NIT Calicut - National Institute of Technology

Candidates are advised to score 694 or a little higher. The table below shows the required cutoff scores for some of the specialisations during the Round 1 admissions at NIT Calicut:

For students belonging to the General AI quota, the GATE CCMT Round 1 cutoff scores varied between 351 and 731. For top M.Tech branches like CSE and CSE (Information Security), the cutoff scores stood at 731 and 694, respectively. Considering the first round cutoff 2025, other top M.Tech specialisations were Microelectronics and VLSI Design with a cutoff score of 647 and Electronics Design and Technology (600). For the OBC category students, the first-round cutoff scores for CSE and CSE (IS) stood at 694 and 671, respectively, under the All India quota. 

NIT Calicut admits students to its BTech courses based on JEE Main ranks, followed by JoSAA counselling. If you belong to the general category under the AI quota, the minimum rank required to be eligible for Round 1 admission was 4678 or less. The maximum cutoff rank went up to 28830. Candidates can refer to the table below to view the JEE Main first round closing ranks for the B.Tech. programme across multiple specialisations for the General AI quota:

If you belong to the OBC category of students and are aiming for NIT Calicut MSc courses, then you must aim to secure a cutoff rank of up to 1254 or less. For 2025, the first round cutoff list is out, wherein the closing ranks varied between 966 and 1254 for the students belonging to the OBC category under the AI quota. So, considering the first round cutoff, it is better to have a lower cutoff rank to improve your chances of securing a seat at NIT Calicut for the MSc programme. Below are the MSc specialisation-wise CCMN first-round closing ranks of OBC category students:

You can get CSE in GFTI as per the JoSSA counselling cutoff last year. You cannot get any branch, like CSE, ECE in NIT at this rank.

NIT Calicut has shared a list of the recruiters who participated during the recent placement drive. The list of top recruiters during NIT Calicut placements 2024 is presented below: