GIET University, formerly Gandhi Institute of Engineering and Technology, is a private university located at Gunupur, in the state of Odisha, India, established in 1997 by the Vidya Bharati Educational Trust.

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

[citation needed][2] Edu-entrepreneur Dr. Satya Prakash Panda (President) [3] and Dr. Chandra Dhwaj Panda (Vice-President) [4] founded in 1996 a trust called Vidya Bharati Education Trust, which is a non-governmental organization and a conglomerate of educational institutions.

GIETU includes the following schools:[6] GIET University conducts four-year B.

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.