[2] In 2008 it had received autonomous status by the Jawaharlal Nehru Technological Universities Act, 2008.

[3] At the time when there was only one Government Engineering College at Guindy Madras for the entire former composite Madras province, three new Government Engineering Colleges were sanctioned under post World War II reconstruction programme, one at Coimbatore (1945), one at Kakinada (1946) and one at Anantapur (1946).

The College Main Building, three Laboratories, one Workshop Block and Power House were constructed in 1958 with a total cost of INR 18 Lakhs.

In the year 1972, under a broad policy of framework of providing technological education required for the industrial growth of the country in general and more particularly for the state of Andhra Pradesh, Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University (JNTU) was established on 2 October 1972 by an act of State Legislature; rightly named after the ardent lover of Science and Technology, Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, the first Prime Minister of India.

The Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University Anantapur (JNTUA) was established on 18 August 2008 by an Act of the Legislature of the State of Andhra Pradesh.

The postgraduate programs number 77, namely M. Tech, MSIT, MBA, MCA and MSc.

JNTU Anantapur awards marks, class/division to students at the semester or degree level as per the academic regulations of the university.

Before R15 regulation the final score of students is not calculated as a GPA but instead used to award classes according to the marks obtained.

From 2015 onwards (according to the R15 regulation) JNTUA started following Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) system on scale of 10.