NIT Surathkal offers various UG, PG and Ph.D programmes such as B.Tech, M.Tech, MCA, MBA, with B.Tech being the most popular one.

  • Admission to NIT Surathkal B.Tech programme is based on JEE Main and JoSAA Counselling.
  • M.Tech admission is based on GATE, followed by CCMT Counselling while M.Sc admissions are based on IIT JAM and CCMN Counselling.
  • Admission to the MCA programme is based on NIMCET.
  • SC/ST/PwD candidates applying for B.Tech and M.Tech programmes are eligible for tuition fee exemption.

NIT Surathkal Admission 2026 Important Dates

NIT Surathkal admission important dates in 2026 are given in the table below:

Events Date
JEE Main Session 2 April 2, 2026 - April 9, 2026
JEE Main Result By April 20, 2026
JoSAA Counselling Begins June 3, 2026 (Tentative)
GATE Result March 19, 2026 (Tentative)
IIT JAM Result March 20, 2026
Last Date for NIMCET Application May 1, 2026 (up to 5 PM)
NIMCET 2026 June 6, 2026 (2:00 PM - 4:00 PM)
NIMCET 2026 Result June 29, 2026 (5 PM) (Tentative)

NIT Surathkal B.Tech Admission 2026

Admission to the B.Tech programme at NIT Surathkal is done through JoSAA and CSAB Counselling.

  • Admission to leftover seats are done through CSAB counselling.
  • A candidate who wants admission in B.Tech programme at NIT Surathkal must have 75% marks in 10+2 with Physics and Mathematics. However, the requirement for SC/ST candidates is 65% marks.
Course Total Fees
B.Tech (All Specialisations) INR 6.58 Lakhs

B.Tech Admission Process

Step-wise admission process for the B.Tech programme is given below:

  • Step 1: Apply and appear in the JEE Main exam
  • Step 2: Participate in JoSAA Counselling and fill NIT Surathkal as a preference
  • Step 3: Wait for seat allocation and pay the fees upon confirmation
  • Step 4: Visit the institute and complete admission formalities.

NIT Surathkal B.Tech Cutoff

Detailed NIT Surathkal cutoff for B.Tech programme for the general category candidates of home state quota is given in the table below:

Specialisations JEE Main Cutoff Rank 2025
Gender Neutral Female
B.Tech Computer Science Engineering 2726 - 2800 3567 - 5752
B.Tech Artificial Intelligence 3438 - 3579 7056 - 10004
B.Tech Information Technology 4086 - 4086 6323 - 7056
B.Tech Computational & Data Science 4342 - 4805 6453 - 6453
B.Tech Electronics & Communication Engineering 5327 - 5573 7027 - 9286
B.Tech Electrical & Electronics Engineering 6674 - 7493 11998 - 13968
B.Tech Mechanical Engineering 11166 - 12126 22672 - 24186
B.Tech Chemical Engineering 15821 - 18581 20212 - 25773
B.Tech Metallurgical & Materials Engineering 21243 - 24264 29117 - 39535
B.Tech Civil Engineering 22534 - 28252 24186 - 41388
B.Tech Mining Engineering 27975 - 39455 40373 - 46883

NIT Surathkal B.Tech cutoff for general category candidates of other state quota is given in the table below:

Specialisations JEE Main Cutoff Rank 2025
Gender Neutral Female
B.Tech Computer Science Engineering 1528 - 1827 3531 - 3986
B.Tech Artificial Intelligence 2372 - 2650 3703 - 3987
B.Tech Information Technology 2787 - 3160 5106 - 6735
B.Tech Computational and Data Science 3192 - 3471 3987 - 5131
B.Tech Electronics & Communication Engineering 3934 - 4347 6178 - 7008
B.Tech Electrical and Electronics Engineering 5728 - 6872 9026 - 11234
B.Tech Mechanical Engineering 10057 - 11950 19997 - 20174
B.Tech Chemical Engineering 12286 - 13477 20685 - 21464
B.Tech Civil Engineering 19255 - 22901 31371 - 34014
B.Tech Metallurgical and Materials Engineering 20021 - 22965 29213 - 29213
B.Tech Mining Engineering 25160 - 28750 41075 - 50279

