Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Hyderabad

Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Hyderabad
Motto	yogaha karmasu kaushalam
Established	1965 (formerly Nagarjuna Sagar Engineering College)
Type	Public
Location	Hyderabad, India
Campus	Public
Website	www.jntu.ac.in

Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Hyderabad (JNTU Hyderabad) is a university, primarily focused on engineering, located in Hyderabad, India. Founded in 1965 as the Nagarjuna Sagar Engineering College, it was established as a university in 1972 by The Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University Act, 1972, also combining colleges in Kakinada and Anantapur.^[1] 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.^[2]

The university is situated in the heart of the city at Kukatpally. It has ‘A’ grade accreditation by the (National Assessment and Accreditation Council) NAAC.^{[citation needed]} It has an intake of about 1000 students.^{[citation needed]}

Administration

This university 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. The first Vice-Chancellor of the university is D. N. Reddy.

Academics

An institution with academic and research-oriented courses, the 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

• Center 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

References

1. ^ "The Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University Act, 1972" (DOC). http://www.jntu.ac.in/notif_01_06/jan/Statutes/content%20sheet.doc. Retrieved 16 June 2011. 
2. ^ "Applications of RS and GIS for Disaster Management" (PDF). http://jntu.ac.in/bulletin_board/A_Two_Week_Staff_Dev1307086613.pdf. Retrieved 16 June 2011. 

External links

• JNTU Hyderabad website