How is the metallurgy department at NIT Surathkal?

The Metallurgy department of NIT Surathkal is decent and the prospect it offers depends more on what you want after your engineering. It has now become Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, to cater to the growing requirement for materials science and engineering, the department gives more importance to materials engineering than traditional metallurgy. Here are a few highlights of the branch 

• The batch size is smaller than other departments like Mech, EC, EE, and Civil.
• The curriculum needs a bit of revision but the branch as a whole is decent. 
• The materials engineering courses are excellent and provide enough knowledge to pursue higher studies in this field.
• The department facilities are not at par with NIT standards. 
• The department has one SEM and XRD, a decent heat treatment lab, a metallography lab, and a materials testing lab.

Ultimately, the Metallurgy branch of NIT Surathkal has a decent scope. If you want to land a job after graduation, then the branch and even the institute do not matter. Your grades and skills come into play.