National Institute of Technology, Karnataka – 2021

National Institute of Technology, Karnataka (NIT Karnataka, Surathkal) is located near Mangalore in Surathkal, Karnataka, India near the shore of the western coast. It was established in 1960 as Karnataka Engineering College spread over 296 acres full of lush green and later elevated as NIT Karnataka.

In this article, we are going to analyse institute’ students’ stats, faculty, courses offered, graduations outcomes & placements, median salary & top recruiters, infrastructures and fees structures. All the details are authentic since we got these details from the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) where NIT Karnataka gave its reports.

Courses Offered at NIT Karnataka

National Institute of Technology Karnataka offers 9 courses in undergraduate programmes and a considerable number of 33 courses in postgraduate programmes.

Students Intake at NIT Karnataka

Students Intake

National Institute of Technology Karnataka admitted 740 students to UG courses and 579 students to PG courses in 2021; 740 students to UG and 579 students to PG in 2020; and 740 students to UG in 2019.

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Faculty

National Institute of Technology Karnataka has eminent professors at its faculty. Currently, there are 440 professors in the faculty and 72.73% of them are PhD holders. The faculty-to-student ratio at NIT Karnataka is 1:10, that is, one professor is available for every 10 students.

NIT Karnataka Annual Expenditures

Capital Expenditure
NIT Karnataka spent Rs. 41 crores as capital expenditure in the year 2021, of which it spent 10.49% on the library for acquiring periodicals, books and e-resources for reading, 39.1% on buying new equipment and software for conducting quality research, 5.61% on engineering workshops and remaining 44.8% on capital assets creations like build the new buildings. It spent Rs. 31 crores as capital expenditures in 2020 and Rs. 54 crores in 2019.
Operational Expenditure
NIT Karnataka spent Rs. 233 crores as an operational expenditure in 2021, of which it spent 48.36% on salary for professors and supporting staffs, a whopping 50.61% on maintaining academic infrastructures in the institution, and the remaining 1.03% on conducting Seminars, Conference and Workshops at this institution. It spent Rs. 193 crores as an operational expenditure in 2020 and spent Rs. 171 crores in 2019. Spending as an operational expenditure has been increased in 2021 when compared with the last two years.

NIT Karnataka Research Details

Patents
As NIT Karnataka has a good faculty, better infrastructures and a conducive atmosphere for quality research, it was able to file 12 patents in 2021, but none was granted; it filed 4 patents and got 3 in 2020; and in 2019, it filed 10 and got 2 patents.
Sponsored Projects
NIT Karnataka has done many types of research in engineering science & technology. So, in 2021, 40 agencies have funded 200 projects at this institution and it earned Rs. 28 crores through these projects. In 2020, 34 agencies funded 152 projects, through which it earned Rs 20 crores, and in 2019, it earned Rs 22 crores from 126 projects sponsored by 27 agencies.
Consultancy Projects
NIT Karnataka has worked on 316 consultancy projects from 281 companies and earned Rs. 8.5 crores in 2021, it earned Rs. 1.6 crores through 280 projects from 243 companies in 2020, and it earned Rs. 4.9 crores through 252 projects from 220 companies in 2019.

NIT Karnataka Graduation & Placements

UG Graduation & Placements
There were 796 students admitted to NIT Karnataka at UG, of whom 94.97% were awarded graduations and 89.99% of them got placements at top companies and 57 were selected for higher educations in 2021; 95.39% students were awarded graduations, of whom 98.42% got placements and 92 were selected for higher studies in 2020; and 98.08% students were awarded gradations, of whom 87.15% got placements and 73 were selected for higher studies in 2019.
PG Graduations & Placements
At PG graduations, 93.48% students were awarded graduations, of whom 89.69% got placements at top companies and 129 were selected for higher educations in 2021; 91.11% students were awarded graduations, of whom 97.26% got placements and 23 were selected for higher studies in 2020; and 91.82% students were awarded gradations, of whom 95.84% got placements and 27 were selected for higher studies in 2019.
PhD Research Programmes
At NIT Karnataka, 799 students were admitted to PhD programmes in engineering science & technology and 133 students were awarded degrees in 2021, 116 students in 2020 and 124 students in 2019.
Median Salary & Top Recruiters
Median salary of UG graduates from NIT Karnataka is Rs. 9.86 lakhs per annum at all top companies in 2021, Rs. 8 lakhs in 2020 and Rs. 7.1 lakhs in 2019.

