Is mechanical engineering good in NIT Surathkal?

As a B.Tech Mechanical Engineering student at NITK, I am sharing some facts about my department-

• Faculty- The Mechanical faculty is strict. However, when approached for guidance, the teachers don’t hesitate in showing their support for students.

One of my friends wanted to work at the IITs. He told one of the professors about the same. The teacher mailed an IIT Hyderabad professor and arranged for my friend to work with him. My friend also wrote a conference paper under the same IIT Hyderabad professor.

• Placements- The placements are good for the Mechanical department. The batch strength for B.Tech is around 150 students, even then, around 90% are placed during campus placements.

• Labs and Workshops- The department offers several labs, like Strength of Materials lab, Fluids lab, Fuels lab, Pyrolysis lab, IC Engines lab, etc. 

Several workshops are organized by the department, like Metal fitting workshop, Carpentry workshop, Lathe machine workshop, etc. The campus also offers virtual labs, which are present in some IITs and NIT Surathkal only. 

Apart from these UG labs, there are several PG labs as well. UG and PG students can also work with each other. 

• Extracurricular activities- Apart from your academics, you can join various clubs at NITK. Some of these are- FSAE Racing club, BAJA Racing club, IEEE, IE, Rotaract, Artist forum, Photography club, etc.

• Library- The central library contains lots of reference books and articles.

Overall, the Mechanical department of NIT Surathkal is quite good. In fact, NITK is known for its CS, Mining and Mechanical studies.