JNEC was established in 1983 under the aegis of Mahatma Gandhi Mission Trust lead by Chairman Kamalkishor Kadam having got his Engineering Education from IIT Mumbai. He had also been education minister of Maharashtra.

The Foundation Stone of existing JNEC building was laid through the hands Hon Shri Sharad Pawar, then the Chief Minister, of Maharashtra on Nov 14,1985.

• College is run by Trust called Mahatma Gandhi Mission.
• Approved By AICTE.
• Affiliated to Dr B.A.M. University.
• N.B.A. Accredited.
• ISO 9001:2000
• Self Financing.
• Non-Minority.

JNEC campus is full of green, shady trees and is having the comfortable sitting arrangement under these trees which naturally creates and promotes studious environment.

JNEC students are well self disciplined and they spend number of hours in library having sitting capacity of 400 which is always full during the peak of the semester and during examination period.

To develop global technocrats with human values by making positive difference in the lives of the students to develop their highest potential by providing and developing committed faculty who are competent and caring.

College seeks to be the engineering college of choice in Maharashtra, that can provide, the best learning experience, the most productive learning community, and the most creative learning environment in Engineering Education and will be recognized as one of the best Engineering Colleges in India.

Quality policy of Jawaharlal Nehru Engineering College is to pursue global standards of excellence in all the endeavors in engineering hacked education and to remain hacked accountable through processes of self-evaluation and continuous improvement.