JNTU (Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University) was originally ‘The College of Engineering, Vizagpatnam’ at the time of its establishment in 1946. It is now a sprawling campus of 110 acres, green with mango trees in the fast-developing Port city of Kakinada, East coast of peninsula India. Kakinada has a rich political literacy and cultural heritage passed on through generations This college became a constituent of the Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University w.e.f 02-10-1972 through an act of legislature along with other sister institutions under the control of the then Director of Technical Education, Government of Andhra Pradesh.
JNTUK, by virtue of the quality of its academic programmes, has consistently been ranked amongst the leading technical Universities in the country. The University has initiated many schemes to assure quality education to the students, career development of faculty members, progression of students towards higher education and generating career opportunities through the campus placement programmes in reputed organizations across the globe. The University is working dedicatedly towards the vision of producing quality technical graduates, competent teachers, scientists and leaders in the academics, research, industry and administration. On behalf of APSCHE, JNTUK has successfully conducted APECET 2014, APEAMCET 2016, APEAMCET 2017, APEAMCET 2018, APEAPCET 2019, APEAPCET 2020, APEAPCET 2021, APECET 2022. For APECET 2023, the Chairman is Prof G.V.R.Prasada Raju, the Vice-Chancellor of JNTUK and the Convener is Prof A. Krishna Mohan, Professor of Computer Science Engineering.