Overview

KISS has a strong focus on sports, as it believes in promoting an all-round development of its students. KISS has been according high importance to sports and games since its inception. Its vision is to create an environment where tribal students can excel in sports as well as academics. KISS believes that sports are not just physical activities but are essential in developing an individual’s overall personality as Sports instil a sense of discipline, teamwork, and leadership, which are crucial for students’ success in life. KISS’s sports strategy is to create a well-equipped infrastructure, train talented coaches, and nurture young talents to become world-class athletes. It has developed an excellent sports curriculum that provides students with opportunities to learn various sports and games. KISS has partnered with several government and private organisations for promotion of sports in the tribal regions. KISS’s sports infrastructure is one of the best in India. It has state-of-the-art sports facilities, all international standard, including a 400-metre athletic track, football field, hockey field, volleyball and basketball courts, archery ground, rugby ground and a gymnasium. KISS has a well-equipped indoor sports complex that includes badminton, table tennis, and chess facilities.

Games

KISS promotes various sports and games, including athletics, archery, badminton, shooting, chess, lawn tennis, volleyball, and soft tennis. It has a dedicated team of coaches for each sport who provide training to students.

Archery
Athletic
Australian Rules Football
Badminton
Baseball
Basketball
Bodybuilding
Boxing
Chess
Cricket
Cycling
Football
Handball
Hockey
Judo
Kabaddi
Kho-Kho
Kick-Boxing
Lawn Tennis
Powerlifting
Rugby
Sepak Takraw
Soft Tennis
Softball
Swimming
Table Tennis
Volleyball
Weightlifting
Yoga

KISS Foundation Sports Facility

Players

KISS has produced many talented sports players who have represented India at various international and national levels. 1000+ players have participated at National Level Sports meets in 30 sports disciplines. 2000+ players have participated at State Level Sports meets. 2000+ players have participated in National University and National School Games in various sports disciplines. 250+ sports staff are engaged in nurturing sports talent. Remarkably, over 5000 sports talents have been produced (60% among them girls) at a single place (KIIT & KISS) which is a rare achievement.

  • All
  • Sports Person
    • Archery
    • Baseball
    • Football
    • Kho Kho
    • Rugby
    • Soft Tennis
KISS Sports-Aliva Pradhan
International Softball Player
KISS Sports-BASANTI PANGI
Rugby Player
Geeta Bhuyan
Baseball & Softball Player
Gouranga Jamuda
Rugby Player
Rugby Player
Janki Murmu
Football Player
MANDAKINI MAJHI
Kho Kho Player
Manjulata Pradhan
Rugby Player
Muna Murmu
Rugby Player
Narasing Marndi
Rugby Player
Padma Ch Hansdah
International Baseball Player
Rajkishore Murmu
Rugby Player
Ranjit Naik
Archery Player
SUMITRA NAYAK
Rugby Player
SWETASINI SABAR
Baseball & Softball Player

Infrastructure

KISS has been at the forefront of promoting sports and games as an integral part of holistic education. KISS’s sports strategy is to create an environment where students can excel in sports as well as academics. Its goal is to develop sports talents among tribal students, provide them with opportunities to represent India at various international and national levels, and promote sports as a way of life. The founder of KISS, Prof. Achyuta Samanta, believes that sports are an essential component of a student’s education. He believes that sports can provide students with the necessary skills to succeed in life, including leadership, teamwork, and discipline.

KISS SPORTS ARCHERY

International Standard

Archery Ground

KISS SPORTS ATHLETICS

International Standard

Athletic Stadium

KISS Sports FOOTBALL

International Standard

Football Stadium

KISS Sports Rugby

International Standard

Rugby Stadium

KISS Sports Swimming

International Standard

Swimming Pool

KISS Sports Gym

International Standard

Gymnasium Hall

Campus 3
Sports Complex

  • Indoor Hall (Multi-purpose)
  • 3 Badminton Courts
  • Health Club
  • Billiards and Snookers
  • Table Tennis
  • Swimming Pool
  • Chess
  • Carom
  • Yoga Hall

Campus 5
Sports Complex

  • Health Club
  • Swimming Pool
  • Cricket Ground
  • Football Ground

Campus 6
Sports Complex

  • Swimming Pool
  • Health Club

Campus 7
Sports Complex

  • Billiards and Snooker Hall
  • Table Tennis Hall
  • Health Club
  • Swimming Pool
  • Yoga Hall
  • Basketball Court

Campus 8
Sports Complex (Outdoor)

  • 3 Lawn Tennis Courts
    (Synthetic & Floodlights)

  • 4 Volleyball Courts
    (Synthetic & Floodlights)

Campus 9
(KIIT International School)

  • Swimming Pool
  • 2 Lawn Tennis Courts (Synthetic & Floodlights)
  • 2 Basketball Courts (Synthetic & Floodlights)
  • Volleyball Court
  • Table Tennis Hall
  • Chess Hall
  • Football Ground
  • Cricket Nets

