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The city of Kakinada in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh is the capital city of East Godavari district and also a major educational hub fulfilling the growing educational demands of people in the state. The past three decades have witnessed exponential growth of number of residential colleges to offer quality secondary education. There are also several professional colleges in and around the city offering courses in Engineering, Medical, Information Technology, Law and Management at the graduate and postgraduate level.
The Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Kakinada offers engineering courses and a school of business, while Rangaraya Medical College is one of the best medical colleges in the state of Andhra Pradesh.
Andhra University Post Graduate Centre (called A.U.M.S.N. PG Centre), established in November 1977, is another important college for higher learning in Kakinada. At present the center is located between 214 National Highway and Kakinada Port – Samalkot ADB Road on a 50.93-acre (206,100 m2) campus in Thimmapuram village. The campus is nine kilometers from Kakinada Town Railway Station. [1]
There are more than 600 schools in Kakinada. Some of the important schools are:
Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Hyderabad is a public university, located in Hyderabad, Telangana. Founded in 1965 as the Nagarjuna Sagar Engineering College, it was established as a university in 1972 by The Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University Act, 1972. The university is situated at Kukatpally Housing Board Region in Hyderabad of India.
Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Kakinada is a public university, in Kakinada, East Godavari district, in Andhra Pradesh state, 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.
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The Gayatri Vidya Parishad College of Engineering (Autonomous) Rushikonda (GVPCE) is a private college that was established in the year 1996. The educational trust, Gayatri Vidya Parishad (GVP) is formed, managed and promoted by academicians and technocrats in Visakhapatnam, India. The college offers instruction to 1200 undergraduate students in seven branches of engineering: chemical, civil, computer science and engineering, electronics and communication engineering, electrical engineering, mechanical engineering and information technology. The institution also offers Master of Computer Applications program affiliated to Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Kakinada. All the under graduation programs are accredited by NBA in 2006 .In Andhra Pradesh, it is one of the top 10 colleges, ranking in 9th place
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Srinivasa Ramanujan Institute Of Technology (SRIT) is a private college in Rotarypuram, Anantapur, Andhra Pradesh, India. It was founded in 2008 by Sambasiva Reddy Aluru. The college is affiliated to Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Anantapur. It offers undergraduate and postgraduate courses.
Sri Vasavi Engineering College is an educational institution in Tadepalligudem, Andhra Pradesh, India. It is affiliated to Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Kakinada, A.P. and is approved by All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE), New Delhi and also accredited by NBA. The college has a campus of 25 acres located at Pedatadepalli, 5 km from town of Tadepalligudem.
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