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NIT Calicut Ranking 2025

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NIT Calicut Rankings
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NIT Calicut is a well-known institute recognised across categories by a number of ranking bodies. Last year, the university maintained a strong standing in the #45 in NIRF 'Overall' category rankings, cementing its rank with the top-most institutes in the country.

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NIT Calicut Ranking Highlights 2025
NIRF Ranking 2025
Business Today Ranking 2024
The Week Ranking 2025
QS World University Rankings Ranking 2026
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NIT Calicut
NIT Calicut Ranking Highlights 2025

NIT Calicut is one of the most popular institutes of the country. Most of the ranking bodies have recognised this institute as one of the popular choices among students. The institute has been ranked #45 by the NIRF 2025 under the category Overall, #21 under Engineering, #85 under Management, and #2 under Architecture & Planning. The institute has been ranked well by eminent ranking bodies because of its curriculum, infrastructure and well-qualified faculty. Students can check the article in this space for more details around the NIT Calicut rankings.

Rank publisher & CategoryRank

B.Arch

NIRF, 2025

Best among NIRF ranked colleges in Kerala in 2025->

B.E. / B.Tech

NIRF, 2025

#21

Best among NIRF ranked colleges in Kerala in 2025->

MBA/PGDM

NIRF, 2025

#85

3rd Best among NIRF ranked colleges in Kerala in 2025->

Business & Management Studies

NIRF, 2025

#45

2nd Best among NIRF ranked colleges in Kerala in 2025->

NIT Calicut
NIRF Ranking 2025

Based on the rankings from NIRF, NIT Calicut outperformed numerous other institutes, securing a higher position, indicating that the institute is considered to be doing better in various factors evaluated by the NIRF ranking system. In the 'Overall' category, the institute's ranks have displayed instability in comparison with last year's ranking. In 2025, NIT Calicut climbed 9 ranks to #45 rank in the 'Overall' category by the NIRF ranking.

It has been observed that the institute has displayed a

It has been observed that the institute has displayed a fluctuating trend in the 'Engineering' category as compared to the ranking of preceding years. In 2025, NIT Calicut climbed 4 ranks to #21 rank in the 'Engineering' category by the NIRF ranking.

In the 'Management' category, the institute's ranks have descended when compared with the previous year's ranking. In 2025, NIT Calicut fell 9 ranks to #85 rank in the 'Management' category by the NIRF ranking. This is the second consecutive year that the institute has slipped in the rankings.

The institute's ranks in the 'Architecture and Planning' category; have shown a fluctuation when evaluated against previous year's ranking. In 2025, NIT Calicut climbed 1 rank to #2 rank in the 'Architecture and Planning' category by the NIRF ranking. Throughout the preceding two years, the rank has oscillated but is currently stable.

Check out the updated rankings and category details from different ranking bodies below.

Category	2023	2024	2025
B.Arch	2	3	2
B.E. / B.Tech	23	25	21
MBA/PGDM	85	76	85
Business & Management Studies	– / –	– / –	45

NIT Calicut Ranking
NIRF Ranking Comparison

According to the NIRF ranking 2025, NIT Calicut received #45 rank in the 'Overall' category. It holds a comparable status to the most prestigious universities such as KL (Deemed to be University), and Calcutta University for NIRF rankings under the 'Overall' category. Check out the year-by-year comparison of Tezpur University with other top institutes:

NIT Calicut vs Other Institutes: NIRF Ranking 2025
College Name	Overall 2025
NIT Calicut	45
JIPMER	43
Thapar School of Liberal Arts and Sciences	44
KL (Deemed to be University)	46
Calcutta University	47

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IIT Roorkee Compare	1
NIT Calicut	2
IIT Kharagpur Compare	3
IIEST Shibpur Compare	4
Jamia Millia Islamia Compare	5
CEPT University Compare	6
NIT Rourkela Compare	7

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NIT Calicut
Business Today Ranking 2024

As per the Business Today ranking, NIT Calicut has secured a superior rank compared to numerous other institutes, indicating that the institute has performed better across various assessing factors of the ranking system. Students can check the table below for a comprehensive overview of NIT Calicut rankings 2023:

Category	2024
MBA/PGDM	69

NIT Calicut Ranking
Business Today Ranking Comparison

NIT Calicut consistently performs well in the 'MBA' category in the Business Today rankings. In the year 2023, it secured the #66 rank, competing with various top institutes; namely, Jaipuria Lucknow, and IISWBM. For a detailed analysis, refer to the comparison table provided below:

NIT Calicut vs Other Institutes: Business Today Ranking 2023
College Name	MBA 2023
National Institute of Technology Calicut	66
JIMS Rohini	64
Christ University Bangalore	65
Jaipuria Lucknow	67
IISWBM	68

