Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Kakinada

Coordinates: 16°58′43″N 82°14′26″E / 16.978672°N 82.24067°E / 16.978672; 82.24067

Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University
Type Public
Established 1946
Affiliation UGC, NAAC, AIU
Vice-Chancellor Prof.SUNKARI RAMAKRISHNARAO
Students 5,109
Undergraduates 3,539
Postgraduates 1570
Location Kakinada
18°21′14″N 73°30′05″E / 18.354°N 73.5014°E / 18.354; 73.5014
Campus Urban, 110 Acres
Website www.jntuk.edu.in

Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Kakinada (JNTU Kakinada) is a public university, in Kakinada, East Godavari district, north of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is one of India's leading universities focusing on engineering. The university has been accredited by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) of University Grants Commission (UGC) with an "A" grade. JNTU Kakinada is known for its EAMCET entrance test where over 250,000 students take the test every year for around 600 seats in its undergraduate engineering courses. All the selected top candidates for engineering programs enroll at the University College of Engineering (Autonomous) Kakinada.

Academics

Administration Building

The college offers B.Tech. undergraduate and postgraduate degrees in various fields. JNTU Kakinada has established the following schools:

  • School of Management Studies
  • School of Spatial Information Technology
  • School of Health Sciences and Research
  • School of Pharmaceutical Sciences & Technologies
  • School of Renewable Energy & Environment
  • School of Food Technology
  • School of Biotechnology
  • School of Avionics
  • School of Soft Skills & Public Relations

Admissions

Admission into B.Tech is based on EAMCET or ECET ranks; admission into M.Tech is based on Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering or PGECET scores; and admission into MCA is based on ICET rank. The best rankers of the state in the above entrance examinations will get admission into the college.

Admission into its undergraduate engineering courses is extremely competitive with less than 1% of the students from the Open Category getting selected to study at the University College of Engineering Kakinada, JNTUK through EAMCET entrance examination every year.

Constituent colleges

Vizianagaram Campus

JNTU Kakinada has three constituent university colleges, University College of Engineering, Kakinada, University College of Engineering, Vizianagaram and University College of Engineering, Narasaraopet.[1]

Rankings

College rankings
Engineering – India
NIRF (2018)[2] 97

University College of Engineering, Kakinada was ranked 97 among engineering colleges by the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) in 2018.[2]

Notable alumni

Notable alumni include:

References

  1. ↑ "About JNTUK | JNTU kakinada". www.jntuk.edu.in. Retrieved 18 August 2017.
  2. 1 2 "National Institutional Ranking Framework 2018 (Engineering)". National Institutional Ranking Framework. Ministry of Human Resource Development. 2018.
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