National Institute of Technology Calicut is situated at the foot of the Western Ghats and located about 22 km from the Calicut city. NIT is a Technical institution that has its national importance set up by an Act of parliament namely the National Institute of Technology Act 2007. Which came into effect from 15th August 2007.
The college is among the few colleges in the country to have its own Super Computer. The campus of the college is over 300 acres which are quite green and healthy. The crowd on the campus is quite fine which results in a superior graduate in their field. There are many notable alumni from the college who are serving in their fields with their skills and techniques.
The college offers many U.G, P.G, and Ph.D. courses according to the demand of the field and market. The students can take admission in these courses according to the eligibility criteria described by the college.
Overall Placement Details from 2006-07 to 2013-14 :
Period |
B Tech (placed/ total) |
B Arch (placed/ total) |
M Tech (placed/ total) |
MCA (placed /total) |
MBA (placed/ Total) |
Total no of companies visited |
Total no of offers in campus |
2006-07 |
328/336 |
14/19 |
118/123 |
25/28 |
- |
93 |
527 |
2007-08 |
328/328 |
9/12 |
174/196 |
24/24 |
- |
102 |
698 |
2008-09 |
309/318 |
6/12 |
110/199 |
21/22 |
- |
104 |
633 |
2009-10 |
331/345 |
5/12 |
64/196 |
18/26 |
- |
99 |
473 |
2010-11 |
450/469 |
7/12 |
105/245 |
23/25 |
- |
93 |
637 |
2011-12 |
446/560 |
6/14 |
121/273 |
30/34 |
- |
105 |
608 |
2012-13 |
470/630 |
6/12 |
75/246 |
21/36 |
4/24 |
112 |
598 |
2013-14 |
389/642 |
7/19 |
94/264 |
27/35 |
1/22 |
110 |
518 |
As of 30th May 2014: Out of 518 offers, Core offers 503; IT service 15, Institute avg sal is 5.3 Lakhs.
Festivals at the Campus :
Tathva Tathva is the annual techno-management fest organised by the college. It is usually organized during the month of September and continues for four days. Tathva is now considered one of the biggest technical festivals of South India. It has been held every year since its inception in 2001. Aimed at inspiring innovation and technical interest among students and the public, Tathva has played host to lectures, seminars, workshops by companies like ParaMek Technologies, competitions, paper presentations, exhibitions, quizzes, model displays, and robotics events. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, G. Madhavan Nair, Harold Kroto, Johannes Orphal, Jimmy Wales, and Suhas Gopinath, were some of the eminent guests in previous editions of Tathva. |
Ragam Ragam is the cultural festival of NITC. Colleges and universities from Kerala and outside compete in the various events organized here like trivia quizzes, dance competitions, rock shows, and music concerts. Some of the performers who have performed in previous years include Shaan, Sunidhi Chauhan, Blaaze, Shankar Mahadevan, Kartik, Benny Dayal, Stephen Devassy, and Parikrama. 'Breathe Floyd' a Pink Floyd tribute band from the UK performed during Ragam 2009. Ragam 2010 featured KK, Naresh Iyer, and "Higher on Maiden" a tribute band to Iron Maiden. |
Ranking :
5th Best Engineering College |
India Today |
2012 |
18th among top 50 Govt Engg College |
Mint |
2009 |
5th India’s Best Architecture College |
Outlook |
2013 |
Following are the scholarships available:
CREC Silver Jubilee Endowment Trust (SJET) Scholarships |
PTA Scholarships NITC Hostel Scholarships |
Prof. A. O. Kunjipaulo Endowment Scholarship |
Class of 1992 Computer Engineering Alumni Scholarship |
RECCAA, Singapore Scholarship |
RECCAA, USA Scholarship |
RECCAA, Bahrain Scholarship |
REC 1 st Batch Scholarship |
RECCAA, Mumbai Scholarships (2 Nos.) |
CSAI (Class of 2000) Scholarships (4 Nos.) |
REC 76 - 81 Batch Scholarships (2 Nos.) |
10 years of XXXII Batch (CREC 96) Scholarship |
REC Calicut 1982 Batch Scholarship NITC (REC) |
1983 Batch Scholarship REC Calicut, Class of '84 Trust Scholarship |
CREC 80-85 Batch Scholarship |
Padmanabhan Scholarship in Memory of All Departed Souls of 77 Batch, |
CREC Capt. Mohammed Memorial Endowment Scholarship |
Nitin Sharma Memorial Scholarship |
1997-2001 CSE B.Tech. Batch Scholarship |
Mariveetil Raghunath Memorial Endowment Scholarship |
Joseephus MT, John Sebastian & Luthufi KT Memorial Scholarship |
2004-08 Batch 1984-88 Batch of REC/NITC Scholarship |