Originally established as the College of Engineering, Vizagpatnam in 1946 Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University Kakinada became a constituent of the Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University on October 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. The college which became autonomous in 2003 was affiliated to Andhra University. It is one of the leading institutions in engineering offering BTech and MTech courses. Other postgraduate courses are offered through the following schools:School of Management Studies School of Spatial Information Technology School of Health Sciences and Research School of Pharmaceutical Sciences & Technologies School of Renewable Energy & Environment School of Food Technology School of Biotechnology School of Avionics School of Soft Skills & Public Relations