Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology - [KIIT], Bhubaneswar

I have a friend who is an alumnus of KIIT. He was able to provide the specification of the laptop offered to students in the 2016 batch. 

• Laptop Model: Lenovo ThinkPad Yoga 460
• Type or Mode of Laptop: Convertible Laptop and Touch Screen
• Display Size and Type: 14 inches (Full HD, Anti Glare)
• Pixel Density: 210 PPI
• Resolution: 1920 x 1080 px
• Graphics Card: Nvidia GeForce 940M (2 GB dedicated, 6 GB dynamic)
• Processor: Intel Core i5 processor (6th Generation; it offers a maximum of2.71 GHz clock speed)
• RAM: 8GB (RAM Speed: 1600 MHz)
• HDD: 1TB
• Backlit Keyboard
• Fingerprint Scanner
• Webcam (720p)
• Carbon Magnesium Alloy Body (The feature is in itself a very dynamic one. It comes with a serious fingerprint magnet)

However, there is no ethernet port. In contrast, the university does not also provide any LAN connection, so you eventually do not need the ethernet port anyway. 

The laptops provided to the students do not usually come with a ThinkPad pro stylus when they generally should. In the case of gaming, they work seamlessly. Thus, it should not be an issue to be concerned about. 

Yes, you are supposed to obtain a refund in case you refrain from taking admission following the counseling. 

Be that as it may, you possibly would not get the whole amount back. They will deduct the counseling fees. Which is around 6000. And you will get a reimbursement for the rest. 

If you have decided you are not joining the institute, start the refund process as soon as possible. As you won’t get back your money after the reporting day. You can visit the campus to know more about the refund details.

According to the conversations I had with my friends from KIIT, the institute is not known for canceling anyone’s candidacy. Very few engineering institutes in the country reject candidates. It has been seen in some government colleges that a lot of students enter through the donation system.

Since you have already received the letter of admission, you can be assured that your admission has been all but confirmed. KIIT only looks for the total percentage, not the percentage in PCM. If your aggregate percentage is higher than 60% then your candidacy will not be canceled.

Regarding admissions in KIIT, instead of contacting the admission team by phone or mail just pay a visit to the Admission department located in the Koel Campus and they will provide you with every necessary detail on how to get admission through different processes. While asking about the admission procedure, mention your choice of branch and other preferences.

You can get direct admission through direct admission to your desired branch but will cost you a huge amount of money if applying through direct admission. You can also get admission through the entrance exam conducted for it in which the cut-off goes really high. Direct admission will cost you a lot of money so if there’s no financial problem and you don’t want to waste another year then you should definitely go for it.

Do not contact any agency or third party for admission because KIIT does not take admission that way.

In case you have secured less than 60% in the higher secondary examination, then it is best to sit for the Improvement examination. 

If you even secure admission at KIIT or any other relevant institute for a course, it will ultimately go in vain if you become ineligible to sit for any company exam. Around 90% of the on-campus companies arrive with a specific cut-off where the minimum criteria set is 60% in 10+2. 

So, taking an improvement examination is the better option.