NIT Calicut Cutoff 2026: JoSAA Round 5 Ranks

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NIT Calicut Round 5 2026 cutoff: OPEN category

NIT Calicut (National Institute of Technology Calicut) is in Kerala. This page lists its JoSAA 2026 Round 5 opening and closing ranks for every branch and seat category. The hardest OPEN seat to get was Architecture, closing at CRL 231. Use the predictor to check which of these seats your rank can reach.

Ranks are CRL (Common Rank List) for gender-neutral OPEN seats. Format: opening – closing. Updated 2026-10-11.

Branch	Home State (HS)	Other State (OS)
Architecture 5 years · B.Arch	35 – 137	130 – 231
Computer Science and Engineering 4 years · B.Tech	4,041 – 8,814	2,405 – 5,769
B. Tech. (Mathematics & Computing) M. Tech. in (Mathematics & Computing) 5 years · B.Tech. + M.Tech./MS (Dual Degree)	10,877 – 13,257	5,354 – 7,870
Electronics and Communication Engineering 4 years · B.Tech	6,971 – 11,625	5,888 – 8,179
Engineering Physics 4 years · B.Tech	11,498 – 25,594	6,220 – 10,012
Electrical and Electronics Engineering 4 years · B.Tech	11,452 – 17,257	8,756 – 12,016
Mechanical Engineering 4 years · B.Tech	13,978 – 23,354	12,975 – 18,652
Chemical Engineering 4 years · B.Tech	17,759 – 27,410	19,941 – 25,183
Energy Engineering 4 years · B.Tech	24,225 – 31,589	19,280 – 27,156
Materials Science and Engineering 4 years · B.Tech	26,479 – 32,892	26,520 – 28,850
Production Engineering 4 years · B.Tech	26,904 – 31,873	21,736 – 29,366
Bio Technology 4 years · B.Tech	24,522 – 34,340	31,040 – 33,484
Civil Engineering 4 years · B.Tech	22,282 – 36,432	26,795 – 34,315

Our detailed review of NIT Calicut

Overview

NIT Calicut (National Institute of Technology Calicut) is in Kozhikode, Kerala. The college dates back to 1961. A green, well-regarded campus in Kerala. Competition for its Home State seats is intense because the state has many strong candidates.

How hard is it to get in?

Using the JoSAA 2026 data, we place NIT Calicut in the upper tier band. The hardest OPEN gender-neutral seat was Computer Science and Engineering, which closed at CRL 5,769. The easiest OPEN seat was Civil Engineering, closing at CRL 34,315. So a candidate with an OPEN rank near 5,769 or better could aim for any branch, while a rank near 34,315 is only enough for the last branches. Remember that closing ranks can still move in the last rounds, so a rank slightly beyond these numbers can still get a seat.

Branches and programmes

The data lists 13 programmes at NIT Calicut: 11 four-year B.Tech and 1 five-year or dual-degree programme. The most competitive three are Computer Science and Engineering; B. Tech. (Mathematics & Computing) M. Tech. in (Mathematics & Computing); Electronics and Communication Engineering. NIT Calicut also lists 1 architecture or planning programme. These are filled on the JEE Main Paper 2 rank list, so we keep them out of the rank comparison here.

Home State vs Other State

At NIT Calicut, Home State seats close at a higher rank than Other State seats for most branches. For Computer Science and Engineering, Home State closed at CRL 8,814 against CRL 5,769 for Other State. That means candidates from Kerala usually get in with a weaker rank than outside candidates. Read our quota guide if you are unsure which quota applies to you.

Seats for different categories

The data covers 10 seat categories and 300 seat-level cutoffs for NIT Calicut, including 120 female-only seat listings. Use the category explorer on this page to see EWS, OBC-NCL, SC, ST and PwD ranks, which are separate from the OPEN ranks above.

Who should consider NIT Calicut?

It suits students with a strong rank who want a well-known NIT and are flexible about branch. If your priority is a particular branch, compare it across institutes first with the branch pages for CSE, ECE and Mechanical.

Things to check before you fill your choices

Compare your own category rank with the closing rank, not only the opening rank.
Use the Round 5 cutoff as your main guide. The last rounds can still move closing ranks slightly.
Check placement, faculty and campus facts on the official NIT Calicut website, because we only use JoSAA rank data here.
Use the predictor to see Safe, Moderate and Dream seats at NIT Calicut and other NITs together.

Reviewed by the JEEonGo team from official JoSAA 2026 Round 5 data. Updated 2026-10-11. This is our own analysis, not an official ranking.

Explore every category

Switch category, quota or gender to see all Round 5 cutoffs for NIT Calicut. EWS, OBC-NCL, SC and ST seats use category rank, and PwD seats use PwD rank.

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NIT Calicut cutoff: frequently asked questions

What is the CSE cutoff at NIT Calicut in JoSAA 2026 Round 5?

For the OPEN category in Round 5, Computer Science and Engineering at NIT Calicut: Other State seats closed at CRL 5,769 (opening 2,405); Home State seats closed at CRL 8,814 (opening 4,041). These are gender-neutral seat ranks and the last rounds can still move them slightly.

Which branch at NIT Calicut had the lowest closing rank in Round 5?

For OPEN gender-neutral seats, Architecture had the lowest Other State closing rank at NIT Calicut: CRL 231. A lower closing rank means the seat was harder to get.

How many branches are listed for NIT Calicut in this data?

NIT Calicut has 13 programs with Round 5 cutoffs in this dataset, across 10 seat categories and 300 seat-level cutoffs.

Which quotas apply at NIT Calicut?

NIT Calicut is in Kerala. Candidates from Kerala compete for Home State (HS) seats and all other candidates for Other State (OS) seats.