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NIT Surathkal (NITK) Placements

NIT Surathkal placements are offered to students of various UG and PG courses. As per the NIRF report 2025, NIT Surathkal B.Tech median salary offered was Rs 14 LPA in 2024 with a total number of 756 students placed in 2024.

 According to NIT Surathkal NIRF report 2025, a total of 610 students pursuing 2-year PG courses were placed with a median salary of Rs 9 LPA. NIT Karnataka's highest package offered was Rs 55 LPA  for B.Tech in 2024. NIT Surathkal's average salary in 2024 for a B.Tech course was Rs 16.25 LPA. During NIT Surathkal placements in 2023, a total number of 794 UG students and 732 PG students were placed. NIT Surathkal's highest package offered to M.Tech students was Rs 55 LPA in 2024. NIT Surathkal B.Tech CSE average package offered was Rs 27.68 LPA in 2023. 

The placement cell at the National Institute of Technology Surathkal offers many career opportunities for all levels of students. The institute offers internships for students. 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 NIRF 2025 Placement Statistics

Candidates can check the details of NIT Karnataka placements as per the NIRF 2024 report in the overall category mentioned below:

NIT Karnataka B.Tech Placements 2024

ParticularsStatistics
Number of students placed756
Median salary offeredRs 14 LPA
Number of students went for higher studies114

NIT Surathkal PG 2 Years Placements 2024

ParticularsStatistics
Number of students placed610
Median salary offeredRs 9 LPA
Number of students went for higher studies54

NIT Karnataka PG 3 Years Placements 2024

ParticularsStatistics
Number of students placed55
Median salary offeredRs 10.50 LPA
Number of students went for higher studies1

NIT Surathkal Placements 2024

The NIT Surathkal placement details for the courses offered are mentioned in the table below: 

NIT Surathkal B.Tech Placement 2024

ParticularsStatistics

Total registered students 

949

Placement Percentage 

73%

Highest Package 

Rs 55 LPA

Average Package 

Rs 16.25 LPA

Median Package 

Rs 14.21 LPA

Also Read: NIT Surathkal Admissions

NIT Surathkal M.Tech Placement 2024

ParticularsStatistics

Total registered students 

746

Placement Percentage 

69 %

Highest Package 

Rs 55 LPA

Average Package 

Rs 12.5 LPA

Median Package 

Rs 11.6 LPA

NIT Surathkal MCA Placement 2024

ParticularsStatistics

Total registered students 

61

Placement Percentage 

75 %

Highest Package 

Rs 53 LPA

Average Package 

Rs 14.66 LPA

Median Package 

Rs 10 LPA

NIT Surathkal MBA Placement 2024

ParticularsStatistics

Total registered students 

53

Placement Percentage 

54 %

Highest Package 

Rs 10 LPA

Average Package 

Rs 7.18 LPA

Median Package 

Rs 7 LPA

NIT Surathkal M.Sc Placement 2024

ParticularsStatistics

Total registered students 

57

Placement Percentage 

50 %

Highest Package 

Rs 12 LPA

Average Package 

Rs 7.33 LPA

Median Package 

Rs 6.25 LPA

NIT Karnataka NIRF 2024 Placement Statistics

The  details of the NIT Surathkal placement statistics for 2022-2023 as per NIRF overall report 2024 is mentioned in the table below

NIT Karnataka Placements 2023 

ParticularsStatistics

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 B.Tech Placements 2023

ParticularsStatistics

Highest Package

Rs 54.75 LPA

Average Package 

Rs 18.26 LPA

Lowest Package

Rs 4.5 LPA

Median Package

Rs 15 LPA

NIT Surathkal Placement Percentage 2023

BranchesPlacement Percentage

CE

94.90%

CSE

93.04%

ECE

90.29%

EE

92.59%

ME

91.50%

MME

100%

PIE

95.56%

Also Read: NIT Surathkal Cutoff

NIT Surathkal Placements 2022

The following table shows the details of the NIT Surathkal placement statistics for 2021-2022

ParticularsStatistics

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

Top Recruiters at NITK Surathkal 

Below mentioned is the list of some of the major recruiters at NIT Karnataka

NIT Karnataka Top Recruiters

Microsoft 

Oracle

Wipro

Dell

L&T

Deloitte

Amazon

Wells Fargo

Maruti Suzuki

Note: NIT Surathkal placement cell has collaborated with recruiters, alumni associations and several organisations for a smooth placement process. 

Also Read: NIT Surathkal Facilities

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.  

List of Top NITs Placements Salary-Wise

College Name B.Tech Median PackageM.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 2023

ParticularsStatistics
First year total students intake 579
Total students admitted 694
Total Graduated Students 629
Total Placed Students 580
Placement Percentage 94.46
Total student gone for higher studies 15
Median Salary 11.00 L

Placement yearly trends

Placement Percentage
Source Data NIRF 2024

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 %

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) ?

so an sc PWD category student is getting 89.1226810 percentile will he get nit surathkal cse branch ir which nit will he get? so for nit surathkal cse branch what will be the best percentile for sc PWD category student

With a percentile of 89.12 in the SC-PwD category , your estimated category rank may not be sufficient for CSE at NIT Surathkal , where the closing SC-PwD rank is usually around 100–120 .

To improve your chances for CSE at Surathkal , a percentile above 98 is generally safer. PWD category student (https://gurus.rediff.com/question/qdtl/career/admission-nit-89-1226810-percentile-jee-mains-2025-sc-pwd/5194967)

However, you may get CSE or related branches in other NITs where the cutoffs are relatively higher. It's best to apply to multiple NITs through JoSAA counselling and list preferences wisely.

With 99.05 percentile in JEE mains any chance to get CS, EC in NIT Surathkal considering Home State and female quota for General?

With a 99.05 percentile in JEE Mains, as a female candidate from the Home State (Karnataka) in the General category, you have a competitive chance of securing admission to Electronics and Communication Engineering (ECE) at NIT Surathkal.

However, for Computer Science and Engineering (CSE) , admission may be more challenging.

It's important to note that while the Home State quota and female reservation can improve your admission prospects, the final outcome depends on the number of applicants and seat availability in the current admission cycle.

Being sc category as a female .In jee mains I got 81.3 do I get nit surathkal of aerospace engineering branch

Hi,

As per your given JEE Main percentile which is 81.3 in the SC Category has the Home state as Dadra and nagar Haveli. Your JEE MAINS 2025 Predicted rank may range between 233022 - 250381.

Based on the previous year analysis, According to your JEE MAINS 2025 percentile and category it is tough for you to get a seat in aerospace engineering branch in NIT Surathkal.

You can predict the colleges in which you have chances to get a seat in aerospace engineering branch using the JEE MAINS 2025 college predictor tool.

Hope this information will help you

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

1: What was the NIT Surathkal median package for PG course in 2024?

NIT Surathkal median package for PG course in 2024 was Rs 9 LPA for two years PG students and Rs 10.05 LPA for three years PG course as per NIT Surathkal NIRF report 2025.

2: What was the NIT Surathkal B.Tech median package offered in 2024?

NIT Surathkal B.Tech median package offered was Rs 14 LPA in 2024, as per the NIRF report 2025. The total number of B.Tech students placed was 756 in the year 2024. 

3: What is the highest package of NIT Karnataka?

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.

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: 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.

6: 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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