National Institute of Technology [NITK], Surathkal

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National Institute of Technology (NITK) was previously known as Karnataka Regional Engineering College (KREC).  It was founded in 1960 as KREC as a public engineering university at Surathkal, Mangalore, Karnataka. NITK , Surathkal is one of the 31 National Institutes of Technology and it is also acknowledged as an Institute of National Importance by the Government of India. 

The institute provides a wide range of courses and programs at the undergraduate and postgraduate level mentioned below: 

• B.Tech Information Technology
• B.Tech Computer Science and Engineering.
• MBA
• M.Tech VLSI design
• M.Sc Physics
• M.Sc Chemistry
• M.Tech Industrial Biotechnology
• M.Tech Materials Engineering
• MCA
• M.Tech Computational and Data Science
• M.Tech Information Technology etc.

Admissions for the undergraduate level is given through the Joint Entrance Exam (JEE), with a minimum 60% marks scored in the test and 40% in class 12. For the postgraduate students admission is provided through Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) with an additional thesis and dissertation under the guidance of a college or faculty.

NITK Surathkal was ranked 16th in India by India Today in 2024 among Engineering colleges, 14th by the Week in 2019 and 10th by Outlook India. It was ranked 13th by the National Institutional Ranking Framework in 2024. The notable alumni of NITK, Surathkal is listed with their achievements below:

• K.V Kamath , president of BRICS  bank, former chairman of ICICI Bank, Former chairman of Infosys.
• Vasudhendra, Indian author
• Sreejith Ravi, TV actor.
• Ghanshyam Tiwari, Politician.