The primary duties of any higher education institution are to carry out research and to generate new knowledge, dissemination of knowledge, and nurturing students. In this front, Research is the major focus at KIOT. At least one center of excellence in each department will be created to carry out cutting-edge research. Some of the research areas in KIOT at present are given as follows:

LIST OF RESEARCH CENTRES (APPROVED BY CENTRE FOR RESEARCH - ANNA UNIVERSITY)
S.No.
Name of the Research Centres
Recognition No.
1Mechanical Engineering
4265317
2Electronics and Communication Engineering
4265307
3Electrical and Electronics Engineering
4265308
4Computer Science and Engineering
4265306

Department of Mechanical Engineering

Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering

Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering

Department of Computer Science and Engineering

Department of Civil Engineering

Department of Science and Humanities