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

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B R Samaga Scholarship

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Veeramma Rajashekaraiah Scholarship

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Vijayakala TD Scholarship

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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 fee structure for BTech programme at NIT Surathkal?
A:

NIT Surathkal BTech fees is INR 5 lakh for the entire 4-year tuition fee . The fee components other than tuition fee are listed below with thier respective fee in 2026. 

  • Hostel Fees: INR 70k
  • One Time Payment: INR 6,390 - INR 13,820
  • Other Fees: INR 63,840

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

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.

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Utkoor Venkatesh | B.Tech. in Computer Science and Engineering - Batch of 2028
Reviewed on 18 Aug 2026
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My review of NIT Surathkal.

Placements: The placement scenario is really good. There is a placement cell in the college. Almost all the good companies come for placements. Companies like Google, Microsoft, Adobe, Goldman Sachs, Bank of America, ZS Associates, JP Morgan, KPMG, etc. visit and offer placements. 80% of students get placed every year. The average package is 9-10 LPA. The highest is 28–40 LPA. It also depends on the students' knowledge and experience. Based on this, companies offer packages. They conduct interview sessions...

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Karthika Babu | M.Tech. in Chemical Engineering - Batch of 2024
Reviewed on 30 Jul 2026
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Placements 4 Infrastructure 4 Faculty & Course Curriculum 4 Crowd & Campus Life 4 Value for Money 4
My honest review of NIT Surathkal - National Institute of Technology.

Placements: The college offered decent placement opportunities for chemical engineering students. It had a placement cell that took care of all the placement and job opportunities on the campus. Top companies of the country like IBM, Deloitte, Siemens, TCS, Wipro, Bosch CMS, HCL, Godrej, Kotak, ICICI, Amazon, Infosys, etc., visited the campus for student placements and provided good salary packages. The highest salary offered was around 25–30 LPA, and the average package was 4–5 LPA. A total of 80–85% of th...

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Aditya M | B.Tech. in Mechanical Engineering - Batch of 2029
Reviewed on 27 Jul 2026
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Placements 4 Infrastructure 5 Faculty & Course Curriculum 4 Crowd & Campus Life 5 Value for Money 5
Campus life is really good. The campus is full of greenery.

Placements: I'm studying at NITK Surathkal as a mechanical engineering student. Around 80-90 percent of students who sit for placements get placed. The average package is around 10 LPA-12 LPA, and the highest can go above 25 LPA. Top recruiters are L&T, Mahindra, Bosch, etc. Around 60-70 percent of students got an internship through campus or non-campus opportunities. Top offered roles include R&D engineer, Design engineer, mechanical engineer, and production engineer.

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SRISHANK S D | B.Tech. in Artificial Intelligence - Batch of 2025
Reviewed on 21 Jul 2026
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Placements 5 Infrastructure 5 Faculty & Course Curriculum 5 Crowd & Campus Life 5 Value for Money 5
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Placements: Nearly 80 percent of students got placed, and others also did not like that they were not placed. They went for higher studies. Microsoft was the top recruiter. More than 50 percent of students got internships. SDE was one of the top roles. The highest package was offered 73 LPA for the IT, CS, and CSS branch and 64 LPA for the AI branch.

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Kunal Yadav | B.Tech. in Civil Engineering - Batch of 2029
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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.

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Anonymous | B.Tech. in Computer Science and Engineering - Batch of 2028
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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.

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To be eligible for Merit-cum-Means Scholarship check below criteria:

  • The scholarship will be awarded in the institute every year to top 50 meritorious students in the order of merit based on JEE (Main) All India Rank, subject to the condition that their parents income is less than INR 4.5 lakh.
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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

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Shruti Manchanda

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Answered 6 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. 

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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
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The Candidates enrolled in BTech course at NITK should have withdrawed their admission on or before 17 Aug, 05:00 PM might be eligible for refund of only the caution deposit paid to the Institute. They shall not be eligible for refund of any other fee. Candidates who leave the course after joining s

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