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 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. 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 97 among engineering colleges by the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) in 2020. 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 References External links Engineering colleges in Andhra Pradesh All India Council for Technical Education Education in Kakinada 1946 establishments in India Educational institutions established in 1946 Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University State universities in Andhra Pradesh