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GIET University Hosts PRAGATI: A Transformative Agri-Innovation & Sustainability Event

April 1, 2025: In celebration of National Science Day, the ACIC GIET University Foundation, in collaboration with IIT Ropar and GIET University, Gunupur, hosted a transformative outreach event titled PRAGATI: Paving the Way for Agri-Innovation & Sustainability. This event was designed to spark innovation and foster entrepreneurship among students, particularly in the field of agriculture. The initiative aimed to equip students with valuable insights into startup creation, funding opportunities, and cutting-edge technologies that drive sustainable agricultural development.

The event featured a keynote address by Dr. Mukesh Chandrakar, Chief Innovation Officer at IIT Ropar’s AWaDH (Agriculture and Water Technology Development Hub), who shared vital knowledge about institutional initiatives that support student innovators, startups, and entrepreneurs. He highlighted funding opportunities, incubation support, and the importance of exploring the potential of agri-tech innovations. Dr. Chand

GIET University Hosts PRAGATI: A Transformative Agri-Innovation & Sustainability Event

April 1, 2025: In celebration of National Science Day, the ACIC GIET University Foundation, in collaboration with IIT Ropar and GIET University, Gunupur, hosted a transformative outreach event titled PRAGATI: Paving the Way for Agri-Innovation & Sustainability. This event was designed to spark innovation and foster entrepreneurship among students, particularly in the field of agriculture. The initiative aimed to equip students with valuable insights into startup creation, funding opportunities, and cutting-edge technologies that drive sustainable agricultural development.

The event featured a keynote address by Dr. Mukesh Chandrakar, Chief Innovation Officer at IIT Ropar’s AWaDH (Agriculture and Water Technology Development Hub), who shared vital knowledge about institutional initiatives that support student innovators, startups, and entrepreneurs. He highlighted funding opportunities, incubation support, and the importance of exploring the potential of agri-tech innovations. Dr. Chandrakar emphasized the urgent need for youth involvement in innovation, especially in the context of sustainable development. His address set the tone for the collaborative energy of the event.

Mr. Ramkishor Yadav, CEO of ACIC GIET University Foundation, discussed the vision and mission of the foundation, stressing the importance of creating a thriving startup ecosystem in Odisha. He spoke about the foundation’s role in supporting students through incubation, mentorship, and financial aid to transform their ideas into successful ventures. Dr. V.S. Devdas, Dean of R&D and Dean In-Charge of the School of Agriculture, GIET University, also addressed the gathering, encouraging students to embrace entrepreneurship as a means to develop solutions for critical challenges such as food security, rural upliftment, and climate resilience.

Students of Civil Engineering Participates in Megalith, 2020

March 2, 2020: Final year student Abhisekh Kumar Dubey of Civil Engineering Department, GIET University represented the University at Megalith, 2020. It is India’s largest annual technical fest conducted by the Civil Engineering Department of Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur (IIT). The two-day event was organised between February 29-March 1.  Abhishek was honoured for his outstanding performance at the event.

Megalith has achieved considerable popularity in the engineering and corporate sector since it’s inception in 2009.

 

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Amarendra behera | B.Tech. in Mechanical Engineering - Batch of 2027
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Placements 5 Infrastructure 5 Faculty & Course Curriculum 5 Crowd & Campus Life 5 Value for Money 5
Absolutely satisfied and earned it.

Placements: Above 60 percent is required to study at GIET University, Gunupur. 3 LPA is the lowest package, while 20 LPA plus is the highest package offered in our mechanical engineering course. Top requirement companies came for our course, like JK Paper, design companies, etc.

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Abhijit Swain | B.Tech. in Computer Science and Technology - Batch of 2027
Reviewed on 21 Mar 2026
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Placements 3 Infrastructure 4 Faculty & Course Curriculum 4 Crowd & Campus Life 4 Value for Money 3
Overall experience review of our GIET University.

