National Institute of Technology Calicut, also known as NITC or NIT Calicut, is a public institution established in 1961. NIT Calicut is approved by both UGC and AICTE. According to the NIRF ranking 2024, NIT Calicut secured 25th position in the B.Tech category, 54th in the Overall category, and 3rd in the Architecture category. Recently, NIT Calicut has ranked 24th in the B.Tech category by MyKollege, 6th for the Architecture category, and 139th for the MBA Category for the year 2025.

NIT Calicut offers admission to UG, PG, and Ph.D. programs with multiple specializations. The flagship program at NIT Calicut is B.Tech. Admission to B.Tech at NIT Calicut is based on the marks obtained in the JEE Main examination, followed by JoSAA counselling. CSE, Biotechnology, ME, ECE, Engineering Physics, EEE, Production Engineering, and Chemical Engineering are some of the specialisations offered for the B.Tech program.

NIT Calicut Placement Report 2026 is not currently available. However, according to the available data, the highest package for UG courses was INR 43.24 LPA, and the highest package for PG courses was INR 39.27 LPA for 2024-2025. Over 208 companies visited for NIT Calicut Placement, including Atlassian, Oracle, Nvidia, Salesforce, Goldman Sachs, Cisco, Barclays, SAP, Samsung, Uber, Paytm, TCS, Bajaj, Ford, Reliance, L&T, and Accenture.