GITA, Bhubaneswar has got AICTE and Government of Odisha approval and is affiliated to Biju Patnaik University of Technology, Rourkela, from the academic session 2004-05, with a motto to provide quality engineering education in a highly disciplined environment at par with international standards, along with character building of students who will be able to stand up to the challenges of the present employment market of the world.

Gandhi Institute For Technology is a constituent college of revered Gandhi Group of Institutions, which pioneered quality technical education in East India.

This thorough-bred from Gandhi Stable was established in 2007 at the outskirt of the City of Bhubaneswar. Sprawling over 15 Acres of lush green picturesque landscape, away from the hustle and bustle of city, it provides an ideal environment for learning.

Well-furnished in-campus hostels with attached baths & toilets both for ladies and gents accommodating more than 700 students. The highly motivated faculties and the homely disciplined atmosphere of the college helps in character building of students and prepare them to face ordeals of life.
GIFT has been awarded as the most promising Engineering college of Odisha .During the closing ceremony of 6th Capital Education fair, His Excellency Sri Murlidhar Chandrakant Bhandare, Governor of Odisha awards the honour to Dr. Shashi Kumar Gupta Principal GIFT on 11th April 2011.

Placement

Gandhi Institute for Technology (GIFT), a promising technical Institute of Orissa, in its short history, has beaten its contemporary institutes on many accounts. GIFT has maintained the reputation of Gandhi Group of Institutions (GGIs) in terms of Academics, Research, Infrastructure, social responsibility, and most important is training and placement. Being a premier institute, GIFT visualizes a wonderful future for each and every student by grooming them to realize their cherished hopes and aspirations. To materialize that it has set up a committed Industry-Interface Cell (IIC).A team of experts having tremendous industry exposures and training programmes has been created to plan, execute and evaluate the training and placement aspects of the cell.

The IIC of GIFT identifies the corporate needs and demands from time to time and prepares its prospective graduates in ENGINEERING, MBA and MCA departments who are on the threshold of an exciting career. The placement cell is committed to continuous learning, and creating positive ideas, through rigorous training and preparing the young minds so that the aspiring engineers and managers can excel in their professional careers in stressful yet highly rewarding product and service sectors of industry. Student skills are honed through various technical courses as per industry standard.