The story of GITA is incomplete without a reference to the people
who have guided it over the years & are instrumental in its
continued success.
Academician & Visionary
An academician at heart, Dr. Panda has been
passionately involved in bringing a qualitative
transformation in imparting technical education in
Odisha. Committed to his dream of setting up an
institute par excellence, he envisioned the
establishment of GIET, Gunupur.
His next venture was GITA, Bhubaneswar where he not
only introduced an interactive teaching environment
but also ensured to inculcate the acumen for research
among students. Under his guidance the colleges have
grown leaps and bounds & are considered to be the best
for pursuing a degree in engineering.
Academician & Pioneer
Dr. Panda has always encouraged an atmosphere of
research and development. His belief that with
importance to research and development the institute
can truly grow to greater heights is what he tries to
imbibe into the very minds of the students and
teachers alike. He has been instrumental in guiding
teachers to participate in FDP’s and present papers in
seminars at national and international level so as to
improve their subject knowledge as well as earn
accolades for the institute.
A leader par excellence, he believes in leading from
the front and has been one of the most prominent faces
behind the success story of GITA, Bhubaneswar.
Entrepreneur, Film maker & Journalist
He also has a creative side to him. A renowned
filmmaker he is one of the few in the Odia film
industry who have successfully presented original
works of art on the magnum opus. A successful
journalist he spearheads' 'Jagrata Odisha' a local
news daily and Krushak Bandhu Annapurna' an award
winning agricultural magazine for farmers.
His multitude of achievements inspires students to
pursue things that they like and excel in them along
with maintaining good grades truly making GITA, an
institution for the holistic development of students.