Compare NIT Calicut  ,

Both institutions accept the JEE Main exam for admission to the BTech course and its various branches. 

For NIT Calicut, the 2026 round 1 JEE Main rank for the General AI category was 5100. For VNIT Nagpur, the cutoff for the same round and category was 6685. 

Comparing both ranks, we can say that admission at NIT Calicut is more competitive than at VNIT Nagpur in the first round. So, students with a rank above 5100 can opt for admission at VNIT Nagpur. See the table below to compare both colleges on other factors.  

The table below shows the NIT Calicut BTech college comparison with two other Engineering institutions:

*The total fee mentioned above is sourced from unofficial websites, and hence, is indicative.

Quick Links: Compare NIT Calicut with Other Colleges

Both NIT Rourkela and NIT Calicut are top Engineering institutes. However, JoSAA R6 closing ranks for B.Tech in CSE at NIT Rourkela is 2883, whereas for NIT Calicut it is 4521. Admission to NIT Rourkela B.Arch and B.Tech courses is based on JEE Main scores followed by JoSAA Counselling. The faculty is good at NIT Rourkela and NIT Calicut has a great infrastructure. So which one is better college or university depends on what the person is actually looking for in a particular college/university, or institute.