19.05.2012 : Ashok Kumar Muduli (BCA), Indrani Bhuye (BBA), Jayadev Patra (BBA), Manoj Murmu (BBA) and Pradip Chandra Kumura (BBA) with Dr. A. Samanta, Founder, KIIT and KISS after bagging job offers from Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) in Campus Placement 2012. It was the first direct recruitment through campus placement by TCS in KISS.

15.05.2012 : Dr. P. K. Routray, CEO, KISS addressing the audience at a Training Programme for Nodal Teachers on Life Skills Education co-organised by UNFPA and KISS in the presence of Mr. D. Satapathy, Director, OBC, SC & ST Development Dept, Govt of Odisha, Mr. R. N. Das, Advisor, KIIT & KISS, Dr. Deepa Prasad, State Programme Officer, UNFPA & Mr. S. Panda, Project Manager, KISS.

05.05.2012: Shri Ghulam Nabi Azad, Hon’ble Union Minister of Health & Family Welfare interacting with a tribal student of KISS in the presence of Shri Jagdish Tytler, Hon’ble Former Union Minister of State for Overseas Indian Affairs and Dr. A. Samanta, Founder, KIIT & KISS.

05.05.2012 : Shri Ghulam Nabi Azad, Hon’ble Union Minister of Health & Family Welfare, Shri Jagdish Tytler, Hon’ble Former Union Minister of State for Overseas Indian Affairs, Dr. P. K. Patasani, Hon'ble MP, Bhubaneswar (Centre) and Dr. A. Samanta, Founder, KIIT & KISS with the tribal students of KISS.

05.05.2012 : Shri Ghulam Nabi Azad, Hon’ble Union Minister of Health & Family Welfare speaking during his visit.

30-04-2012: Shri Harun Rashid Khan, Hon’ble Deputy Governor, Reserve Bank of India sharing a fond moment with a student of KISS during his visit to the campus.

30-04-2012: Shri Harun Rashid Khan, Hon’ble Deputy Governor, Reserve Bank of India addressing the students at the Annual Series of Lecture by eminent personalities at KISS.

30-04-2012: Shri Harun Rashid Khan, Hon’ble Deputy Governor, Reserve Bank of India visiting the vocational training unit of Kalinga Institute of Social Sciences (KISS) in the presence of Dr. A. Samanta, Founder, KIIT & KISS.

30-04-2012: Shri Harun Rashid Khan, Hon’ble Deputy Governor, Reserve Bank of India interacting with a tribal student.

29-04-2012: (L to R) Smt. Saswati Bal, President KIIT & KISS, Padma Vibhushan Mrs. Mahasweta Devi, Ramon Magsaysay Awardee & Noted writer, Ms. Deepti Naval, Noted Cine Artiste & Social Activist, Dr. A. Samanta, Founder, KIIT & KISS at the inauguration of Annual Series of Lecture by eminent personalities at KISS.

29-04-2012: Padma Vibhushan Mrs. Mahasweta Devi, Ramon Magsaysay Awardee & Noted Writer inaugurating the Mega Dining Hall of KISS in the presence of Ms. Deepti Naval, Noted Cine Artiste & Social Activist, Smt. Saswati Bal, President KISS & Dr. A. Samanta, Founder, KIIT & KISS.

17-04-2012: His Excellency Shri Nikhil Kumar, Hon’ble Governor of Nagaland addressing the tribal students of Kalinga Institute of Social Sciences (KISS).

05-03-2012: Signing of MoU between Department of Social and Cultural Anthropology, Institute of Asian and Oriental Studies (AOI), Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen, Germany and Kalinga Institute of Social Sciences (KISS) on 5th March 2012.

20-01-2012: Mr. Albert Peter Burleigh, Hon'ble U.S. Ambassador to India, Ms. Katherine S. Dhanani, U.S. Consul General, Hyderabad with 16,500 tribal students of KISS.

06.01.2012: Shri Montek Singh Ahluwalia, Hon'ble Deputy Chairman, Planning Commission of India and Dr. Narendra Jadhav, Hon'ble Member, Planning Commission & National Advisory Council, Govt. of India with Dr. A. Samanta, Founder, KIIT & KISS and 15,000 tribal students of KISS.

05.01.2012: Mrs. Nirupama Rao, Hon’ble Ambassador of India to the United States and Mr. Sudhakar Rao, Former Chief Secretary, Karnataka with Dr. A. Samanta,, Founder, KIIT & KISS and 15,000 tribal students of KISS.

04.01.2012: Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam, Hon'ble Former President of India with Dr. A. Samanta,, Founder, KIIT & KISS and 15,000 tribal students of KISS.