NITK Surathkal provides scholarships under various schemes to the students of undergraduate, postgraduate and doctoral programmes. The institute provides the B R Samaga Scholarship and Veeramma Rajashekaraiah Scholarship to BTech second-year students. Further, NITK Surathkal provides Vijayakala T D scholarship to students of the E&E Department. Other than this, the institute provides Viklang Sahayata Sanstha Mathura Scholarship and also offers financial assistance to SC/ST students.

NITK Surathkal provides GATE scholarships to MTech students. Only Indian Nationals are eligible for this scholarship wherein INR 12,400 is provided to students on a monthly basis. In addition, full-time research scholars are eligible for a fellowship of INR 25,000 per month for the first two years and INR 28,000 per month for another two years. The details regarding some of the NIT Surathkal Scholarships are presented below:

Scholarship Name Scholarship Detail

Harshitha Chaturvedi Scholarship

Harshitha_Chaturvedi_Scholarship

B R Samaga Scholarship

BR_Samaga_Scholarship

Veeramma Rajashekaraiah Scholarship

Veeramma_Rajashekaraiah_scholarship

Vijayakala TD Scholarship

Vijayakala_TD_Scholarship

NIT Surathkal Scholarship FAQs:

Q:   Does NIT Surathkal offer scholarships?
A:

NITK Surathkal offers scholarships under different schemes to the students. Some of the scholarships offered by NIT Surathkal are:

  • TCS Research Scholar programme
  • OBC Scholarship for Karnataka State students
  • Engineers India Limited Scholarship for SC/ST UG students
  • Foundation for Excellence India Trust Scholarship
  • Institute Merit and Merit-cum Means Scholarships
Q:   Is BTech at the NIT Surathkal costly?
A:

No, BTech at the NIT Surathkal is not that costly. The fees for the BTech course is around INR 5 Lacs and the college gives many specialisations also under its BTech programme. 

Q:   What is the M.Tech course fee at NIT Surathkal?
A:

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.

Q:   What is the fee structure for BTech programme at NIT Surathkal?
A:

NIT Surathkal BTech fees is INR 5 lakh. The fee structure 2025 is as below:

  • Tuition Fees: INR 5 lakh
  • Hostel Fees: INR 67.2K
  • One Time Payment: INR 6,390 - INR 13,820
  • Other Fees: INR 63,840

Note: This data is from official sources and can change.

Reviews (Showing 6 of 514 reviews)

Overall Rating (Out of 5)

4.4

Based on 484 Verified Reviews

Distribution of Rating

Component Ratings (Out of 5)
Placements
4.4
Infrastructure
4.2
Faculty & Course Curriculum
4.2
Crowd & Campus Life
4.6
Value for Money
4.5
The Verified badge indicates that the reviewer's details have been verified by Shiksha, and reviewers are bona fide students of this college. These reviews and ratings have been given by students. Shiksha does not endorse the same. Out of 514 published reviews, 484 reviews are verified.
Read reviews that mention
CTC OfferedRecruiting CompaniesPlacement CellAverage Package OfferedTop CompaniesHighest Package OfferedInternshipsRoles OfferedPercentage of Batch PlacedPlacement TrainingCourse Curriculum DesignTop FacultyTeaching ExperienceFaculty Easily ApproachableIndustry ExposureSupportive FacultyKnowledge SharingQuality educationHostel AvailableBeautiful CampusCanteen and cafeteriaAir Conditioned CampusLibraryWell equiped Class RoomsTop InfrastructureSports FacilitySports FestivalEvents OrganisedTechnical FestivalsCultural FestivalView All
Very PositivePositiveNeutralNegativeVery Negative
K
Kunal Yadav | B.Tech. in Civil Engineering - Batch of 2029
Reviewed on 5 Feb 2026
Verified
5.0
Placements 5 Infrastructure 5 Faculty & Course Curriculum 5 Crowd & Campus Life 5 Value for Money 5
Strong academics, experienced faculty, and excellent campus life.

Placements: 74 percent of students get placed in the campus drive. The highest CTC is around 34 LPA, and the average package is around 11 LPA. Oracle, Airtel, HDFC, and CITI Bank are the top recruiting companies. Around 80–90 percent of students receive internships, commonly offered by Microsoft, Oracle, and Uber.

Was this review helpful YesNo  
Anonymous | B.Tech. in Computer Science and Engineering - Batch of 2028
Reviewed on 1 Feb 2026
Verified
4.4
Placements 5 Infrastructure 5 Faculty & Course Curriculum 4 Crowd & Campus Life 4 Value for Money 4
Nice college in Mangalore.

Placements: Internships are provided by various tech companies that come to the college. They offer role which are pretty much what you're expected to get from the college. The time period is for around 2-6 months. The placements are pretty good, with top companies attending them. Companies such as Goldman Sachs, Google, Microsoft, etc., participate in them. The highest package goes around 56 LPA, the average for CSE being around 28 LPA. 95% of them are placed.

