Kalinga University, Raipur

Kalinga University admits through its own tests. KALSEE (Kalinga Scholastic Entrance Examination) covers UG, PG and Ph.D. programmes, and KAL-MAT (Kalinga Management Aptitude Test) covers BBA and MBA. Both are computer-based with flexible scheduling. The course pages name no other test, apart from the state entrance exam the B.Ed page mentions. No 2027 dates were published on 20 October 2026.

KALSEE is a computer-based MCQ test of 90 questions in 90 minutes for UG and PG programmes (100 questions in 120 minutes for Ph.D.), with no negative marking and a 50% qualifying mark. The B.Tech paper has Physics 25, Chemistry 25, Maths 25 and English communication 15; other UG and PG papers have English communication 25, logical reasoning 25, quantitative aptitude 20 and general aptitude 20. The fee is Rs 1,400 for India and SAARC applicants in UG and PG, and a score is valid for one academic year.

The Fee Structure page lists tuition per semester for every programme, but the tuition tables state no session (only the hostel and transport tables name 2026-27), so CollegeChalo lists no tuition figure for Kalinga University. Fees depend on the programme and the scholarship; the admissions office on +91-9907252100 can give the current table.

The 2026-27 hostel tables for Indian residents run from Rs 72,000 (veg, eight to a room, air-cooled) to Rs 2,31,000 (non-veg, three to a room, AC) in the boys hostels, and from Rs 72,000 to Rs 2,90,000 (non-veg, single room, AC) in the girls hostel. Food (breakfast, lunch, tea, dinner) is part of the fee and caution money of Rs 5,000 is refundable. The page says hostel fees can rise 5% or more every year.

The 2026-2027 scholarship policy gives merit scholarships on tuition fee of 100% (95% and above in the qualifying exam), 50% (90-94%), 30% (80-89%), 20% (70-79%) and 15% (60-69%). Girl applicants get 20%, and entrance-score scholarships are 50% for 80 percentile and above and 30% for 70-79.99 percentile in tests such as CUET, JEE, CAT, NEET and CLAT. The Fee Structure page says scholarships do not apply to Pharmacy, Education and research programmes.

The NAAC certificate on its site gives a B+ grade (CGPA 2.60 on the four-point scale, first cycle), dated 16 March 2021 and valid up to 15 March 2026; no renewed certificate was found on 20 October 2026. In India Rankings 2025 the university is in the 101-150 band of the University category and the 151-200 band overall.

The latest placement report on the university site is for the 2022-23 session: 1,381 of 1,848 students who sat in placements were placed (74.73%), with a highest CTC of Rs 12 lakh (international) and an average of Rs 2.50 lakh across 172 recruiters. The home page quotes 12 LPA+ highest, 4 LPA average and 400+ recruitment partners without a batch year.

The course list has B.Tech in computer science, computer science in AI and ML (with IBM), civil, electrical and mechanical engineering. AICTE's 2026-27 extension of approval gives intakes of 120 for computer science and 60 each for civil, electrical and mechanical. Admission is through KALSEE after Class 12 with 45% (40% reserved) in any three of the listed subjects.

It is a state private university set up under the Chhattisgarh Private Universities (Establishment and Operation) Act, 2005, as amended by Chhattisgarh Act No. 6 of 2011. The campus is at Kotni, near the Mantralaya, Naya Raipur, Chhattisgarh - 492101.

Admission to Kalinga University is through its own entrance tests: KALSEE (Kalinga Scholastic Entrance Examination) for most undergraduate and postgraduate programmes, and KAL-MAT (Kalinga Management Aptitude Test) for BBA and MBA. Both are computer-based tests with flexible scheduling. No 2027 schedule or test date had been published on 20 October 2026; the pages show "Admission Open 2026-27".

Kalinga University, Raipur offers 100 programmes in Engineering, Management, Science, Commerce, Arts & Humanities, Law, Design, Education, Pharmacy, Hospitality and Computer Applications, including Bachelor of Technology, Master of Technology, Diploma in Engineering, Bachelor of Business Administration, Master of Business Administration and Bachelor of Science.

Kalinga University, Raipur lists approval or accreditation from UGC, AICTE, BCI, PCI and NCTE.

Kalinga University, Raipur is also known as Kalinga University, Kalinga University Raipur and Kalinga University Naya Raipur.