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. Earlier, it was affiliated to Andhra University. In the year 2003 the college has become autonomous.

JNTUK has a vision to be a value driven global-level university and model of excellence leading our peers in technical education. We also envision and endeavor to produce integrity-driven individuals who benefit humanity/society in the long run.

JNTUK's perspective is to focus on Education, Research, Recognition, Transformation and Innovation.

JNTU K has two constituent colleges of Engineering, one at Kakinada and the other at Vijayanagaram. These colleges are guided by the mentor University and work in close association at various levels, both academic and non-academic.