Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University - Gurajada, Vizianagaram

18°8′59.366″N 83°22′33.121″E

JNTU Gurajada, Vizianagaram

Type	Public
Established	12 January 2022
Chancellor	Governor of Andhra Pradesh
Vice-Chancellor	Dr. D. Rajya Lakshmi
Principal	Prof. R . Rajeshwara rao
Academic staff	87
Location	Dwarapudi, Vizianagaram , Andhra Pradesh , India
Campus	Urban
Nickname	JNTUGV
Affiliations	UGC, NAAC
Website	jntugv.edu.in

The Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University-Gurajada, Vizianagaram (JNTU-GV) is a public university located in Vizianagaram, Andhra Pradesh. It was established on 12 January 2022. The university was named after Gurajada Apparao, a noted Indian playwright, dramatist, poet, and writer known for his works in Telugu theatre.[1][2] The university mainly focuses on engineering.[3][4][5][6] [7][8][9]

History

The University College of Engineering Vizianagaram was established as a constituent college of Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Hyderabad in 2007. After the trifurcation of JNTU Hyderabad into three universities, the college has become the constituent college of Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Kakinada in 2008. On November 24, 2021 Government of Andhra Pradesh introduced a bill in the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly to upgrade the college into an autonomous university.[10][11][12] On 12 January 2022, the university was officially established, through the Jawaharlal Nehru Technological Universities (Amendment) Act, 2021.[13][14]

Campus

The University is spread across an area of 80 acres (32 hectares) in Dwarapudi panchayat of Vizianagaram district. The territorial jurisdiction of the university comprises three erstwhile north coastal districts of Andhra Pradesh: Visakhapatnam, Vizianagaram and Srikakulam.

Academics

The University consists of 7 engineering departments, offering 7 undergraduate engineering full-time programs and 8 postgraduate engineering programs.

Engineering departments

• Computer Science and Engineering
• Civil Engineering
• Electrical and Electronics Engineering
• Electronics and Communications Engineering
• Information Technology
• Mechanical Engineering
• Metallurgical Engineering

Admission

Students are admitted into the undergraduate programs based on their score in the Engineering Agricultural and Pharmacy Common Entrance Test (EAPCET) conducted by the Government of Andhra Pradesh.

Students are admitted into postgraduate programs based on their Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) scores and rankings or their ranking in the Post Graduate Engineering Common Entrance Test (PGECET) conducted by the Government of Andhra Pradesh.

References

1. "Vidyalanagaraniki Viswavidyalayam". Sakshi. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
2. "State Assembly passes Bill to establish two new universities". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 27 November 2021.
3. "Vizianagarm: Dream Big, Botcha Satyanarayana tells students". The Hans India. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
4. "JNTUK contract faculty decry discrimination, pay disparity". Deccan Chronicle. 8 August 2021. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
5. "Autonomous colleges will soon have to use question papers set by JNTU". The Hindu. 25 March 2021. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
6. "Senior faculty under JNTUK losing promotions, monetory benefits". Deccan Chronicle. 14 February 2021. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
7. "About JNTUK Vizianagaram". www.jntukucev.ac.in. Retrieved 17 February 2019.
8. "Marinni keelaka nirnayalu". Sakshi. 29 October 2021. Retrieved 29 October 2021.
9. "Online Tickets:Sarkaru Cinema". Sakshi. 29 October 2021. Retrieved 29 October 2021.
10. "JNTU College of Engineering elevated as university". The Hans India. 30 June 2021. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
11. "Specialised varsities on the cards on the higher edu revamp". The Times of India. Retrieved 25 January 2020.
12. "Andhra Pradesh to get two new universities". ANI. Retrieved 8 February 2019.
13. "Jawaharlal Nehru Technological Universities (Amendment) Act, 2021" (PDF). Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly. Government of Andhra Pradesh. 24 November 2021. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
14. "JNTU-GV gets ISO recognition". The Hans India. 29 March 2022. Retrieved 21 June 2022.