National Institute of Technology Karnataka (NITK), Surathkal is rated as one of the top technological universities in India. Since its inception in 1960 as the Karnataka Regional Engineering College, the Institute has established itself as a premier centre engaged in imparting quality technological education and providing support to research and development activities.
NITK is located in Mangalore City along the Kanyakumari-Mumbai National Highway 66 (formerly NH 17). 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 Master in Business Administration (MBA) programme was started in 2007 under the Department of Humanities, Social Sciences and Management, with the purpose of administering quality management education to aspiring managers to mould them as competent professionals and good human beings. It is now renamed as School of Management.