INFORMATION BULLETIN

Direct PhD Programme for B.Tech/BE Graduates

JULY ADMISSION 2021-22

National Institute of Technology Calicut

Institution of National Importance under NIT Act, 2007
N.I.T. Campus P.O., Calicut – 673601, Kerala, India
Phone +91-495-2286101, Fax: +91-495-2287250
www.nitc.ac.in
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 CONTENTS Page
No.

Part- I PROFILE OF THE INSTITUTE

Introduction 3
Administration 3
Location 5
Infrastructure Facilities 5
Other Facilities 9
Students Affairs Council (SAC) and Co-Curricular Activities 11
Training and Placement 11
Technology Business Incubator 11
Distinguished Alumni 11
Parent Teacher Association 11
Programmes of Study 12
Major Areas of Research and Consultancy 14
Student Discipline 18
Working Hours 19
Part 2 - ADMISSION TO DIRECT Ph.D. PROGRAMMES
Introduction 20
Eligibility & Academic requirements for admission to Ph.D. programmes 20
Reservation Policy 21
Selection of candidates 21
Salient features of Ph.D. programmes 21
Fee structure 23
How to apply 24
Institute Refund Rule 25

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 National Institute of Technology Calicut
Institution of National Importance under the Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India
PROFILE OF THE INSTITUTE
INTRODUCTION
National Institute of Technology Calicut (NITC) is one of the premier national institutions for
technical education in India. This was originally established in September 1961 as “Calicut Regional
Engineering College (CREC)”, jointly by the Government of India and the Government of Kerala. The
Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD), Government of India elevated CREC to a
Deemed University under the name National Institute of Technology Calicut in June 2002. NIT
Calicut is an academically autonomous Institute of National Importance fully funded by the
Government of India and is administered by the NIT Act, MHRD, Govt. of India. The Presidentof
India is the visitor to the Institute under the Act. The governance structure includes the national
council for NITs as the apex policy making body, while the Institute’s governance is vested with a
Board of Governors. Institute’s senate is the authority in academic matters. Chairman of the Board
of Governors is nominated by the visitor. NITC offers academic programmes leading to B.Tech.,
B.Arch., M.Tech., M.Plan., M.Sc., MBA, MCA, and Ph.D. degrees in various disciplines. NITC is a
recognised Quality Improvement Programme (QIP) Centre for offering M. Tech. and Ph.D.
programmes for teachers of Engineering Colleges & Polytechnics. The institute is a recognized
research institution for pursuing research work leading to Ph.D. degree under National Doctoral
Fellowship Scheme. NITC has well qualified faculty and dedicated supporting staff. Apart from
teaching, NIT Calicut is engaged in a wide spectrum of activities covering research and
development, industrial consultancy, continuing education to faculty & staff, and community
development.
ADMINISTRATION
Director in Charge Dr. P.S. Sathidevi
Deputy Director Dr. P.S. Sathidevi
Registrar Lt. Col. Pankajakshan K. (Retd.)
Dean (Academic) Dr. Saly George
Dean (Planning and Development) Dr. Jeevamma Jacob (Addn. Charge)
Dean (Research and Consultancy) Dr. S. D. Madhukumar (Addn. Charge)
Dean (Faculty Welfare) Dr. Chandrasekharan K
Dean (Students Welfare) Dr. S. D. Madhukumar
Dean (Alumni Affairs and International Relations) Dr. Jeevamma Jacob
Head of Departments/Schools
Architecture and Planning Dr. P. P. Anil Kumar
Chemical Engineering Dr. Aparna K
Chemistry Dr. Sujith A

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 Civil Engineering Dr. P. V. Indira
Computer Science & Engineering Dr. Muraleekrishnan K.
Electrical Engineering Dr. Rijil Ramchand
Electronics & Communication Engineering Dr. Deepthi P. P.
Mathematics Dr. Sunitha M S
Mechanical Engineering Dr. Jose Mathew
Physics Dr. Aji A Anappara
Training Placement Dr. V. Sajith
Physical Education Mr. Sunil M. S.
School of Biotechnology Dr. Suchithra T.V.
School of Management Studies Dr. T. Radha Ramanan
School of Materials Science and Engineering Dr. Soney Varghese
Associate Deans
Academic Dr. Sindhu T. K.
Academic Dr. Raghu C. V.
Planning and Development Dr. Gopakumar G.
Planning and Development Dr. Krishnamurthy K.
Research and Consultancy Dr. Arun P.
Faculty Welfare Dr. P.K. Madhavan Unni
Students Welfare Dr. Mohammed Firoz. C
Alumni Affairs and International Relations Dr. Shijo Thomas
Chairman/Chairperson
Postgraduate Admissions Dr. Sreelekha G
Undergraduate Admissions Dr. Sunil Jacob John
Education Technology and Library Dr. Raghu Chatanathodi.
Internal Quality Assurance Cell Dr. C. Muraleedharan
Chief Warden Dr. A. Santhiagu
Professor & Head (Training and Placement) Dr. V. Sajith
TEQIP Coordinator Dr. A. S. Sajith
Deputy Chairman / Chairperson
Postgraduate Admissions Dr. Murali K. P. & Dr. Vineesh Ravi
Undergraduate Admissions Dr. Sunil Kumar T. K.
Education Technology and Library Dr. Pournami P.N.

