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:
| 1 | Mechanical Engineering | |
| 2 | Electronics and Communication Engineering | |
| 3 | Electrical and Electronics Engineering | |
| 4 | Computer Science and Engineering | |