B.Tech cutoff for other category candidates of home state quota is given below:

Specialisations JEE Main Cutoff Rank
(Gender Neutral)
SC ST OBCNCL EWS
B.Tech Computer Science Engineering 731 - 917 354 - 500 1761 - 2251 397 - 549
B.Tech Artificial Intelligence 909 - 1499 474 - 474 2274 - 2491 549 - 730
B.Tech Information Technology 1417 - 1514 500 - 532 3057 - 3286 819 - 1521
B.Tech Computational and Data Science 1514 - 1570 523 - 523 3286 - 3726 1073 - 1073
B.Tech Electronics & Communication Engineering 1551 - 1868 478 - 673 3623 - 3862 1384 - 1668
B.Tech Electrical and Electronics Engineering 2326 - 2336 782 - 1312 4210 - 4664 1937 - 2113
B.Tech Mechanical Engineering 3065 - 3436 1312 - 1718 6091 - 6813 2339 - 2477
B.Tech Chemical Engineering 3550 - 3616 1718 - 2295 7536 - 8111 3539 - 3699
B.Tech Civil Engineering 3719 - 4586 1778 - 1854 8757 - 16873 4203 - 4918
B.Tech Metallurgical and Materials Engineering 5098 - 6172 1498 - 1864 12438 - 14814 4426 - 4936
B.Tech Mining Engineering 6248 - 6608 1965 - 1965 13210 - 17790 4918 - 8248

B.Tech cutoff for other category candidates of other state quota is given below:

Specialisations JEE Main Cutoff Rank
(Gender Neutral)
SC ST OBCNCL EWS
B.Tech Computer Science Engineering 322 - 364 124 - 138 495 - 577 287 - 316
B.Tech Artificial Intelligence 453 - 684 138 - 180 723 - 577 309 - 318
B.Tech Information Technology 571 - 571 292 - 292 1142 - 1198 372 - 404
B.Tech Computational and Data Science 726 - 726 267 - 267 1273 - 1452 415 - 415
B.Tech Electronics & Communication Engineering 808 - 888 459 - 459 1687 - 1795 599 - 669
B.Tech Electrical and Electronics Engineering 1207 - 1573 597 - 611 2372 - 2498 1158 - 1165
B.Tech Mechanical Engineering 2175 - 2378 838 - 866 4022 - 4559 1949 - 2023
B.Tech Chemical Engineering 2830 - 3020 1006 - 1350 5176 - 5623 2002 - 2028
B.Tech Civil Engineering 3123 - 3900 743 - 859 6463 - 7577 2810 - 3299
B.Tech Metallurgical and Materials Engineering 4150 - 4793 1684 - 1809 7718 - 8374 3320 - 3825
B.Tech Mining Engineering 4924 - 5071 1350 - 2020 8994 - 9875 3904 - 4365

NIT Surathkal PG Admission 2026

NIT Surathkal offers various PG programmes like M.Tech, M.Sc, MCA, etc.

  • Admission in M.Tech and M.Sc programmes is based on CCMT and CCMN counselling.
  • Registration fee for CCMN and CCMT counselling is INR 3500 for General/EWS/OBC candidates and INR 3000 for SC/ST/PwD candidates.

Eligibility, selection criteria, and total fees for these PG programmes are given in the table below:

Courses Eligibility and Selection Total Fees
M.Tech 60% marks in B.E / B.Tech + GATE + CCMT Counselling INR 2.47 Lakhs
M.Sc 60% marks in B.Sc in relevant subjects + IIT JAM + CCMN Counselling INR 1.37 Lakhs
MBA 60% marks in Graduation + CAT/MAT/GATE + GD/PI INR 5.12 Lakhs
MCA 60% marks in Graduation in Computer Science/ Computer Applications + NIMCET INR 3.61 Lakhs

NIT Surathkal M.Tech Cutoff

Specialisation and category-wise NIT Surathkal GATE Cutoff 2025 is given in the table below:

