M.Tech. in Manufacturing Engineering 

at NIT Surathkal, Mangalore

The eligibility criteria for MTech course at the NIT Surathkal is that candidate should have passed BTech with a minimum of 60% aggregate from a recognised university. Aspirant should have the degree and mark sheets (original/copies) at the time of form filling and admission confirmation. The selection process include GATE + CCMT Counselling. 

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 GATE Cutoff 2024 has been released for Round 1. The most competitive course was M.Tech in CSE. The Cutoff score for CSE stood at 742, for the General AI category candidates. Therefore, candidate with the Cutoff score of 741 cannot get CSE at NIT Surathkal. However, Cutoff score of 741 can be considered for various other courses such as M.Tech in IT, M.Tech in VLSI Design, etc. 

For the OBC AI category candidates, the Cutoff score for CSE closed at 701. Candidates can refer to the table provided in this section to view the NIT Surathkal M.Tech Cutoff scores for different categories. 

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:

No, admissions at NIT Surathkal are only through national-level entrance exams, such as JEE Mains, GATE, CAT etc. Apart from this, students need to meet the last educational qualification s per course requirement. Studnets can check the list of course eligibility and selection for few of top courses offered at NIT Surathakal admissions from the table presneted below:

Other than the entrance exam scores there is no other means to get into NIT Surathakal

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. 

The institute has released the course-wise statistics for 2023 placements. Out of all courses, MCA recorded the highest placement rate during NIT Surathkal placements 2023. The highest package was offered to the BTech batch 2019-23. The table below mentions the course-wise placement rate and the highest package for 2023: