NIT Surathkal: A look at last 5 years NIRF rankings
In this year's rankings, it has secured 17th position with a score of 64.27. In fact in overall rankings, the institute is now placed at 46th position from 38, last year.
NITK did not secure a spot in the QS World University Rankings or Times Higher Education Rankings for 2024. (Image: Official website NITK) The National Institute of Technology Karnataka (NIT-K), formerly known as Surathkal, saw a decline in its National Institution Framework Category (NIRF) ranking for 2024. In this year’s rankings, it has secured 17th position with a score of 64.27. In overall rankings, the institute is now placed at 46th position from last year’s 38.
Under the research category, it has seen a decline by a point and is at 42th position. NITK’s performance in other NIRF categories also declined in 2023. In the engineering category, the Institute dropped from the top 10 position in 2022 and was placed at the 12 spot.
Founded in 1960 as Karnataka Regional Engineering College (KREC), the institution was upgraded to the National Institute of Technology Karnataka (NIT-K) in 2002. NITK did not secure a spot in the QS World University Rankings or Times Higher Education Rankings for 2024.