Specialisations General EWS SC ST OBC
M.Tech Computer Science and Engineering 735 - 693 718 - 688 539 - 509 452 694 - 648
M.Tech Computational and Data Science 733 - 650 708 - 641 549 - 506 397 685 - 620
M.Tech Information Technology 724 - 664 689 - 655 531 - 489 370 684 - 622
M.Tech VLSI Design 690 - 665 663 510 416 659 - 596
M.Tech Mechanical Design 629 - 539 591 404 273 615 - 504
M.Tech Construction Technology 595 - 483 445 423 - 344 328 520 - 431
M.Tech Power Electronics 567 - 523 527 413 - 336 358 555 - 480
M.Tech Signal Processing 565 - 483 530 - 479 366 - 315 319 518 - 463
M.Tech Industrial Biotechnology 550 - 461 435 288 285 435 - 391
M.Tech Communication Engineering 543 - 495 529 - 483 377 - 345 303 - 276 509 - 471

NIT Surathkal M.Sc Cutoff

M.Sc specialisation-wise NIT Surathkal IIT JAM cutoff 2025 for different categories is given in the table below:

Specialisations IIT JAM Cutoff Rank 2025
General EWS SC ST OBC
M.Sc Chemistry 868 - 1011 1230 - 1597 2921 - 3585 4393 - 3847 1091 - 1350
M.Sc Physics 920 - 1038 1267 - 1876 3190 - 3222 4478 1235 - 1911

NIT Surathkal MBA Cutoff

Category-wise NIT Surathkal CAT cutoff percentile in 2025 is given below:

Categories Cutoff Percentile
General 70
SC
ST
OBC
EWS

NIT Surathkal Ph.D Admission 2026

NIT Surathkal Ph.D admission is based on GATE/NET. Additionally, Ph.D students are eligible for a monthly stipend of INR 31,000 for the first two years and INR 35,000 afterwards.

Eligibility, selection and total fees for the Ph.D programme is given in the table below:

Specialisations Eligibility and Selection Total Fees
Ph.D Engineering & Tech 60% marks in post graduation + GATE/NET INR 2.51 Lakhs
Ph.D Physics
Ph.D Humanities
Ph.D Management
Ph.D Social Science
Ph.D Chemistry 60% marks in M.Sc/M.Tech + GATE/NET
Ph.D Mathematics 60% marks in M.Sc.(Mathematics) / M. Tech / MCA + GATE/NET

NIT Surathkal Admission 2026 FAQs

Ques. Does NIT Surathkal accept KCET scores for B.Tech admission?

Ans. No, NIT Surathkal does not accept KCET scores for admission in the B.Tech programme. Instead, B.Tech admissions are done solely on the basis of JEE Main rank and seats are allocated through JoSAA and CSAB counselling.

Ques. When will JoSAA counselling for admission in NIT Surathkal B.Tech begin?

Ans. JoSAA counselling for NIT Surathkal B.Tech admission 2026 is tentatively scheduled to begin from June 3, 2026. There is no registration fee for JoSAA counselling. However, students must pay a seat acceptance fee of INR 30,00 for general category candidates and INR 15,000 for SC/ST/OBC-NCL/EWS candidates.

Ques. What is NIT Surathkal CSAB cutoff 2025?

Ans. B.Tech specialisation-wise CSAB cutoff ranks in 2025 for various categories at NIT Surathkal is given in the table below:

Specialisations General EWS OBC SC ST
B.Tech Computer Science Engineering 3025 6398 10446 - -
B.Tech Artificial Intelligence 3950 7022 13774 - -
B.Tech Information Technology 6343 14032 14157 - -
B.Tech Electrical and Electronics Engineering 9985 16184 20136 - 177952
B.Tech Mechanical Engineering 15854 25923 28038 97372 -
B.Tech Chemical Engineering 19697 33303 41207 - -
B.Tech Metallurgical and Materials Engineering 26161 36506 43513 159834 209226
B.Tech Civil Engineering 30653 67383 58507 119576 -
B.Tech Mining Engineering 40486 62758 72264 163702 257550

Cutoffs shown above are for home state quota in the first round.