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NIT Surathkal (NITK) Placements

National Institute of Technology Karnataka Surathkal has a separate placement cell on campus named the Career Development Cell (CDC). The National Institute of Technology Surathkal offers many placement opportunities for all levels of students. The institute offers internships for students. NIT Surathkal median package offered to UG students is Rs 15,00,000. While for PG students the median salary package ranges from about Rs 10,00,000 to Rs 13,59,000 as per the information available from the NIRF Report 2024.

The NIT Surathkal placement drive is organised every year for final-year students on campus. NIT Surathkal placement cell conducts training and grooming sessions for students to enhance their employability skills and confidence. The certification drive would be organised by the NIT Surathkal placement cell. The placement team guides and trains the students for the NIT Surathkal Placements. 

Also Read: NIT Surathkal Courses & Fees

NIT Surathkal Placement Procedure

  • The NIT Surathkal placement cell will invite the companies for the placement drive programme. 

  • The students need to submit the details asked by the NIT Surathkal placement cell.

  • Interested companies will visit the institute and conduct the pre-placement talks. 

  • Companies begin the NIT Suathkal placement drive programme which includes tests, group discussions, interviews, and many others. 

  • The companies finalise the students and send the offer letters to the NITK Surathkal placement cell.  

Also Read: NIT Surathkal Admissions

NIT Surathkal Placements 2024

The institute provides placements every year. The following table shows the details of the NIT Surathkal placement statistics for 2022-2023 as per NIRF report 2024(overall)

NIT Karnakata Placements 2022-2023 (NIRF 2024)

Particulars

Statistics

No.of UG students placed

794

No. of PG(2 years programme) students placed

679

No. of PG(3 years programme) students placed

53

Median salary offered for UG students

Rs 15,00,000

Median salary offered for PG(2 years programme) students

Rs 10,00,000

Median salary offered for PG(3 years programme) students

Rs 13,59,000

NIT Surathkal Placement Percentage 2023

BranchesPlacement Percentage
CE94.90%
CSE93.04%
ECE90.29%
EE92.59%
ME91.50%
MME100%
PIE95.56%

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NIT Surathkal Placements 2023

The institute provides placements every year. The following table shows the details of the NIT Surathkal placement statistics for 2021-2022

Particulars

Statistics

No.of UG students placed

734

No.of PG(2 years programme) students placed

639

No.of PG(3 years programme) students placed

46

Median salary offered for UG students

Rs 12.84 Lakhs

Median salary offered for PG(2 years programme) students

Rs 9.0 Lakhs

Median salary offered for PG(3 years programme) students

Rs 11.40 Lakhs

NITK Surathkal Top Recruiters

Microsoft 

Oracle

Wipro

Dell

L&T

Deloitte

Amazon

Wells Fargo

Maruti Suzuki

Note: So far more than 190 companies have visited the campus consisting of big reputed names from different business sectors.

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List of Top NITs Placements Salary Wise

College Name

B.Tech Median Package

M.Tech Median Package

NIT Uttarakhand

Rs 7.50 LPA

Rs 8 LPA

NIT Manipur 

Rs 8.75 LPA

Rs 7 LPA

NIT Goa

Rs 10 LPA

Rs 8 LPA

NIT Sikkim

Rs 8.50 LPA

Rs 8.20 LPA

NIT Puducherry

Rs 9.80 LPA

Rs 10.55 LPA

The above-mentioned table shows the details of a few top NIT placements of B.Tech and M.Tech. 

Domain

Engineering and Architecture

Level

PG

Year

2 Years

Statistics for Academic Year 2022-23

ParticularsStatistics
First year total students intake (2021-22)579
Total students admitted (2021-22)694
Total Graduated Students (2022-23)629
Total Placed Students (2022-23)580
Placement Percentage (2022-23)94.46%
Total student gone for higher studies (2022-23)15
Median Salary (2022-23)11.00 L

Placement yearly trends

Placement Percentage
Source Data NIRF 2026

Key takeaways from NIT Surathkal (NITK)'s Placement Statistics

  • The Placement Percentage of NIT Surathkal (NITK) has increased by 3.58 %
  • The Median salary of NIT Surathkal (NITK) has increased by 14.36 %
  • The Placement Percentage of NIT Surathkal (NITK) is better than 13 colleges that are ranked higher
  • The Median salary of NIT Surathkal (NITK) is better than 6 colleges that are ranked higher

Students Review for NIT Surathkal (NITK)

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The placements for b tech are decent . For the previous batch , the highest package was 13 lakhs per annum , the average was 7 lakhs per annum , and the lowest package offered was 4 lakhs per annum .

