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Social & Community Impact Campus Design Excellence
Awarded to institutions which have meaningfully engaged Attractive and conducive campuses providing state-of-
with communities, at local or national levels, to effect the-art enabling infrastructure which enables students
positive socio-economic change with lasting impact. to learn joyfully and give their best, are awarded in this
category.

Rank Rank

India State India State

1 1 Kavikulaguru Kalidas Sanskrit University, Ramtek 1 1 The Design Village, Noida
2 1 Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology, Bhubaneswar 1 1 School of Management, CMR University, Bengaluru
3 1 Pandit Deendayal Energy University, Gandhinagar 2 2 Acharya Institutes, Bengaluru
4 1 Guru Nanak College (Autonomous), Chennai 3 1 Bharath Institute of Higher Education and Research, Chennai
5 1 Rajkiya Engineering College, Kannauj (UP) 4 1 Sri Durga Malleswara Siddhartha Mahila Kalasala, Vijayawada
6 1 Acharya Bangalore B School (ABBS)
7 1 Jagan Institute of Management Studies, Delhi

Our faculty and students are honoured to accept
this award for social and community impact as KIIT We are elated by this recognition award. The Design
Village (TDV) campus is an embodiment of our
“University’s primary objective is to accelerate social “
change through provision of high-quality education. We motto ‘Life through design’. Conceptualised and
offer not only excellent academics but character build- designed by the well-known architectural firm Studio
ing education to students by providing opportunities for Archohm, TDV is set in a former factory repurposed into
community and social service. KIIT University students a green, sustainable education campus. Former factory
are encouraged to volunteer at our affiliated Kalinga floorshops have been transformed into stimulating learn-
Institute of Social Sciences (KISS), which provides free ing spaces. Cold storage rooms have been converted into
education, board and lodging to 30,000 students from classrooms and a chemicals pit is a meeting and confer-
marginalised tribal communities. For instance, under our ence hub. The EW award endorses our state-of-the-art
Art of Giving project, KIIT students train KISS children design facilities including a fab lab with high-end proto-
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in communication and soft skills” — c h y u ta S a m a n ta , typing equipment, iMac and fashion labs and Araku Cafe”
founder, a l in g a I n s titu te of I n du s tria l T e c h n ol - — M u dita P a s a ri (centre), associate dean, academics at
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og y ( K I I T ) U n iv e rs ity and Kalinga Institute of Social T h e D e s ig n V il l a g e , N oida (230 students and 10 full-
Sciences, Bhubaneswar time teachers)

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