National Institute of Technology (formerly known as Regional Engineering College Calicut) [NIT Calicut] was established in the year 1961 as an Autonomous Educational Institution, currently having 45th position in NIRF Ranking 2025 and 621-640 score out of 987 in QS Asia 2025. NIT Calicut is approved by AICTE and UGC. NIT Calicut offers admission in the field of Engineering, Management and Science at UG/ PG/ Doctorate level with scholarship benefits to deserving students. Prof. Prasad Krishna is the Director.
| Institute Name | National Institute of Technology, Calicut |
| Formerly Known As | Regional Engineering College Calicut, Calicut |
| Estd. Year | 1961 |
| Approved/Recognised by | AICTE, UGC |
| Type | Autonomous |
| Programmes offered | UG/ PG/ Doctorate |
| Director | Prof. Prasad Krishna |
| Address | NIT Campus PO, Kozhikode Calicut - 673601 Kerala, India |
| Contact Number | 0495-2286102, 2286106, 2286314 |
| Official Website | https://nitc.ac.in/ |
NIT Calicut (formerly known as Regional Engineering College) was established in 1961 and was transformed as National Institute of Technology in 2002. It is an Autonomous Institute of National Importance and is approved by AICTE and UGC.
Vision: Becoming an institute of high calibre and international standing.
Mission: Developing high quality personnel and technical education with managerial and technical skills, engineering principles, innovative research, and modern technology with high ethical values.
NIT Calicut offers Under graduation in B.Tech, B.Arch, and B.Sc.B.Ed; Post graduation in M.Tech, MBA, M.Sc, M.Plan, and Doctoral Programmes.
To secure admission, students need to fulfil the Eligibility Criteria as mentioned below:
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Various scholarships are provided by NIT Calicut such as:
* For more details visit the official website of the college.
| Rank By | Rank | Year |
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21 out of 300 | 2025 (Engineering) |
| 25 out of 300 | 2024 (Engineering) | |
| 23 out of 200 | 2023 (Engineering) | |
| 31 out of 300 | 2022 (Engineering) | |
| 25 out of 300 | 2021 (Engineering) | |
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621-640 out of 987 | 2025 (Asia) |
| 651-700 out of 855 | 2024 (Asia) | |
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9 out of 10 | 2021 (National & Central Technical Universities) |
NIT Calicut has Centre for Career Development which provides training, support, and guidance to the students. It empowers the students with skills, knowledge, personalised counselling, workshops, and placement opportunities. Internships are provided to the students with the reputed and leading firms. Placement opportunities are also offered to the students with numerous companies.
Accenture, BPCL, Dell Technologies, Deutsche India Pvt. Ltd., Federal Bank, Ford Motor Pvt. Ltd., HCL, IBM, HDFC Bank, HUL, Jacobs, JP Morgan Chase and Company, TCS, Infosys, Nestle, Intellipaat, Nokia, Oracle, SAP Labs India Pvt. Ltd., Robert Bosch, etc. are some of the recruiting companies granting placement to the students.
NIT Calicut is situated around 22kms North-East in Kerala. It is around 1.5kms along Calicut-Mukkam road developed on an area of 100+ hectares. NIT Calicut has Student Guidance Cell which provides counselling services and guidance based on the needs of the students. It aims to empower the students and maintain positive well-being. The other facilities provided by NIT Calicut include:
