National Institute of Technology, Calicut
Calicut Regional Engineering College (CREC) was
established in 1961 and was named The National
Institute of Technology Calicut (NITC) in
2002. The campus is situated at Chathamangalam,
22 kilometres (14 mi) north east of Kozhikode
(formerly Calicut). It is located about
22 kilometers north-east of Calicut City at the foothills of the Western
Ghats.
There are 12 boys’ hostels and 4
girls’ hostels as NITC is a completely residential programme. A
mini-canteen is available in the hostel premises. Each hostel has its own mess and students are allowed to join
the mess of any hostel. Students are permitted to use their own computers in their rooms.
All hostels are connected to the Campus Networking Center through which
internet connectivity is provided for free. Every year, students set up LANs in
the hostels according to their needs. Each hostel contains a common room with
cable TV, newspaper and indoor games facilities. Mini-canteen, indoor shuttle court,
gymnasium and an extension of the Co-operative Society store are available in
the girls’ hostel. NITC has a gymnasium, swimming pool, an open-air theatre, an
auditorium and facilities for outdoor sports like tennis, football, volleyball,
badminton, roller skating, hockey and basketball. There is also a cricket
ground where Ranji Trophy matches are played. The
institute has a digital
library called Nalanda.
Studying
at NITC
Undergraduate, postgraduate and doctoral
degrees are offered by NITC.
Undergraduate
B.Tech.: 4 year degree is awarded in the
following fields.
i) Bio Technology ii) Chemical Engineering iii) Civil Engineering iv)
Computer Science & Engineering v) Electrical & Electronics Engineering
vi) Electronics & Communication Engineering vii) Mechanical Engineering
viii) Production Engineering ix) Engineering Physics
B.Arch: 5 years
Post
graduate
M.Tech. (Regular – GATE qualified and Sponsored)
M.Sc
MBA Admission
MCA
PGDCM
Ph.D
Life beyond the classroom
Tathva is the annual techno-management fest
organised by the college generally held in the month of September and lasts for
four days. Ragam the cultural festival of NITC is held in the winter
semester. Multiple clubs exist on campus, like the Robotics Interest Group
(RIG), The Literary and Debating Club (LND), The Indian Cultural Association
(ICA), Chemical
Engineering Association (CHEA) which is the NITC Chapter of IIChE,
Mechanical Engineering Association, Enquire (the NITC Quiz Club), The Music
Club, Club Mathematica, Audio Visual Club (AVC),etc.
Placement History
The placement story
has been a glorious one at NITC.
Placement
detail source: http://www.nitc.ac.in/app/webroot/img/upload/contentfile_3426.pdf