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MBA/PGDM

College	Ranking
IIHMR University Compare	66
SCIT Pune Compare	67
ISBM Pune	68
NIT Calicut	69
SCMS Cochin School of Business Compare	70
Chitkara Business School	71
N. L. Dalmia Institute of Management Studies and Research Compare	72

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The Week Ranking 2025

Over the years, there has been a consistent recognition that, NIT Calicut is known as one of the top institutes across all major categories by The Week 2023. Check the table below for more details about the NIT Calicut ranking 2023:

Category	2025
B.E. / B.Tech	19

NIT Calicut Ranking
The Week Ranking Comparison

According to The Week ranking 2023, NIT Calicut received #17 rank in the 'University (Technical)' category. It holds a comparable status to the most prestigious universities such as IIIT Hyderabad, and VNIT Nagpur for The Week rankings under the 'University (Technical)' category. Check out the year-by-year comparison of NIT Calicut with other top institutes:

NIT Calicut vs Other Institutes: The Week Ranking 2023
College Name	University (Technical) 2023
National Institute of Technology Calicut	17
ICT Mumbai	15
IIEST Shibpur	16
IIIT Hyderabad	18
VNIT Nagpur	19

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B.E. / B.Tech

College	Ranking
College of Engineering Compare	16
NSUT Compare	17
MNNIT Allahabad Compare	18
NIT Calicut	19
MNIT Jaipur Compare	20
SRM Institute of Science and Technology Compare	21
PSG College of Technology Compare	22

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NIT Calicut
QS World University Rankings Ranking 2026

Over time, NIT Calicut has earned commendable rankings across different domains in the QS World University Rankings 2024. This signifies the institution's esteemed reputation and proficiency in various aspects, assigning it an overall good score.

Students can check the table below for the NIT Calicut QS World University Rankings:

NIT Calicut Ranking
QS World University Rankings Ranking Comparison

As per the QS World University Rankings 2024, NIT Calicut has secured rank #651-700 and Banasthali Vidyapith has been ranked at #651-700. Check the QS World University Rankings’s India's Top Government University ranking in the following table:

NIT Calicut vs Other Institutes: QS World University Rankings 2024
College Name	Asia 2024
National Institute of Technology Calicut	651-700
Shivaji University	601-650
IIIT Allahabad	601-650
Banasthali Vidyapith	651-700
NIT Calicut	651-700

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The top recruiting companies include Hindustan Unilever Limited, Lam Research, Bajaj, Siemens, Nestle, Akash, Byjus, Base, Goldman Sachs, Deloitte, PwC etc.

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Some prominent core companies such as LnT and Shobha Group also recruited form the college.

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The infrastructure and environment are really good.

Placements: NIT Calicut maintains a strong placement record. The placement percentages often exceed 80% for undergraduate programs (and nearly 100% in top branches like CSE). A wide range of top companies and multinational corporations (MNCs) visit the campus, including tech giants and core industry players. The highest package is around 42 LPA, and the median package is around 16 LPA.

Infrastructure: NITC is a fully residential institution. The hostels are generally well-maintained, with good food and Wi-Fi connectivity. The campus is vast (around 300 acres), lush green, and offers a beautiful, eco-friendly environment. The food is great here. We have our own medical center here in NITC.

Faculty: Professors are highly qualified. Many hold Ph. D.s. They have extensive research experience, including patents. They are always noted as being supportive, approachable, and encouraging of critical thinking and innovative projects. The academics are generally described as structured, rigorous, and industry-relevant. The curriculum is regularly updated.

Other: Campus life is vibrant. Major annual events like the technical festival TATHVA and the cultural festival RAGAM, which is known as one of the biggest in Kerala.

Reviewed on 26 Nov 2025Read More

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B.Tech. in Electronics and Communication Engineering - Batch of 2029

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College not only forces students to focus on marks also encourage in participation extracurricular.

Placements: Many students in our college are getting placed based on their merit and knowledge. Our college not only focuses on our sem exams they will also help us build our skills. Many top companies are coming to our college and hiring. The highest package in our branch is 42LPA.

Infrastructure: Hostel facilities are decent in our college. Wi-Fi is also provided for first years and a laundry facility too. The food is acceptable to eat not that good and not that bad. The security in the hostels is not that violent they will be polite with us.

Faculty: Teachers are very helpful and they are highly qualified and knowledgeable and teaching quality is good. The curriculum is also relevant and it makes students industry ready. The semester exams are not that easy and not that hard. We can score good marks by studying one. Week before the exams.

Other: I chose this course because of my interest in semiconductors and electronics. We can do electronic related things and coding related things in this course. Our college also conducts regular workshops and hackathons.

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Really, it has good infrastructure and facilities available for the students.

Placements: Placement percentage is 35 percent, the highest Package is 26 LPA, the lowest Package is 3 LPA, and average Package is 6 LPA. In your college, you have a very close relationship with the internship, and seniors also guide about the interns, and if we have talent, you are max eligible for the internship.

