Among all the NITs of India, NIT Surathkal, NIT Trichy, and NIT Warangal are known as the Holy Trinity of NITs. You have asked about NIT Trichy and NIT Surathkal, which are equally reputed among students. 

In the case of three basic parameters of an educational institute, that is, Academics, Placements and Infrastructures, these two are more or less equal. So, you can choose either of these two. 

But if the non-academic parameters are compared, then NIT Surathkal should be chosen.

College life also matters equally by the side of academics and placement. Here are a few of the reasons for choosing NIT Surathkal. 

Location:

• If you choose NIT Surathkal, you will get Mangalore on one side and Manipal on another side.
• Besides, there are other places where you can easily make a 1-day short trip with friends.

Communication:

• Tamilnadu people mostly communicate in Tamil over English and Hindi, so the students from North India may face a gap in communication sometimes. This is really challenging for them.
• However, there are many students from North India within the campus, so inside the campus, communication will not be a problem. 

Culture or Tech Fest:

The cultural fest, namely Incident, is the most popular fest in NIT Surathkal and entire India.

NIT Surathkal is the only NITs in the entire India, which has its own Private Beach.