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Powering
the system.
3 tiers · 3 open
23—25 OCTOBER 2026 · NITK Surathkal
ENGINEER is NITK Surathkal's annual technical festival, run by students since 2005. Partnership tiers for the '26 edition are open — slots fill in here as they are confirmed. Below: who the fest reaches, and who has backed it before.
Partnership tiers
3 open
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01 / Title
Title
Open slot
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02 / Gold
Gold
Open slot
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03 / Silver
Silver
Open slot
What you're backing
Since 2005
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15K+
Footfall
across three days
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200+
Colleges
represented nationwide
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250+
Alumni startups
founders, CEOs, directors
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50+
MoUs & labs
incl. ISRO and DRDO
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20+
Clubs
powering the fest
Programme
28
events across the festival
Dates
3
23—25 OCTOBER 2026
Host
NITK
Surathkal, Karnataka
Legacy sponsors
40 brands
Brands that have backed ENGINEER in previous editions. None is a confirmed partner for '26 — that list starts empty above.
Industry & research partners
NITK's collaborations with industry, research labs and foreign academic institutes — the reason the fest reaches past the campus.
- 01 Regional Academic Centre for Space MoU between ISRO & NITK
- 02 Centre for Sustainable Energy Engineering
- 03 Centre for System Design
- 04 NITK Science & Technology Entrepreneurs' Park NITK-STEP
Founded by alumni
250+ startups
A sample of the companies NITK alumni have founded. This network is the backbone of the fest — and the room a sponsor is walking into.
Partner with the fest
Take a tier
Tier details and the sponsorship deck are shared on request. Reach the ENGINEER '26 organising team and we'll take it from there.