Last updated on October 7th, 2020 at 02:37 pm

One of the top engineering institutes, National Institute of Technology Calicut (NITC) aims at offering superior quality education in the field of science and technology and taught basic engineering principles and managerial skills to the budding engineers. NIT Calicut is well-known for meeting global teaching standards.

Even the campus of NIT Calicut is quite beautiful and offers a comfortable and fresh environment for the students to study and live here. The campus is established in the foothills of the Western Ghats.

• Running equivalently with the top-tier IITs, presently, more than 44 courses at various UG, postgraduate and PhD levels are taught to the qualifying students.
• The campus is spread on huge acres of land at a peaceful and relaxing location.
• NIT Calicut placements in this academic year registered a significant surge in placements as compared to the last years’ records.
• This year, more than 600 NIT-C students got placed by renowned companies in the country and abroad.
• The Annual packages vary from INR 5 lakh to INR 50 lakh.
• NITC has formed several national and foreign tie-ups with different companies and institutions for carrying academic, innovative, and research work.

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NIT Calicut – Highlights

Official Website	www.nitc.ac.in
Established	1961
Placement rate: 2019-20	More than 80%
Type of Programs	B. Arch, B.Tech , M.Sc, M.Tech, etc.
Admission Criteria	JEE Main, GATE, XAT, etc.
Application Mode	Online, Offline
Mode of education	Regular, part-time
Number of courses offered	Many
Rank	28 (NIRF)

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NIT Calicut: B.Tech Admissions via JEE Main

Ranked 28th by NIRF in the engineering category, NIT Calicut imparts education to 4736 male and female candidates. Along with that the institute houses approximately 300 highly educated faculty members. In the following article let us delve deeper and know everything about NIT Calicut in detail.

B.Tech Courses offered by NIT Calicut

NIT Calicut offers B.Tech Courses in 10 disciplines. In addition to B. Tech, NIT Calicut also offers MCA, B.Arch, MBA, M.Tech, M.Sc, M.Plan, PhD, etc. The various specialisations in B.Tech courses are as follows:

• Computer Science And Engineering
• Chemical Engineering
• Electrical And Electronics Engineering
• Material Science Engineering
• Mechanical Engineering
• Electronics & Communication Engineering
• Biotechnology
• Engineering Physics
• Civil Engineering
• Production Engineering

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Eligibility for B.Tech

• The candidates planning to pursue a UG course at NIT Calicut need to obtain a minimum of 75% in class 12th or top 20 percentile in their respective boards.
• The ones who have completed their graduation degree can apply for a PG course offered here.
• The individual’s scores in JEE Main will be recorded while shortlisting them amongst others for B. Tech courses offered at NIT Calicut.
• Along with pursuing a course at a UG and PG level, the students can also have an option to do a PhD.

Admissions at the National Institute of Technology Calicut are strictly given according to the individual’s score in the JEE Main exam. However, the last and final procedure to select the candidates will be based on their performance in JoSAA Counselling.

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NIT Calicut Admission Process for B. Tech via JEE Main 2020

JoSAA will take care of the entire seat allocation procedure to offer seats to the qualifying and deserving students for a particular academic year.

• The candidates who want to have a flourishing career by joining NIT Calicut must give the JEE Main exam.
• Candidates will be shortlisted according to their JEE Main ranks and the shortlisted candidates will be required to appear for the JEE Main counselling.

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NIT Calicut Cut Off for Top B.Tech Courses 

NIT Calicut offers B. Tech programs in 11 streams. The NIT Calicut cut off 2019 for various B. Tech specializations is tabulated below. The cut off given here is for Round 7 for the general category.

Courses	Other State	Home State
B.Arch	945-1362	821-1668
B.Tech Computer Science and Engineering	2148-4820	2201-11022
B.Tech Electronics & Communication Engineering	3284-8378	8023-17059
B.Tech Electrical and Electronics Engineering	8618-11908	12472-22259
B.Tech Mechanical Engineering	9310-13855	13429-23778
B.Tech Chemical Engineering	16517-23362	18663-28862
B.Tech Civil Engineering	15846-22930	12507-37950
B.Tech Production Engineering	23537-28083	28745-42435
B.Tech Material Science Engineering	30982-32855	22434-42125
B.Tech Biotechnology	29756-33154	23995-43053
B.Tech Engineering Physics	13641-16940	22595-27120

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Study At NIT Calicut During COVID-19

The National Institute of Technology Calicut also started taking online classes like many other colleges and universities due to the Covid-19 pandemic across the country. Recently, the institute completed taking online examinations for more than 1,000 students.