Was this review helpful YesNo  
D
Devjeet singh | B.Tech. in Mechanical Engineering - Batch of 2029
Reviewed on 3 Jan 2026
Verified
4.4
Placements 4 Infrastructure 5 Faculty & Course Curriculum 4 Crowd & Campus Life 5 Value for Money 4
Insights of NIT Karnataka.

Placements: Nitk mechanical is the best among all NITs in the QRF ranking. It has a placement rate of about 85 percent. Major core companies that came for placements this year were Apple for mechanical with a minor in ECE, L&T, Bajaj, Suzuki, ONGC, and HPCL. IN 2025 the average package for mechanical is 15 LPA. Internship opportunities are abundant across branches with a stipend of roughly 20k to 1 Lakh per month and many PPOs.

Was this review helpful YesNo  
Anonymous | M.Tech. in Chemical Engineering - Batch of 2024
Reviewed on 23 Nov 2025
Verified
4.0
Placements 4 Infrastructure 4 Faculty & Course Curriculum 4 Crowd & Campus Life 4 Value for Money 4
The course is very unique and offers good placements.

Placements: Goldman Sachs, Microsoft, HSBC, Wells Fargo, Arcesium, L&T, Amazon, and ExxonMobil were among the firms that visited. IT/Software firms paid an average of 14 LPA, with the maximum compensation being about 50 LPA. Many PSUs paid approximately 16 LPA for core roles. The management was also very supportive in providing placement training.

Was this review helpful YesNo  
Y
Yogita Kumari | Master of Computer Applications (MCA) - Batch of 2023
Reviewed on 15 Nov 2025
Verified
4.4
Placements 4 Infrastructure 5 Faculty & Course Curriculum 4 Crowd & Campus Life 5 Value for Money 4
Review of NIT Surathkal - National Institute of Technology.

Placements: For B.Tech and MCA placements are good. MCA students get an average package of 10-12 LPA. Big companies like Amazon, Flipkart, Microsoft, Infosys, Samsung, and many more visit the campus. Around 250 companies come for MCA placements alone. Overall good placement experience here.

Was this review helpful YesNo  
A
Aditya Manjunath | B.Tech. in Electronics and Communication Engineering - Batch of 2021
Reviewed on 14 Oct 2025
Verified
5.0
Placements 5 Infrastructure 5 Faculty & Course Curriculum 5 Crowd & Campus Life 5 Value for Money 5
Review of NIT Surathkal College.

Placements: Roughly 85 percent of students got placed, with about 6% opted for masters programs. The highest salary package reached 64 LPA, while the lowest was 6 LPA. Big names like Amazon, AWS, Google, Microsoft, Oracle, Qualcomm, Nvidia, DE Shaw, Goldman Sachs, and Morgan Stanley were all on the list of recruiters.

Was this review helpful YesNo  
View All Reviews

News & Updates

Latest NewsPopular News
Confused about which college or exam to opt for?
  • Chat with our counsellor
  • Get your personalised list of colleges & exams matching your preferences
qna

Student Forum

chatAnything you would want to ask experts?
Write here...

Answered 4 months ago

NIT Surathkal provides various scholarships for the convenience of students. Below is the list of some of the common scholarships given by the college:

  1. Millennium Fellowship

  2. Institute Merit/Merit Cum Means Scholarship 

  3. Optum Stem Scholarship

  4. Ericsson Empowering Girl Scholarship Program

  5. Harshitha Chaturv

...Read more

S

Shruti Manchanda

Contributor-Level 10

Answered 4 months ago

Yes, NIT Surathkal gives many scholarship benefits to the students. These include scholarships for both UG and PG courses. Millennium Fellowship, Optum Stem Scholarship, Harshitha Chaturvedi Scholarship etc. are some of the common scholarships given by NITK Surathkal. 

S

Shruti Manchanda

Contributor-Level 10

Answered 2 years ago

NITK Surathkal offers various scholarships under different schemes to the students of undergraduate, postgraduate, and doctoral programmes. Some of the scholarships offered by NIT Surathkal, include the following:

  • TCS Research Scholar programme
  • OBC Scholarship for Karnataka State students
  • Engineers Ind

...Read more

40939197
Indrani Choudhury

Contributor-Level 10

Answered 2 weeks ago

For students with a good JEE Main rank, the answer is yes. NIT Surathkal is the only NIT in Karnataka, ranks in India's list of top 20 engineering institutes according to NIRF 2025. It has a beautiful campus spread over 295 acres on the Arabian Sea with a good placement record from corporates like M

...Read more

T

Tasbiya Khan

Contributor-Level 10

Answered a month ago

NIT Surathkal - National Institute of Technology is a government institute recognized by UGC. Some of the reasons to choose NIT Surathkal are given below:

  • Ranking: NIT Surathkal has been ranked 17 under Engineering category by the NIRF 2025.
  • Placements: TATA, Microsoft, Adobe, Amazon etc. are some of

...Read more

S

Shruti Manchanda

Contributor-Level 10