National Institute of Technology Calicut (NITC), formerly the Calicut Regional EngineeringCollege, is one of the prime institutions of national importance for Technical Education in India.NITC was set up under the Act of Parliament (Act 29 of 2007) namely, the National Institute ofTechnology Act 2007, which received the assent of the President of India on 5th June, 2007. Theprovisions of the Act are effective from 15th August, 2007 as per Notification S.O.1384 (E)dated 9th August, 2007 of the MHRD (Dept. of Higher Education), New Delhi permitting tooperate on non-profitable basis to impart education of the highest standards through academicprogrammes leading to the award of B.Tech.,B. Arch., MBA, M.Tech., M.Plan., MCA, M.Sc.and Ph.D. degrees in varied disciplines. National Institute of Technology Calicut-School ofManagement Studies (NITC-SOMS) was embarked in 2009 as an effort to intertwine technicalskills and managerial proficiency. 

Location: Set in a picturesque 120 hectare landscape at the foothills of the Western Ghats, NITC is locatedabout 22 km north-east of Calicut city in the state of Kerala. It stretches over a length of about1.5 km along the Calicut-Mukkam road. The distance from the Calicut International Airport tothe institute is 45 kms. Know more...