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:

The total number of seats offered in undergraduate engineering courses at NIT Calicut is around 1,182. In one specialisation, the institute offers the maximum number of B.Tech. seats, i.e., Mechanical Engineering. The number of seats allocated to this specialisation is 206. Check out the number of seats allotted in the table below:

Yes, candidates can pursue an MBA course from NIT Calicut. The institute offers MBA courses for the duration of two years, divided into four semesters, and offered in full-time mode. To get admission into the MBA course at NIT Calicut, candidates must have a bachelor's degree in any discipline from a recognised university or institution on a full-time basis with a minimum of 60% aggregate. 

The MBA course at NIT Calicut is offered for the duration of two years. Further, it is divided into four semesters. Moreover, to get the degree, candidates are required to achieve 95 credits. The institute has distributed the credits for different components of the curriculum, such as theory, practicals, internships, etc. Check out the credit distribution in the table below:

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.