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The National Institute of Technology Karnataka, Surathkal, popularly known
as KREC, is a premier autonomous university along the western shores of
India. It was founded in July 1960, as a joint venture between the
Government of Karnataka and the Government of India, originally under the
name Karnataka Regional Engineering College, Surathkal (KREC).
History Karnataka Regional Engineering College began in 1960, through
the efforts of U. Srinivas Mallya and V.S.Kudva. The foundation stone was
laid on August 6, 1960. KREC began with three under-graduate courses in
engineering: Mechanical, Electrical , and Civil, with affiliation to the
University of Mysore. 1965 saw the beginning of undergraduate courses in
Chemical and Metallurgical Engineering.
In 1966, the college started its post-graduate courses with a course in
Marine Structures and Industrial Structures, following it up with
post-graduate courses in Industrial El
