Colleges in Kakinada

Yes, to enrol for an BTech course at Aditya University, candidates must sit and appear for the entrance exam. The selection criteria for the BTech course is AP EAMCET + counselling/Merit. Apart from the selection criteria, candidates must complete Class 12 with a 45% aggregate with Physics & Mathematics as compulsory subjects.

Pragati Engineering College has a good placements record. More than 1400 job offers were made during PEC placement 2024. The highest package stood at INR 29 LPA. The post-placement offer 2025 at PEC stood up to INR 40 LPA. The college also offers job opportunities in renowned companies such as Keolis, Tvarana, Deloitte, BigWorks, etc.

To get admission in Pragati Engineering College for UG/PG courses, candidates must appear for entrance exams. For BTech courses, the college accepts Andhra Pradesh EAMCET entrance exam for admission and Andhra Pradesh PGECET exam for admission to MTech course. Further, candidates are required to fulfil the minimum eligibility that is to pass Class 12 from a recognised board.

Pragati Engineering College, Kakinada offers UG and PG programs in the streams of Engineering and Technology. Seat intake for some of the popular specialisations at Pragati Engineering College are as follows:

Pragati Engineering College offers specialisations in various programs, namely BTech and MTech. PEC, Kakinada offers AICTE approved UG and PG courses. Some of the popular specialisations are as follows:

• Civil Engineering
• Computer Science and Engineering (AI)
• Information Technology
• Mechanical Engineering
• Power Electronics and Electric Drives
• Computer Science and Engineering (CSE)

The total tuition fee for a BTech program ranges INR 2.5 Lakh - INR 3.1 Lakh. There are other fee components as well other than tuition including exam fee, application fee, etc. Candidates willing to get admission to Pragati Engineering College for a BTech course must appear for AP EAMCET or JEE Mains. Also, they must have passed Class 12 with 45% aggregate marks from a recognised board.

No, candidates cannot get admission to Pragati Engineering College without an entrance exam. PEC accepts national-level entrance exams such as AP EAMCET or JEE Main for BTech and AP PGECET or GATE for MTech. The minimum eligibility criteria is to have 50% aggregate marks in Class 12 examination. 

Yes, Pragati Engineering College (PEC), Kakinada is NAAC accredited with an A grade. The college is also approved by AICTE. The National Board of Accreditation (NBA) has accredited the PEC departments of Computer Science and Engineering, Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Electronics and Communication Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, and Information Technology. PEC is affiliated to Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University (JNTU), Kakinada.

The following is a list of a few top companies that were a part of the recent placement drive at Aditya University: