The College was established on 16th
July, 1946 as the College of Engineering, Visakhapatnam. It was later
named as the Government College of Engineering, Kakinada. After being
initially affiliated to the University of Madras and later to the
Andhra University, it became a constituent College of the Jawaharlal
Nehru Technological University at the time of its formation on 2nd
October 1972.
The principal of the administrative and the academic Head of the
College is assisted by the Vice-Principal and the College Academic
Committee in academic matters and the Deputy Registrar and the
office staff in administrative matters. The day-to-day activities
of the college are carried out by budgetary allocation from the
University funds.
The Campus is spread over a sprawling area of about 110 acres.
The college provides hostel accommodation for about 250 boys and
250 girls. Other amenities on the campus include Bank, Post-Office,
dispensary, guesthouse, and play fields. College has a good library
with about 40,000 volumes. The college also subscribes to a good
number of national and international journals.
The Research and Development activity in the College got a boost
with the procurement of modern and sophisticated equipment under
MHRD and AICTE schemes. A few Ph.D thesis were completed along
with a few M.S. and M.Philthesis. Dissertations were awarded during
last few years, in addition to a number of M.Tech. thesis. A few
funded and sponsored research schemes have been in progress. Members
of the teaching faculty authored a good number of research papers,
research reports and textbooks during the last few years. Several
departments in the college have conducted number of summer schools,
seminars, workshops, symposia and conferences, during the golden
year of the college.
The Industrial Consultany Unit offers testing services
and expertise for various establishments belonging to the public
and private sectors. With a few power projects coming up in the
Private Sectors in and around Kakinada, a lot of Geotechnical investigation
activity has been undertaken by the Civil Engineering Department.
Courses Offered: 4 year B.Tech courses
in
Courses
Offered |
Number
of Seats |
Civil |
50 |
Computer Science |
15 |
Electrical & Electronics |
50 |
Electronics & Communication |
50 |
Mechanical |
50 |
4 year in Part - Time B.Tech Courses to Diploma holders.
Courses
Offered |
Number
of Seats |
Civil |
40 |
Electrical & Electronics |
40 |
Mechanical |
40 |
Electronics & Communication |
20 |
Hostel Facilities: Hostel facilities are
available for both boys and girls.
Address
J N T U College of Engineering
JNTU, Kakinada - 533003
Andhra Pradesh, India
Phone: 66356
Fax: 0884 - 66356 |