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About 98 percent of the students got placed from our course, with average salaries ranging from 8 LPA to 34 LPA. Big companies like Texas Instruments, Nvidia, ARM, and Samsung Semiconductor India to name a few are the top recruiting companies for our course. About 30 percent including M. Teach students secured internship in these companies. Most of them were hire as Hardware or Digital Design Engineers.

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An institution of infinite opportunities!

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So this year the Placements have taken a major hit due to recession, pandemic recovery, and a mix of other reasons. In fact, CSE, IT and other circuital branches (till EEE) were also struggling quite a bit but core still endured enough to place most students. A good mix of companies like Texas Instruments, Qualcomm, NVIDIA, Analog Devices and other come for Electronics. Microsoft, JP Morgan, Accenture, Barclays, Deutsche Bank, Walmart, Accenture, Goldman Sachs are regular visitors for SDEs. Caterpillar, Reliance, BPCL, Ola Electric, TATA, GE, Bajaj, L&T, ExxonMobil and several different PSUs comd for Core recruitments. Deloitte, PwC, ICICI, Thorogood, ZS are all pretty cool recruiters for business roles. And lastly, Wells Fargo, Sprinklr, and host of other startups come for varied roles.

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Have a question related to NIT Surathkal (NITK) ?

Hello,

Hope you are doing great.

Answering to your question , Since you haven't specified your category, I'll assume you are a GENERAL category student. With a 99 percentile score in JEE mains, your predicted overall rank is likely to be around 20,460 - 23,000. This puts you in a

Hello aspirant,

Hope you are doing great.

As per your question, NO it might not probably not possible to get NIT Suratkal with 87 percentile, To get any NIT you need to score more than 95 percentile. However, remember that cutoffs vary every year depending upon the number of students

Can I get NIT surathkal with 92 percentile?

Hello aspirant,

No, considering Nit's are among India's best universities, getting a seat is really difficult.There aren't many seats available.Your position in the 92 percentile will be close to 70,000.You can try your luck if you belong to the OBC, SC, or ST.Work hard in order to pass the second

NIT Surathkal (NITK) Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ's)

1: Are fellowships offered to candidates at NIT, Surathkal?

Full time research scholars at NIT Surathkal are eligible for a fellowship of Rs. 31,000 per month for the first two years and Rs. 35,000 per month for the remaining two years provided their progress is satisfactory in the research area. In 2021, the institute announced a fully funded two-year post-doctoral fellowship programme for Ph.D holders in the field of research. The fellowship is open to ten eligible candidates with a strong research background. The candidates will be selected based on a written test and interview. The selected candidates will get a monthly stipend of Rs. 50,000 per month and a contingency amount of Rs.30,000 per annum.

2: What is the highest package of NIT Karnataka?

The highest package offered in NIT Surathkal for 2022 is  Rs.45 lakhs per annum. According to the salary statistics released by NIT Surathkal, the highest compensation for  B.Tech (IT) and M.Tech (IT) students has improved in the past three years. More than 450 companies participated in the placement drive for 2022. The lowest package was 3.7 lakhs per annum.


3: Is NIT Surathkal good for placement?

Yes, NIT Surathkal is good for placement. NIT Surathkal was placed at 33 in NIRF overall ranking for 2022.. The placement drive for 2022 resulted in more than 86.1% of students for which B.Tech students accounted for 96.9%. The placement result showed that 1385 students from a total of 1608 students found a placement. The highest CTC offered this year was 45 lakhs.

4: Is NIT Surathkal good for CSE?

The computer science department at NIT Surathkal is known for its excellent rankings. The CSE department  has always attracted the best of students from all over India. It has well-qualified and experienced  teachers. The courses offered by the department are B.Tech, M.Tech and Ph.D.in computer science and engineering. 

5: How many companies are registered for the NITK Surathkal placement process in 2018-2019?

Nearly, 190 companies will be participating in the placement drive that will be organised by the National Institute of Technology Karnataka, Surathkal.




6: Will public sector enterprises take part in the placement?

Yes, public sector enterprises like- HPCL, BEL, BPCL and others will be taking part in the placement procedure.

7: How are students trained to attend placement in NITK Surathkal?

Yes, all the students will be trained and groomed by the faculty for the process of the placement.

8: When will the NITK Surathkal placement process start?

The final year students in NITK Surathkal placement registration will be notified of the required dates for enrolment and tests or interviews. 

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