Type | Public |
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Established | 1946 |
Affiliation | UGC, NAAC, AIU, Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Kakinada (JNTU-K) |
Vice-Chancellor | Prof. V.S.S.Kumar |
Students | 5,109 |
Undergraduates | 3,539 |
Postgraduates | 1570 |
Location |
"Cocanada", kakinada 18°21′14″N 73°30′05″E / 18.354°N 73.5014°E |
Campus | Urban, 110 Acres |
Website | http://www.jntucek.ac.in/ |
Coordinates: 16°58′43″N 82°14′26″E / 16.978672°N 82.24067°E
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.
The college offers the following programmes: B.Tech. in Civil Engineering, Electrical & Electronics Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electronics & Communication Engineering, Computer Science & Engineering, Petro Chemical Engineering and Petroleum Engineering,B.pharmacy and M.pharmacy, M.Tech. in Soil Mechanics & foundation Engineering, Structural Engineering, Advanced power Systems, High Voltage Engineering, CAD/CAM, Machine Design, Instrumentation & Control Systems, Computers & Communication, and Computer Science, Master of Computer Applications (MCA) and PhD programmes in Civil Engineering, Electrical & Electronics Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electronics & Communication Engineering, Computer Science & Engineering, Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry.