Don't think twice! Join any branch in NITK but hone your coding skills. You won't regret taking NITK.

Eligibility for any course in NITK for Indian citizens living in India is through the JEE Main. I got a 17k AIR in JEE Main to get Civil under the Other State category. I did not avail any reservation benefits. I'm a General category student. Application is done through JoSAA counseling. The document verification and admission process took place on campus in NITK, it was easy because they informed us what to bring before hand.

I chose civil engineering in my first year because of my genuine interest. Civil engineering is taught very well by professors who have very good industry knowledge and subject knowledge. The professors help you a lot when you seek help. In matters like LORs etc. for foreign universities, internships. The LORs of NITK professors have very good weightage. Usually, the exams are roughly spanned like Quiz 1, Midsem, Quiz 2, and Ends. Ends have 50% weightage. These exams are conducted at regular intervals. They're not very difficult to score well in even if you study the night before.

Many companies come for internships too but their intake is much lesser and they may not be open to every branch. Many people have landed very good jobs despite not getting any internships. The stipend is anywhere between 20k to 2.5 Lakhs pm (Uber) for the interns. Most of the interns receive a PPO. If they accept they'll be relaxed for the whole final year.

You're eligible for placements from the 7th sem. Internship eligibility is from the 5th sem. Till Oct end close to 160 companies visited with 80% of B.Tech strength already placed. One offer per student is allowed. PSUs also come towards the end of the 7th sem and the beginning of the 8th sem for which everyone in the eligible branch is allowed even the ones who are already placed. Companies like Microsoft, Goldman Sachs, Wells Fargo, Palo Alto, Morgan Stanley, etc. came with Palo Alto giving the highest package of 54LPA. The average package could be close to 13 LPA.

The fees are the only pain point for those of us who don't come under any reservation benefit. It's close to 1 lakh per semester and 2 lakh per year. A fee hike is seen with every graduating batch. Thankfully, there are many scholarships by the alumni, Birla, OPJEMS scholarship, etc. if you have a decent CGPA that you need to look out for.

The technical fest is Engineer held in the odd semester and the cultural fest is Incident held in the even semester, Incident is the second largest in India only second to Mood Indigo IITB. Both of these are fully student-run which will improve your management, communication and negotiation skills. The sporting culture in NITK is decent. The inter-NIT competitions are taken seriously and practice goes on for days. Books are available in the library on a first come first serve basis. So make sure you go to the library early in the semester to get all recommended books by the professors. The classrooms are well equipped. There are 27 student clubs IN NITK, with 6 exclusives. Besides teaching you technically they are a good add-on to your resume and help you in your HR rounds. You can inflate about your roles and responsibilities in the clubs. So make sure you join at least 2 clubs.

The hostel for first-year girls is GH-3 Yamuna which has 3 shared rooms. It looks old but doesn't let looks deceive you. It's the most happening hostel in GH and has no power cuts and good internet connectivity. GH-5 are the newer modern hostels but they have no Wi-Fi and we rely only on LAN. There are 2 messes for veg and nonveg in the Girl's block. Both of them offer really good food which is better than any other hostel food you'll eat. It becomes monotonous but the food is tasty and nutritious. Hostel registration is done on the IRIS portal including the mess from the second semester.