• More than half of the examinations, including internal assignments and midterm tests, were already completed before the announcement of the lockdown.
• The evaluation of the assignments and exams that were taken online will be done in July-August and the next academic session was scheduled to start from September 3.
• Amid COVID-19, the NIT-C administration allowed the students to study at the institute to vacate their hostel.

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Why choose NIT Calicut?

The National Institute of Technology Calicut or NIT Calicut came into existence in 1961. The institute is ranked at 28th position by NIRF Ranking 2019 in the engineering category.

Key Highlights

• Approval – Ministry of Human Resource Development [MHRD]
• Approvals- NIRF
• NIRF Ranking 2019- 28th
• Exams- JEE, GATE, PHd exams
• The placement rate for the last academic year at the institute was wonderful. NIT Calicut offered placements to more than 600 students from the B.Tech program.
• Some of the recruiters include Toubro, Infosys, Intel, Larsen, Maruti Suzuki, Tata Consultancy Services, among others.
• Numerous scholarships to the students pursuing UG, PG and PhD courses get scholarships to continue their studies.
• 27% of the total seats are booked for OBC, 7.5% for the students belonging to ST category, 15% for SC while a few seats are reserved for the candidates belonging to economically weaker sections of the society.

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NIT Calicut Cut off for B.Tech Specializations

JEE Main cut off list for 2020 will be announced only by the institute when the JEE Main results are announced. Till then, all the test-takers are advised to check the JEE Main cut off for 2019 to get more educated.

The closing cut off rank for admission into some of the top courses at NIT Calicut is mentioned below.

Civil Engineering

Category	Male		Female
	Home State	Other State	Home State	Other State
OBC	11631	6545	13590	10479
EWS	9429	2961	12399	3819
General	37950	22930	37467	26434
SC	11158	2966	7371	3974
ST	15259	889	4315	1527

Electrical and Electronics Engineering

Category	Male		Female
	Home State	Other State	Home State	Other State
OBC	7482	3766	9593	5697
EWS	6814	1507	13439	1902
General	22259	11908	29717	15466
SC	10201	2217	8342	3559
ST	17577	905	3979	962

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Electronics and Communication Engineering

Category	Male		Female
	Home State	Other State	Home State	Other State
OBC	4809	2366	7361	4493
EWS	4883	995	9092	1450
General	17059	8378	19452	11676
SC	4960	1340	8101	2057
ST	13425	623	–	981

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Mechanical Engineering

Category	Male		Female
	Home State	Other State	Home State	Other State
OBC	7658	4217	11627	10465
EWS	6647	1684	11064	3100
General	23778	13855	31832	24443
SC	9104	2129	13965	5001
ST	15912	936	–	1727

Production Engineering

Category	Male		Female
	Home State	Other State	Home State	Other State
OBC	12339	9502	15306	13370
EWS	7737	3862	15249	–
General	42435	28083	40157	35474
SC	15402	5441	14037	7607
ST	–	2335	–	3292

Architecture

Category	Male		Female
	Home State	Other State	Home State	Other State
OBC	693	804	496	894
EWS	333	230	–	439
General	1668	1362	972	856
SC	676	358	124	342
ST	1108	81	211	86

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Biotechnology Engineering

Category	Male		Female
	Home State	Other State	Home State	Other State
OBC	12859	11455	14099	12486
EWS	11516	4363	–	–
General	43053	33154	39048	32465
SC	10942	5444	6812	6127
ST	–	1838	–	–

Computer Science and Engineering

Category	Male		Female
	Home State	Other State	Home State	Other State
OBC	3542	1553	6048	3705
EWS	2970	632	5567	978
General	11022	4820	16162	8265
SC	1476	739	5526	1452
ST	9136	400	1897	759

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Chemical Engineering

Category	Male		Female
	Home State	Other State	Home State	Other State
OBC	9394	7211	13173	11117
EWS	7166	3276	14142	–
General	28862	23362	39323	29238
SC	12152	4217	13205	5987
ST	20109	1569	–	2522

Engineering Physics

Category	Male		Female
	Home State	Other State	Home State	Other State
OBC	7795	6992	10432	11995
EWS	7697	–	–	–
General	27120	16940	22790	22472
SC	14649	3068	14757	4952
ST	–	1572	–	–

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Material Science and Engineering

Category	Male		Female
	Home State	Other State	Home State	Other State
OBC	13204	10371	13902	15324
EWS	10543	4281	–	–
General	42125	32855	32084	33884
SC	14350	5496	15327	7731
ST	–	2298	–	–

By considering the previous years’ NIT cutoffs, the students can have a better understanding of the cut off list of the B. Tech courses.

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NIT Calicut: Reservation Through JEE Main Counselling (JoSAA)

Joint Seat Allocation Authority is the body responsible to take Counselling and Seat Allocation Process. It does the process on behalf of all the IITs, GFTIs, NITs, and IIITs.

Students who get a good score in JEE Main will be called for JoSAA Counseling. Let us look at JEE Main Reservation on the basis category.

Category	Reservation Of Seats (In Percentage)
Candidates belonging to OBC category	27%
SC candidates	15%
ST candidates	7.5%
PwD (having disability of greater than 40%)	5%
General- EWS	10%

Only the ones who have obtained good scores in JEE Main 2020 will be asked to take part in the counselling.

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Faculty at NIT Calicut

The National Institute of Technology Calicut appoints an experienced and well-educated team of professors and teachers who can share their knowledge and experiences with the students.

• Apart from the 100 members, there are additional members in the faculty of about 40 years of age.
• Most of these members are PhD holders with relative industry experience and others have a minimum Masters degree.
• Teachers are very interactive and clear students’ doubts.

Various Facilities Offered at NIT Calicut Campus

The campus at NIT Calicut is amongst the best campuses across the country. Students studying here can enjoy several facilities with the state of the art infrastructure. Also, the campus is world-known for offering the best facilities for research work and for the same it has formed numerous national and international alliances.

• Extracurricular Activities: 
  • The main attraction at the NIT Calicut campus is its extra-curricular activities. Sports are given equal importance at NITC.
  • The NITC sports teams are selected, trained and given enough exposure to showcase their skills through several tournaments.
• Library: 
  • Another key highlight of the NIT Calicut campus is its central library.
  • The NITC central library has a collection of more than 1 lakh books and close to 200 national and international journals.
  • Another name of the central library of NIT Calicut is the NALANDA Digital Library.
• Hostel: 
  • There are 15 hostels with attached dining hall at NIT Calicut, out of which the majority of the hostels are for the male students while a few are for the female students.
  • All hostels have a reading room, common room to study, etc. that helps students to establish stronger bonds with their roommates.
• Additional Facilities: 
  • Some other facilities at the NIT Calicut campus include a medical centre, ATM facility, post office, canteen, bank, etc.

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NIT Calicut: Placement Report

NIT Calicut witnessed 100% placements this year. Some of the renowned companies that appointed the students to include Intel, Hewlett Packard, Convergys, Hindustan Petroleum, MindTree Limited, Accenture, etc.

NIT Calicut Placements Highlights 2019:

• The placement drive at NIT Calicut witnessed numerous new recruiters who take part in the placement drive for the first time.
• More than 790 candidates from both UG and PG programs take part in the placement drive process.
• The placement cell at the institute organizes many career guidance and soft-skills sessions, which are useful for the students.
• NITC registered 100% placement in UG and PG courses.
• Many international companies from the U.S.A, Japan, Korea, etc. take part in NITC placements.
• Leading recruiters include Cognizant, Barclays, Infosys, Hindustan Petroleum, TVs.

Some of the figures from NIT Calicut Recruitment 2019 are tabulated below:

Average Package Offered	10 LPA
Highest Package Offered	27 LPA
Number of Companies	Over 100

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NIT Calicut Scholarships Offered

NIT Calicut grants several scholarships to the ones who are qualified and deserve additional funding to sponsor their studies.

NIT Calicut scholarships are given to the meritorious students and candidates who are facing difficulty supporting their further studies. The institute provides Merit-cum-means scholarship to the selected and deserving students. The candidates are eligible to apply for the same by visiting the NSP Portal where it is essential to submit the proof of income certificate. Some of the types of scholarships offered to the student include:

• IMFA Scholarship for Students from Odisha State
• Scholarship to the disabled students studying in 1st year
• Silver Jubilee Endowment Trust Scholarships, etc.

The day scholars can get financial aid worth INR 25,000 each annum through NITC merit-cum-means scholarship; however, a hostel student is entitled to get INR 30,000 each year.

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NIT Calicut Fee Structure for B.Tech Courses

NIT Calicut B. Tech fee structure among other courses’ fee structure is mentioned below:

Course	Duration	Fees
Bachelor of Technology [B.Tech]	4 years	INR 5,15,000
Bachelor of Architecture [B.Arch]	5 years	INR 6,40,000

Food and Accommodation

Particulars	Amount in INR
Rent/Electricity/Water Charges/Mess	20000
Registration Fee	500
Deposit Money	10000
Hostel Amenities	4500

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