National Institute of Technology - [NIT]

About College

The National Institute of Technology Karnataka is also known as NITK, Surathkal and is one of the 30 NITs of India and is reckoned as one of the top technological universities of India. It was established in 1960 when it was also known as the Karnataka Regional Engineering College. It was declared as Institutes of National Importance by the National Institutes of Technology Act, 2007.

• It is situated near the city of Mangalore beside the Kanyakumari-Mumbai Highway. It is well linked by rail and road and by air to the main cities of India and a few international locations.
  NITK has a lush green campus sprawling over 250 acres of land.
• NITK is a conglomeration of 14 Departments, 12 Supporting Centers, 200 Highly Experienced and Dedicated Faculty, 300 Dedicated Supporting Staff, 3900 endowed and motivated Students, 16200 illustrious Alumni, and 49 years of expertise in producing world Class Engineers and Leaders.
• NITK is consistently rated amongst the best NITs and has good industry relations due to its location being in Karnataka. Some of the past recruiters of the institute are- Google, Microsoft, Amazon, L&T, Indian Oil, etc.
• It also conducts various International conferences and symposiums on fields related to engineering. Such as- International Conference on Eco-friendly Computing and Communication Systems (ICECCS), International Symposium on Electronic System Design (ISED 2014), etc.

Academic Overview: NITK Surathkal offers various undergraduate and graduate programs in Engineering, Science, and Management.

Some of the Departments of the institute are
•    Information Technology
•    Applied Mechanics and Hydraulics
•    Chemistry
•    Chemical Engineering
•    Civil Engineering
•    Computer Science & Engineering
•    Electronics and Communication Engineering

Except for these departments, there are also some centers of excellence to impart knowledge in various fields.  Some of the centers functional at the institute are 
•    Centre for Continuing Education
•    R&D Centre for Clay, Roofing Tiles and Ceramic Products
•    National Technology Manpower Information System (NTMIS)
•    Industry-Institute Partnership Cell
•    NITK Science and Technology Entrepreneurs Park (STEP)
•    Indira Gandhi National Open University Program Study Centre
•    NIRMITHI Kendra
•    TIFAC-CORE in Industrial Biotechnology

Extracurricular: There are many technical and cultural clubs that have been set up by NITK students that organize activities other than academics. Some of these clubs are-

Festivals: Students involved in technical activities, as well as cultural events supported by one of the many student-run clubs and organizations on campus. Some major events are-

• Engineer- It is the annual technical symposium at NITK Surathkal which takes place typically around the last week of October.
• Incident- Incident is the institute’s annual cultural festival which is conducted in the last week of February and held over five days. It includes events from dance and dramatics to music, painting, fashion, and quizzing.

Ranking:

Placement Statistics: Placement Statistics during the year 2013-14 is listed below-

Program wise placements details are given below-