Campus 10
Sports Complex

  • 1 Volleyball Court (Artificial Grass)
  • 1 Volleyball Court (Synthetic)
  • Health Club
  • Swimming pool
  • Squash Hall
  • Table Tennis Hall
  • Billiards and Snookers Hall
  • International Chess Hall

Campus 11
Sports Complex

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

Campus 12
Sports Complex

  • 1 Basketball Court (Synthetic)
  • 1 Lawn Tennis Court (Synthetic)
  • Indoor Hall (Multi-purpose)
  • 3 Badminton Courts
  • Health Club
  • Swimming Pool
  • Table Tennis Hall
  • Billiards and Snookers Hall
  • Yoga Center

Campus 13
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)

  • Biju Patnaik Indoor Stadium, Campus 13 (Multi Purpose Indoor Hall of 100M X 53M in size having Handball, Volleyball, Basketball, Badminton, Kabaddi, Kho Kho, Shooting, Cricket Nets, Weightlifting, Power Lifting, Judo, Fencing & Wrestling facilities)

Campus 15
Sports Complex

  • 2 Basketball Court (Synthetic)
  • Indoor Hall (Multi-purpose)
  • Health Club
  • Swimming Pool
  • Table Tennis Hall
  • Billiards and Snookers Hall
  • Kabaddi Ground
  • 2 Boxing Rings (International Standard)

Campus 18

  • Yoga Ground

KISS – Campus 01

  • Football Ground
  • Handball Ground
  • Health Club
  • Baseball/Softball Ground
  • Athletics Practice Ground
  • Kabaddi
  • Kho-Kho
  • Volleyball
  • Basketball
  • Lawn Tennis/ Soft Tennis
  • Rugby
  • Judo
  • Chess
  • Sepak Takraw
  • Weightlifting/ Power lifting

KISS – Campus 02

  • Archery Stadium (International Standard)
  • Swimming Pool (Olympic Size)

KISS – Campus 03

  • Athletic Stadium (International Standard)
  • Cycling Velodrome (International Standard)

Sports Meets

Message from The Founder

Achyuta Samanta with Sports

In my childhood and throughout my youth, I have never played any sport due to abject poverty and hunger in which I was brought up. All my time and energy was diverted to somehow obtain a formal education that could lift us out of poverty and I often picked up odd menial jobs to augment family income and fund my studies. But I understood the potential of sports and its influence in a child’s upbringing, more because I didn’t have the luxury to participate in any sports.

So, right from the inception of Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (KIIT) and Kalinga Institute of Social Sciences (KISS) I tried to emphasise on sports even though we were primarily building academic universities. With our dedicated efforts at Empowerment through Sports from 2005, I have made the Sports Department and Wing a high rise mountain (When I say mountain, I really mean it). Experts from the field have certified our huge state-of-the art sports infrastructure as next to none. No other university has been able to produce sportspersons to the tune of what KIIT and KISS have done in the last two decades. Our students have participated and won laurels in Olympics, ASIAD, South Asian Federation Games, Commonwealth Games and other international and national events of prominence.

Sports is inspiring, immersive, emotion-evolving and a catalyst for change. No one can deny the life changing potential of sports. I strongly believe if sports in India is given its right emphasis and due, all the budding problems of the youth will be solved peacefully.

At KISS, sports is well integrated into the curriculum from the age of five. At KIIT, the students interested in sports and players are groomed to bring laurels to the state and nation. In Hindi, I coined a phrase “खेलते खेलते पढ़ते रहो और पढ़ते पढ़ते खेलते रहो” which literally means that sports and academics should go hand-in-hand. I hope that sports is given its right importance and children inclined towards sports are encouraged to take it up as a professional avenue.

With our focus and passion, we pledge to give to the nation 4-5 international sportspersons every Olympics and other international events from 2024.

Recognition

Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Puruskar 2022

Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Puruskar 2022

FICCI India Sports Award 2022

Biju Patnaik Sports Award

Sportstar Aces Award

FIFA Collaboration KISS

FIFA – Football For Schools

FIVB Collaboration Achyuta Samanta

The Fédération Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB)

Collaborations

  • Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA)
  • Fédération Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB)
  • Mitsubishi – Infrastructure Partner
  • BCCI – Odisha Cricket Association
  • Odisha FC
  • Sports Authority of India (SAI)
  • Khelo India
  • Volleyball Federation of India
  • Rugby India
  • Kho Kho Federation of India
  • All India Chess Federation – Chess For School
  • Sports & Youth Services Department – DSYS, Odisha
  • Association of All Indian University
  • Glenmark Aquatic Foundation

Associations

  • HOCKEY INDIA
  • Swimming Federation of India
  • Reliance Corporation
  • Yoga Federation of India
  • Badminton Association of India
  • All India Tennis Federation
  • All India Football Federation