Engineering in Kakinada

The entrance examinations accepted for M.Tech admissions at University College of Engineering, Kakinada are APPGE CET or GATE.  Students acn given either of the two to be eligible for M.Tech programme offered at the college. The minimum eligibility is passing UG with atleast 50% aggregate.

To get admission into University College of Engineering, Kakinada for BTech, JNTU UCEK must be selected as a preferred college when filling the JEE Main registration form. BTech admission at the college are entrance based with the institute accepting JEE Main scores for the same. Students must try to achieve as good a score as possible.

 Admission at University College of Engineering, Kakinada part of Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University is entrance based. The college accepts EAMCET, ECET, GATE, PGECET, and ICET scores for admission into the courses that it offers.

The  BTech cutoff at University College of Engineering, Kakinada is inclusive of AP EAMCET cutoff score. The cutoff score is the minimum mark that candidates require to secure to be eligible for admission. Candidates must meet the specified cut-off marks to qualify for the counselling process in Andhra Pradesh EAPCET 2025.  Candidates can find below Andhra Pradesh EAMCET Last Round Closing Rank (General-All India) for three consecutive years:

University College of Engineering Kakinada offers multiple specialisation across M.Tech course. Candidates can find below the specialisations under the M.Tech cousre:

• M.Tech. in Thermal Engineering
• M.Tech. in VLSI and Embedded System
• M.Tech. in Hydraulics and Water Resources Engineering
• M.Tech. in Power Electronics and Drives
• M.Tech. in Advanced Electrical Power System
• M.Tech. in Cyber Security
• M.Tech. in Computer and Communication Engineering
• M.Tech. in Communication Engineering
• MTech in  Structural Engineering

University College of Engineering, Kakinada offers a total of 306 seats for the M.Tech course. The seats are eually distributed across the M.Tech specialisation. Candidates can find below the M.Tech seat bifurcation across few M.Tech specialisations:

As per the official website of University College of Engineering, Kakinada there are 306 seats for the M.Tech course. Candidates must participate in the AP PGECET 2025 Exam counselling process to secure the seat. The counselling seat allotment process is done according to the merit and preference of the students. Only candidates who qualified in the AP PGECET 2025 exam and GATE 2025 exam will be eligible to participate in the  counselling process. 

The M.Tech specialiations at University College of Engineering, Kakinada offer the best career prospects is fields like Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Data Science, Cyber Security, etc. M.Tech specialisation for job prospects in India is influenced by evolving technological trends and industry demands so it depends on the market demand. But, traditional specializations such as Computer Science, Electronics, and Mechanical Engineering also offer good career opportunities. The key is to align your specialisation with your interests and the industry's growth cycle.

University College of Engineering, Kakinada accepts mainly entrance exam score of GATE and Andhra Pradesh PGECET for admission to M.Tech course. Further, for seat allocations candidates must also participate in the AP PGECET 2025 counselling rounds conducted in different rounds. Before applying for the exam candidates must have a Bachelor's Degree with 50% aggregate for the general category and 45% aggregate for the reserved category candidates.