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About NIT Calicut

National Institute of Technology Calicut (NITC) is one of the 31 institutions of national importance set up by an Act of Parliament namely the ‘National Institute of technology Act 2007’, and is fully funded by the Government of India. The mandate of the Institute is to provide higher technical education and conduct research in the various branches of Engineering, Science, Technology and Management. Originally established in 1961 as a Regional Engineering College (REC), it was transformed into a National Institute of Technology in 2002. The Institute offers bachelors, masters and doctoral degree programs in Engineering, Science, Technology and Management. With its proactive collaborations with a multitude of research organizations, academic institutions and industries, the institute has set a new style for its functioning under the NIT regime.

Set in a picturesque landscape at the foothills of the Western Ghats, NIT Calicut is located about 22 kilometres north-east of Calicut city in the state of Kerala, India. It stretches over a length of about 1.5 kilometres along the Calicut-Mukkam road, extending over an area of approximately 120 hectares. Calicut, also known as Kozhikode, located in the Malabar region of Kerala State, found a place in world history with the discovery of a sea route to India in 1498 by the Portuguese navigator Vasco Da Gama. Basking in the idyllic setting of the Arabian Sea on the west and the proud peaks of the Wayanad hills on the east, Calicut is known for its serene beaches, lush green countryside, historic sites, calm backwaters, wildlife sanctuaries, rivers and waterfalls.

Being a fully residential institution, the campus houses academic buildings, research labs, hostels, residences and other amenities among its infrastructure. The Institute is presently offering 11 UG programmes and 29 PG programmes including MBA. Doctoral level research has remarkably increased in recent times with a substantial increase in the volume of research papers and patents produced. Many transformations in academic institutions become imperative for embracing the changes that happen by the rule of the nature and also for absorbing the results of the pursuits of the humanity in the areas of knowledge and skill. The case of converting the premier Regional Engineering Colleges (RECs) to the new brand of institutions of national importance was with such a purpose. The enactment of the NIT Act in 2007 has fuelled the growth of the new line of institutions of national importance named as National Institutes of Technology (NITs) and are being built to improve the social equity in high quality education in science, technology, engineering and management. The primary purpose of national integration envisaged for the RECs has been upheld in the formation of NITs too, but a new focus of research was added to the mandate.