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The National Institute of Technology, Calicut, is one of the premier engineering institutes in India. The institute is renowned for its exceptional academic standards and state-of-the-art facilities. According to the NIRF ranking for 2024, NIT Calicut is ranked 25th among the top colleges. Admission to NIT Calicut is highly competitive; therefore, it is essential to understand the qualifying factors, cutoff marks, and other important details.
In this blog, we will cover all the essential information needed to familiarise students with the admission process.
The NIT Calicut was established in 1961 as a Regional Engineering College (REC) and became a National Institute of Technology in 2002. The institute offers bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral degree programs in engineering, science, technology, and management. NITC has 11 undergraduate and 29 postgraduate programs, including an MBA. There has been a significant increase in doctoral-level research in recent years, evidenced by a notable rise in the number of published research papers and patents produced.
The campus is situated approximately 22 kilometres northeast of Calicut in Kerala, India. It stretches about 1.5 kilometres along the Calicut-Mukkam road and covers roughly 120 hectares. As a fully residential institute, the campus is equipped with academic buildings, research laboratories, hostels, faculty residences, and various other amenities within its infrastructure.
The JoSAA (Joint Seat Allocation Authority) annually organises the counselling process for undergraduate engineering courses. Below, we are sharing the home state and outside state opening rank (Round 1) and closing rank (Round 5) of NIT Calicut.
Course Name | Branch | Category | Opening Rank
(Round 1) |
Closing Rank
(Round 5) |
||
Home State (HS) | Outside State (OS) | Home State (HS) | Outside State (OS) | |||
B.Tech (4 Years) | Biotechnology | Open | 13404 | 26770 | 32869 | 35922 |
Open (Female) | 18789 | 24027 | 18789 | 32481 | ||
EWS | 18417 | 5375 | 59839 | 6217 | ||
EWS (Female) | 16197 | – | 16197 | – | ||
OBC-NCL | 9267 | 10434 | 11278 | 12280 | ||
OBC-NCL (Female) | 7923 | 12177 | 9267 | 12604 | ||
SC | 3526 | 4956 | 9508 | 5691 | ||
SC (Female) | – | 6894 | – | 8909 | ||
ST | 7129 | 1825 | 20287 | 1867 | ||
ST (Female) | 1379 | – | – | – | ||
Chemical Engineering | Open | 19284 | 17210 | 30934 | 26194 | |
Open (Female) | 21455 | 19312 | 27393 | 34601 | ||
EWS | 6214 | 3742 | 43883 | 4781 | ||
EWS (Female) | 10755 | 5366 | 10755 | 5876 | ||
OBC-NCL | 7383 | 6795 | 10457 | 9306 | ||
OBC-NCL (Female) | 7494 | 9611 | 10150 | 11908 | ||
SC | 7249 | 3732 | 14849 | 5176 | ||
SC (Female) | 10671 | 5130 | 10671 | 6197 | ||
ST | 7003 | 1457 | 29399 | 1689 | ||
ST (Female) | 12872 | 1887 | 12872 | 1887 | ||
Civil Engineering | Open | 25853 | 24067 | 40264 | 33650 | |
Open (Female) | 22602 | 33447 | 35697 | 43260 | ||
EWS | 29964 | 4717 | 79174 | 5714 | ||
EWS (Female) | 26099 | 6677 | 57585 | 7051 | ||
OBC-NCL | 10010 | 8149 | 14202 | 11102 | ||
OBC-NCL (Female) | 9916 | 11782 | 11853 | 14612 | ||
SC | 7322 | 4563 | 16371 | 5615 | ||
SC (Female) | 11136 | 5422 | 14575 | 7665 | ||
ST | 8191 | 1230 | 34138 | 1515 | ||
ST (Female) | 12142 | 1967 | 21106 | 1967 | ||
Computer Science and Engineering | Open | 4488 | 2614 | 9271 | 4482 | |
Open (Female) | 5110 | 4989 | 9330 | 8068 | ||
EWS | 2667 | 556 | 20059 | 645 | ||
EWS (Female) | 8289 | 996 | 14720 | 1309 | ||
OBC-NCL | 1996 | 1001 | 3220 | 1457 | ||
OBC-NCL (Female) | 2171 | 2056 | 4350 | 3125 | ||
SC | 515 | 482 | 3043 | 843 | ||
SC (Female) | 5055 | 809 | 7468 | 1131 | ||
ST | 784 | 202 | 4056 | 269 | ||
ST (Female) | 2705 | 555 | 2705 | 555 | ||
Electronics and Communication Engineering | Open | 4211 | 4103 | 12264 | 7433 | |
Open (Female) | 9897 | 7613 | 13963 | 10983 | ||
EWS | 8519 | 938 | 22874 | 1260 | ||
EWS (Female) | 13421 | 1434 | 13421 | 1589 | ||
OBC-NCL | 2819 | 1648 | 4082 | 2574 | ||
OBC-NCL (Female) | 4350 | 3226 | 5134 | 4372 | ||
SC | 1152 | 1009 | 6719 | 1665 | ||
SC (Female) | 7468 | 1513 | 9031 | 3773 | ||
ST | 1387 | 320 | 6198 | 411 | ||
ST (Female) | 5467 | 906 | 5467 | 1220 | ||
Engineering Physics | Open | 15963 | 8191 | 21437 | 16218 | |
Open (Female) | 24186 | 22059 | 24186 | 26715 | ||
EWS | 25721 | 2672 | 33778 | 3333 | ||
EWS (Female) | 21198 | – | 88460 | – | ||
OBC-NCL | 7882 | 5434 | 9819 | 6978 | ||
OBC-NCL (Female) | 9013 | 12361 | 9539 | 12361 | ||
SC | 5321 | 3752 | 5321 | 4856 | ||
SC (Female) | 10926 | – | 10926 | – | ||
ST | 1685 | 1258 | 1685 | 1258 | ||
ST (Female) | – | 3968 | – | 4205 | ||
Materials Science and Engineering | Open | 29466 | 20228 | 36082 | 33674 | |
Open (Female) | 32439 | 33990 | 32439 | 44098 | ||
EWS | 25956 | 5137 | 33781 | 6173 | ||
EWS (Female) | – | 7627 | – | 8786 | ||
OBC-NCL | 10150 | 10170 | 12355 | 12440 | ||
OBC-NCL (Female) | 9218 | 12362 | 10680 | 14486 | ||
SC | 14452 | 5287 | 16049 | 6885 | ||
SC (Female) | 14151 | – | 18073 | – | ||
ST | 36888 | 1515 | 36888 | 1940 | ||
ST (Female) | – | – | – | – | ||
Mechanical Engineering | Open | 15470 | 11682 | 22280 | 20611 | |
Open (Female) | 19402 | 21778 | 27770 | 30239 | ||
EWS | 16111 | 2795 | 36039 | 3546 | ||
EWS (Female) | 26831 | 4641 | 38676 | 5911 | ||
OBC-NCL | 5535 | 4997 | 7893 | 6889 | ||
OBC-NCL (Female) | 7442 | 9181 | 9916 | 11749 | ||
SC | 4815 | 3031 | 13856 | 4556 | ||
SC (Female) | 9899 | 5180 | 10192 | 6662 | ||
ST | 1301 | 1090 | 15322 | 1466 | ||
ST (Female) | – | 2063 | – | 2253 | ||
Electrical and Electronics Engineering | Open | 12281 | 7396 | 15954 | 11415 | |
Open (Female) | 13963 | 13313 | 19402 | 15780 | ||
EWS | 2811 | 1537 | 26831 | 2011 | ||
EWS (Female) | 15920 | 2378 | 25910 | 2753 | ||
OBC-NCL | 3824 | 2755 | 5301 | 4310 | ||
OBC-NCL (Female) | 5869 | 4635 | 6507 | 7253 | ||
SC | 5930 | 1834 | 9899 | 2686 | ||
SC (Female) | 2814 | 2512 | 7981 | 2919 | ||
ST | 2835 | 468 | 16825 | 869 | ||
ST (Female) | 14842 | 1446 | 16680 | 1446 | ||
Production Engineering | Open | 27562 | 25715 | 41705 | 33433 | |
Open (Female) | 31117 | 36839 | 38975 | 41373 | ||
EWS | 29378 | 5611 | 59113 | 6564 | ||
EWS (Female) | 30045 | – | 76781 | – | ||
OBC-NCL | 10467 | 8210 | 14647 | 12253 | ||
OBC-NCL (Female) | 11011 | 12379 | 12726 | 14652 | ||
SC | 14721 | 5488 | 18762 | 5806 | ||
SC (Female) | 14575 | 7665 | 18532 | 8081 | ||
ST | – | 1219 | – | 1889 | ||
ST (Female) | – | 3414 | – | 3414 |
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Several factors influence the cutoff marks of NIT Calicut:
The DASA Scheme offers a pathway for Non-Resident Indians (NRIs), Overseas Citizens of India (OCIs), Persons of Indian Origin (PIOs), and foreign nationals to gain admission to National Institutes of Technology (NITs), Indian Institutes of Information Technology (IIITs), Schools of Planning and Architecture (SPAs), and other prestigious technical institutions in India. Below, we have shared the seat matrix and the opening and closing ranks for NIT Calicut under the DASA Scheme.
