Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University Kakinada (JNTU Kakinada) is a public university in

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. It is one of India's universities focusing on engineering. The university has been accredited by the

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(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.

Academics

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

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* School of Spatial Information Technology * School of

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and Research * School of

Pharmaceutical Sciences Pharmacy is the science and practice of discovering, producing, preparing, dispensing, reviewing and monitoring medications, aiming to ensure the safe, effective, and affordable use of medicines. It is a miscellaneous science as it links healt ...

& Technologies * School of

Renewable Energy Renewable energy (also called green energy) is energy made from renewable resource, renewable natural resources that are replenished on a human lifetime, human timescale. The most widely used renewable energy types are solar energy, wind pow ...

& Environment * School of

Food Technology Food technology is a branch of food science that addresses the production, preservation, quality control and research and development of food products. It may also be understood as the science of ensuring that a society is food secure and ha ...

* School of

Biotechnology Biotechnology is a multidisciplinary field that involves the integration of natural sciences and Engineering Science, engineering sciences in order to achieve the application of organisms and parts thereof for products and services. Specialists ...

* School of

Avionics Avionics (a portmanteau of ''aviation'' and ''electronics'') are the Electronics, electronic systems used on aircraft. Avionic systems include communications, Air navigation, navigation, the display and management of multiple systems, and the ...

* School of Soft Skills &

Public Relations Public relations (PR) is the practice of managing and disseminating information from an individual or an organization (such as a business, government agency, or a nonprofit organization) to the public in order to influence their perception. Pu ...

Admissions

Admission into BTech is based on EAMCET or ECET ranks; admission into MTech is based on

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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,

and University College of Engineering,

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. 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 The Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University-Gurajada, Vizianagaram (JNTU-GV) is a public university located in Vizianagaram, Andhra Pradesh. It was established on 12 January 2022. The university was named after Gurajada Apparao, a noted India ...

Rankings

University College of Engineering, Kakinada was ranked in the 101-150 band among engineering colleges by the

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in 2023.

Notable alumni

Notable alumni include: * Satya N. Atluri, Mechanical Engineering (1959-1963);

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in science and engineering, 2013 * E. Sreedharan,

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* B. V. R. Mohan Reddy, CEO

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References

External links

* {{Authority control Engineering colleges in Andhra Pradesh All India Council for Technical Education Education in Kakinada 1946 establishments in India Universities and colleges established in 1946 Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University State universities in Andhra Pradesh