National Institute of Technology Calicut
Former name | Calicut Regional Engineering College (CREC) |
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Motto in English | From Darkness, Lead us into Light |
| Type | Public technical university |
| Established | 1 September 1961 |
| Chairperson | Gajjala Yoganand |
| Director | Prasad Krishna |
| Registrar | Cdr. (Dr.) Shamasundara M. S. |
| Address | NIT Campus , , , 673 601 , India 11°19′19″N 75°56′07″E / 11.321973°N 75.935386°E |
| Campus | 120 hectares (1.2 km2), rural |
| Website | www |
The National Institute of Technology Calicut (NIT-Calicut or NIT-C) is a public technical university and an institute of national importance governed by the NIT Act passed by the Parliament of India. The campus is situated 22 kilometres (14 mi) northeast of Kozhikode, on the Kozhikode–Mukkam Road. It was established in 1961 and was known as Calicut Regional Engineering College (CREC) until 2002. It is one of the National Institutes of Technology campuses established by the Government of India to impart high standard technical education to students from all over the country. NIT Calicut hosts a supercomputer on its campus, and has a dedicated nanotechnology department. NIT Calicut is ranked as one of the prestigious engineering institutions in India.