National Institute of Technology Kozhikode Faculty: Reviews, Experience, Qualification & Teaching Methodology 2026

The 285-acre lush green campus features 13 hostels with modern amenities, a central library with digital resources, high-speed Wi-Fi, advanced labs and research centres, sports facilities including a swimming pool, gymnasium, and floodlit courts, a health centre, cafeteria, auditorium, guest houses, and transport services.

NIT Calicut has an excellent placement record with over 90% placement rate for eligible students. The average package is around INR 12–14 LPA, and the highest package reaches up to INR 50–56 LPA in recent years. Top recruiters include Google, Microsoft, Amazon, Goldman Sachs, Oracle, Qualcomm, Texas Instruments, Atlassian, Salesforce, Cisco, Samsung, L&T, Infosys, TCS, IBM, Bosch, and Intel.

For B.Tech and B.Arch, admission is through JEE Main followed by JoSAA counselling. For M.Tech, it is through GATE followed by CCMT counselling. 

MBA admission is based on CAT score followed by Group Discussion and Personal Interview. 

MCA admission is through NIMCET, M.Sc. through IIT JAM and CCMN, and Ph.D. through the institute entrance test and interview.

NIT Calicut offers B.Tech in various specializations including Computer Science & Engineering, Electronics & Communication, Mechanical, Electrical & Electronics, Civil, Chemical, Biotechnology, and more, along with B.Arch. At the postgraduate level, it offers M.Tech, M.Plan, M.Sc., MBA, and MCA. It also provides Ph.D. programs across engineering, science, architecture, and management disciplines.

National Institute of Technology Calicut (NIT Calicut or NITC) is one of India's premier public technical universities and an Institute of National Importance. It was established in 1961 as Calicut Regional Engineering College (CREC) and upgraded to NIT status in 2002.