National Institute of Technology Calicut

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National Institute of Technology Calicut

Motto Tamaso Ma Jyotirgamaya
"May light advance piercing the shroud of darkness"
Established 1961
Type Public, Deemed
Chairman S C Tripathi
Faculty 150
Undergraduates 1600
Postgraduates 700
Location Calicut, Kerala, India
Campus 350 acres
Director Dr. G.R.C. Reddy
Website http://www.nitc.ac.in

National Institute of Technology Calicut (Hindi: राष्ट्रीय प्रौद्योगिकी संस्थान कालिकट) or NITC or NIT Calicut in the city of Calicut (Kozhikode), Kerala is one of the premier institutions for technical education in India. It is one among the twenty National Institutes of Technology in India, one in each major state. They have been established for fostering national integration by imparting technical education to students from all over India. Set in a picturesque landscape at the foothills of the Western Ghats, NITC is located about 22 km north-east of Calicut city.

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[edit] History

NITC was set up in 1961 as Regional Engineering College, Calicut (CREC) as the ninth of its kind and the first one to be established during the Third Five Year Plan period. It was at that time affiliated with the Calicut University.

The college started with an annual intake of 125 students for the under-graduate courses, in a campus of 120 acres. The intake was increased to 250 from the year 1966-67-150 for the first year and 100 for the preparatory course. The annual intake was reduced from 250 to 200 from the year 1968-69 on account of industrial recession and reduced employment of engineers.

The nineties saw rapid development both in academics and infrastructure. It was selected as a lead institute under the TEQIP programme funded by the World Bank. The Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India, accorded NIT status to REC Calicut in June 2002, along with 6 other RECs.

[edit] Courses and Academics

[edit] Engineering Departments

[edit] Allied Departments

[edit] Centres

Programme Specialization
Bachelor of Technology (B. Tech.) Chemical Engineering, Computer Science & Engineering, Civil Engineering, Electrical & Electronics Engineering, Electronics and Communication Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Production and Management
Master of Technology (M. Tech.) Structural Engineering, Traffic & Transportation Planning, Offshore Structures, Environmental Geotechnology, Computer Science & Engineering, Information Security, Digital Systems and Communication Engineering, Electronics Design and Technology, Microelectronics and VLSI Design, Instrumentation & Control Systems, Computer Controlled Industrial Power, Energetics, Power Electronics, Industrial Engineering & Management, Thermal Sciences, Manufacturing Technology, Energy Management, Materials Science & Technology
Master of Science (M. Sc.) Mathematics.& Scientific Computing
Bachelor of Architecture (B. Arch) Undergraduate Programme in Architecture
Master of Architecture (M. Arch) Graduate Programme in Architecture
Master of Computer Application (M.C.A.) Graduate Programme in Applied Computer Science
PhD All Engineering & Science disciplines

[edit] Facilities

[edit] Hostels

Ladies' Hostel(New)
Ladies' Hostel(New)

NITC is a fully residential institution and it has 12 hostels on the campus to accommodate students which are named as A,B,C,D,E,F,G,PG-1,PG-2,LH(old),LH(new),IH. A round-the-clock Computer Centre is operational in the campus. Internet connectivity is provided in the hostels except C hostel.

[edit] Sports

NITC has a well-equipped Gymnasium, a Swimming Pool, an Open Air Theatre(OAT), an Auditorium and facilities for outdoor sports like Tennis, Football, Volleyball, Badminton, Roller Blading, Hockey and Basketball. It also has a cricket ground where Ranji Trophy matches have been played.[2]

[edit] Central Library & NALANDA

The Central Computer Center
The Central Computer Center

NITC's Central Library, with more than 100,000 books is one of the largest technical libraries in India. It also subscribes to more than 200 print journals.The institute has a digital library, NALANDA (Network of Automated Library and Archives), which houses a good collection of online resources. Users from NITC and networked institutions can access around 17,000 journals, proceedings, databases, electronic theses, dissertations and online courses at NALANDA. It is also part of the INDEST consortium, which aims at networking the libraries at the important technical institutions in India.

[edit] Technology Business Incubator

The TBI at NIT Calicut was set up with the help of the Department of Science and Technology, Govt. of India and the National Science and Technology Entrepreneurship Development Board (NSTEDB). Its primary objective is to help the development of start-up ventures in Electronics & IT.[3][4]

[edit] Culture and Student Life

NIT Calicut holds two major annual events, the technical festival Tathva, held in the monsoon semester and the cultural festival Ragam, which is held in the winter semester.

[edit] Tathva

The first edition of Tathva was held in 2001 and it has since grown to be one of the largest such events in South India. Technical presentations, exhibitions, seminars and various contests are held during this event.

[edit] Ragam

Students from major colleges all over Kerala and some from outside the state present their creative, artistic talents on one platform at Ragam.Each year Ragam is different entirely from the previous editions.This year(2007) Ragam is having a budget of 22lakhs with a main show from Shaan.

