NIT Surathkal Reviews & Ratings 2026 – Authentic Student Feedback

Admission: Getting into NITK was streamlined with well explained JoSAA steps and quick online registration while document verification was smooth thanks to organised staff and updates on seat allotment and fee payment were always clear.

Academic: Support from teachers is strong as they are friendly and helpful and treat every student like their own child and they are well qualified so teaching quality is very good and the course curriculum suits future jobs in our branch which I really like.

Placement: Stats for placements here show around 80 percent of students getting jobs with the highest package at 35 LPA and the lowest at 6 LPA and an average of 10 LPA and companies like L and T Mahindra Microsoft Google and Oracle visiting along with around 70 percent students getting internships and roles like manager tech head or other company positions being offered.

Campus: Hostel experience for me has been good with clean hygienic rooms and classrooms that stay well maintained and tidy while the library is the best part and overall the facilities and environment including food water and WiFi are good.

Admission: Flow of the NITK admission process was smooth from JEE Main merit list to JoSAA counselling with efficient document verification and helpful staff at registration while orientation cleared all doubts for a hassle free transition.

Academic: Industry preparation is strong here because teachers are qualified and helpful and come from top NITs and IITs and the curriculum is relevant though semester exams are super tough to pass.

Placement: Most students from my mechanical engineering course secured internships with around 97 percent getting one and for the 2024 batch placements were excellent with 93.7 percent students placed and the highest package reaching 38 LPA and the average around 14 LPA and companies like Bosch hiring while roles mainly involved manufacturing and designing.

Campus: Campus provides WiFi everywhere and large classrooms and two fully air conditioned libraries with many books and a big sports complex with space for all games while hostel food is just okay with non veg mess being good and veg mess not so great.

Admission: Seat allotment at NITK through JoSAA and online steps went well with streamlined document verification and clear fee payment communication while staff support during physical reporting made onboarding simple.

Academic: Exams here are decent with good questions and they even give 2 marks for the index which helps students avoid failing and getting good grades is possible with hard work though the syllabus feels old and boring for engineering students and the teachers are just okay.

Placement: Placements here are really good with recruitment starting around February and going on till April or May and big companies like Google hiring and seniors recently getting jobs at Infosys and Grow and many alumni even building unicorn companies which is impressive.

Campus: Rooms in our college hostels are nice with two beds and two tables and a good view and a night canteen known for its Shawarma even for vegetarians while classrooms are well maintained and there are no CCTV cameras making it easy to nap or give proxy in class.

Admission: Journey of admission at NITK was fairly smooth with clearly outlined JoSAA steps and issue free document verification and helpful staff during physical reporting making provisional admission and final registration easy.

Academic: Opinion of the curriculum at our college is positive as exams are well handled and results come on time and while some teachers are excellent and helpful a few make things challenging though this mix is common in every college.

Placement: When it comes to placements they are quite good here and better than many NITs except Trichy and also better than newer IITs and with the right skills opportunities are plenty though core branches cannot match old IITs but almost all companies allow students from any branch and big names like Oracle and Wells Fargo hire from the so called lower branches too.

Campus: Hostel facilities here are poor with frequent water and electricity issues and living conditions are not good while the mess is terrible and solving hostel problems takes a week or more and once we even found a metal piece and a bug in the food.

Admission: Admission process at NITK felt straightforward with smooth online registration and counselling as scheduled while document verification took some time but staff guided well making onboarding clear and well managed.

Academic: Most teachers here are helpful and knowledgeable and give top class teaching with a very relevant curriculum that prepares us well and balanced semester exams that are neither too hard nor too easy and paying attention in class makes scoring simple though passing for all subjects is around 20 to 30 percent.

Placement: From my experience at National Institute of Technology Karnataka Surathkal placements are very strong with almost 96.42 percent of students from our course getting jobs and the highest package being 54.75 LPA and the average being 15 LPA and top companies like Samsung and Tata Communications recruiting and about 60 to 70 percent of students securing internships with Qualcomm and Bharat Electronics offering roles in communication and VLSI.

Campus: Campus covers around 280 acres with good facilities including a main central library and an e library and fast WiFi with Eduroam everywhere while mess food is decent but sometimes only okay and the healthcare centre with duty doctors works from 9 AM to 10 PM and big grounds and separate sports courts are available.

