THE INSTITUTE:

The National Institute of Technology Karnataka, Surathkal is among the foremost Institutes of National Importance in higher technological education and applied research. Since its inception in 1960 as the Karnataka Regional Engineering College, the Institute has established itself as a premier center engaged in imparting quality technological education and providing support to research and development activities. The Institute has illustrious tradition of history of research in traditional and modern areas of engineering and sciences. The Institute has been actively involved in applied research in looking at and resolving problems faced by the society in several areas like environment, water resources, rock mechanics, new structures, VLSI etc.

The Institute offers Bachelors Degree courses in 9 disciplines of Engineering (All the 9 B.Tech Degree Programmes have been accredited by NBA for maximum feasible period of 5 years w.e.f July 01, 2014) and Postgraduate Degree in 29 disciplines in Engineering, Management and Science. The Institute offers doctoral programme in all Departments. The students are admitted to the B.Tech degree programs on the basis of the Joint Entrance Examination (Main) JEE (Main) conducted at various centers all over India. International students are admitted through various students exchange programs, i.e. MEA, ICCR, etc. and scheme of Direct Admission of Students Abroad (DASA). Students admitted in M.Tech programs through GATE are eligible to receive scholarship. Every year 150 full time fellowship seats for admission to Ph.D programme is offered across all the Departments of the Institute and interdisciplinary areas. The Institute ranks among the best technological Institutions in the country and has contributed in all sectors of technological developments.

LOCATION:

NITK is located in Mangalore City along with Kanyakumari-Mumbai National Highway 66. It is well connected by road, rail and by air to major cities in India and few international destinations. The Institute is located amid 300 acres of sylvan surroundings with the picturesque Western Ghat Mountains on the east and the sun-kissed sands of the Arabian sea to the west.

FEE STRUCTURE FOR B.TECH. PROGRAMME (I TO IV YEAR) – 2017-18

 * In case single room accommodation is allotted, the student is liable for payment of rent as per allotment (Rs. 5000/- per sem).

# Students belonging to SC/ST category are Exempted from payment of Tuition fee.(Exemption is not applicable  to QIP, DASA, ICCR, MEA and External Registrants and Internal Registrants for PG & R programme ). However, candidates belonging to PwD category admitted from the academic year 2016-17 onwards will get Tuition Fee exemption.

# Tuition fee for  the candidates admitted  under  DASA Scheme & Foreign  Nationals  admitted through   Ministry of External Affairs (Self-finance Scheme) is US $ 3500 per sem  (SAARC Country  US $ 1750 per sem). For those candidates admitted from the academic year 2015-16 onwards, the tuition fee is US $ 4000 per sem (SAARC country US $ 2000per sem.).

# Tuition Fee for the students admitted under CIWG Scheme of DASA during the academic year 2016-17 is US $ 960.

PROGRAMS OF STUDY:

The Institute offers following academic programs:

 (i) Under graduate B.Tech Degree (4 years) Programs in: Civil Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Electronics & Communication Engineering, Electrical & Electronics Engineering, Information Technology, Mechanical Engineering, Metallurgical & Materials Engineering and Mining Engineering.

(ii) Post graduate M.Tech Degree  (2 years) Programs in: Structural Engineering, Geotechnical Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Transportation Engineering, Construction Technology and Management, Marine Structures, Water Resources Engineering and Management, Remote Sensing and Geographic Information Systems, Rock excavation Technology and Management, Computer Science and Engineering, Computer Science and Engineering – Information Security, VLSI Design, Communication Engineering, Power and Energy Systems, Thermal Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Mechatronics, Design and Precision Engineering, Chemical Plant Design, Industrial Pollution Control, Industrial Bio-Technology, Process Metallurgy, Materials Engineering, Nanotechnology, Computational Mathematics, Information Technology.

(iii) Post graduate Master of Computer Applications (MCA) Degree - (3 years)       Program.

(iv) Post graduate Master of Business Administration (MBA) Degree - (3 years)    Program.

