Since its inception in 1960, the National Institute of Technology Karnataka (NITK), Surathkal has established itself as a premier Institution engaged in imparting quality technological education and providing support to research and development activities. NITK is conferred the status of an Institution of National Importance vide NIT Act No.29 of 2007 by Govt. of India and is consistently ranked as one of the top ten technical institutions in India. Presently, NITK offers 9 Bachelors, 28 Master’s and Doctoral Degree programmes. The institute is located 22 kilometres north of Mangalore City along the Kanyakumari-Mumbai National Highway-66, amid 300 acres of sylvan surrounding with the picturesque Western Ghats on the east and sun-kissed sands of the Arabian Sea to the west. NITK is committed to enhance capabilities and potential of our human resources with the objective of transforming them into leaders in their chosen areas of interest. Our vision is to strive for excellence, be globally competitive in technical education and focus on knowledge assimilation, generation and dissemination. The year-long activities during the occasion show cased the glorious contributions of NITK in various fields of its activities and projected new initiatives for the coming years.