[edit] Student Organisations

The student organizations at NITC like the Club Mathematica,the Literary & Debating Club (L&D), the Industrial & Planning Forum (IPF),Enquire, the Nature Club and the Indian Cultural Association organize various activities throughout the year. Professional bodies such as the Computer Society of India, the Indian Society for Technical Education, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE) and The Institution of Engineers (India) have Student Chapters at NIT Calicut. Social work is part of the NITC curriculum. NITC has two cells of the National Service Scheme (NSS) functioning in its campus.

[edit] Admissions

Entrance to NIT Calicut
Entrance to NIT Calicut

Students are taken in for the undergraduate courses is through the All India Engineering Entrance Exam (AIEEE) conducted by CBSE, New Delhi. Around 400,000 students write this test to gain admission to one of 20 NITs. Admission to some other autonomous national level technical institutes (called Deemed University) is also through AIEEE.

Admission to the graduate M.Tech and PhD courses are primarily based on scores in the GATE exam, conducted by the IITs. Admission to the MCA programme is done through the NIMCET conducted by the NITs.The first NIMCET in 2006 was conducted by NIT Calicut. Besides this faculty from other institutes work as research scholars in NITC under the Quality Improvement Programme (QIP). It is also the national coordination centre for the QIP of polytechnic institutes.

[edit] Administration

The Administrative Block at NIT Calicut.
The Administrative Block at NIT Calicut.

NITC is administered by a society registered under the Societies Registration Act XXI of 1960. Under the constitution of the society, a Board of Governors governs the Institute. The Board is appointed by the Ministry of Human Resource Development(MHRD), Govt. of India. The board is headed by the Chairman. The Director, who is the secretary of the BOG, looks after the day-to-day running of the institute.

[edit] Trivia

  • NIT Calicut was the setting of the "Rajan case", where one of its students, P. Rajan died after being held (ostensibly for being a Naxalite) in police custody. NITC's cultural fest Ragam is held in the memory of Rajan.[5] The Malayalam movie Piravi which won the Caméra d'Or at the 1989 Cannes Film Festival, was based on the life of Rajan and his father T.V. Eachara Warrier.[6]

[edit] Rankings

In the Dataquest 2006 IDC-NASSCOM India T-School Rankings, NIT Calicut was ranked 14th overall in India and 5th best in South India.[7] It has also consistently figured among the top ten institutes in India based on the performance of its students in the Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering.

[edit] NITC People

[edit] NITC Chairpersons

  • P. Rama Rao (2001-2005)
  • S.C. Tripathi (2005-)

[edit] NITC Directors

  • M.P. Chandrasekharan (2002-2003)
  • S.S. Gokhale (2003-2004)
  • B.N. Nagaraj (acting 2004-2005)
  • K.N. Dutta (acting 2005)
  • G.R.C. Reddy (2005-)

[edit] Notable Alumni

  • Devadas D. Pillai - Intel Fellow, Director, Enabling Technologies & Solutions Group, Technology & Manufacturing Group, Intel Corporation, Chandler, Arizona.[1]
  • Vishwadeep Khatri - Founder and Lead Facilitator of Benchmark Six Sigma, the leading Six Sigma training and consulting company in India [2]
  • Manoj Agarwala - Vice President, Services, Induslogic.[3]
  • Tarun Amla - Vice President and Chief Technology Officer, Isola Global.[4]
  • Prasanth Gopalakrishnan - Founder and CEO of Kalkitech [5]
  • Mathew George - Vice President, Telus Ventures [6]
  • Rakesh Rao - Founder and CEO of Four Dimension Technologies [7]
  • Tomy Sebastian - Chief Scientist, Delphi Automotive Corp. [8]
  • Mahendra Lawoti - Author of 'Towards A Democratic Nepal'
  • Suraj Pai - Senior Director, Service Industries, Oracle India [9]
  • P.S. Nair - Group Director, Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)
  • Labeeb Ismail - Co-inventor of MbTV
  • Santhosh George - Senior Director, Oracle India

[edit] Notable Faculty Members

[edit] See Also

[edit] References

  1. ^ Breaking new paths in Nanotechnology. Retrieved on January 10, 2007.
  2. ^ Regional Engineering College Cricket Ground. Retrieved on October 6, 2006.
  3. ^ Technology Business Incubators (TBIs) in India. Retrieved on January 22, 2007.
  4. ^ Spinning success stories in entrepreneurship. Retrieved on January 22, 2007.
  5. ^ Ragam at NIT Calicut. Retrieved on January 10, 2007.
  6. ^ Piravi. Retrieved on January 10, 2007.
  7. ^ Dataquest Ranking of Indian T-Schools. Retrieved on October 6, 2006.

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