Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Kakinada

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Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University
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Other name
JNTUK
Type Public
Established1946
Academic affiliations
 UGC, NAAC A+, AIU
Chancellor Governor of Andhra Pradesh
Vice-Chancellor K. V. S. G. Murali Krishna
Students5,109
Undergraduates 3,539
Postgraduates 1570
Location
Kakinada, Andhra Pradesh, India

16°58′43″N82°14′26″E / 16.9786°N 82.2406°E / 16.9786; 82.2406
CampusUrban, 110 acres (45 ha)
Website www.jntuk.edu.in

Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University Kakinada (JNTU Kakinada) is a public university in Kakinada of Andhra Pradesh, India. It is one of India's universities focusing on engineering. The university has been accredited by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) of the 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. [1]

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Academics

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Administration Building

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

Admissions

Admission into BTech is based on EAMCET or ECET ranks; admission into MTech is based on Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering or PGECET scores; and admission into MCA is based on ICET rank. Students in the state with the highest grades in the above entrance examinations get admission to 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

JNTU Kakinada has two constituent colleges: University College of Engineering, Kakinada and University College of Engineering, Narasaraopet. [2] On 12 January 2022, the Government of Andhra Pradesh granted university status to JNTUK Vizianagaram and renamed it as Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University - Gurajada, Vizianagaram. [3]

Rankings

University rankings
Engineering – India
NIRF (2023) [4] 101-150

University College of Engineering, Kakinada was ranked in the 101-150 band among engineering colleges by the NIRF in 2023. [4]

Notable alumni

Notable alumni include:

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References

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  2. ↑ "About JNTUK | JNTU kakinada". jntuk.edu.in. Retrieved 18 August 2017.
  3. ↑ "Vidyalanagaraniki Viswavidyalayam". Sakshi. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
  4. 1 2 "National Institutional Ranking Framework 2023 (Engineering)". National Institutional Ranking Framework . Ministry of Education. 5 June 2023.
  5. ↑ "Sreedharan's alma mater to award him doctorate". The New Indian Express. 16 October 2012. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
  6. ↑ "B. V. R. Mohan Reddy". Engineering College Old Students Association Kakinada (ECOSAK). Retrieved 12 October 2024.
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