NITK Surathkal NIRF ranking 2025
Explore National Institute of Technology Karnataka, Surathkal NIRF ranking, category ranks, scores, rank movement and official ranking trends. Best current result: Engineering #17 in NIRF 2025.
National Institute of Technology Karnataka, Surathkal
Surathkal, Karnataka · NIRF ID IR-E-U-0237
At a glance
National Institute of Technology Karnataka, Surathkal is a government institution in Surathkal, Karnataka. Its best current NIRF result is #17 in Engineering (2025). Its official submission reports a UG placement rate of 76.7% and a ₹14L median annual salary for the 2023-24 graduating batch. The latest student-strength disclosure covers 5,501 students.
2023-24
756 / 986
NIRF 2025
full + part-time
NIRF Engineering journey & 2025 category scoreboard
Rank in every category published for this edition. Open any category to understand its result and movement.
EngineeringNIRF 2025 Rank#17 Score64.59
NIRF Engineering journey
Rank #10 → #17 since 2021; score 64.19 → 64.59.
The rank line is NITK Surathkal's all-India position in NIRF Engineering: #10 in 2021 to #17 in 2025. Lower is better.
Engineering 2025 summary
- Current rank
- #17
- Score (out of 100)
- 64.59
- Last year rank
- #17
- Movement vs previous
- 0
- Best rank
- #10
- Ranking trend
- Stable
OverallNIRF 2025 Rank#54 Score55.21
Placements — official numbers
UG placement rate 79.4% → 76.7%; latest median salary ₹14L. These are NIRF submission values, not marketing claims.
- 756 placed — 76.7% of the batch
- 114 chose higher studies
- 116 reported another outcome
Half of the 756 placed graduates earned above this and half earned below.
- Seven-year high
- ₹14L
- Placement rate
- 76.7%
Salary and placement rate, year by year
What this means: These are graduate outcomes, not staff pay. Median salary means half of placed graduates earned more and half earned less, so one unusually large offer cannot distort it like an average. The placement rate fell from 79.4% to 76.7%. The reported median salary moved from ₹7.1L in 2017-18 to ₹14L in 2023-24.
PG (two-year) placements
Latest three graduating batches.
Who studies here
Student strength from the NIRF 2025 submission.
Research & PhD
Research capacity behind the RPC pillar.
Where the institution spends its money
Faculty and staff salary expenditure ₹94.44 Cr → ₹145.81 Cr.
Year by year, 2017-18–2023-24
Keep these charts separate: This chart is what the institution spends, while the placement chart is what graduates earn. The salary line is the faculty and staff pay bill: ₹94.44 Cr in 2017-18 to ₹145.81 Cr in 2023-24. Latest reported library spending is ₹103.98 Cr and new lab-equipment spending is ₹45.2 Cr.
Official sources
Every deep-profile fact links back to an official NIRF submission.
The five NIRF pillars
Teaching & Resources (TLR) improved most: 73.2 → 75.4. Perception (PR) is the lowest latest pillar.
What the lines mean: Each line is a score out of 100: TLR covers teaching and resources, RPC research, GO graduation outcomes, OI outreach and inclusion, and PR peer perception. NITK Surathkal improved most in Teaching & Resources (TLR) (73.2 → 75.4). Its latest strongest pillar is Graduation Outcomes (GO) at 78.1, while Perception (PR) is lowest at 45.7.
Questions about NITK Surathkal
Ranking searches on the left, wider student questions on the right — every answer is based on the same official submissions.
NITK Surathkal ranking questions
What is NITK Surathkal NIRF ranking 2025?
National Institute of Technology Karnataka, Surathkal's best listed NIRF 2025 result on NIRFRank is Engineering rank #17 with a score of 64.59.
Which NIRF categories include NITK Surathkal in 2025?
NITK Surathkal appears in the NIRF 2025 Engineering and Overall ranking categories on this profile.
Is National Institute of Technology Karnataka, Surathkal private or government?
National Institute of Technology Karnataka, Surathkal is marked as a government institution in the NIRFRank institution registry.
Where is National Institute of Technology Karnataka, Surathkal located?
National Institute of Technology Karnataka, Surathkal is listed in Surathkal, Karnataka.
Students also ask
What is the median placement salary of NITK Surathkal graduates?
The official submission reports a ₹14L median annual salary for placed UG four-year graduates in 2023-24, with 756 of 986 graduates placed (76.7%). The latest PG two-year median is ₹10L.
What is NITK Surathkal's best NIRF category?
Engineering is its best current result at #17 in NIRF 2025, with a score of 64.59.
How many students does NITK Surathkal have?
The latest official student-strength disclosure reports 5,501 students, including 3,429 from outside the state and 22 international students.
Is NITK Surathkal improving in research?
Its NIRF RPC pillar moved from 50.2 in 2021 to 51.8 in 2025. The latest disclosure also reports 887 PhD scholars.
How much does NITK Surathkal spend on faculty, labs and its library?
Latest reported expenditure includes ₹145.81 Cr for faculty and staff salaries, ₹45.2 Cr for new lab equipment, and ₹103.98 Cr for the library. These are institution expenses, not graduate placement salaries.
Data source: NIRF, Ministry of Education, Government of India. Ranking cards and deep-profile facts are limited to official data published through the selected 2025 edition.