MiG fighter plane installation at NITK Surathkal. The National Institute of Technology Karnataka (NITK), Surathkal, today unveiled the MiG-21 aircraft installed in front of the Main Building, NITK campus. The ceremony was attended by NITK Board of Governors Chairman M.M. Murugappan, Dakshina Kannada MP Capt. Brijesh Chowta, Director Prof. B. Ravi, Air Warriors, defence veterans, NCC cadets, faculty, staff, students and alumni.