Placements: GIET University has provided good facilities for placement. From a placement point of view, this college's highest package was 20 LPA, the lowest package was 3 LPA, but the average was 4 to 5 LPA in our course. Top recruiting companies are Tata, Wipro, Accenture, Cognizant, Tech Mahindra, and others. There are not many internship opportunities from our course. In companies, the top roles are software development and AI/ML development fields.

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Sourav lenka | B.Tech. in Computer Science and Engineering - Batch of 2027
Reviewed on 16 Mar 2026
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4.6
Placements 5 Infrastructure 4 Faculty & Course Curriculum 4 Crowd & Campus Life 5 Value for Money 5
Absolutely amazing university to pursue B.Tech.

Placements: Here, mostly 70% of students are getting placement. Only eligible candidates are getting placement with a good CGPA. Top companies like TCS, Infosys, Tech Mahindra, HCL, Accenture, and different marketing-based companies come to hire students.

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Jeetanshu Shekhar ... | B.Tech. in Computer Science and Engineering - Batch of 2027
Reviewed on 20 Feb 2026
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Placements 3 Infrastructure 4 Faculty & Course Curriculum 4 Crowd & Campus Life 3 Value for Money 4
GIET infrastructure and placement drive with a decent package.

Placements: This college provides good placement. Last year, 70% students were placed in so many companies like TCS, Wipro, Accenture, Zscalar, and others. The highest package was 20 LPA, and the lowest package was 3 to 4 LPA. According to the internship view student around 80% placed. The top role is software development.

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Anonymous | B.Tech. in Computer Science and Engineering - Batch of 2027
Reviewed on 11 Feb 2026
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Placements 3 Infrastructure 3 Faculty & Course Curriculum 3 Crowd & Campus Life 3 Value for Money 3
For jobs, this university is the best.

Placements: Around 80 to 90 percent of students got placed from the CSE department. The maximum package is 7.5 LPA to 8 LPA. The college placements were good before 2022 but now they are much less. Top recruiting companies are TCS, Accenture, Infosys, and Wipro. Around 500 students got placed in different companies.

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Anonymous | B.Tech. in Electronics and Communication Engineering - Batch of 2027
Reviewed on 11 Feb 2026
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Placements 5 Infrastructure 5 Faculty & Course Curriculum 5 Crowd & Campus Life 4 Value for Money 4
ECE department and hostel with food of GIET.

Placements: Above 90 percent of students were placed in our department. From there only 60 percent of students got the campus placement. The highest package was 25 LPA in the previous year and the average was 10 LPA. The recruiting MNCs are Tech Mahindra, Accenture, Highradious, etc. 100 percent of students are selected for the internship.

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No, admission to GIET University is mostly determined by entrance. But for some courses, the university also admits students based on merit. After receiving a legitimate score on the recognised entrance exam, candidates are shortlisted and, if necessary, counseled. Course-specific entrance requireme

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saurya snehal

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The following table depicts the GIET University placement package details for 2024:

ParticularsPlacement Statistics (2024)
the highest packageINR 26 LPA
the lowest packageINR 1.20 LPA

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Nishtha Anand

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Answered a year ago

Some of the renowned companies that were part of GIET Gunupur placements 2024 are mentioned below:

GIET University Top Recruiters
TCSTech Mahindra
DeloitteDepronto Infotech
ITC InfotechHanodale Solutions
Jio bpFidelis Group

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Rashmi Chaudhary

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Answered a year ago

A total of 950 students were placed during the GIET University placements 2024. The same is presented below:

ParticularsPlacement Statistics (2024)
No. of students selected950

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Aarushi Kalra

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Answered a year ago

The GIET University average package details have not been disclosed. Once out, it will be updated here. Meanwhile, students can have a look at the highest and the lowest packages from the table below:

ParticularsPlacement Statistics (2024)
the highest packageINR 26 LPA
the lowest packageINR 1.20 LPA

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Akanksha Bhandari

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