GIFT Bhubaneswar Admission Dates 2026

GIFT Bhubaneswar admission for 2026-27 uses OJEE 2026 for most programmes. JEE Main 2026 scores are also accepted for B.Tech admission. Only the ongoing or future schedule item is listed below.

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GIFT Bhubaneswar Courses and Fees

GIFT Bhubaneswar offers UG, PG, diploma, and doctoral programmes in engineering, management, and applied science. B.Tech is the main programme, and its total fee changes by branch from INR 3.60 Lakhs to INR 4.96 Lakhs for 4 years.

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The MBA options are Business Management, Aviation and Airport Management, Hospital and Health Care Management, and Logistics and Supply Chain Management. M.Tech students can choose from AI and Machine Learning, CSE, Construction Technology, Environmental Engineering, Industrial Safety, and Turbo Machines.

GIFT Bhubaneswar Admission Process

Admission at GIFT Bhubaneswar is entrance-based for most technical and professional courses. B.Tech applicants use OJEE or JEE Main ranks, while PG courses follow OJEE-PG or other accepted national-level scores depending on the programme.

B.Tech Admission

For B.Tech, GIFT Bhubaneswar selects students through OJEE 2026 rank or JEE Main 2026 score. Applicants must have passed 10+2 from a recognised board with at least 45% in Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics. The minimum age at admission is 17 years.

The selection process follows these steps:

• Take JEE Main or OJEE and secure a valid rank
• Register for counselling through the OJEE portal at ojee.nic.in
• Fill in institute and branch choices
• Accept the allotted seat and pay the seat acceptance fee
• Visit GIFT with original documents for verification
• Finish the admission steps and pay the remaining tuition fee

B.Tech Lateral Entry is a 3-year route for Diploma holders. Students need at least 45% marks in the relevant engineering discipline and must apply through OJEE Lateral.

MBA and MCA Admission

For MBA admission, students need a graduation degree in any discipline with at least 50% marks. GIFT accepts CAT, MAT, XAT, CMAT, or OJEE-MBA scores for its 4 MBA specialisations. MCA applicants must have completed BCA, BSc (CS), BSc (IT), or BSc with Mathematics with at least 60% marks, and admission is through OJEE-MCA.

M.Tech and Ph.D Admission

M.Tech admission requires a B.Tech or equivalent degree in the relevant field with at least 60% marks. Students need a valid GATE score or OJEE-M.Tech rank. Ph.D admission is offered in 9 disciplines for students with a postgraduate degree and at least 55% marks, along with qualification in the GIFT Ph.D entrance examination.

Diploma Admission

Diploma admission is handled through the State Council for Technical Education and Vocational Training (SCTE and VT), Odisha. Students must have passed Class 10 with at least 35% marks. Admission is completed through DET Odisha counselling.

GIFT Bhubaneswar Cutoffs

GIFT Bhubaneswar B.Tech admission depends on OJEE counselling ranks and branch demand. CSE and AI usually close at lower ranks because they attract higher demand, while Civil, Mechanical, and Agricultural Engineering close at higher ranks.

GIFT Bhubaneswar Placements

GIFT Bhubaneswar reports placement data through its NIRF 2025 submission. In the 2023-24 UG graduating batch, 557 out of 633 students were placed and the median package was INR 4.75 LPA. Across the last three UG cycles, both placed student count and median salary have increased.

For PG courses, the 2022-23 batch had 131 out of 138 MBA and MCA students placed. The median salary for that group was INR 4.65 LPA. From the 2023-24 B.Tech batch, 68 students chose higher studies, including M.Tech and MBA programmes.

Recruiters confirmed for GIFT Bhubaneswar include TCS, Infosys, Wipro, Oracle, Samsung, Maruti Suzuki, ICICI Bank, Vodafone, Jindal Thermal Power, and NALCO. The institute is an Oracle authorised training centre, which helps students find opportunities in Oracle-partner companies. Alumni mainly work in IT, core engineering, banking, and public sector units.

GIFT Bhubaneswar Rankings

GIFT Bhubaneswar does not appear in the current NIRF Engineering ranked list. The institute has also been recognised in innovation-focused national ranking records.

GIFT Bhubaneswar Scholarships

GIFT Bhubaneswar gives admission-time merit scholarships to B.Tech, Diploma, MBA, and MCA students. The scholarship depends on board or graduation marks and can continue in later years if students meet attendance and CGPA rules.

To keep a B.Tech scholarship, students must maintain at least 80% attendance. They also need the required CGPA in each later semester: 9.0 for Category A, 8.75 for Category B, 8.5 for Category C, and 8.0 for Category D. B.Tech and Diploma scholarships apply only to students from CHSE, CBSE, or ICSE boards.

GIFT Bhubaneswar Campus and Infrastructure

GIFT Autonomous has a 48-acre campus at Gramadiha, Gangapada, near Bhubaneswar in Khurda district. The campus is connected with Bhubaneswar city and can be reached through the Bhubaneswar-Puri highway.

The institute is an authorised remote centre of IIT Bombay and IIT Kharagpur for e-learning programmes. It also has an MSME Business Incubator, a Cambridge University centre for Business English Certification, and an Oracle authorised training centre. Students have access to a digital library, NBA-certified engineering labs across five departments, a gymnasium, indoor and outdoor sports facilities, and a 24/7 medical centre.

Separate hostels are available for boys and girls, and annual hostel fees go up to INR 72,000. Biometric attendance and CCTV surveillance are used across campus buildings. Under its SIRO recognition from the Ministry of Science and Technology, the institute reported 5 patents filed and 3 granted in 2023 in its NIRF research data.

GIFT Bhubaneswar vs GITA Bhubaneswar vs Silicon Institute of Technology

Students comparing private engineering colleges in Bhubaneswar often look at GIFT, GITA (Gandhi Institute for Technological Advancement), and Silicon Institute of Technology together. All three are affiliated with BPUT and serve many of the same engineering applicants from Odisha.

Among these three institutes, GIFT has the strongest accreditation profile because it holds NAAC A++ and NBA accreditation across five departments. GITA has national ranking visibility through the NIRF Engineering 2025 band of 201 to 300. Silicon Institute of Technology began in 2001, which gives it the longest operating history in this comparison. Students who value accreditation and infrastructure may prefer GIFT, while students tracking national ranking visibility may also consider GITA.