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{{Infobox university<br />
| name = Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University Hyderabad<br />
| native_name = <br />
| native_name_lang = <br />
| image = JNTU Hyderabad logo.png<br />
| former_name = Nagarjuna Sagar Engineering College<br />
| type = [[Public university|Public]]<br />
| established = {{Start date and age|df=yes|paren=yes|1972}}<br />
| mottoeng = Gateway to Excellence<br />
| chancellor = [[Governor of Telangana]]<br />
| academic_affiliation = [[University Grants Commission (India)|UGC]]<br />
| vice_chancellor = Katta Narasimha Reddy<br />
| address = <br />
| city = [[Kukatpally]], [[Hyderabad]]<br />
| state = [[Telangana]]<br />
| country = [[India]]<br />
| postcode = <br />
| coordinates = <br />
| language = English<br />
| website = {{ URL|www.jntuh.ac.in/ }}<br />
}}<br />
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'''Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Hyderabad''' ('''JNTU Hyderabad''') is a [[public university]], located in [[Hyderabad, India|Hyderabad]], [[Telangana]]. 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''. The university is situated at [[Kukatpally]] Housing Board Region in Hyderabad of India.<br />
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== History ==<br />
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Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University was established on 2 October 1972, by an act of State Legislature. On its formation, the Government Engineering Colleges at [[Anantapur]], [[Kakinada]] and Hyderabad, along with the Government College of [[Fine art|Fine Arts]] and [[Architecture]] at Hyderabad, became its constituent colleges. Subsequently, JNTU act 1972 was amended by JNTU (Amendment) Ordinance, 1992 1 to affiliate any other college or Institution notified by the A.P. State Government. Hence, JNT University is a multi-campus university with headquarters at Hyderabad.<br />
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As per the Act No. 30 and Act No. 31 of 2008 dated 24 September 2008, Jawaharlal Nehru Technological was divided into four universities, Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University Hyderabad (JNTUH), Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University Kakinada (JNTUK), Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University Anantapur (JNTUA) and Jawaharlal Nehru Architecture and Fine Arts University, Hyderabad.<br />
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==Organisation and administration==<br />
===Governance===<br />
This university consists of the constituent and affiliated colleges. The main officers and councils of the university are Chancellor, Vice-Chancellor (VC), Rector, Executive Council and Academic Senate. The [[Governor of Telangana]] is the Chancellor of the university. The first Vice-Chancellor of the university was Prof. D. N. Reddy. {{as of|2021|7}}, the present Vice-Chancellor is Prof. Katta Narasimha Reddy,<ref>{{cite news|date=22 May 2021|title=Telangana government appoints Vice-Chancellors to 10 universities|work=[[Telangana Today]]|url=https://telanganatoday.com/telangana-government-appoints-vice-chancellors-to-10-universities|access-date=15 July 2021}}</ref> the Rector is Dr. A. Govardhan<ref>{{cite web|title=Rector|url=http://jntuh.ac.in/rector|website=jntuh.ac.in|publisher=Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University Hyderabad|access-date=11 January 2018|language=en}}</ref> and the Registrar is Dr. M. Manzoor Hussain.<ref>{{cite web|title=Registrar|url=http://jntuh.ac.in/registrar|website=jntuh.ac.in|publisher=Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University Hyderabad|access-date=15 July 2021|language=en}}</ref><br />
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=== Constituent colleges===<br />
The university includes the following constituent colleges:<ref>{{cite web|title=Constituent Colleges|url=http://jntuh.ac.in/content/constituent-colleges/31/e40052927aa3e6fe1e78523a14dd3466|website=jntuh.ac.in|publisher=Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University Hyderabad|access-date=29 January 2018|language=en}}</ref><br />
* JNTUH College of Engineering, Hyderabad<br />
* JNTUH College of Engineering, Jagtial<br />
* JNTUH College of Engineering, Manthani<br />
* JNTUH College of Engineering, Sultanpur<br />
* JNTUH College of Engineering, Rajanna Sircilla<br />
* JNTUH School of Information Technology<br />
* JNTUH Institute of Science and Technology<br />
* JNTUH School of Management Studies<br />
* UGC-Human Resource Development Centre (UGC-HRDC)<br />
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==Academics==<br />
===Academic programmes===<br />
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An institution with academic and research-oriented courses, the B.Tech programs (undergraduate programs) number about 25. Major branches among them are [[Aerospace engineering|Aeronautical Engineering]], [[Automobile]], [[Biotechnology]], [[Information Technology]], [[Electronics]], [[Electrical engineering|Electrical]], [[Instrumentation]] and Control, [[Metallurgy]], Mechanical, Bio-medical, Chemical and Civil. A few courses are offered through the correspondence-cum-contact mode.<br />
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The postgraduate programs number 77, namely M.Tech, MSIT, MBA, MCA and MSc. The major branches are [[Bio-Technology]], [[Biochemical Engineering]], 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, [[Pharmaceutical Sciences]], [[Environmental Geomatics]] and [[Environmental Management]]<br />
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=== Rankings ===<br />
{{Infobox India university ranking<br />
|type=University and College<br />
| NIRF_E_2020 = 57<br />
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The [[National Institutional Ranking Framework]] (NIRF) ranked Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Hyderabad, 57 in the engineering ranking in 2020.<ref name=Rankings_NIRF_E_2020 /><br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
* {{Official website|https://jntuh.ac.in/}}<br />
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