Median salary of PG graduates: Rs. 9.3 LPA in 2021, Rs. 7.10 LPA in 2020, and Rs. 7 LPA in 2019.
Many top companies in India and in the world such as Microsoft, Amazon, Cisco, Walmart, Flipkart, Goldman Sachs, L&T, and many more are looking for graduates at NIT Karnataka.

Students Diversity at NIT Karnataka

NIT Karnataka has a blend of students who came from all sections and all parts of India and the world. There are 4473 students who are currently pursuing their studies, of whom 80.51% are boys and 19.49% are girls. There are 1555 students from within the state, 2866 from outside of the state and 52 from foreign countries.

Facilities on NIT Karnataka Campus

NIT Karnataka has plenty of facilities in its campus that students can use. It has a library, career development centre, central computer centre, healthcare centre, guest house, post office, shopping centre, canteen, banks and ATMs, open air theatre, auditorium, separate hostel for both boys and girls, net connections, lifts/ramps and many more.

Campus Festivals at NIT Karnataka

Incident is the annual festival is being celebrated in March every year for four days where all cultural programmes from classic music to western bands are participating. As this institute is on the beach, there are many beach games being played. At this festival, there are plenty of opportunities available to bring out students’ hidden talents.

Accessibility

NIT Karnataka is on NH 66 in-between Mangalore and Udupi. It is 19 kms away from Mangalore Central Railway Stations and 18 kms away from Mangalore Airport from where many local buses and taxis are available for this institution. So, commuting to this institution is very easy from any part of India as well as the world.

How to Get Admission at NIT Karnataka

For UG courses at NIT Karnataka: Students who passed 10+2 exam with at least 75% marks or be in the top 20 percentile in the 12th class examination conducted by the respective Boards are eligible to appear the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE)- Main and should pass the minimum cut-off mark set by JEE board in JEE-Main exam.

For PG courses: Students who passed bachelor degree or appearing for final exam can take Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) and should pass GATE to get admission to NIT Karnataka.

Fee Structure at NIT Karnataka

Students need to pay Rs. 5.47 lakhs as fees for UG courses at NIT Karnataka, but they can get back this amount within a year after completion of graduation and getting a job and a good salary of Rs. 9.86 LPA at a top company.

NIT Karnataka Scores by NIRF

Teaching, Learning and Resources: National Institute of Technology Karnataka has good faculty and good infrastructures for doing research, and it invented inventions in the fields of engineering science & technology. Therefore, it scored 73.15%, which accounts to 30% of overall NIRF scores.

Research and Professional Practice: National Institute of Technology Karnataka has good faculty and it helped students to invent new technology, so it scored 50.17%, which accounts to 30% of overall NIRF scores.

Graduate Outcome: As NIT Karnataka has a good atmosphere for study, many students graduated at the minimum stipulated time, so for this good performance it scored 78.62%, which accounts to 20% of overall NIRF scores.

Outreach and Inclusivity: NIT Karnataka has students from every section and every part of India as well as the world, so it scored 64.54%, which accounts to 10% of overall NIRF scores.

Perception: NIT Karnataka has good faculty, better infrastructures and a conducive atmosphere, and its graduation outcomes and placements at top companies are also good, so it scored 50.18% in NIRF grading, which accounts to 10% of overall NIRF scores.

NIT Karnataka got 64.19% as an overall NIRF score and was ranked at number 10.

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