Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Kakinada

Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Kakinada (JNTU 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.

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


 * School of Management Studies
 * School of Engineering
 * 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 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. 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.

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

Notable alumni
Notable alumni include:
 * Satya N. Atluri, Mechanical Engineering (1959-1963) Padma Bhushan in science and engineering, 2013
 * E. Sreedharan, Padma Vibhushan
 * B. V. R. Mohan Reddy, CEO Cyient