KISS - Kalinga Institute of Social Sciences
Dipti Behera has extensive experience in the field of education, particularly in computer science and information technology. Currently serving as a Lecturer in IT at KISS - Kalinga Institute of Social Sciences since March 2008, Dipti Behera focuses on providing technical and moral support to students, staff, and administration. Prior experience includes a role as a Lecturer in Computer Science at Bhubaneswar College of Science and Technology from April 2006 to March 2008, where involvement in student care and administration development was emphasized. Additionally, from 2004 to 2006, Dipti Behera held the position of Senior Faculty at Sai Krupa Institute of Science and Technology, training students in modern market-relevant tools and techniques. Dipti Behera earned a Master's degree in Computer Science from Utkal University, completing studies from 2000 to 2012, with foundational education received at Demonstration Multipurpose School in Bhubaneswar from 1985 to 1995.
KISS - Kalinga Institute of Social Sciences
We are an educational institute, 60,000 strong, powered by the belief that a better world - free from hunger, poverty & illiteracy - is possible. We provide free of cost education, accommodation, food and healthcare to over 30,000 indigenous students currently studying at our main campus in Bhubaneswar, in addition to 15,000 alumni and an additional 15,000 students spread across our satellite centres. Our students are educated and empowered through a holistic approach involving academia, sports and vocational training from Class I to PhD. We also prioritise efforts to preserve the varied tribal cultures, heritage and languages from over 62 tribes represented in our student body. We have also been granted 'Deemed to be University' status by the University Grants Commission, Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India, since 2017. We were founded by Dr. Achyuta Samanta, who also founded our sister organisation - the Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (KIIT University), which is now recognised by the Government of India as an Institution of Eminence. KISS was established in 1993, with 125 tribal children at a rented house in Bhubaneswar. Now, more than two and half decades later, it stands as a unique model of empowerment for tribal students.