NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY KARNATAKA, SURATHKAL
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY KARNATAKA, SURATHKAL National Institute of Technology Karnataka, Surathkal (NITK) 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. The emblem of NITK is a shield gear wheel having its acronym of name and a banner with its tagline 'तत्पूजा कर्मचारिवलम्' meaning ‘Work is Worship’ in English, Hindi and Kannada. Below these, an aeroplane, a ship, a power cable tower and river bridge. The border of the shield bears the name of the institution and its place.