National Institute of Technology Calicut

National Institute of Technology Calicut
Former name
Calicut Regional Engineering College (CREC)
Motto in English
From Darkness, Lead us into Light
TypePublic technical university
Established1 September 1961; 63 years ago (1961-09-01)
ChairpersonGajjala Yoganand[1]
DirectorPrasad Krishna[2]
RegistrarCdr. (Dr.) Shamasundara M. S.[3][2]
Address
NIT Campus
,
Kozhikode
,
Kerala
,
673 601
,
India

11°19′19″N 75°56′07″E / 11.321973°N 75.935386°E / 11.321973; 75.935386
Campus120 hectares (1.2 km2),[4] rural
Websitewww.nitc.ac.in
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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) northeast 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 to impart 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]

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  5. ^ "LOCATION – National Institute of Technology Calicut". Archived from the original on 21 January 2012. Retrieved 9 October 2013.
  6. ^ "Super Computing Facility at NITC" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 January 2010. Retrieved 7 February 2020.
  7. ^ "National Institute of Technology Calicut". Retrieved 7 February 2020.