National Institute of Technology Karnataka, Surathkal

National Institute of Technology Karnataka (NITK), Surathkal, established in 1960 as Karnataka Regional Engineering College, is one of India's premier National Institutes of Technology and an Institute of National Importance. Located in Srinivasnagar, Surathkal, 20 km north of Mangaluru on the Arabian Sea coast, NITK's 295-acre campus has a private beach — making it one of the world's most uniquely located engineering campuses. NITK holds NAAC A++ accreditation and consistently ranks in the top 15–20 NITs — NIRF engineering rank 18–22. The institute offers B.Tech, M.Tech, MBA, MSc, and PhD across 13 departments. NITK is known for its strengths in Ocean & Marine Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Civil Engineering (coastal structures), and Computer Science. The Coastal Engineering Research Centre at NITK is a national resource for wave energy and port engineering research. NITK's private beach and coastal engineering labs give students hands-on research access to the Arabian Sea. Annual technical festival Engineer and cultural festival Incident are major events on the south India college circuit. Placement record is excellent — average CTC ₹14–16 LPA, top packages ₹60+ LPA.