NITK

THE INSTITUTE:

National Institute of Technology Karnataka (NITK) Surathkal, formerly known as Karnataka Regional Engineering College (KREC) Surathkal, was established in the year 1960 at Srinivasnagar, Mangalore Karnataka.  Shri U. Srinivasa Mallya, a visionary and a philanthropist was instrumental in the establishment of this Institute and hence the campus is named after him as “Srinivasnagar”. KREC made a small yet significant beginning with 3 Departments offering BE programs in Civil, Mechanical and Electrical Engineering. Since then KREC grew from strength to strength and set unprecedented records in the field of technical education in the country. 

Government of India decided to grant full autonomy and accordingly the College was elevated to the status of Deemed University and renamed as the National Institute of Technology Karnataka. Subsequently, the National Institute of Technology Act, 2007 was enacted by the Parliament of India to declare India’s National Institutes of Technology as Institutes of National Importance. The Act received the assent of the President of India on June 5, 2007 and became effective from August 15, 2007. The Institute is governed by the rules and statutes of the NIT Act. Currently NITK is placed at Rank 17 under Engineering Category and Rank 46 under Overall category of NIRF Ranking 2024. 

Currently, the Institute offers eleven B. Tech programmes, 31 Post Graduate programmes (MBA, MCA, MSc. M. Tech. and M. Tech(Research)) and Doctoral programmes in all its fourteen Departments (www.nitk.ac.in). Further, NITK Surathkal is making significant advances in R&D and outreach activities in terms of collaborations with other Institutes of repute in India as well as abroad.  

The Institute has established itself as a premier center engaged in imparting quality technological education and providing support to research and development activities. NITK graduates are sought after by top industries/companies and the Institute has been rated as one of the best Institutions in the country with regard to student placements.

LOCATION:

The campus is well connected by rail, road, air and sea with the rest of the country. The airport is situated at Bajpe, 20 km from Surathkal.  The nearest Railway station is Surathkal (3 km.) which is on the Mangalore-Mumbai Konkan Railway route.

PROGRAMS OF STUDY IN MECHANICAL ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT: https://mech.nitk.ac.in/

 (i) Under graduate B.Tech Degree (4 years) Programs in: Mechanical Engineering, Metallurgical & Materials Engineering and Mining Engineering.

(ii) Post graduate M.Tech Degree  (2 years) Programs in: Thermal Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Mechatronics Engineering, and Mechanical Design

(iii) Post graduate M.Tech (Research) Degree  Programs in:  Thermal Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Mechatronics Engineering, and Mechanical Design

(iii) Doctoral Programs in all specializations and other inter-disciplinary areas.

Faculty

The particulars of faculty in all the Departments of the Institute are available on the Institute's Webpage for Information. For further details visit the link mentioned below:

http://www.nitk.ac.in/directory/teaching

Facilities

The particulars of facilities of the Institute are available on the Institute's Webpage for Information. For further details visit the link mentioned below:
http://www.nitk.ac.in

Life at Institute

Guest Houses
The Institute has three guest houses within the campus. The guest houses are located on the western side of the National Highway (NH66), near the beach (Arabian Sea). They are named as JCBose, Vikram Sarabhai and Homi J Bhaba. J C Bose Guest house furnished with A/C Suites with a telephone, TV and Internet connections in each room. VIPs, Institute guests and invited guests are accommodated here. The Vikram Sarabhai and Homi J Baba Guest House have A/C, telephone and TV connections in each rooms.

Apart from these guest houses, there is another facility called International Hostel which has ordinary rooms with



Staff Quarters
Residential campus is made up of Quarters for faculties and staff equipped with all modern amenities. Director's Bungalow, Professors & Asst. professors quarters, Lectures & Asst. lectures quarters, Warden quarters, Bachelors quarters and Non-teaching staff colony has been separately developed.


Sports Facilities
A full-fledged Physical Education & Sports Department with one Students’ Activity and Sports Officer (SAS Officer) and one Assistant Physical Director provides and manages sports, games and physical fitness facilities.

Infrastructure facilities available in the sports centre:

Outdoor Sports:

* 400 Mt. and 600 Mt Track

* International Standard Swimming Pool

* Football, Volleyball, Handball, Hockey, Kho-kho, Kabaddi and Cricket.

* Basketball Courts

* Tennis Court

Indoor Sports:

* Modern Gymnasium (1) (Boys’ and Girls’ Separate)

* Well-equipped Badminton Court (4) (Wooden and Cement)

* Table Tennis playing arena with International Standard Tables. (5)

* A new and modern Sports Complex is under construction with modern facilities and amenities.

Faculty Information


Swimming Pool
International Standard, 50 Mts. x 25 Mts. Size,

Other Amenitie

Post Office
One post office is available in the Institute campus.

Shopping Centers
Two societies/shopping centres are there in the campus where bakery, vegetable shop, cloth shop, tailoring, saloon, beauty parlour, laundry, printing press, provisional store etc are available.

Banks
Two banks (Canara bank and State bank of India) with ATM facility are available in the campus.

Open Air Theatre (Students Activity Centre)
One open Air theatre of about 1000 seating capacity is available.

Silver Jubilee Auditorium (SJA)
One Auditorium of about 1,200 seating capacity is available (is being fully air-conditioned)

Campus Amenity Schools
One Kannada Medium (State Board) and one English medium (CBSE board) schools are function in the campus.

Canteens
Two canteens and three-four small cafeterias are available.

Some tourist attractions nearby

1. Bekal Fort, Kasargod: Is a coastal fortress and verdant beach situated 70 km off Mangalore. Bekal Fort can be reached from Kasargod, Kerala State; which in turn is an hour's bus ride from Mangalore.

2. St. Mary's Island, Udupi: Tiles Factory; situated off the coast, is a volcanic island.

3. Goa: Known worldwide for beaches, and architecture. 360 km's, 8 hrs by daily buses and trains

4. Karwar: Beaches, SeaBird Naval base and Kaiga Nuclear power plant. 5 hrs by regular daytime buses and trains.

5. Kudremukh: Forest Reserve and Trekker's Paradise. 3 hrs by bus from NITK.

6. Madikeri, Kodagu: a visit to the Coorg coffee plantations and waterfalls to recharge spent batteries. 3 hrs from Mangalore by bus.

7. Kemmangundi: Cool air,waterfalls and lush greenery. Only for the steel-willed and clad explorers.

8. Udhagamandalam (Ooty): Queen Of Hill Stations, famed for its annual flower show. 12 hour bus journey via Mysore

9. NITK is close to the temple towns of Udupi (Sri Krishna Temple and Madhva Maths) 50 km

10. Kateel (Durgaparameshwari Temple) 20km Sringeri (Sharada Peetham) 75km

11. Kollur (Mookambika Temple) 75km

12. Dharmasthala 100 km.

13. All towns are well-connected to Mangalore or Surathkal by frequent buses.

14. Jain Shrines: Karkala and Venur are known for their age-old sculpture of Bahubali.

15. Sabarimala: Place of pilgrimage for Lord Ayyappa devotees. Season commences mid-November every year. KSRTC organizes overnight bus services each season.

16. Guruvayoor: Famed Sri Krishna Temple in Kerala, regular overnight bus services.

17. Mysore: world-famous Dassurah festival and Chamundi hills; regular overnight bus services. Retreat Centre.

18. Potah: spiritual centre in South Kerala, on the rail route from Mangalore to Thiruvananthapuram.

Training & Placement

STUDENT PLACEMENTS:

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Industry And Alumni Relations

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Location and Accessibility

Location

The Institute is located 22 kms north of Mangalore city along the Kanyakumari-Mumbai National Highway 66, amid sylvan surroundings with the picturesque Western Ghats on the east and sun-kissed sands of the Arabian Sea to the west. NITK is easily accessible from all parts of the country.Being situated right on the NH 66, the Institute is very well connected by bus routes to the North and South. Mangalore is also connected by NH 48 to Bangalore and there are many luxury buses plying daily between Mangalore and Bangalore. Surathkal, on the Konkan Railway (linking Mumbai to Kanyakumari), is the nearest railway station and is a stopover for most trains passing through Konkan Railway. While Surathkal and Kankanady Junction are the closest alighting points for visitors coming by train from the North, Mangalore Central is the station for many trains from South India. Mangalore International Airport is just 20 km from the campus and there are domestic flights to Mumbai, Bangalore, Hyderabad and Chennai with connections to the rest of the country. Direct International flights are available to Muscat, Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Kuwait, Bahrain and Doha.

Distance from Popular Source Points (approx.)

From Mangalore Airport:                               20 KM
From Mangalore Central Railway Station:   21 KM
From Mangalore Junction Railway Station: 25 KM
From Surathkal Railway Station:                   04 KM
From Mangalore Private Bus stand [SBI]:                         22 KM

From Udupi Bus Stand:                               35 KM

Travel Time and distance from other cities

BY BUS BY TRAIN BY AIR From Mumbai: 22 hrs From Mumbai: 18 hrs From Bangalore: 40 mins From Bangalore: 7 hrs From Chennai: 18 hrs From Mumbai: 1 hr 20 mins From Mysore: 7 hrs From Thiruvananthapuram: 18 hrs   From Goa: 8 hrs From New Delhi: 40 hrs   From Ernakulam: 10 hrs From Ernakulam: 9 hrs   From Hyderabad: 24 hrs From Calcutta (via Chennai): 50 hrs   From Bijapur: 14 hrs From Jammu Tawi (via New Delhi): 60hrs   From Hubli: 7hrs From Guwahati (via Calcutta): 72 hrs   From Belgaum: 9hrs    

Reaching NITK from Nearby Places

From Mangalore Railway Station

• Option 1- If  Express buses are available near the entrance of station: Express buses to Udupi, Manipal, Kundapur, Bhatkal or Karkala drop you at the College NITK Express Bus Stop. (But ask the conductor to confirm-sometimes few buses will not stop if they have more people to travel to Udupi-since they will get more fare)

• Option 2- (Get an auto-approx. Rs40) and Go to Mangalore Private Bus stand [SBI]

• Option 3- Walk towards TAJ hotel….opposite to Taj Hotel there is bus stop for the bus coming from Mangalore Bus stand to Udupi, Karkala etc

Note: Please get into Express bus as ordinary will take more time as it will have more stops.

• All Service/Express Buses starting from Mangalore Bus Stand and going towards Udupi or Karkala, stop at NITK Main Gate.
• A number of Private Taxis also available at Mangalore. NITK is 21 Kms. fom Mangalore on the northern side on National Highway No.66.

From Mangalore Private Bus stand[SBI]

All Service/Express Buses starting from Mangalore Bus Stand and going towards Udupi or Karkala, stop at NITK Main Gate.

From Surathkal Railway Station
• Passengers alighting at Surathkal station can engage auto rickshaws that will take them to the college 3 kms from the Station for Rs.?

• Further, one can also reach Surathkal Bus Stand and board regular service buses that ply via the college.