National Institute of Technology Calicut
Public engineering institute located in Kerala, India / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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National Institute of Technology Calicut (NIT Calicut or NITC), formerly Regional Engineering College Calicut, 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) north east of Kozhikode, on the Kozhikode–Mukkam Road.[5] 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 for imparting high standard technical education to students from all over the country. NIT Calicut hosts a supercomputer on its campus,[6] and has a dedicated nanotechnology department.[7]
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; 62 years ago (1961-09-01) |
Chairperson | Gajjala Yoganand[1] |
Director | Prasad Krishna[2] |
Registrar | Cdr. (Dr.) Shamasundara M S [3][2] |
Address | NIT Campus , , , 673 601 , India 11.321973°N 75.935386°E / 11.321973; 75.935386 |
Campus | 120 hectares (1.2 km2),[4] rural |
Website | www |