M.Tech. in Computer Science and Engineering (Information Security) 

at NIT Surathkal, Mangalore

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 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.

During NIT Surathkal M.Tech placements 2023, IT and Process Metallurgy branches successfully achieved a 100% placement rate. Check the table below for more info:

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:

NITK Surathkal admits students through CCMT for all the M.Tech programmes. For all guidelines, the prospective candidates are advised to carefully read the information brochure and various other documents which will be available in CCMT website. Admission to a MTech. Programme is open to candidates who have passed the prescribed qualifying examination, with a Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) of at least 6.5 in the 0-10 scale grading system, or not less than 60% marks in the aggregate

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:

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:

NIT Surathkal accepts JEE Main scores for admission to the BTech course specialisations and the BArch course. The cutoff is released category-wise for candidates belonging to the All India as well as the Home State quota. For candidates belonging to the General HS category, the cutoff ranks to get admission ranged between 3025 and 45579. 

For the General AI category students, the cutoff ranks ranged between 2158 and 31695. To check more branch-wise, category-wise and round-wise NIT Surathkal cutoff 2025, check this page. 

Some of the prominent companies that visited the institute campus in recent years of NIT Surathkal placements are listed in the table below:

NIT Surathkal JEE Main cutoff 2025 for Round 1 has been released for different categories of students belonging to the AI and HS quotas. If you belong to the General AI quota, the first round closing ranks for NIT Surathkal varied between 1528 and 25160 for B.Tech. admission across multiple specialisations. For detailed category-wise cutoff ranges for JEE Main Round 1, check out the table below: