NIT Calicut Ph.D. Courses & Fees

To apply for PhD admission at NIT Calicut, visit the official website of the institute and submit a duly filled application form online. However, it is mandatory for candidates to have met the basic eligibility, i.e. a master's degree in a relevant discipline and a valid score in the entrance exams accepted by the institute.

NIT Calicut offers 15 specialisations under the PhD course, including Computer Science & Engineering, Architecture & Planning, Management, Economics, English, Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Civil Engineering, Mathematics, Mechanical Engineering, Physics, and Biotechnology.

For admission to the PhD course, NIT Calicut accepts the scores of entrance exams like GATE/CSIR NET/UGC NET/ JEST/NBHM/KSCSTE and the Written Test conducted by the institute. Candidates are shortlisted based on merit in these entrance exams and are further called for an interview round.

The placement date for PG courses at NIT Calicut for the current is not been released yet. The key highlights of NIT Calicut placements over the past three years for PG programs (MTech, MCA, MSc and MBA) are presented below:

Find below the lowest package offered during NIT Calicut placements over last year:

The placement data for NIT Calicut UG courses for the current year is yet to be revealed. The table below shows the key highlights of NIT Calicut placements over the past three years for UG programs (BTech and BArch):

The placement rate during NIT Calicut placements for the current year is not yet revealed. The past year placement rates along-with the offers made, companies visited and students registered are tabulated below:

Direct Admission of Students Abroad (DASA) Scheme is under the Ministry of Education (MoE), Government of India for admission to Undergraduate programmes in Engineering/Architecture/ Planning for the Academic offered by the National Institute of Technology Calicut. The registration for DASA UG exam will commence from next year in July. Check out the related tentative schedule for NIT Calicut DASA UG 2025 from the table given below: 

The key highlights of NIT Calicut UG and PG internships 2024 are presented below:

Note: Total number of students placed is considered and double offers not counted

Includes students with CGPA >= 6.5 and who participated in all CCD registrations.

If a company has offered a job to a student having CGPA < 6.5, it is included in both placed as well registered counts.

Earlier, the key highlights of NIT Calicut UG and PG internships 2023 are presented below:

National Institute of Technology, Calicut is one of the top-ranked Architecture institutes in India. The institute has been ranked 3rd in the 'Architecture' category,  25th in the 'Engineering' category, and 76th in the 'Management' category by NIRF Ranking 2024. Talking about the placements, the the highest and average package offered during NIT Calicut placements 2023 stood at INR 50 LPA and INR 13.77 LPA, respectively. Hence, we can conclude that NIT Calicut is one of the renowned institutes in the country.

NIT Calicut admissions are entirely entrance-based for all its UG & PG courses. Candidates are shortlisted based on their past academic records along with their scores in the respective entrance exams accepted for different courses. Further, the institute also conducts GD and PI rounds for the final selection. Eligible candidates can apply by visiting the official website of the respective entrance exams. However, for MBA, candidates must apply on the official website of NIT Calicut.

The institute offers two undergraduate courses, five postgraduate courses, and one doctoral course. The offered courses by NIT Calicut are as namely BTech, BArch, MTech, MSc, MBA, MPlan, MCA, and PhD. These courses are available in multiple specialisations, including Chemistry, Computer Science and Engineering, Finance, Human Resources, Information Technology, etc.

Candidates with 90 or above percentile have a high chance of getting admission to the institute. Further, the final selection depends upon the cutoff for the academic year. In 2022, the seat allotment for NIT Calicut BTech courses went till CSAB special round-2 and the closing ranks ranged between 11,049 - 54,460.

The NIT Calicut median package for the current year placements is unknown. The median package offered over the past three years during NIT Calicut placements has been tabulated below:

More than 1,250 offers were made, and more than 1,172 students were placed during NIT Calicut placements 2023. The top recruiters at NIT Calicut are ABB, Accenture, Adobe, American Express, Amazon, Bajaj, Bank of America, Big Basket, Big Binary, Blume, Bosch, DLF, Citi Bank, Deloitte, DE Shaw and Co, Capgemini, Google, Global Logic, IBM, Goldman Sachs, Honeywell, ISRO, Larsen and Turbo, J P Morgan, Qualcomm, Siemens, Tata Motors, Wipro, etc.

NIT Calicut cutoff 2025 has been released for admission to three MSc courses based on candidates' performance in the IIT JAM entrance exam, followed by the CCMN counselling process. For 2025 admission, the Round 1 closing ranks varied between 809 and 945 for the students belonging to the General AI quota. Of all the MSc specialisations, the one with the lowest cutoff rank of 809 is Mathematics. For other specialisations along with their GATE CCMN first-round closing ranks, check out the table provided below: