NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY KARNATAKA, SURATHKAL

Mangaluru- 575025, Karnataka State

INFORMATION BULLETIN

Admission to M. Tech, M. Tech (Research) and Ph.D.

Programmes 2021-22

Website: [Link] Phone : 2474000-2474023

Fax : 91-824-2474033 E-Mail :deanacad@[Link]
 NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY KARNATAKA, SURATHKAL
Mangalore- 575025, Karnataka State, India

INFORMATION BULLETIN

Admission to M. Tech, M. Tech (Research) and Ph.D. Programmes

2021-22

Website: [Link] Phone : 2474000-2474023

Fax : 91-824-2474033 E-Mail :deanacad@[Link]
 CONTENTS

Page No.

1. The Institute 1

2. Location 1

3. Self-Contained Residential Campus 1

4. Computing Facilities and Campus Network 1

5. Library Facilities 2

6. Courses of Study 2-3

7. Minimum Qualifications/Eligibility 3-8

8. Selection Procedure 8

9. How to Apply 8

10. Intake for M. Tech. & Ph.D. Programmes 9-10

11. Documents to be Produced 10-11

12. Financial Assistance 11-12

13. Sponsored Candidates 12

14. Admission under DASA Scheme 12

15. Fees and Deposits 12-13

 NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY KARNATAKA, SURATHKAL

1. The Institute:

The National Institute of Technology Karnataka (NITK), Surathkal is rated as one of the top Institutions in India.
Since its inception in 1960 as the Karnataka Regional Engineering College, the Institute has established itself as a premier
center engaged in imparting quality technical education and providing support to research and development activities. The
Government of India as per the NIT Act 2007, declared NITs as Institutes of National Importance. The Institute is
governed by the rules and statutes of the NIT Act. The Institute has a long tradition of research for several years in both
traditional and modern areas of engineering and sciences in all the departments. The Institute has been actively involved in
application oriented research focussed in resolving problems faced by the society in several areas like environment, water
resources, rock mechanics, new structures, VLSI, etc. NITK attracts students from all over the country and abroad. The
Institute admits students to the [Link] degree program on the basis of the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE Mains).
Foreign students are admitted on various student exchange programs through MEA, ICCR, etc., and scheme of Direct
Admission to Students Abroad (DASA). Scholarship seats for [Link] programs are awarded on the basis of the Graduate
Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) and a few seats are available for sponsored students. The institute admits students to
MCA Program on the basis of NIMCET, admission to MBA is made on the basis of CAT / MAT/ GATE score and for
[Link] Program admissions are made based upon the JAM scores. Every year the Institute admits candidates with Institute
fellowships and also admits sponsored/external candidates to the doctoral program. NITK graduates are sought after by top
industries/companies and the Institute has been rated as one of the best Institutions in the country with regard to student
placements.

2. Location:
NITK is located in Mangalore City along the Kanyakumari-Mumbai National Highway 66. It is well connected by
road, rail and by air to major cities in India and a few international destinations. The Institute is located amid 300 acres of
sylvan surroundings with the picturesque Western Ghat Mountains on the east and the sun-kissed sands of the Arabian sea
to the west. The Mangalore (Bajpe) airport and the Mangalore Railway Station are about 20 km. away from the Campus,
while Surathkal Railway Station is about 3 km away from the campus. The campus is located far away from the din and
bustle of a city and is very conducive for academic activities. The climate throughout the year is equitable and has
temperature range of 18 to 38 Celsius. The campus being on the sea shore, is blessed with clean air and healthy climate.

3. Self-Contained Residential Campus:

The Institute is a residential Institution with adequate hostel facilities for boys and girls. All the students are expected
to stay in the Institute hostels. To suit the tastes of the students from different regions, independent messes of various types
are run in different hostels. The amenities include 11 Hostel blocks for boys & 8 hostel blocks for ladies with all basic
amenities. A good number of faculty quarters provide ample opportunity to draw upon benefits of campus life. Vast
stretches of play fields, a swimming pool, a gymnasium, a central library, a well equipped Health Care Centre, post office,
branches of State Bank of India and Canara Bank, both with ATM facilities and two canteens are the amenities available.
N.C.C. and N.S.S. constitute two more prominent extra-curricular activities in addition to a host of activities through music,
photography, web enthusiast and dramatic clubs of the Institute.

4. Computing Facilities and Campus Network:

NITK has a campus wide network spanning the entire campus – academic buildings, guest houses, student hostels and
campus residences. The campus backbone services are provided with about 20 kms of 12 / 24 core OFC using 1 Gbps and
10 Gbps backbone to the different buildings and broad band to the residences. Departments, Residences (through the
broadband), Directorate (and administrative net), Guest houses and Hostels are individually connected to the core switch.
The hostel networks are integrated into the academic network of NITK sharing the Internet bandwidth of the Institute. The
Institute has 24 x 7 Internet connectivity. The journals subscribed through INDEST consortium are available throughout
the campus LAN. In addition to this the students can access learning material from the internet. The Wi-Fi network is
provided as an extension of the wired networks in the different buildings with close to 1000 indoor access points and 40
outdoor access points, which provides transparent seamless migration of connectivity between the access points to the user.
NITK has 5Gbps Internet bandwidth and currently being upgraded to 10Gbps. The NITK Data centre acts as an integration
hub of OFC/backbone. It houses Internet connections to BSNL and National Knowledge Network, associated networking
equipments and has sufficient hardware to handle the critical backbone network services such as the core switch cluster,
firewalls, academic and administrative servers and virtual machine hosts. Main servers are connected to the data centre
network. CCC Uses Virtualisation with Proxmox virtualisation environment / Ubuntu System containerisation environment.
Data centre also houses the NITK Websites. CCC hosts a campus-wide license to MATLAB, Simulink, and companion
products. All faculty, researchers, and students are eligible to download and install these products on their university

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 computers as well as their personally-owned computers. The network infrastructure facility management of NITK is
outsourced with a help desk facility. The requirement of compute and network resources are assessed from time to time
and upgraded accordingly.

5. Library Facilities:

Central Library at NITK Surathkal is the window to the world of latest information in sciences, engineering, technology &
management. The library has a rich collection of print materials (1.5 lacs) on all the branches of Engineering, Science, Social
Sciences, Humanities and Management. The collection includes reference books, text books, bound volumes, CDs, etc. The
library subscribes core collection of print journals (100 plus), e-journals (12045), e-databases (25), e-books (11202) and others.
The library is also a core member of e-ShodhSindu - a Consortia for Higher Education E-Resources which provides access to
more than 10,000 qualitative electronic resources including full-text, bibliographic and factual databases to the students.E-
journals available to access with various reputed online scientific databases such as American Chemical Society, American
Physical Society, IoP, Royal Society of Chemistry, Emerald, Taylor & Francis, American Mathematical Society, Annual
Reviews, ASME, IEEE, JSTOR, MathScinet, Nature, Science-Direct, SpringerLink, etc. The Library also subscribes to
premium version of Grammarly - an automated grammar tutor and revision tool for writing effective and mistake-free
documents. Library offers Plagiarism Checking Service using “Ouriginal” web tool for the Ph.D/[Link] by Research students.
Remote Access to all the eResources and mobile app are other important services of the library.
Library has been fully computerised with integrated web based library management software to Koha, which enables
users to search real-time book status and reservations. The library is fully air conditioned with more than 1000 seating capacity.
Newly established eLibrary Complex has the State-of-the-Art modern IT facilities with e-Studio for lecture capturing and live
streaming facility, 2 Cyber Libraries with 50+ computers to conduct hands-on training, 2 Seminar Halls of 50+ Capacity each,
8 Discussion Rooms, dedicated Research Scholars Section, Digital Reading Rooms, Laptop Zones etc. catering to more than
7000 on campus library users 24X7 along with in-housed cafeteria.

6. Courses of Study:
The Institute offers undergraduate programmes in 9 disciplines and post-graduate programmes in 31 specialized areas.
The Institute also offers facilities for research leading to Ph.D. degrees in various branches of Engineering, Science and
Humanities & Social Sciences. The academic responsibilities are shared by the following 14 Teaching Departments:
1. Water Resources and Ocean Engineering (Formerly Applied Mechanics & Hydraulics Department)
2. Chemical Engineering
3. Chemistry
4. Civil Engineering
5. Computer Science and Engineering
6. Electrical & Electronics Engineering
7. Electronics & Communication Engineering
8. Information Technology
9. Mathematical and Computational Sciences
10. Mechanical Engineering
11. Metallurgical & Materials Engineering
12. Mining Engineering
13. Physics
14. School of Management

The Teaching Departments responsible for conducting the 31 postgraduate programmes which include [Link], [Link] by
Research, [Link], MCA and MBA are shown below. [Link] (Research) programmes are offered in all the specializations
available under M Tech.

a) Civil Engineering:
i) [Link] (ST) - Structural Engineering
ii) [Link] (GT) - Geotechnical Engineering
iii) [Link] (EN) - Environmental Engineering
iv) [Link] (TS) - Transportation Engineering
v) [Link] (CM) - Construction Technology and Management

b) Water Resources and Ocean Engineering (Formerly Applied Mechanics & Hydraulics Department)

vi) [Link] (MS) - Marine Structures

vii) [Link] (WR) - Water Resources Engineering and Management
viii) [Link] (RS) - Geoinformatics

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 c) Mechanical Engineering:
ix) [Link] (TH) - Thermal Engineering
x) [Link] (MF) - Manufacturing Engineering
xi) [Link] (MC) - Mechatronics Engineering.
xii) [Link] (DP) - Mechanical Design

d) Electronics & Communication Engineering:

xiii) [Link] (VL) - VLSI Design
xiv) [Link] (CE) - Communication Engineering & Networks
xv) [Link] (SPML) - Signal Processing and Machine Learning

e) Chemical Engineering:
xvi) [Link] (CE) - Chemical Engineering
xvii) [Link] (EH) - Environmental Science & Technology
xviii) [Link] (IB) - Industrial Biotechnology

f) Metallurgical & Materials Engineering:

xix) [Link] (PM) - Process Metallurgy
xx) [Link] (ML) - Materials Engineering
xxi) M. Tech (NT) - Nanotechnology

g) Electrical & Electronics Engineering:

xxii) [Link] (PS) - Power & Energy Systems

h) Information Technology:
xxiii) [Link] (IT) - Information Technology

i) Computer Science and Engineering:

xxiv) [Link] (CS) - Computer Science and Engineering
xxv) [Link] (IS) - Computer Science and Engineering - Information Security

j) Mining Engineering:
xxvi) [Link] - Rock Excavation Technology and Management.
(by Research) only

k) Mathematical and Computational Sciences:

xxvii) M Tech (CD) - Computational and Data Science
xxviii) M.C.A. (MCA) - Master of Computer Applications

l) School of Management:
xxix) M.B.A. - Master of Business Administration

m) Chemistry:
xxx) [Link].(CY) - [Link]. in Chemistry

n) Physics:
xxxi) [Link].(PH) - M. Sc. in Physics

7. Minimum Qualification / Eligibility:

A. [Link]. Programme (Common to all [Link] Programmes):

Admission to a [Link] Programme shall be open to Indian nationals who have passed the prescribed qualifying examination
with a Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) of at least 6.5 in the 0-10 scale grading system, OR not less than 60% marks
in the aggregate (taking into account the marks scored in all the subjects of all the public/university examinations conducted
during the entire prescribed period for the degree programme). However, this prescribed minimum shall be a CGPA of 6.0 OR
55% marks in the aggregate for SC/ST/PwD candidates. The allotment of seats for scholarship category is done based on
GATE score and [Link]–2021 admissions is done by Centralized counselling through CCMT-2021, coordinated by
MNIT Jaipur.

Types of student status for [Link] Programme:

1) Full-time student on GATE-scholarship
2) Full-time sponsored student under QIP
3) Full-time sponsored student from Industry/other organizations/Educational Institutions.

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B. M. Tech (Research) Programme: [Common to all [Link] (Research) Programmes]:
Admission to a [Link] (Research) Programme shall be open to Indian nationals who have passed the prescribed qualifying
examination with a Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) of at least 6.5 in the 0-10 scale grading system, OR not less than
60% marks in the aggregate (taking into account the marks scored in all the subjects of all the public/university examinations
conducted during the entire prescribed period for the degree programme). However, this prescribed minimum shall be a CGPA
of 6.0 OR 55% marks in the aggregate for SC/ST/PwD candidates. Valid GATE score is essential for scholarship seats.
Student Status: There are four types of student status in the [Link] (Research) Degree Programme.
a) Full time student on GATE scholarship.
b) Full time student sponsored from Industry or other organization
c) External Registrants – Student Sponsored from Industry or other Organizations.
d) Internal Registrants - sponsored institute or project staff of NITK

Student of the type (a) will receive GATE scholarship for the duration of four semesters, which is subjected to GATE
scholarship rules of MHRD. Student of the type (b &c ) shall be sponsored and financed by the sponsoring organization.
They are not entitled for Institute scholarship. He/she should produce a sponsorship-cum-clearance certificate in the given
format of the Institute along with the application. The candidate must have minimum of 2 years of full-time work experience
in the sponsoring organization, after completing the qualifying examination. External Registrants are expected to carry-out
their research work in their parent organization after fulfilling certain prerequisites in the Institute. External registrants may
have an additional Research Guide from the sponsoring organization. In case of external registrants, residential requirement
may be waived. They are expected to complete their course work by opting for (pre-approved by DPGC) certified courses.
An internal student of type (d) shall produce a sponsorship-cum-clearance certificate from the Director, NITK.

Departments, Specialization offered and Qualifying Examinations for M .Tech (Sponsored), refer CCMT 2021 site:
[Link]
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Departments, Specialization offered and Qualifying Examinations for M .Tech (Research) are listed below:
S.N Department Specialization Qualifying
Examination
i) B.E. / [Link] / [Link].(Engineering) in Civil Engineering /Structural Engineering of
Civil
1. any Recognised Indian Universities.
Engineering Structural Engineering
ii) AMIE in Civil Engineering.
i) B.E. / [Link] / [Link].(Engineering) in Civil Engineering of any Recognised Indian
Civil Geotechnical
2. Universities.
Engineering Engineering
ii) AMIE in Civil Engineering.
i) B.E. / [Link] / [Link].(Engineering) in Civil Engineering / Chemical/Mechanical /
Metallurgical / Mining Engg / Environmental Engg / Bio-Chemical Engineering /
Bio- Technology / Agricultural Engg / Biological Science and Bio-Engg / Bio-
Sciences & Bio- Engg / Bio-Tech Engineering / Bio Technology & Bio-Chemical
Engineering / Chemical & Bio Engineering / Chemical Technology / Civil & Water
Environmental Management / Civil Engg (Public Health Engg) / Civil Environmental Engg /
Civil
3. Engineering Environment & Pollution Control / Environmental Science & Engineering /
Engineering
Environment Science and Technology Health Science & Water Engg / Mining
Technology / Paper & pulp Engineering / Pulp Technology / Sugar Technology /
Water Management / Bio-Engg / Chemical & Bio Engg / Bio-Chemical &
Biotechnology Engineering
ii) AMIE in Civil Engineering/Chemical Engineering
iii) MSc in Applied Chemistry / Earth Sciences / Environmental Sciences / Industrial
Chemistry / Life Science / Bio-Chemistry / Bio -Technology
i) B.E. / [Link] / [Link].(Engineering) in Civil Engineering / Highway Engg /
Transportation
Civil Transportations Engg / Civil & Transportation Engineering / Civil & Transportation
4. Engineering
Engineering Technology of any recognised Indian University
ii) AMIE in Civil Engineering
i) B.E. / [Link]. / [Link] (Engineering) in Civil Engineering / Civil Engg & Planning /
Construction & Project Management / Construction Engineering / Construction
Construction Engineering Management / Construction Technology / Construction Technology and
Civil Technology Management / Mining Engineering / Transportation Engineering / Environmental
5. Engg / Structural Engineering of any recognized Indian University.
Engineering and
Management ii) AMIE in Civil / Mining Engineering.
iv) Bachelors’ degree in Architecture ([Link]. / B.E. or [Link]. in Architecture of any
recognized Indian University).
Water
i) B.E. / [Link] in Civil Engineering / B. Sc (Civil Engg) / B.E / [Link] Ocean
6. Resources Marine Structures
Engineering
and Ocean
ii) AMIE in Civil Engineering
Engineering

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 Water Water Resources i) B.E. / [Link] in Civil Engg / B. Sc (Civil Engg)
Resources and Engineering and ii) BE Water Management
7. Ocean Management iii) AMIE in Civil Engineering
Engineering
Water Geoinformatics
i) B.E. / B. Tech or [Link] (Engineering) in Civil Engineering
8. Resources
ii) AMIE in Civil Engineering
and Ocean
Engineering
B.E. / [Link]. / AMIE) in Mechanical Engineering / Automobile Engineering /
Mechanical
9. Thermal Engineering Aeronautical Engineering / Aerospace Engg / Energy System Engg / Marine
Engineering
Technology / Power Plant Engg / Renewable Energy Engineering / Chemical Engg.
Mechanical Manufacturing
Engineering Engineering B.E. / [Link]. / AMIE in Mechanical Engineering / Industrial Engineering / Industrial
10. and Production Engineering / Industrial Engineering and Management / Manufacturing
Engineering / Production Engg / tool Engineering
i) B.E / B. Tech / AMIE in Mechanical Engineering
ii) B.E / B. Tech / AMIE in Electronics & Comm. Electrical & Electronics,
Mechanical Instrumentation. Control Engg / Electronics & Instrumentation Engineering
11. Mechatronics Engg
Engineering B.E / B. Tech / AMIE in Mechatronics / Industrial Production / Production Engg /
Manufacturing Engg / Industrial Engg / Aeronautical Engg, Automobile Engg,.

12. Mechanical Mechanical Design i) B.E / B. Tech / AMIE in Mechanical Engineering, Automobile Engg, Manufacturing
Engineering Engineering, Aeronautical Engineering/Aerospace Engineering
Electronics &
i) B.E. / [Link]. / [Link]. (Engineering) in E&C, Electronics & Telecommunications
13. Communication VLSI Design
Telecommunications / Instrumentation Technology / E&E / Computer Science &
Engineering
Engineering / Electronics / Telecommunication / Electronics & Control / Biomedical
Engineering..
ii) AMIETE (Electronics & Telecommunication)
Electronics & Communication
i) B.E. / [Link]. / [Link]. (Engineering) in E&C, Electronics & Telecommunications.
14. Communication Engineering and ii) AMIETE (Electronics & Telecommunication)
Engineering Networks
Signal Processing i) B.E. / [Link]. / [Link]. (Engineering) in E&C, Electronics & Telecommunications /
Electronics &
Instrumentation Technology / E&E / Computer Science & Engineering / Electronics /
15. Communication and Machine
Telecommunication / Electronics & Control / Biomedical Engineering
Engineering Learning ii) AMIETE (Electronics & Telecommunication)
i) B.E. / [Link]. in Chemical Engg / Polymer Technology / Ceramic and Cement
Chemical Chemical
16. Technology / Bio-Chemical Engineering / Biotechnology / Petrochemical Engg
Engineering Engineering ii) AMIE (Chemical Engineering) / [Link].E.
Environmental i) B.E. / [Link]. in Chemical Engg/Mechanical / Mining Engineering /
Chemical Polymer Technology / Ceramic and Cement Technology /
17.
Engineering
Science &
Environmental Engineering / Bio-Chemical Engineering / Biotechnology /
Technology Petrochemical Engineering
ii) AMIE (Chemical Engineering) / [Link].E.
i). B.E. / [Link]. in Biotechnology
Chemical Industrial ii). B.E. / [Link]. in Chemical Engineering
18.
Engineering Biotechnology iii). B.E / [Link] in Biochemical Engineering
iv). [Link]. in Biotechnology.
i) B.E. / [Link]. / [Link].(Engineering) in Metallurgical Engineering / Industrial &
Production Engg / Metallurgy / Metallurgical & Materials Engineering /
Metallurgical Engg & Materials Science / Metallurgical & Materials Technology /
Metallurgical & Mechanical Engg / Chemical Engg / Production Engineering / Ceramics
19. Materials Process Metallurgy Engineering.
Engineering ii) AMIE in Metallurgical Engineering / Mechanical Engineering (by
Examination)
iii) Associate Member of the Indian Institute of Metals (by examination) -A.M.I.I.M.
iv) [Link]. Chemistry (Physical / Analytical / Industrial / AppliedInorganic)
v). [Link]. (Materials Science)
vi). Master Degree in Mineral Beneficiation / Mineral Processing / Ore Dressing.
i) B.E./[Link]./[Link] Engineering in Metallurgy / Mechanical Engineering / Chemical
Engineering / Industrial Production / Polymer Technology / Ceramic & Cement
Technology / Manufacturing Engineering / Industrial & Production Engg /
Metallurgical & Materials Engineering / Metallurgical Engineering / Metallurgical
Metallurgical &
Engg & Materials Science / Polymer Science & Technology / Polymer Science &
20. Materials Materials Engineering
Rubber Technology / Metallurgy & Materials Technology / Production Engineering.
Engineering
ii) AMIE in Mechanical / Metallurgical Engineering by examn.
iii) AMIIM (by examination) of Indian Institute of Metals.
iv) [Link] (Materials Science / Physics / Chemistry (Physical / Analytica / Industrial /
Applied / Inorganic)
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 i) M. Sc. In Physics, Chemistry, Materials Science, Bio-Technology. Nanoscience /
Metallurgical & Nanotechnology
21. Materials Nanotechnology ii) B. Tech / AMIE in Civil, Mechanical, E & E, E & C, Instrumentation, Chemical,
Engineering Metallurgy, Mining Engineering, Metallurgical & Materials Engineering.
iii) Associate member of the Indian Institute of Metals (by examination) – AMIIM.
Electrical & i) B.E. / [Link]. / B. Sc (Engg) in Electrical Engineering or Electrical & Electronics
Power and
22. Electronics Engineering
Energy Systems
Engineering ii) AMIE in Electrical Engineering
i) [Link]/ B.E (Any branch), [Link](Math) / [Link](Stat) / MCA with valid GATE
score in CS/IT
Information Information ii) AMIE in Computer Science & Engineering (by Examination)
23. iii) AMIETE in Computer Science & Engineering and Information Technology
Technology Technology
(by Examination)
Computer B.E. / [Link]. in Computer Science / Engineering, Computer Science & Engg,
Computer Science
24. Science and Information Science & Engg / Technology, Information Science, Information
& Engineering
Engineering Engineering & Information Technology.
Computer B.E. / [Link]. in Computer Science / Engineering, Computer Science & Engg,
Computer Science
25. Science and Information Science & Engg / Technology, Information Science, Information
& Engineering -
Engineering Engineering & Information Technology.
Information
Security
Mathematical & B.E./[Link]./[Link] (Engineering) any branch; [Link]. (Mathematics), [Link].(Statistics),
Computational and
26. Computational Data Science
[Link]. (Physics) M.C.A.(Master of Computer Applications)
Sciences
Rock Excavation
27. Mining B.E/[Link]/AMIE in Mining Engineering
Technology &
Engineering
Management

C. Ph.D. Programme
i) Admission to a Ph.D. Programme shall be open to Indian Nationals who passed the qualifying degree in relevant field
with a Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) of at least 6.0 in the 0-10 scale grading system, or not less than 60%
marks in the aggregate (taking into account the marks scored in all the subjects of all the public/ university
examinations conducted during the entire prescribed period for the qualifying degree). However, this prescribed
minimum shall be a CGPA of 5.5 or 55% marks in the aggregate for SC / ST / PwD candidates. The prescribed
qualifying examination is as follows:
a. For Ph.D. in Engineering /Technology – Master’s degree in relevant field.
b. For Ph.D. in Physics – Master’s degree in relevant field
c. For Ph.D. in Chemistry - [Link]. / M. Tech in relevant field including M. Pharma.
d. For Ph.D. in Mathematics - [Link] Mathematics / M. Tech in relevant field / MCA
e. For Ph.D. in Humanities, Social Science and Management – Master degree in relevant field, CA along with
undergraduate degree.

If the evaluation system in qualifying degree is in both CGPA and Marks, CGPA value will be considered. In such
cases, conversion from Grade point system to Percentage system will not be considered.

ii) There are five types of student status for Ph.D. program:
1. Full-time students on Institute Scholarship
2. Full-time sponsored students under QIP
3. Full-time / External Registrants - sponsored from Industry or other organizations including Educational
Institutions.
4. Internal Registrants - sponsored institute or project staff of NITK
5. Full-time – Non-sponsored / Non-scholarship students

iii) Students of type 1 must have passed GATE/UGC–CSIR exam/ DAE-JEST to be admitted to Ph.D programme.
iv) Student of the type 3 shall be sponsored and financed by the sponsoring organization. They are not entitled for
Institute scholarship. He/she should produce a sponsorship-cum-clearance certificate in the given format of the
Institute along with the application. The candidate must have minimum of 2 years of full-time work experience in the
sponsoring organization, after completing the qualifying examination.
v) In the case of External registrant sponsored from the industry or other organizations, the minimum of one semester
residential requirement may be waived. They are expected to complete their course work by opting for (pre-approved
by DRPC) certified MOOCS courses.
vi) Only those applicants having Post-Graduate Degree in Basic Sciences / Social Sciences / Humanities / Management/
Mathematics / Engineering / Technology and who have qualified through NET / GATE are eligible for fellowship as
per Institute’s norms.
vii) Employed professionals having experience and proven competence aspiring for Ph.D. Programme will be considered
under External Registration and will be allowed to pursue their research at their own location of work.
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Specializations in Ph.D. Programme are listed below:

1. Civil Engineering Structural Engineering, Geotechnical Engineering, Transportation Engineering,

Construction Technology and Management Environmental Engineering and Earth
Sciences
2. Water Resources and Ocean Water Resources Engg & Management; Surface Water Hydrology, Ground Water
Engineering Hydrology, Hydrological modelling,, Artificial Intelligence in water resources, Urban
Hydrology, Urban water management, Sediment Transport, Ocean and Coastal
Engineering, Offshore Renewable Energy, Computational Hydrodynamics, Structural
Dynamics, Offshore Engineering, Marine Structures, Isotropic Elasticity in Marine
Structure Analysis, Finite Element Analysis of marine and hydraulic structures,
Softcomputing Appplications in Civil Engineering , Geo-informatics Applications in
Civil Engineering: Hyperspectal Remote Sensing, Microwave Remote Sensing ,
Disaster management using advance surveying , GIS and UAV.
3. Mechanical Engg Renewable Energy, Alternative Fuels, Biofuels and Biorefining,IC Engine &
Combustion, Refrigeration and Air-conditioning, Heat Transfer and Bio Heat Transfer,
Fluid Dynamics and Micro and Bio fluidics, Fluid Structure Interaction, Fracture
Mechanics and Fatigue, FEM, Stress Analysis, Tribology, Machine Dynamics and
Vibration, Advanced Materials, Biomaterials and Biomechanics, Advanced
Manufacturing, Mechatronics, MEMS, Nanotechnology, Robotics and Control,
Product Design, Systems and Bio systems Engineering, Structural Acoustics, Polymer
Nano-Composites, Precision Manufacturing.
4. Electrical and Electronics Adaptive and Distributed Signal Processing for Sensing and Image Applications;
Engineering Control System; Electrical Machines and Machine Diagnosis; High Voltage
Engineering and Field Computations; Power Electronics and Drives; Power Systems;
Renewable Energy Technologies; Smart Grid Technologies, Machine learning
5. Electronics & Electronic Communication / VLSI / Signal Processing
Communication
6. Chemical Engineering Process Development, Particulate Systems, Environmental Engineering, Transfer
Operations, Industrial Biotechnology, Energy, Modelling and
Simulation, Computational Fluid Dynamics, Nanosciences / Nanotechnology, Polymer
nanocomposites, Process dynamics and control
7. Metallurgical & Materials Physical Metallurgy, Mechanical Metallurgy, Extractive Metallurgy, Beneficiation of
Engineering Minerals, Welding, Surface Engineering, Corrosion, Polymer Nanocomposites,
Ceramic and Polymeric Nanofabrics, Energy conversion and storage, Thin films &
coatings, Advanced Materials, Heat transfer studies.
8. Mining Engineering Rock Mechanics & Ground Control Engineering, Drilling & Blasting, Mine Planning,
Environmental Management, Slope Stability, Design and stability of civil Excavations,
Waste Management, Mineral benificiation. Computer Applications in Mining, Mine
health & Safety Engineering
9. Physics Condensed matter- Theory and Experiment, Cosmology and High energy physics,
Nonlinear Dynamics, and Material Science
10. Chemistry Inorganic, Materials, Physical and Organic Chemistry
11. School of Management Strategic Management, International Business, Technology Management,
Organizational Behaviour, Human Resource Management, Marketing, Corporate
Finance, Capital Markets, Behavioural Finance, Development Economics,
International Economics, Agricultural Economics, Rural Development, Applied
Econometrics, Operations Management, Information Systems, E-Governance, English
and Comparative Literature, and Other related areas.
* [Link] degree will not be considered.
12. Mathematical and Computer Stream: Computer Vision, Computer Network Security, Graph Algorithms,
Computational Sciences Image Processing, Machine Learning, Cloud Computing, Cryptography, Wireless
Sensor Networks.
Mathematics Stream: Computational Fluid Dynamics, Reliability Engineering, Graph
Theory, Algebra, Number Theory, Real Analysis, Dynamical Systems, Differential
Equations, Numerical Methods, Functional Analysis, Spectral Analysis.
13. Information Technology * Affective Computing, Big Data Analytics, Blockchain Technologies, Cloud/Edge/Fog
Computing, Cloud Security, Computer Networks, Cyber Security, Databases, Data
Mining, Deep Learning Applications, Distributed Computing, Future Internet
Architecture, Healthcare Informatics, High Performance Computing, Information
Retrieval, Information Security, Internet of Things, Mobile Software Engineering,
Natural Language Processing, Network Security, Semantic Web Technology, Social
Multimedia/Social Network Analysis, , Software Engineering , Web Services, Wireless
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 Sensor Networks, Spacial Data Science, 5G and beyond, Quantum Computing and
Cryptograpgy.
14. Computer Science and Computer Networks, Software Engineering, Distributed Computing, Data Mining,
Engineering Information Security,High Performance Computing, Computer Vision, Cloud Computing,
Image Processing, Speech Processing,Mobile computing, Cloud system, Internet of
Things (IoT), Blockchain Applications, Computer Architecture, Machine Learning and
Artificial Intelligence, Networks-on-Chip, Formal Verification, Cyber-
Physical Systems, Data Science, Precision agriculture and farming, Social Computing,
Graph Theory, Big Data analytics, Network Function Virtualization, Information Centric
Networking, 5G Core, Underwater Communication, Cryptography

*Candidates with [Link]/MCA/MBA degree etc. will not be considered and candidate
with 1 year PG degree (M.S / [Link].) will also be not considered.

8. Selection Procedure:

1. M. Tech:

i) Common Admission for [Link] Full time Program (for scholarship seats) coordinated by
MNIT Jaipur: Admission for GATE qualified candidates will be done through CCMT-2021,
coordinated by MNIT Jaipur. The seats are allotted based on GATE score. The details of seat
matrix, application procedure etc can be found at [Link].
ii) The admission for [Link] (Sponsored Seats), [Link] (Research) are done by NITK Surathkal.
iii) [Link] (Sponsored): Selection of candidates for admission will be based upon academic
performance in qualifying examination or / and written aptitude test or / and interview, etc., as
decided by the DPGC of the concerned Department offering the programme. The candidates
must have minimum of two years of full- time work experience in the sponsoring organization
after completion of qualifying degree.
iv) [Link] (Research): Selection of candidates for admission will be based upon GATE score or
in some of the programmes selection will be based on at least 70% weightage to GATE score
and the remaining 30% weightage to academic performance in qualifying examination or / and
written aptitude test or / and interview, etc., as decided by the DPGC of the Concerned
Department offering the programme.

2. Ph.D.: Selection of candidates for admission to Ph.D. programme will be based upon the GATE score,
academic performance in the qualifying examinations, written aptitude test, presentation on a research topic
and interview as specified by the DRPC of the concerned departments.
9. How to Apply:
The Information Bulletin, Seat Matrix and Online Application portal for admission to M Tech (Sponsored/Research) and Ph.D.
programmes is available on the Institute website [Link]. The applicants need to register online with the portal. The
registered candidates have to complete Online Application form and pay prescribed application fee, i.e. Rs 500 (OC / OBC)
and Rs 150 (SC / ST / PwD) through IRIS portal on or before 15-07-2021 (Thursday).

The hardcopy of the completed application form with payment receipts and copies of all necessary documents is to be
sent to the Assistant Registrar (Academic), National Institute of Technology Karnataka, Surathkal, Srinivasnagar,
Mangalore -575 025, Karnataka to reach on or before 19.07.2021 (Monday). “Application for Ph.D or [Link]
Admission in the Department of ……….” should be clearly mentioned on the top of the envelop.

Candidates sponsored by the Educational Institutions/Industries must get their applications forwarded through proper
channel.

Applications which are incomplete / defective / received late are liable to be rejected summarily and no
correspondence will be entertained on such applications.

Note: If a candidate desires to apply to more than one course [M. Tech (Sponsored / Research) / Department
(Ph.D.] he / she should submit separate APPLICATION along with Payment Receipt of Application fee for each
program. Candidates called for interview will have to appear for written test and / or interview at their own cost. The
written test and / or interview will be held at N.I.T.K., Surathkal either online or offline.

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 Calendar of Events for Admission to [Link] (Sponsored/Research) and Ph.D. Programmes 2021-22.

Last Date for Online Submission of applications 15-7-2021 (Thursday)

Last Date for hard copy of applications to reach NITK 19-7-2021 (Monday)
Last date for dispatch of call letters (by email only) to short-listed candidates,
26-7-2021 (Monday)
and announcement in the website by respective departments.
4-8-2021 (Wednesday)
Online Selection Test and/or Interview
5-8-2021 (Thursday)
Publication of provisional selection/merit-list on website 13-8-2021 (Friday)

Last date for Sending admission orders/letters 18-8-2021 (Wednesday)

19-8-2021 (Thursday) to
Online Reporting and Fee Payment Dates for Selection-List Candidates 24-8-2021 (Tuesday)

Last Date for sending admission orders/letters to waiting-list candidates 27-8-2021 (Friday)
31-08-2021 (Tuesday)
Last Date for Online Reporting and Fee Payment, for waiting-list candidates

Physical Reporting at the Institute/Class start dates To be announced later

10. Intake for [Link] , [Link] (Research) and Ph.D. Programmes:

1) Intake for M. Tech (Sponsored .Programme) for 2021 – 22
Serial Department [Link] Program Sponsored
No.
1. Department of Mathematical & Computational Computational and Data Science- 1
Sciences-(MC) (CD)
2. Department of Chemical Engineering-(CH) Chemical Engineering-(CE) 1
3. Department of Civil Engineering-(CE) Construction Technology and 1
Management-(CM)
4. Department of Electronics & Communication Communication Engineering and 1
Engineering-(EC) Networks-(CX)
5. Department of Chemical Engineering-(CH) Environmental Science & Technology- 1
(EH)
6. Department of Civil Engineering-(CE) Environmental Engineering-(EV) 1
7. Department of Civil Engineering-(CE) Geotechnical Engineering-(GE) 1
8. Department of Chemical Engineering-(CH) Industrial Biotechnology-(IB) 1
9. Department of Information Technology-(IT) Information Technology-(IT) 1
10. Department of Mechanical Engineering-(ME) Mechatronics Engineering-(M3) 1
11. Department of Mechanical Engineering-(ME) Mechanical Design-(M4) 1
12. Department of Metallurgical & Materials Materials Engineering-(ML) 1
Engineering-(MT)
13. Water Resources and Ocean Engineering (WOE) Marine Structures-(MR) 1
14. Department of Mechanical Engineering-(ME) Manufacturing Engineering-(MU) 1
15. Department of Metallurgical & Materials Nanotechnology-(NT) 1
Engineering-(MT)
16. Department of Metallurgical & Materials Process Metallurgy-(PM) 1
Engineering-(MT)
17. Department of Electrical & Electronics Power & Energy Systems-(PX) 1
Engineering-(ET)
18. Water Resources and Ocean Engineering (WOE) Geoinformatics 1
19. Department of Electronics & Communication Signal Processing and Machine 1
Engineering-(EC) Learning-(SB)
20. Department of Civil Engineering-(CE) Structural Engineering-(SU) 1
21. Department of Civil Engineering-(CE) Transportation Engineering-(TE) 1
22. Department of Mechanical Engineering-(ME) Thermal Engineering-(TI) 1
23. Department of Electronics & Communication VLSI Design-(VN) 1
Engineering-(EC)
24. Water Resources and Ocean Engineering (WOE) Water Resources Engineering & 1
Management-(WM)
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 25. Department of Computer Science & Engineering- Computer Science & Engineering 1
(CT) (Information Security)-(XF)
26. Department of Computer Science & Engineering- Computer Science & Engineering-(XG) 1
(CT)
Total 26

2) M. Tech (Research) for 2021-22

Category OC OC-PWD EWS EWS-PWD OBC OBC-NCL SC SC- PWD ST ST- PWD Total
PWD
No. of Seats 25 1 6 0 16 1 9 0 5 0 63

3) Ph.D. Programme for 2021-22 : Regular PhD Programme under Institute’s Scholarship

EWS Persons with disability (PWD)

OBC-
Category OC SC ST OBC- Total
NCL OC EWS SC ST
NCL
Intake 55 13 35 20 10 2 1 2 1 1 140

OC = Open Category / GM EWS = Economically weaker Section OBC =Other Backward Caste SC=Scheduled Caste
ST=Scheduled Tribe

Note: Foreign Nationals are admitted to Ph.D. program under the ICCR Scheme.

Note:
i) Reserved Seats unfilled due to non-availability of SC / ST candidates will not be filled by candidates from
OC/OBC.
ii) Reservation for SC / ST / Persons with Disabilities (PWD) shall be as per Central Government rules.
iii) Reservation of seats for OBC shall be as per GOI / MHRD norms.
iv) The above intake is excluding QIP seats allotted by AICTE / MHRD and seats earmarked for Indian Navy.

11. Documents to be Produced:

A. At the time of counselling/written test/interview:
1. Original marks card of all Semesters/years of Masters /Bachelor’s degree
2. Date of Birth Certificate in Original (SSLC / X Std.)
3. Degree Certificate or Course Completion certificate from college (if qualifying degree exam results are awaiting)
4. Caste Certificate if belonging to SC / ST (original)
5. EWS Category Certificate as per prescribed format fissued by the Competent Authority on or after 1-4-2021.
6. OBC certificate as per prescribed format for OBC candidates. (if applicable) from the Competent Authority
issued on or after 1-4-2021.
7. GATE / NET Score Card (if applicable)
8. Sponsorship Certificate, if applicable in the prescribed format
9. Pass certificate for A.M.I.E. candidates (M Tech.)
[Link] with Disabilities (PWD) certificate, if applicable.

B. Documents to be Submitted at the Time of Admission:

1. Admission order issued by Competent Authority.
2. Original marks card of qualifying examinations (First to Final Year) with two sets of duplicate copies. (The
spelling and order of the name should be same in all the years of marks card, degree certificate and Migration
Certificate).
3. Course Completion certificate from college (if qualifying degree exam results are awaiting)
4. Original GATE / NET Score Card (if applicable).
5. Degree Certificate or Provisional Pass Certificate issued by the University.
6. Sponsorship Certificate (if sponsored) in the prescribed format .
7. Medical Certificate (general fitness).
8. Relieving Certificate in the case of Sponsored Candidates.
9. Date of Birth Certificate in original (X Std. or SSLC).
[Link] Certificate in case of SC / ST.
[Link] Certificate (if applicable) from the competent authority issued on or after 1-4-2021.

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 [Link] Category Certificate issued by the Competent Authority on or after 1-4-2021.
[Link] Certificate.
[Link] Certificate.
[Link] card copy.
[Link] with Disabilities (PWD) certificate, if applicable.
[Link] Certificate.

Note:
 OBC candidates have to furnish the OBC certificate as per prescribed format. Candidate can download the
prescribed format for OBC Certificate from the NITK website (i.e. [Link])
 EWS candidates have to furnish the EWS certificate as per prescribed format. Candidate can download the
prescribed format for EWS Certificate from the NITK website (i.e. [Link])
 Sponsored candidates / External registrants should produce a sponsorship-cum-clearance certificate in the
given format of the Institute.
 Internal Registrants shall produce a sponsorship-cum-clearance certificate from the Director, NITK.

In case the result of qualifying degree is awaited, provisional admission will be given subject to meeting
eligibility requirements latest by 30th September 2021.

12. Financial Assistance:

A. M. Tech. / M. Tech. (Research) Programs – GATE Scholarship
A candidate will become eligible for GATE scholarship in [Link] / [Link] (Research) programme on possessing a
valid GATE score. Only Indian Nationals are eligible for this scholarship.
A student is eligible to receive GATE scholarship at the rate Rs.12,400/- per month if he / she accepts the following
conditions:
i) It will be obligatory for every post graduate student to undertake 8 to 10 hours (per week) of work related to teaching
and research activities as assigned to him / her by the Institute. This could include tutorials, laboratory classes,
development and maintenance of laboratories, assistance in research and development activities undertaken by faculty
members, maintenance and operation of computers and other central facilities.

Student should have registered and passed in all courses listed in the suggested plan for study for I semester and
secured a SGPA not less than 6.0 at the end of I semester in order to be eligible for the continuation of full GATE
stipend. However, students who have passed in all courses with SGPA less than 6.0 at the end of I semester will be
awarded 50% of the entitled stipend for II semester and the full GATE stipend will be restored if the candidate secures
a CGPA of 6.0 at the end of II semester.

Student should have registered and passed in all courses listed in the suggested plan for study for I & II semesters and
secured a CGPA not less than 6.0 at the end of II semester in order to be eligible for the continuation of full GATE
stipend. However, students who have passed in all courses with CGPA less than 6.0 at the end of II semester will be
awarded 50% of the entitled stipend for the remaining duration of study.

In case of M Tech (Research), a student at any stage should have passed in all the registered courses with a SGPA /
CGPA not less than 6.0 in order to be eligible for the continuation of GATE stipend.

ii) A student shall be required to give an undertaking to the effect that he/she would not leave the course midway or
appear in any competitive examinations, etc, not related to engineering or technology, in order to be eligible to
receive this scholarship.
A student receiving the scholarship shall not receive any other emoluments like salary, stipend from any other sources.
In no case will the scholarship be allowed for more than 24 months.
Scholarship meant for SC/ST candidates will not be granted to the students under OP / OBC category.
The scholarship holders are governed by the leave rules as prescribed from time to time. If an awardee remains
absent for the class / programmes without proper sanction of leave, he/she will be liable to forfeit the scholarship.
Leave is sanctioned subject to the conditions stipulated in the leave rules of the Institute

B. Ph.D. Programme:
a) Full time research scholars of type 1 are eligible for a fellowship of Rs. 31,000/- pm for the first two years and Rs.
35,000/-pm for the remaining two years on satisfactory progress. Pursuant to the directives of MHRD
Government of India, the revision in PhD scholarship will be effected. The Research scholars have to assist in
teaching and laboratory work assigned by the department and are eligible for 30 days’ vacation leave per year.
b) Full-time sponsored candidates may receive complete financial support including stipend, contingency grants and
project expenses from the sponsoring organizations.
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 while fulfilling their normal duties.
d) External Registrants are expected to carry out their Research work in their parent organization after fulfilling
certain pre-requisites in the Institute. They are not entitled for Institute scholarship. The external candidate shall
produce a sponsorship and clearance certificate from his employer and submit it along with the application.
.

13. Sponsored Candidates:

i) Preference would be given to those candidates who are GATE qualified for M Tech programs. Sponsored candidates
will not be eligible to receive scholarship, even if they are admitted based on GATE score.

ii) The candidates must have a minimum two years of full-time work experience, after completion of qualifying degree,
in a registered firm/company / industry/educational and research institutions / any Government Departments or
Government Autonomous Organisations in the relevant field in which admission is being sought.
iii) In case of contract faculty sponsored from other NITs for Ph.D program, the two year full time work experience
requirement is waived.
iv) There will not be any age restriction. However, preference should be given to those who are below 45 years of age.
v) A letter from the employer must be furnished stating that the candidate is being sponsored with full salary. The
employer should also indicate that the candidates will not be withdrawn midway till the completion of the course.

14. Admission under DASA Scheme:

Non-resident Indians and other foreign nationals may apply for M. Tech & MBA Programme of the Institute under
Direct Admission for Students Abroad (DASA) Scheme coordinated by the Institute. The details on the admission
procedure is available in the [Link].

15. Fees and Deposits:

i. FEE STRUCTURE FOR [Link] & [Link] (Research) PROGRAMME for the year 2021-22:

First Year Second Year

Semester Fees
I Sem. II Sem. III Sem IV Sem
Rs. Rs. Rs. Rs.
Tuition fee # 35000 35000 35000 35000
Institute Admission Fee 1100 - - -
Library Fee 3310 - 3310 -
Development Fee 2205 2205 - -
Security Deposit (refundable) 5510 - - -
Alumni Fee 2210 - - -
Career Development Fee 1650 - 1650 -
Convocation Fee 2210 - - -
Health Care Facility 1100 - 1100
Students Activities Fee 4410 - 4410 -
Swimming Pool Fee 1100 - 1100 -
Campus Amenities 1100 - 1100 -
Group Insurance coverage of students ** 430 - 430 -
Central Computing Facility Fee 3310 - 3310 -
Hostel Rent (For Hosteller)
Hostel Rent (including water/electricity charges)
(i) Boys 6620 6620 8270 8270

(ii) Girls 6620 6620 8270 8270

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 ii. FEE STRUCTURE FOR Ph.D. PROGRAMME for the year 2021-22:
First Year Second Year Third Year
Semester Fees
I Sem. II Sem. III Sem IV Sem V Sem VI Sem
Rs. Rs. Rs. Rs. Rs. Rs.
Tuition fee # 7500 7500 7500 7500 7500 7500
Institute Admission Fee 2210 - - - - -
Library Fee 3310 - 3310 - 3310 -
Development Fee 2205 2205 - - - -
Thesis Processing Fee 5510 - - - - -
Thesis Evaluation Fees 16540 - - - - -
Security Deposit (refundable) 5510 - - - - -
Alumni Fee 2210 - - - - -
Career Development Fee 1650 - 1650 - 1650 -
Convocation Fee 2210 - - - - -
Health Care Facility 1100 - 1100 - 1100 -
Students Activities Fee 4410 - 4410 - 4410 -
Swimming Pool Fee 1100 - 1100 - 1100 -
Campus Amenities 1100 - 1100 - 1100 -
Group Insurance coverage of students** 430 - 430 - 430 -
Central Computing Facility 5510 - 5510 - 5510 -

Hostel Fee (for Hosteller)

Hostel Rent (including water/electricity charges)
(i) Boys ( Shared room) accommodation) 6620 6620 8270 8270 8270 8270
( ii) Girls ( Shared room accommodation ) 6620 6620 8270 8270 8270 8270

** Provisional subject to revision.

In case single room accommodation, the student is liable for payment of Hostel Rent Rs. 8270/- per semester

Note: Candidates who have extended their programme beyond 3 years have to pay the same fee as of III year.

Fee structure for the internal candidate for Ph.D. programme. (Part time candidates – For regular staff of the Institute)
Tuition fee = Rs.5000 per year
Institute Development Contribution = Rs.6000 first year
Alumni Fee = Rs.1000 (one-time payment at the time admission)
Convocation fee = Rs. 2000/- (1 Sem Rs.1000/-- & 2 Sem Rs.1000)
st nd

Thesis Evaluation Fees = Rs.5000/- (One time at the time of admission)

Provisional Mess Fees (At Hostel Office) for Hostellers

1. Admission Fee 100.00

2. Establishment Charges- Per semester 7,500.00
3. Maintenance 3,000.00
4. Student Extra Curricular 500.00
5. Mess Advance – Every Semester 18,000.00
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29,100.00
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Mess Fee structure is tentative subject to revision.

Note: Refund of Fees:

Any student who withdraws admission before the closing date of admission is eligible for the refund of all the fees and
deposits, after deduction of a processing fee of Rs.1000 /- (Rupees One Thousand Only)

Ragging: If any incident of ragging comes to the notice of the authority, concerned student shall be given liberty to
explain and if his explanation is not found satisfactory, the authority would expel him / her from the institution.

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