KIIT climbs to 5th spot nationally for foreign-student enrolment

Exam-focused facts from the 12 January 2026 current affairs briefing.

Key facts

Odisha now ranks 1st among eastern States and inside top-10 nationwide for international students.
KIIT alone hosts nearly 2 000 of the 2 362 foreign students in eastern India.
Students from 70 countries are on campus; 5 000 have already graduated.