National Institute of Technology Karnataka, Surathkal is located in Mangalore City, Karnataka State, India. The Institute was established as Karnataka Regional Engineering College (KREC) in 1960, and upgraded as National Institute of Technology Karnataka (NITK) in 2002. Mangalore is the headquarters of the coastal district of Dakshina Kannada, and boasts an important centre of education, business and trade in the state. Sri. U. Srinivasa Mallya, a visionary and a philanthropist, contributed immensely to the development of the coastal region of Karnataka, and his effort towards establishment of KREC (now NITK) is the most significant one. In recognition of his role as the founder and architect of the institute, the campus premises is named after him as Srinivasnagar.
To facilitate transformation of students into good human beings, responsible citizens and competent professionals, focusing on assimilation, generation and dissemination of knowledge.
| Department | Name | Phone No. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chemical Engg. | Prof. I Regupathi | hodchemical@nitk.edu.in | +91-824-2474057 |
| Chemistry Dept. | Prof. Darshak R Trivedi | hodchemistry@nitk.edu.in | +91-824-2474046 |
| Civil Engg. | Prof. Basavaraju Manu | hodcivil@nitk.edu.in | +91-824-2473041 |
| Computer Science & Engg. | Dr. B R Chandavarkar | hod.cse@nitk.edu.in | +91-824-2474053 |
| Electrical & Electronics Engg. | Prof. Debashisha Jena | ee_hod@nitk.edu.in | +91-824-2473045 |
| Electronics & Communication Engg. | Prof. N Shekar V Shet | hodece@nitk.edu.in | +91-824-2473046 |
| Information Technology | Dr. Geetha V | hod.it@nitk.edu.in | +91-824-2474056 |
| Mathematical & Computational Sciences | Prof. P Sam Johnson | hodmacs@nitk.edu.in | +91-824-2474048 |
| Mechanical Engg. | Prof. S M Murigendrappa | hodmechanical@nitk.edu.in | +91-824-2473049 |
| Metallurgical & Materials Engg. | Prof. Kumkum Banerjee | hod.mme@nitk.edu.in | +91-824-2473050 |
| Mining Engg. | Prof. Harsh Vardhan | mininghod@nitk.edu.in | +91-824-2473051 |
| Physics Dept. | Dr. Kartick Tarafder | hodphysics@nitk.edu.in | +91-824-2473052 |
| School of Humanities, Social Sciences and Management | Prof. Ritanjali Majhi | hodsom@nitk.edu.in | +91-824-2474047 |
| Water Resources & Ocean Engg. | Prof. K Varija | hodwroe@nitk.edu.in | +91-824-2474050 |