(v)  Post graduate M.Sc.(Physics),M.Sc.(Chemistry) (2 years) Program

(vi) Doctoral Programs in all departments and other inter-disciplinary areas.

NITK UG - Curriculum 2015

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6.    CHANGE OF  BRANCH:

6.1        Normally a student admitted to a particular branch of the undergraduate programme will continue studying in that branch till completion. However, the Institute may permit a student admitted through JEE (Main)  /DASA quota,  to change from one branch of studies to another after the first two semesters.  Such changes will be permitted, in accordance with the provisions laid down hereinafter, by the concerned competent authority.

6.2        Normally, only those students will be eligible for consideration of a change of branch, after the second semester, who have –

a)          completed all the common credits required in the first two semesters of their studies, in their first attempt;

b)          obtained a SGPA of not less than 8.00 (7.00 for SC/ST) in both the FIRST as well as the SECOND semester;

 6.3        Application for change of branch must be made by the intending eligible students in the prescribed form and to be submitted before the last working day of the second semester as announced in the academic calendar.

 6.4       Change of branch shall be strictly in order of merit of the applicants. For this purpose the CGPA obtained at the end of the second semester shall be considered. In case of a tie, the JEE (Main) rank / SAT Subject Test Score  of the applicants will be considered. The change of branch is permitted only to vacancies as per eligibility and category of admission.

 6.5        A common CGPA List shall be prepared at the end of the second semester, category wise to consider students for branch change.

 6.6        The applicants may be allowed a change in branch, strictly in order of inter se merit, subject to the limitations as given below:

(a)         The actual number of students in the third semester in any particular branch to which the transfer is to be made, should not exceed    the          sanctioned strength and the actual number of students in any branch from which transfer is being sought does not fall below 75% of the total sanctioned intake.

(b)         If a student S1 is not permitted to change from branch A to B due to the clause 7.6 (a) above, any other student S2 from any branch with CGPA less than S1 will also not be permitted to change to  branch B.

6.7        The process of change of branch shall be completed on the first day of registration for the third semester courses.

Scholarships

 1.   Merit Scholarship will be awarded in the institute every year to top five students in the order of merit based  JEE (Main) All India Rank, admitted to each branch of the undergraduate programmes subject to the condition that they should have  ≥ 90% marks at 10+2 level or equivalent qualifying examination.

2.  Merit-cum-means 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 parent's income is < 4.5 Lakhs and they should have ≥ 70% marks at 10+2 level or equivalent qualifying examination.

In addition to the above, many of our students have also received scholarships awarded by various government Departments and private Charitable Institutions/Associations.

DEPARTMENT OF TRAINING, PLACEMENT  AND  STUDENTS' WELFARE NITK 2015-2016

The Placement activity of the department consists in inviting reputed private and public sector organizations in the country to visit the Institute to interview the outgoing UG and PG students for recruitment. During 2015-16, 244 reputed companies visited the campus.  About 91% of UG and 41% P.G students got placement through the campus selection. For further details, visit the link mentioned below:

http://placement.nitk.ac.in/student/login/index.php

SPORTS AND GAMES :

All sports activities were carried out successfully with the guidance of beloved Director, Dean (Students Welfare) and co-operation of members of Sports Advisory Council, teaching, non teaching staffs and students during this year till today.

Due to overwhelming and spontaneous response from students and staff all play fields of our Institution are bubbling with activities all these days.

Institute teams in different sports and games were formed and taken part in District, State and National level tournaments. Performance of our Institute teams was excellent in most of the tournaments in district, state and National level.  The institute organized district level university level and NIT level Badminton, cricket and Basketball tournaments.

The details related to students Clubs, visit the link mentioned below:

http://www.nitk.ac.in/students-life/students-clubs

NITK is located in Mangalore City along with Kanyakumari-Mumbai National Highway 66. It is well connected by road, rail and by air to major cities in India and few international destinations. The Institute is located amid 300 acres of sylvan surroundings with the picturesque Western Ghat Mountains on the east and the sun-kissed sands of the Arabian sea to the west.