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 SC/ST Liaison Officer Dr. T. M. Madhavan Pillai
Deputy Registrar (Academic) Mr. Gejo C.V.
Officer on Special Duty (Stores and Purchase) Mr. K M Muralikrishnan
Officer on Special Duty (Audit) Mr. Cyril E. K.
Librarian (i/c) Smt. Sobhana J
Assistant Registrar (Establishment) Ms. S. Sreeda
Assistant Registrar (Finance) Mr. Ashok Kumar Dev
Assistant Registrar (Administration) Mr. S. Saravanan
Assistant Registrar (Stores and Purchase) Dr. Asha Gopalan
LOCATION
Set in a picturesque landscape at the foothills of the Western Ghats, NIT Calicut is located about 22
kilometers north-east of Kozhikode city in the state of Kerala, India. Calicut, also known as
Kozhikode, located in the Malabar region of Kerala State, found a place in the world history with
the discovery of a sea route to India in 1498 by the Portuguese navigator Vasco Da Gama. Basking
in the idyllic setting of the Arabian Sea on the west and the proud peaks of the Wayanad hills on the
east, Calicut is known for its serene beaches, lush green countryside, historic sites, calm backwaters,
wildlife sanctuaries, rivers and waterfalls.
The campus of National Institute of Technology Calicut stretches over a length of about 1.5 km along
the Calicut-Mukkam Road, extending over an area of approximately 120 hectares. NITC is
connected with Calicut city by KSRTC Buses (towards Mukkam) starting from KSRTC Central Bus
Station and by Private Buses starting from Corporation Bus Station, Palayam (near Calicut Railway
Station). Taxi and auto-rickshaws are available from Calicut Railway/Bus Station to NITC. The
nearest airport is at Karipur near Calicut, which is 45 kms from the Institute. One can reach the
campus by car from Kozhikode International Airport in approximately 45 minutes. Kozhikode
railway station is 23 kilometers away. Local buses are available frequently for commutation
between campus and the main city.
INFRASTRUCTURE FACILITIES
The Institute has a well-equipped library, a computer centre, lecture hall complexes, various
laboratories in different departments, workshops, and hostels for accommodating about 6000
students, health care centre, and adequate facilities for sports, games and co-curricular activities.
The institute has a guesthouse, with A/C and non A/C rooms, for the guests of the institute,
including alumni and parents of the students. To provide service to the residents, the campus also
accommodates a branch of State Bank of India, Post Office, Canteen and Co-operative Store.
Education Technology and Library
Education Technology & Library (ETL) consist of Central Library and Digital Library. The central
Library of NIT Calicut is one of the best technical libraries in South India. It came into being with
the establishment of the college in 1961. Central Library is having a floor of 1490 m 2. It has a very
good collection of more than one lakh technical/scientific books. Central Library offers its services
to more than 8,000 users comprising of undergraduate, postgraduate students, research scholars,
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faculty and employees from various Departments of the Institute/ Centres/Sections. The services
of the Central Library are fully automated using KOHA, and the entire collection is accessible
throughout the campus. Using KOHA OPAC, users can search the online library catalogue by Author,
Title, Subject and Keywords. The library management software along with existing campus-wide
intranet imparts the following features:
 Automated front-desk operations.
 Campus-wide online access, catalogue access.
 RFID-based automated collection/bar-coded user identification.
Central Library subscribes reputed International Journals and Indian Journals in online and print
forms. The Digital Library, 'NALANDA' provides online access to more than 6000 electronic
journals in various Engineering and Science disciplines. NALANDA hosts many electronics data
bases in its servers. As a member of the Shodh Sindhu Consortium under the Ministry of Human
Resource Development, GOI, NALANDA promotes the use of e-journals and e-books for advanced
research and learning in the Engineering and Science Education. Major online resources are
journal/magazine/ conference records/standards of IEE, IEEE, Springer, ASME, ASCE, and ACM
Digital Library core packages. Online access to study materials is available through a local copy of
NPTEL. Resources like CMIE, ACE Analyzer, Eikon, Grammarly, Knimbus, Emerald, J Gate, Scopus,
and Web of Science are available to the NITC community through the digital library. Library also
subscribes to plagiarism checker - Turnitin. The digital library is developing the NITC resources by
collecting and indexing the students’ project reports/theses through an ETD run with DSpace,
which also houses the national and international standards. Eduserver - running in the Digital
Library - hosts the moodle platform for online course management. E-books from Wiley, Springer
and Pearson are also made available.
Digital Library reading room housing about 50 computer terminals provides exclusive access to
online resources. All resources are available throughout the campus from
http://www.library.nitc.ac.in.
There is a separate section for SC/ST students, funded by the Institute as well as Kerala State Govt.
Scheduled Caste Welfare Department.
An air-conditioned study room, with CCTV surveillance, is functional for the Institute’s user
community. Here users are permitted to bring their personal books, laptops and other study
materials for self-study.
The Central Library also houses a Reprographic section which consists of a Graphic Studio, Offset
press and a Binding Section. These sections cater to the related needs of the Institute.
Working Hours:
Library remains open from 8 am to 11 pm on all working days. It remains closed on Sundays and
Institute holidays. Working hours of Study Room are from 9 am to 11 pm on all days, including
holidays.
NITC Central Library offers a powerful combination of traditional resources, sophisticated
technology, and well-designed spaces to support learning, teaching and scholarship, along with
friendly and knowledgeable staff to assist in using these tools and collections.

