Discontinued (July 2025) M.Tech. (Research) in Computational and Data Science 

at NIT Surathkal, Mangalore

Candidates seeking admission shall apply for GATE through the COAPS portal and take the entrance exam. Candidates with a Bachelor’s or an equivalent degree in an appropriate branch of Engineering of a minimum four-year duration with 60% aggregate (55% for SC/ST/PwD) can apply. The students shortlisted based on GATE score are further required to appear for CCMT counselling following which the seat allotment is carried out.

NIT Surathkal MTech total fees is INR 1.4 lakh. The final admission fee will be inclusive of other charges and hence will be more than the mentioned amount. It must be taken into account that the given fee is as per the past years’ fee structure and thus may vary. The institute publishes the fee structure on its website.

Candidates with the GATE score are called for the GATE CCMT counThe round wise score in GATE to get M.Tech seat in NIT Surathkal Computer Science is mentioned as follows: 

No, admission to the M.Tech courses is only through GATE in NITs. There is no other provision for admission. Furthermore, after GATE, it is also crucial that the candidates with scores equal to or more than the cutoff take part in CCMT counselling. The final selection is based on merit in both selection rounds.

The placement rate for M.Tech courses has increased year-on-year from 2021 to 2023. The salary data is available for the past two years. From 2022 to 2023, the highest package has dropped, however, the average and median packages have increased. The important details related to NIT Surathkal M.Tech placements are mentioned below:

Out of 1,730 eligible students, 1,509 were placed during the 2023 placements. This makes the placement rate 87.22%. The majority of students received packages between INR 10 LPA and INR 20 LPA. Of all the courses, the highest package was grabbed by BTech students and the amount stood at INR 54.75 LPA. Check the complete insights of NIT Surathkal placements 2023 from the table below:

As per the latest report, 100% of M.Tech IT and 99.11% of the BTech IT batch were placed in the 2023 drive. The highest package offered to BTech IT students was INR 54.75 LPA. Take a look at the below table depicting the IT placement data for NIT Surathkal placements 2023:

NIT Surathkal offers the flagship BTech programme to students and is often sought out by students looking for a career in the Engineering domain. The total tuition fees for NIT Surathkal BTech ranges around INR 5 L. The course is available in a variety of Engineering specializations. Interested candidates can also check out the various NIT Surathkal scholarship schemes offered to assist students.

The branch-wise salary details are available for the 2023 drive. As per the latest report, the average package for BTech ECE stood at INR 20.62 LPA. Further, the highest package and median package offered to BTech ECE students were INR 54.75 LPA and INR 16 LPA, respectively. The following table depicts the NIT Surathkal average package and other salary data for BTech ECE placements 2023:

Along with the above information, the number of eligible students and the number of students placed over the past three years of BTech ECE placements are showcased below:

The infographic below showcases the overall BTech salary trends for the past two years:

The overall placement rate has improved year-on-year from 2021 to 2023. Out of 1,730 eligible students 1,509 were placed during the academic year 2022-23. Earlier, 1,350 out of 1,626 students were placed in 2022. The total eligible students and the total students placed over the past three years of NITK placements are depicted below: