NIT Calicut emerges top choice among engg aspirants in Kerala

Another top institute in Kerala is the Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology (IIST), which uses the JEE Advanced score as the basis for admission to BTech programmes.

The National Institute of Technology (NIT) Calicut has once again emerged as the most-preferred institute for engineering aspirants in Kerala. “Of course, one reason is that 50 per cent of seats are reserved for students from the home state,” said NIT Calicut Director Prasad Krishna.  

Faculty, mentoring programmes help institute retain top slot 

As per a report published in The Hindu, Prof Krishna said the faculty and mentoring programmes were main components for the institute retaining the top slot. “The quality of teaching is unmatched and better than most NITs in other states. Apart from this, a lot of resources are available to help students. This is reflected in the graduate outcomes and stellar placement numbers,” he said. 

Admission to NITs is based on the score obtained in the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) Main, a national-level entrance exam for engineering courses conducted by the National Testing Agency under the Ministry of Education (MoE). 

This year, the closing rank in the home state quota in the open gender-neutral category after the sixth round of admissions in various branches are: computer science and engineering (10,956); electronics and communication engineering (17,312); electrical and electronics engineering (25,305); mechanical engineering (32,212); chemical engineering (42,052) and civil engineering (49,527). 

At the same time, only 15 per cent of students from the state make it to the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Palakkad, which admits students based on score in JEE Advanced, which is conducted by one of the seven zonal IITs at Roorkee, Kharagpur, Delhi, Kanpur, Bombay, Madras, and Guwahati. The IITs have no home state quota. 

The closing rank in the open gender-neutral category for various branches after the sixth round at IIT Palakkad are: computer science and engineering (4,718); data science and engineering (6,502); electrical engineering (9,385); mechanical engineering (13,278) and civil engineering (15,714). 

Another top institute in Kerala is the Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology (IIST), under the Department of Space, the Government of India, which uses the JEE Advanced score as the basis for admission to BTech programmes in aerospace engineering and electronics and communication engineering (avionics) and five-year dual degree in BTech and Master of Science/Master of Technology. 

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