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BHUBANESWAR: KIIT founder and BJD’s Lok Sabha MP from Kandhamal , Dr Achyuta Samanta has congratulated University’s new Vice-Chancellor Prof Sasmita Samanta . The MP Dr Samanta said, the Prof Samanata deserves such coveted post for her 26 years long association with KIIT family. Dr. Achyuta Samanta, Founder, KIIT and KISS also hoped that, she will take the university to new heights in the coming years.
“Passing of mantle of Vice Chancellor, @KIITUniversity from Prof. Hrushikesh Mohanty to Prof. Sasmita Samanta. In the last 26 years of her service at #KIIT, she has worked hard and deserves this. Besides being an academic stalwart, she is an able leader and administrator. Congratulations to her and wish her the best for this new assignment which will hopefully be a golden period for KIIT under her tenure,” MP Achyuta Samanta tweeted @achyuta_samanta.
Professor Sasmita Rani Samanta has been appointed as the Vice-Chancellor of KIIT Deemed to be University. She assumed charge from the outgoing VC, Prof. Hrushikesh Mohanty on 24th December 2021. Prior to this appointment, she was working in different senior positions, including Pro-Vice-Chancellor and Registrar of KIIT-DU, for the last 26 years. Prof. Samanta has over 25 years of experience in academics and administration.
Prof. Samanta is a fellow of the Royal Society of Arts (FRSA, UK) and a fellow of the Computer Society of India (FCSI, India). She has been trained in leadership from the University of Nebraska Omaha (UNO), USA, and CSC Leaders Programme, Common Purpose Charitable Trust, UK.
As the term of the outgoing VC was ending in December 2021, applications were invited through media advertisement for the post of Vice-Chancellor. Since it is the prerogative of Chancellor Prof. Ved Prakash to appoint the Vice-Chancellor, he constituted a three-Member Search Committee. All three were renowned Academicians/Vice-Chancellors of National Universities, out of which one member was from UGC, duly nominated by the UGC.
The Chancellor, after careful consideration, approved the name of Prof. Sasmita Rani Samanta, Pro-Vice-Chancellor for appointment as the next Vice-Chancellor of KIIT Deemed to be University for a period of five years. The post of Vice-Chancellor has been occupied by eminent academicians in KIIT-DU since its inception. Prof. Samanta, who is the first woman VC of KIIT.
