NIT Calicut Cutoff 2026: Check JEE Main Round Wise Closing Ranks

The rank needed for admission at this institution ranged between 208 and 29936 for the General AI category based on the NIT Calicut JEE Main cutoff 2026. Hence, students need to attain a rank of at least 29936 to be qualified for admission. 

See the table below to know the maximum rank accepted by various All India and Home State quota categories. 

 NIT Calicut BTech cutoff 2026 ranged from 1688 to 10233 for the OBC AI category in the first round. This cutoff range is based on the students' performance in the JEE Main exam. 

For the OBC HS quota, the same round cutoff ranged from 3677 to 10035. For both quotas, BTech CSE emerged as the most competitive branch for admission. See the table below to know the round 1 cutoff for both quotas. 

^{*Different rounds will have different cutoffs.}

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.  

GATE CCMT Round 1 closing rank for M.Tech. in Computer Science and Engineering was 577, followed by M.Tech. in Microelectronics and VLSI Design with 575 score and finally by M.Tech. in Computer Science and Engineering (Information Security) with a 551 score. Tabulated below is the Round 1 closing rank for GATE for NIT calicut cutoff for OBC category for top courses:

NIT Calicut accepts GATE entrane exam scores, followed by CCMT counselling process for admission to the M.Tech courses. NIT Calicut M.Tech cutoff 2024 has been released up to six rounds. NIT Calicut Last Round cutoff score ranged between 355 and 599. So, considering the current year closing cutoff socres for NIT Calicut, 350 is not a good score to get admission at NIT calicut. The score one should aim to get into NIT calicut should be 500 for ensuring maximum chances of selection. 

NIT Calicut cutoff 2024 for admission to the M.Tech course is conducted through GATE scores followed by GATE CCMT. Tabulated below is the Round 5 closing rank for NIT Calicut  for top MTech courses: 

NIT Calicut GATE CCMT cutoff 2025 was published for M.Tech and M.Tech Integrated courses. As per the last round cutoff data for the General AI category, the cutoff ranged from 354 to 656. Refer to the table below to know which courses are can be availed with a score of 400 in the last round. 

NIT Calicut CCMN cutoff 2026 was released for the third round of admission to the MSc courses based on the IIT JAM exam, followed by the CCMN counselling process. For the General AI category, the round 3 cutoff ranged from 1011 to 1059. As per this range, M.Sc. in Physics was the hardest course for admission.  

Students can check the table below to know the round 3 cutoff range for other All India quota categories. 

Yes, you can get admission to NIT Calicut for the MSc in Physics course with a rank of 1500 if you belong to the SC All India category. For this category, the latest round cutoff was 2724. 

If you belong to the EWS or ST AI category, then you can also get admission to the same course. These categories had the latest round cutoffs of 1705 and 5765, respectively. 

But if you belong to the General and OBC categories, you cannot get admission with a rank of 1500 up to the third round. Students are advised to wait for the later rounds of cutoffs to be out to see if the rank goes higher.

Apart from JEE Main, NIT Calicut offers admission to BTech course based on DASA UG scores. Based on cutoff 2020, 2021 and 2022, NIT Calicut cutoff for Round 1 Seat Allotment can be expected to range as follows: 

For B.Tech. in Computer Science and Engineering it must range between 268 and 449 

For B.Tech. in Mechanical Engineering it must range between 724 and 747

For B.Tech. in Engineering Physics it must range between 190 and 656

For B.Tech. in Materials Science and Engineering it must range around 505 

NIT Calicut cutoff were released through Direct Admission of Students Abroad (DASA) for Undergraduate courses. NIT Calicut DASA UG cutoff is decided based on various factors, such as the total number of available seats, the marks obtained by the candidates, the number of candidates who appeared in the exam, etc. Given below are the list of some related factors involve to determine the DASA UG cutoff:

• Total numbers of Seats available for the candidates in a given year
• Number of applications filled by the candidates for the specific seats
• Difficulty level of exam (Shift-wise)
• Performance of candidates
• Previous years' cutoff trends

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 NIT Calicut MTech cutoff 2026 for the MTech CSE branch was 682 for the General AI category in the 3rd round. For the MTech CSE (Information Security), the cutoff for the same round and category was 653. Comparing both ranks, we can see that MTech CSE (IS) faced tougher competition. 

The NIT Calicut CCMT cutoff 2026 was released for the 3rd round for different All India categories.  Check the table below to know the cutoffs for other categories for the BTech CSE and BTech CSE (Information Security) programme. 

NIT Calicut CCMT cutoff 2026 ranged from 352 to 682 for the General AI category in the third round. This is the cutoff for the M.Tech course and its various specialisations. So, students who belong to this category need to attain a rank of at least 682 to be qualified for admission. 

Check the table below to know the Round 3 NIT Calicut category-wise cutoff 2026 for the M.Tech course.