GIET University

GIET University formerly Gandhi Institute of Engineering and Technology is a university located at Gunupur, in the state of Odisha, India established in 1997 by “Vidya Bharati Educational Trust '' . The Odisha government issued a gazette notification for award of the university status to GIET Gunupur in December 2018.

GIET University offers undergraduate, postgraduate and doctoral programs in various fields of engineering, technology, management, and computer applications.

Managing trustee
Edu-entrepreneur Dr. Satya Prakash Panda (President) and Dr. Chandra Dhwaj Panda (Vice-President) founded a trust called Vidya Bharati Education Trust which is a non-governmental organization, established in the year 1996. The Vidya Bharti Education Trust is a conglomerate of educational institutions.

Schools


GIETU includes the following schools:
 * School of Engineering and Technology
 * School of Humanities & Social Studies
 * School of Agriculture
 * School of Sciences
 * School of Management Studies (SMS)
 * School of Nursing

Academic Programmes
GIET University conducts four-year B. Tech, B.SC Agriculture, B.Sc in Nursing, 3 years BBA, BCA and 2 years M.Sc, M.Tech programme in various disciplines: GIET University offers some of the most sought-after programmes including 14 undergraduates and 20 postgraduate programmes. In addition to undergraduate and postgraduate courses, GIETU also offers full-time and part time Ph.D. degrees in Engineering, Natural Sciences and Management disciplines.

NIRF Rankings
GIET University, Gunupur, was ranked in the 251-300 band in the NIRF 2022 rankings for Engineering. It did not participate in the 2023 NIRF rankings.