Branch | General DASA Seats | CIWG DASA Seats | No of Seats |
Biotechnology | 3 | 1 | 4 |
Chemical Engineering | 9 | 5 | 14 |
Civil Engineering | 14 | 7 | 21 |
Computer Science and Engineering | 14 | 7 | 21 |
Electrical and Electronics Engineering | 14 | 7 | 21 |
Electronics and Communication Engineering | 14 | 7 | 21 |
Engineering Physics | 3 | 1 | 4 |
Material Science and Engineering | 3 | 1 | 4 |
Mechanical Engineering | 14 | 7 | 21 |
Production Engineering | 4 | 3 | 7 |
Total | 145 |
In the table below, opening and closing ranks for Round 1 are shared, which will help the students get an idea of whether they are willing to be admitted at NIT Calicut through the DASA scheme.
Branch | General DASA | CIWG | ||
Opening Rank | Closing Rank | Opening Rank | Closing Rank | |
Biotechnology | 668966 | 783662 | 189135 | 189135 |
Chemical Engineering | 289738 | 426230 | 180778 | 234168 |
Civil Engineering | 560087 | 560087 | 307201 | 443980 |
Computer Science and Engineering | 13237 | 90448 | 38101 | 48693 |
Electronics and Communication Engineering | 92966 | 162872 | 24873 | 95496 |
Electrical and Electronics Engineering | 175518 | 366123 | 77306 | 141297 |
Engineering Physics | 52165 | 940125 | 128373 | 128373 |
Mechanical Engineering | 135307 | 1020608 | 135982 | 208166 |
Materials Science and Engineering | – | – | 277102 | 277102 |
Production Engineering | 666594 | 666594 | 316039 | 398533 |
In the table below, opening and closing ranks for Round 4 are shared, which will help the students get an idea of whether they are willing to be admitted at NIT Calicut through the DASA scheme.
Branch | General DASA | CIWG | ||
Opening Rank | Closing Rank | Opening Rank | Closing Rank | |
Biotechnology | 668966 | 783662 | 189135 | 189135 |
Chemical Engineering | 289738 | 426230 | 208894 | 234168 |
Civil Engineering | 560087 | 560087 | 307201 | 448209 |
Computer Science and Engineering | 33843 | 112472 | 42368 | 48693 |
Electronics and Communication Engineering | 112939 | 171134 | 88068 | 95496 |
Electrical and Electronics Engineering | 193109 | 442220 | 77306 | 147798 |
Engineering Physics | 52165 | 940125 | – | – |
Mechanical Engineering | 445300 | 1020608 | 135982 | 208166 |
Materials Science and Engineering | – | – | 277102 | 277102 |
Production Engineering | – | – | 316039 | 398533 |
The NIT Calicut offers unparalleled opportunities for students to excel academically and professionally. The institute has an exceptional placement record, with top recruiters visiting the campus annually. In the 2023 placement season, the median salary package for B.Tech graduates was INR 11.7 LPA. The highest and average packages offered were INR 50 LPA. The median package for NIT Calicut’s 2023 placements was INR 10 LPA. The overall placement rate stood at 83.65%, with more than 190 companies participating in the recruitment process at NIT Calicut during this period.
Moreover, NIT Calicut cultural fests, technical events, and student clubs ensure a well-rounded educational and extracurricular experience.
Official Website: NIT Calicut official website
Address: National Institute of Technology Calicut, NIT Campus P.O 673 601, Kozhikode, India.
Email ID: registrar@nitc.ac.in
Best wishes to all the students for their academic journey!
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