Admission: Process for my admission at NITK went smoothly with clear JoSAA rounds and simple online registration followed by organised campus document verification where staff were helpful and orientation was informative with no major issues.

Academic: Teachers here are super helpful and really know their subjects and their teaching is top notch so everyone understands well and if you study even a little passing exams becomes very easy.

Placement: Talking about placements here the scene is very good with almost 80 percent students getting jobs and the highest package touching 25 LPA and big companies like Intel and Carborundum coming for recruitment offering roles like PGET which makes the placement policy here quite strong.

Campus: Facilities across the campus are good since all classrooms have projectors and the WiFi works well and the library has plenty of books and being an MTech student I got a single hostel room with LAN internet available in every room.

Admission: Route to admission at NITK felt organised with JoSAA guiding the process well and online document verification being efficient while staff helped during physical reporting and fee submission making joining straightforward.

Academic: Preference for this college comes from the well made curriculum that prepares students for real jobs and the teachers are qualified and knowledgeable and helpful though some are excellent and some are just okay and semester exams are tough with moderate to hard questions.

Placement: Mechanical Engineering at our college sees good placements with more than 50 percent to sometimes 80 percent students placed and top PSUs like GAIL HPCL BPCL BHEL and MRPL hiring along with companies like Reliance Tata Samsung and Bajaj and internships being offered by Caterpillar JSW Steel and Rather Energy.

Campus: Thoughts on college facilities are mixed since hostel quality is good but mess food is average while night canteen food is better and sports and medical facilities are fine though the football ground is unsafe and can cause injuries while indoor games are good.

Admission: Procedure for my admission at NITK from JoSAA counselling to final physical verification was handled professionally with well notified deadlines and a smooth online document upload system while staff ensured supportive registration.

Academic: Update in the curriculum here makes it good for core industry jobs though most students prefer software and the faculty are educated and knowledgeable though teaching could be better and exams each semester are tough but if you study well you can pass and around 95 percent of students clear the exams.

Placement: Talking about mechanical engineering placements the highest package went to 36 LPA with an average of 12 LPA and the lowest being 6 LPA and around 85 percent of students placed while companies like Ola Uber Flipkart and Amazon visit often and about 70 percent of students get internships and many mechanical students shift to software roles instead of core jobs.

Campus: Infrastructure on the campus is decent with new buildings coming up though my department building is old and we have WiFi and old classrooms and tables that still work fine while the library is great with all needed books and the hostels look new though the mess food is often very bad and a medical centre sits between boys and girls hostels along with a sports complex and gym.

Admission: Entry into NITK was efficient with clear JoSAA counselling and choice filling leading to quick seat allocation and smooth online document verification and fee payment followed by organised physical reporting and orientation.

Academic: College teachers were experienced and well known and guided us well though we had to learn many things ourselves and their good company and research connections helped us get industry or research projects and most courses had projects for exploring beyond class but the syllabus was not fully updated to industry needs even though they made our basics very clear.

Placement: From my course placements remained strong even during recession with over 85 percent of students placed and the highest salary around 52 LPA and the lowest about 8 LPA and many big companies like Google Microsoft Amazon Oracle DE Shaw Arcesium Goldman Sachs and Wells Fargo hiring mostly for development or machine learning roles.

Campus: Hostel here felt fine for a government college though WiFi issues were a big headache and lifts were another problem and our department lacked enough space but medical and sports facilities were very good while the mess food was horrible though snacks night canteens and nearby restaurants helped us survive.

Admission: Joining NITK felt seamless with very clear JoSAA instructions and swift on campus document verification and supportive staff during registration while the orientation schedule helped make the initial joining easy.

Academic: Electrical branch exams are actually easy here even though people say they are tough and you can study one night before and still score around 8 CGPA and the faculty is average but engineering needs self study and the curriculum does not match industry fully so extra learning is necessary.

Placement: Our branch in electrical and electronics sees almost all companies allowing us to sit for placements which is helpful and around 80 to 90 percent of students get placed and even though we can apply for both core and software roles getting into core companies is tough so many choose software jobs.

Campus: Facilities in our college are decent with labs that work fine though equipment is old and the campus has fast 24 hour WiFi and two libraries including a central library open till 5:30 PM and an e library open till midnight both with AC for comfortable study.