GIET University, Gunupur (formerly known as Gandhi Institute of Engineering and Technology) was established by “Vidya Bharati Educational Trust,” Gunupur, Odisha, India in the year 1997. Since inception, the Trust promotes Technical Education in India with a motto of providing Quality Education in a highly disciplined and conducive environment with International Standards.
The Civil Engineering Department of GIET University encompasses various areas such as mechanics of materials, analysis and design of various components of infrastructure, management of natural resources among others. This discipline has impact on various sectors such as infrastructure, mining, and agriculture. The Department of Civil Engineering has been in the forefront in areas such as Theoretical and Applied mechanics, Reliability Engineering, Sustainability, Earthquake Engineering, Water Engineering. For operational purposes the department functions as a combination of four groups: Structural, Geotechnical, Water Resources, and Transportation Systems Engineering.