National Institute of Technology Calicut (NITC)
National Institute of Technology Calicut (NITC) is a federally funded technical university established by an act of the Indian Parliament, located at Kettangal in Chathamangalam which is situated about 22 km north-east of Kozhikode (Calicut) City in Kerala, India. It was formerly known as Calicut Regional Engineering College (CREC). NITC is one of the twenty National Institutes of Technology - one in each major state of India - established by the Government of India for fostering national integration by imparting technical education to students from all over the country. NITC is among the very few institutions in the country to have a Supercomputer of its own.
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. Till the formation of the Calicut University in 1963 the institute was affiliated with the Kerala University. NITC campus of 120 acres.
Ninth of its kind and the first one to be established during the Third Five Year Plan period was accorded the Deemed University Status in June 2002. NITC is administered by a society registered under the Societies Registration Act XXI of 1960.
The classes were first held at the Government Polytechnic at West Hill, Calicut before it moved to its present campus in 1963. The college started with an annual intake of 125 students for the under-graduate courses, in a campus of 120 acres.
NITC is a fully residential institution and it has 12 hostels on the campus to accommodate students. The boys hostels are named by letters A, B, C, D, E, F, F', G, PG I, PG II, and 3 Ladies Hostels (LH). A, B, and C Hostels are three-seated but currently accommodate four students per room due to increase in intake of students. D, E, F, G, PG I, and PG II are single seated but due to high intake of students some rooms are being used as double seated rooms.
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.
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, Network of Automated Library and Archives, which houses a good collection of online resources.
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