Infrastructure: They provide good Wi-Fi facilities for the students. In the academics, they also give the most good health Wi-Fi in college, and they provide nutritional food in your hostels and mess.

Faculty: In your college, they provide good connections with students. It has a good curriculum provided by faculty related to the branch. Exams are also conducted in a very strict and disciplined manner, and the questions in the exams are useful for the students' further studies.

Other: Ee got the NRIF ranking of Architecture 2, and it is more famous for Architecture, and it has a good life for CSE, ECE, etc.

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This college has a good academic and non-academic staff.

Placements: Students will get placed into the top companies as per their talent and merit. Many companies are hiring our college students. The highest package in the CSE department is 42 LPA. Many companies are hiring our college students because of students’ talent, knowledge, and what not.

Infrastructure: The hostel facilities are decent, and the night curfew time too, and the food is not that good. The hostel Wi-Fi is provided in the first-year hostel too, and laundry facility too. We have separate labs for electronics and programming, and the college also has a health centre where we get free doctor checkup and medicine.

Faculty: Teachers are helpful, qualified, and knowledgeable, and the teaching quality is good. The semester exams are also not that hard and not that easy. Course curriculum is also relevant and it makes students industry ready. The pass percentage is more than 85 percent.

Other: There are many events conducted in our college. Since I joined, this is the place we can study as well as participate in any extracurricular activities you want.

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NIT Calicut is a heavenly college in god's own country.

Placements: The placement in the college is very good. The average package is 9 LPA. The college provides strong support throughout the placement season. However, students are highly advised to work very hard because the competition is tough.

Infrastructure: The buildings and infrastructure are well maintained. It has regular maintenance and construction throughout the campus, making living here convenient and worth the money spent. Although the campus is very big. You might need a cycle for comfort.

Faculty: Faculty here is one of the best among any other institute in India. They are all Ph.D. holders from NIT, IIT, IISc, and even some from Ivy League schools. The semester exams are very hard and difficult to score a high GPA, so students must be very careful.

Other: The college curriculum is very hectic, so be prepared to face challenges. Above all, the placement is good but not well guided, so you have to perform and manage things on your own.

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Placements: Every year, more than 75 percent of students find their way into management companies, typically with packages over 8 LPA. A couple of our seniors recently landed some great offers, one hitting 36 LPA. Another senior got a package of 22 LPA in mechanical engineering, while others got 16 LPA and 12 LPA in mechanical and EEE courses, respectively. These were the packages from folks I know.

Infrastructure: When we talk about the college's infrastructure, it covers all the basics clean water supply, spacious science labs, an auditorium for cultural events, and a playground for sports. There was a well-stocked library and tidy classrooms. Students could also benefit from transportation and on-campus housing if they did not have their own rides. The mess was kept clean, and while the food was decent, I think adding a few more choices that students like would be a real bonus.

Faculty: The faculty and staff really did a good job here. First-year classes felt quite a bit like high school, which honestly made the transition easier. The yearly tests were not too complicated. The college did a great job recognizing academic achievements, going out of its way to celebrate the top performers.

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What kind of courses are given by NIT Calicut?

Answered 3 weeks ago

National Institute of Technology Calicut courses include the flagship BTech programme. The BTech course is popular with Engineering students and is given in different specialisations. Bachelor of Architecture (BArch) is also an important course, giving a quality foundation in Design and Architecture

Ashwin Yadav

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Which MSc specialisations can I apply for at National Institute of Technology, Calicut?

Answered 3 weeks ago

NIT Calicut admission asks students to appear for different entrance tests according to the specific course. For the Master of Science (MSc) course, students can apply through the IIT JAM entrance exam, followed by the CCMN counselling round. NIT Calicut MSc is given in 3 specialisations: MSc in Che

Ashwin Yadav

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What are the accepted entrance exams for NIT Calicut admission?

Answered 3 weeks ago

National Institute of Technology Calicut admissions are conducted on the basis of different entrance tests. Students can check the course-wise entrance tests mentioned on the official website of the institute for more information. Some of the accepted exams for NIT Calicut admission include JEE Main

Ashwin Yadav

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What is the fee of an MBA at NIT Calicut?

Answered 3 months ago

The total tuition fee for NIT Calicut amounts to INR 4 Lacs while the hostel fee stands at INR 36,000 and the total one-time payments are INR 30,000. There are other fee components as well in the total MBA fees atNIT Calicut however, they are yet to be revealed. Candidates are advised to visit the o

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What is the highest package offered during NIT Calicut placements?

Answered 3 months ago

The NIT Calicut the highest package offered during 2025 was recorded at INR 43.2 LPA. When compared to the highest package offered in 2024 NIT Calicut placements, the highest pckage has reduced by 6.8 Lacs from the previous the highest package which was INR 50 LPA. There is no course mentioned along

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