G. Pulla Reddy Engineering College

G. Pulla Reddy Engineering College (GPREC) is a private, self-financing engineering college on Nandyal Road, Kurnool, Andhra Pradesh. The G. Pulla Reddy Charities Trust, instituted in 1977 and based in Hyderabad, manages it, and the college was inaugurated on 22 February 1985. It is permanently affiliated to Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University Anantapur (JNTUA), holds AICTE approval for 2026-27 and is recognised by the UGC under sections 2(f) and 12(B). The UGC granted autonomous status in 2006 and extended it for ten years from 2018-19 to 2027-28. NAAC accredited the college at grade A (CGPA 3.22) on 21 March 2023, valid up to 20 March 2028. In NIRF engineering rankings it was placed 190th in 2020 and in the 251-300 band in 2022.

B.Tech programmes are offered in Civil Engineering, Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electronics and Communication Engineering, Computer Science and Engineering, Computer Science and Business Systems, and Computer Science and Engineering (Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning). M.Tech programmes cover Structural Engineering, Computer Science and Engineering, VLSI and Embedded Systems, Automation and Robotics, and Advanced Manufacturing Technology, and JNTUA recognises the college as a research centre for Ph.D work. AICTE's 2026-27 approval lists intakes of 120 each for Civil, Electrical and Electronics, and Mechanical Engineering, 180 for Electronics and Communication, 300 each for Computer Science and Engineering and its AI and Machine Learning branch, and 12 for each M.Tech programme. Seventy per cent of B.Tech seats are filled through AP EAPCET counselling and 30 per cent by the management.