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Eduserver
This will provide a facility for faculty to offer common and additional online topics/subjects as the
part of the curriculum including on-line tutorials, evaluation and simulation etc.

Central Computer Centre

Central Computer Centre (CCC) is the central facility in NIT Calicut which caters for the computing
requirements of the whole community of this institution. The centre has state of the art
infrastructure with four fully operational terminals spanning over three floors of the building.
Decision Support System (DSS) of the institute also operate from the Centre building. The Centre
has 190+ client machines and has a capacity to include 400+ machines. Client systems are of both
desktop and workstation genre. Desktops contain DELL OPTIPLEX 755 and 7010 series which are
of adequate performance and workstations contain HP XW4550 and DELL Precision series
machines which are capable of more than handling high-end production and design level
applications. CCC hosts some of the high-end servers and a parallel processing cluster machine.
Servers include DELL PowerEdge T620 which has a dual Hexa-core processor and HP ProLiant Rack
server which has a dual quad-core processor.
A state of the art Super Computing Facility with 20 Tera FLOPS computing power meet the research
needs of the Institute. The facility can be accessed by all the departments and schools anywhere in
the campus through networking. The centre possesses a bundle of software, packages and OS for
diversified applications. Some of the numerous applications which support academic and creative
needs of the student are ANSYS, MATLAB, Adobe Suite, etc. Computers in the CCC are loaded with
Windows and Linux operating systems for convenience and centralized authentication is provided
for both. Students are mandated to follow strict classroom discipline inside the centre. Centre is
fully air-conditioned and has UPS power backup for the whole setup. The Centre works 17 hours a
day (7 am – 12 midnight), 7 days a week, except national holidays unless instructed otherwise.
Campus Networking Centre
The Campus Networking Centre (CNC) is the central facility providing the software, hardware and
networking support to the entire student and staff community of NITC Campus. CNC manages
internet connectivity (both wired and wireless), Institute website and IP phones. The campus is
interconnected with about 30 kms of fibre optic backbone network with 80 routed internal
networks, managed by the Unified Threat Management System. The centre is equipped with
Firewall, Routers, Domain Name Server, Web Server, Proxy Servers and IP phone server, etc.
Presently the network is served by 1Gbps of Internet connectivity provided by BSNL under NKN
scheme of MHRD and 12 Mbps by RELIANCE. The Institute Website is managed by CNC. CNC
functions on a 24x7 basis, 365 days without any holidays. IP phones are installed in all Academic
and Administrative sections. The IP Phones and IP Phone server are also implemented, configured
and managed by CNC.

