E / 20.21269; 85.48314Coordinates: 20°12′46″N 85°28′59″E / 20.21269°N 85.48314°E / 20.21269; 85.48314
CampusUrban
Websitekiss.ac.in

Kalinga Institute of Social Sciences (KISS), informally KISS University, is a higher education institute deemed-to-be-university located in Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India. It was established in 1993 as a residential tribal school and became a was declared deemed-to-be-university in 2017.

History[]

KISS started was founded in 1993 by Achyuta Samanta as a residential tribal school.[1] In 2017 the institute was awarded deemed to be university status.[2]

Satya S. Tripathi was appointed chancellor in 2021 and Deepak Kumar Behera was appointed vice-chancellor.[3]

Academic[]

The institute offers admission on 12th, Degree, Master's degree, M.phil and P.hD. Arts, Science and Commerce are major stream of education.[4]

Bachelor degree[]

Admission into bachelor's degree are channelized into Arts, Science and Commerce streams (all Hons.) and all streams are focus on the tribal studies ( Culture, Philosophy, Heritage, Science & Technology, Linguistics & Literature, Resource Management, Legal Studies & Rights) aspects.

Master degree[]

There are 7 master's degree departments.[5]

  • Department of Tribal Culture, Philosophy & Eco-Spiritualism
  • Department of Tribal Heritage & Tribal Indology
  • Department of Comparative Tribal Linguistics & Literature
  • Department of Tribal Legal Studies & Tribal Rights
  • Department of Indigenous Knowledge Science & Technology
  • Department of Comparative Indic Studies & Tribal Science
  • Department of Tribal Resource Management

Ph.D. / M.Phil.[]

  • Tribal Culture, Philosophy and Eco-Spiritualism
  • Tribal Heritage and Tribal Indology
  • Comparative Tribal Linguistics and Literature
  • Tribal Legal Studies and Tribal Rights
  • Indigenous Knowledge Science and Technology
  • Comparative Indic Studies and Tribal Science
  • Tribal Resource Management

References[]

  1. ^ "About - Kalinga Institute of Social Sciences, Bhubaneswar". KISS - Kalinga Institute of Social Sciences. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Kalinga Institute Of Social Sciences Declared Deemed University". NDTV Aug 29, 2017 2:30 pm IST. Press Trust of India. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
  3. ^ "KISS gets new administration". The Pioneer Thursday, 13 May 2021. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
  4. ^ "Kalinga Institute Of Social Sciences Kiss: Latest News, Photos, Videos on Kalinga Institute Of Social Sciences Kiss". NDTV.com. Retrieved 2021-05-12.
  5. ^ "Kalinga Institute of Social Sciences (KISS) Declared Deemed University First Tribal University in the World". Achyuta Samanta. 2017-08-26. Retrieved 2021-05-12.



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