Former names | Gandhi Institute of Engineering and Technology |
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Type | Private |
Established | 1997 |
Vice-Chancellor | Dr. A. V. N. L. Sharma |
Location | , , |
Campus | Spread over 113.03 acres |
Affiliations | UGC, AICTE, NAAC, NBA |
Website | www |
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''.[1] The Odisha government issued a gazette notification for award of the university status to GIET Gunupur in December 2018.[2] "About GIETU".
GIET University offers undergraduate, postgraduate and doctoral programs in various fields of engineering, technology, management, and computer applications.[citation needed][3]
Edu-entrepreneur Dr. Satya Prakash Panda (President) [4] and Dr. Chandra Dhwaj Panda (Vice-President) [5] 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.[6]
GIETU includes the following schools:[7]
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:[14] 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.
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. [15]