NIT Surathkal - National Institute of Technology

In OBC home state quota, the cutoff ranks are typically displayed as the OBC category rank, not the general (CRL).

Breakdown:

Quota Type Cutoff Shown As

General (Open) Common Rank List (CRL)

OBC (Home State / All India) OBC Category Rank

SC/ST/EWS Quotas SC/ST/EWS category ranks

Yes, a home state quota is available for the MCA programme at NIT Surathkal. Specifically, 50% of the seats in the MCA programme are reserved for candidates who are domiciled in Karnataka

NIT Surathkal M.Tech cutoff 2025 for Round 1 was between 316 and 711 for the students from OBC All India quota. The cutoff scores changes for different rounds, specialisations, categories, and quotas. For the OBC category students, the most competitive M.Tech specialisation during Round 1 admission was Computer Science and Engineering (711), followed by CSE (Information Security) (694) and Computational and Data Science (685). 

To view the Round 1 cutoff scores for different M.Tech specialisations, use the table provided below:

For 2025, GATE CCMT has been released across different categories under the AI quota. For the General AI category students, the 2025 Round 1 cutoff score for Computer Science & Engineering admission stood at 760. Please note that the cutoff scores vary for different rounds, specialisations, and categories. Candidates seeking admission can refer to the table below to view the NIT Surathkal cutoff 2025 for CSE via GATE CCMT across various categories:

If you belong to the General AI quota, you should aim to target a cutoff rank up to 25160 to be eligible to secure a seat at NIT Surathkal for BTech admission across multiple specialisations. For 2025 admission, the Round 1 JEE Main ranks varied between 1528 and 25160. However, please note that the cutoff ranks vary for different rounds, specialisations, and categories. Candidates can refer to the table below to view the JEE Main Round 1 cutoff ranks of all the BTech specialisations offered at NIT Surathkal for the General AI quota:

Students at NIT Surathkal can engage in several extracurricular activities as NITK management has partnered with both NCC and NSS for providing students with a holistic growth pattern in their academic lives.

Sporting activities like Athletics, Badminton, Basketball, Chess, Cricket, Football, Kabaddi, Kho-Kho, Swimming, Volleyball, and more are also held.

NIT Surathkal has several departments that provide course training in Engineering as well as Management fields. The various NITK departments are mentioned below:

1. Water Resources & Ocean Engg
2. Civil Engineering
3. Electronics and Communication Engineering
4. Mechanical Engineering
5. Physics
6. Chemical Engineering
7. Computer Science and Engineering
8. Information Technology
9. Metallurgical and Materials Engineering
10. School of Humanities, Social Sciences, and Management
11. Chemistry
12. Computer Science and Engineering
13. Mathematical and Computational Sciences
14. Mining Engineering
15. Career Development Centre (Formerly Placement & Training)