Which branch is good in NIT Surathkal?
During BTech placements 2023, the highest placement rate of 99.11% was recorded in the IT branch. Further, the highest package was offered to CSE, ECE, and IT students. Take a look at the below table presenting the NIT Surathkal placements 2023 for various BTech branches:
| Branch | the highest Package (2023) | Average Package (2023) | Placement Rate (2023) |
| Civil Engineering | INR 33.31 LPA | INR 11.93 LPA | 74.44% |
| Chemical Engineering | INR 32 LPA | INR 13.24 LPA | 92.59% |
| Computer Science and Engineering (CSE) | INR 54.75 LPA | INR 27.68 LPA | 98.26% |
| Electronics and Communication Engineering (E&C) | INR 54.75 LPA | INR 20.62 LPA | 96.42% |
| Electrical and Electronics Engineering (E&E) | INR 51.04 LPA | INR 18.62 LPA | 93.75% |
| IT | INR 54.75 LPA | INR 24.97 LPA | 99.11% |
| Mechanical Engineering | INR 38.14 LPA | INR 13 LPA | 92.69% |
| Metallurgical and Materials Engineering | INR 20 LPA | INR 10.76 LPA | 94.73% |
| Mining Engineering | INR 20 LPA | INR 11.62 LPA | 90.90% |
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NIT Surathkal offers good placements to BTech students across all branches. The branch-wise median and average package along-with placement rate recorded in 2025 is mentioned below:
BTech Branch | Median Package 2025 | Average Package 2025 | Placement Rate 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
Civil | INR 11.7 LPA | INR 11.91 LPA | 74.19% |
Chemical | INR 10.44 LPA | INR 10.86 LPA | 75.51% |
Computer | INR 28.21 LPA | INR 26.85 LPA | 93.2% |
E&C | INR 19 LPA | INR 21.57 LPA | 76.72% |
E&E | INR 16 LPA | INR 18.55 LPA | 78.7% |
IT | INR 18.1 LPA | INR 23.25 LPA | 83.75% |
Mechanical | INR 10.44 LPA | INR 11.41 LPA | 79.5% |
Metallurgy | INR 10 LPA | INR 11.01 LPA | 84.44% |
Mining | INR 10.25 LPA | INR 11.21 LPA | 71.79% |
AI | INR 20 LPA | INR 20.88 LPA | 87.8% |
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