Archive · 20 Aug 2026
NITK Surathkal Welcomes 1,066 Students to AI-Age B.Tech Curriculum
NITK Surathkal welcomed 1,066 new engineering students.
They will study in the 2026-2030 B.Tech batch.
The group includes 834 male students and 232 female students.
University leaders said the world may change greatly during their four years of study.
The director warned that AI may compete with people for some jobs by 2030.
He said AI is already very good at tasks such as reading, writing, remembering and translating.
Students were encouraged to develop abilities that AI may not easily copy.
These include curiosity, creativity, empathy, ethics and understanding situations.
The message was to use human strengths together with AI.
NITK Surathkal inducted 1,066 B.Tech students from the 2026-2030 batch.
The incoming class includes 834 male students and 232 female students.
Deputy Director Prof. Subhash Yaragal urged students to become responsible citizens and industry professionals.
Director Prof. B. Ravi said artificial intelligence could become a major source of job competition by 2030.
Students were advised to combine AI skills with creativity, empathy, ethics, judgment and communication.
- Who
- NITK Surathkal, its leaders and 1,066 newly admitted B.Tech students.
- What
- The institute inducted students of the 2026-2030 B.Tech batch and outlined skills needed for an AI-influenced future.
- When
- The 2026-2030 academic batch; no specific induction date is stated.
- Where
- The NITK campus in Surathkal, Mangaluru.
- Why
- To welcome the new students and prepare them for changes in careers and society linked to artificial intelligence.
- Institute
- National Institute of Technology Karnataka (NITK) Surathkal
- Batch
- B.Tech 2026-2030
- New students
- 1,066
- Gender distribution
- 834 male students and 232 female students
- AI forecast
- The director said job competition may arise mainly from AI rather than fellow students by 2030.
- Recommended skills
- Curiosity, creativity, intuition, empathy, ethics, contextual judgment, nuance and non-verbal communication
- Institute motto
- Work is Worship