Research at NITK 2026 — CollegeAndFees

NIT Karnataka Surathkal consistently ranks among the top 17 in NIRF Engineering. Research spans every major engineering and applied science discipline. The institute hosts the Centre for Marine Engineering (uniquely positioned given the coastal location), Centre for Excellence in Civil Engineering, Centre for Excellence in Mining and Materials, Innovation and Incubation Centre and many discipline-specific centres. The institute files 50+ patents annually with publications in IEEE Transactions, ACM, Springer, Elsevier and ACS venues. Major funding from DST, AICTE, MeitY, DBT, ISRO, DRDO, Ministry of Earth Sciences (given coastal location), Ministry of Steel, Ministry of Mines and several international agencies. Industry partnerships span Robert Bosch, Texas Instruments, Tata Group, Tata Steel, Reliance, MRPL (Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals adjacent to campus), Bharat Petroleum, Cisco, Microsoft, Google and many deep-tech startups. International collaborations span universities in the US, the UK, Germany, Australia, Singapore and the Middle East.

Research & Industry Partnerships — NITK