Telangana · Affiliating + Teaching university
JNTUH
Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University Hyderabad
Hyderabad
130+
Affiliated colleges
1972
Established
A+
NAAC
Engineering #94
NIRF 2025
Admissions & entrance exams
B.Tech (first year)
- TG EAPCET (formerly TS EAMCET) for B.Tech and B.Pharm, held for TGCHE
- JEE Main for Category B (management) seats as per college merit rules
After diploma · lateral entry
TG ECET (by Osmania University for TGCHE in 2026) for 2nd-year B.Tech. Needs a 3-year diploma or B.Sc (Maths), 45% (40% reserved). Colleges state lateral seats are 10% of intake.
Track LEET dates →M.Tech / MBA / MCA
- TG PGECET or GATE for M.Tech / M.Pharm
- TG ICET for MBA and MCA
Counselling: Online TG EAPCET / TG ECET counselling by the Convenor (Commissioner of Technical Education) for TGCHE at tgeapcet.nic.in and tgecet.nic.in. Private colleges: 70% convenor, 30% management seats.
Popular programs
130+ affiliated colleges
130 private engineering colleges took part in TG EAPCET 2025 counselling, plus pharmacy, MBA and MCA colleges; full total not officially published. 8 university (constituent) engineering colleges plus the Hyderabad campus; private colleges affiliated for B.Tech, B.Pharm, MBA, MCA
As of 2025-07 · TG EAPCET 2025 counselling press note; JNTUH About page
Flagship institutes
- 1JNTUH University College of Engineering, Science and Technology Hyderabad, Hyderabad (Kukatpally)Main campus
- 2JNTUH University College of Engineering Jagtial, JagtialConstituent college, est. 2007
- 3JNTUH University College of Engineering Sultanpur, Sultanpur, SangareddyConstituent college, est. 2012
- 4VNR Vignana Jyothi Institute of Engineering and Technology, HyderabadAffiliated college
- 5Gokaraju Rangaraju Institute of Engineering and Technology, HyderabadAffiliated college
- 6CVR College of Engineering, Ibrahimpatnam, RangareddyAffiliated college
Recognition & ranking
- UGC
- State university recognised by UGC
- AICTE
- Engineering, pharmacy, MBA and MCA programmes approved by AICTE
- NAAC
- A+ (CGPA 3.32), Cycle 3, valid 22 Feb 2024 to 21 Feb 2029
- NIRF
- NIRF 2025: Engineering #94; University #81; Overall band 101-150
Placements
NIRF data (2024-25 graduates, UG 4-year): 713 of 1,365 placed, 652 went for higher studies. Previous year (2023-24) median was ₹9.43 LPA with 867 of 1,301 placed.
Average / median
₹8.5 LPA (median)
Highest
Not published
JNTUH's own university campus/colleges as submitted to NIRF (institute ID IR-O-U-0017); not affiliated private colleges · 2024-25 · source
Affiliated colleges place students on their own, so figures vary widely from college to college.
Industry & incubation
- HITEC City and Gachibowli IT corridor (Hyderabad)
- T-Hub startup incubator, Hyderabad
- Genome Valley pharma and biotech cluster
- DRDO labs and defence PSUs (BHEL, BDL) in Hyderabad
Good to know
- CGPA to %: % = (CGPA - 0.5) x 10, per JNTUH R25 B.Tech Academic Regulations (Aug 2025). Grades O=10, A+=9, A=8, B+=7, B=6, C=5 (pass), F=0.
- R25 (NEP-style): 160 of 164 credits needed; exit after 2nd year with a UG Diploma and re-entry allowed; Honours and Minor degrees; MOOCs allowed for professional electives.
- Promotion needs 25% of cumulative credits at 2nd and 3rd year entry; 75% attendance (65% condonable). Lateral entrants need 120 credits and cannot exit after Year 2.