Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University was established in 1965 as the Nagarjuna Sagar Engineering College. It was established as a university in 1972 by the Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University Act, 1972. Colleges in Kakinada and Anantapur were also combined. In 2008 the Jawaharlal Nehru Technological Universities Act, 2008 split the university back into four universities, Jawaharlal Nehru Architecture & Fine Arts University, Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Anantapur, Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Hyderabad and Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Kakinada.

The university is situated at Kukatpally. It has `A` grade accreditation by the (National Assessment and Accreditation Council) NAAC.

It is a teaching-cum-research-oriented university consisting of the constituent and affiliated colleges. The main officers and councils of the university are Chancellor, Vice-chancellor, Rector, Executive council and Academic Senate. The Governor of Andhra Pradesh is the Chancellor of the university. There are about twenty five B.Tech programs (undergraduate programs) are about 25. Major branches among them are Aeronautical Engineering, Automobile, Biotechnology, Information Technology, Electronics, Electrical, Instrumentation and Control, Metallurgy, Mechanical, Bio-medical, and Civil. A few courses are offered through the correspondence-cum-contact mode. The postgraduate programs number 77, namely M.Tech, MSIT, MBA, MCA and MSc. The major branches are Bio-Technology, Chemical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Remote-Sensing and GIS, Electronics and Communication Engineering, Water Resources, Mechanical Engineering, Nano-Technology, Energy Systems, Environmental Studies, Microbiology, Food Technology, Management, Computer Applications, and Pharmaceutical Sciences.

Departments of Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University:
* Centre for Development of Advanced Computing
* Chemical Engineering
* Civil Engineering
* Computer Science Engineering
* Electronics and Communication
* Electrical and Electronics
* Institute of Science and Technology
* Mechanical Engineering
* Metallurgical Engineering
* School of Information Technology

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