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Hostels
There are eleven hostels for men and two hostels for women. The total capacity of all hostels
currently available is more than 6000. All the hostels have Common room and Recreational centre
where, newspapers, magazines, TVs and indoor and outdoor sports/ games facilities are available.
Guest room facilities are available in each hostel for the relatives/guests of hostel inmates on
chargeable basis. Twenty-four hour internet and computational facilities are available in almost all
hostels; it is getting extended to other hostels too. A new mega hostel for boys is getting ready for
occupation. Twenty four hours of water and electricity supply is ensured in all the hostels. Mini
canteen, Milma, Amul kiosks, DTP centre, Co-operative store, Book centre, Laundry, etc., are
functioning in the Students Activity Centre functioning near the Hostels.
There are 11 messes serving food with wide varieties of menu, associated with men’s hostels out
of which, two are dedicated vegetarian messes. Four messes in the ladies hostel cater to the varying
tastes of students from all over India. All the students except first-year boys are allowed to join any
of the messes of their choice. However, dining from any one of the messes with in the hostel
premises is compulsory for the inmates. Apart from the main messes, optional night mess services
are available till midnight in the hostels enabling students to take tiffin and snacks during their
overnight studies. To provide a calm and favourable environment for the students, the inmates of
hostels are strictly instructed to follow the code of conduct of NITC Hostels.
The ladies hostel has facilities like ladies gym, stitching and tailoring centre, hostel library, indoor
sports centre, DTP centre, Ice cream shop, Co-operative store, etc. A night canteen and an Amul
kiosk function in Ladies hostel as well.
Hostel Fee:

One Time fee for all PG (M.Tech./M.Plan./ MCA/ M.Sc/MBA.) & Ph.D. Programmes
Sl.No Description Amount (in Rupees)
1 Cost of Application Form 500/-
2 Hostel Amenities fund (Non-Refundable) 4500/-
3 10000/-
Caution and Furniture Deposit (Refundable at the end of the
Programme on the production of Non-Liability Certificate)
Total 15,000/-

Note:
1. Hostel room rent/ electricity/ water/ mess and other establishment charges are payable
on a monthly basis. However, parents/ students can pay an amount of Rs.20,000/-
(Rupees twenty thousand) at the beginning of every semester as an advance. If found
deficient, parents/ students will be informed to pay the balance. If found excess, the
balance amount will be carried over to the next semester.
2. The financial requirements given above are subject to change.

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Hospital & Healthcare Facilities
Medical care offered by the Institute at its own Health Centre has 10 beds and a clinical laboratory
for routine biochemical tests. There are two medical officers - a Lady Medical Officer and two
Resident Medical Officer - and qualified nursing staff to look after the health needs of the campus
residents. Institute, through insurance firms, offer a mediclaim policy for the students which offer
up to Rs. 1, 00,000 for hospitalization for a nominal premium paid by the students.
Banking and Postal Facility
A fully computerised branch of the State Bank of India (SBI) with networked ATM and internet core
banking facility functions within the campus. The bank also extends financial support in the form
of loans for meeting the educational expenses of students. A Post Office with value added facilities
like Speed Post functions within the campus.
Mobile Communication Services
All major service providers provide mobile phone coverage in the campus. BSNL Telephone
Exchange also is functioning inside the campus.
Engineering Unit
The construction, renovation and maintenance of buildings, compound wall, laying of roads, water
supply, allotment of residence, campus electricity distribution and maintenance etc. are carried out
by the Engineering Unit.
Guest House
Guest house facility is available in the campus for the guests of the Institute which is extended to
relatives of staff and students based on specific requests.
Transportation Facility

The Institute provides facility for transportation to the city by operating bus services for the campus
community in the morning and evening. Bus facility is also provided during lunch-break from the
East campus towards ladies hostel area. In addition, vehicle service is provided at frequent intervals
connecting various locations in the campus for the benefit of the students.
OTHER FACILITIES
Apart from those mentioned above, there are many facilities provided in the campus aimed at
improving the academic environment in the campus and also for the holistic development of the
students.
Student Guidance Cell
The Student Guidance Cell (SGC) aims to provide guidance and counselling services to students
based on their needs with assured privacy and confidential exchange of communication. SGC also
provides academic support in the form of special classes for students. The formation of SGC was
based on the feedback from graduated students of the Institute who stressed on the need to have
a facility to counsel and motivate the students. SGC helps the students to function better in all
domains of life – academic, social, personal and psychological. The motive behind SGC stems from

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the need to facilitate the process of growth and maintain the positive well-being of the students.
The counselling services offered by SGC empowers the students to have enhanced the ability to
solve problems, make decisions, as well as, make them more efficient in tackling personal problems.
In a nut shell, it is aimed at enhancing their ability to utilize to the best, the potential available in
them. The SGC avails the help of two trained clinical psychologists who are available in the institute.
The Clinical Psychologists are available in Room No MB 204 (Old admission room in Main
Building) as per the following timings:
Monday to Friday: 9:00 am to 1 pm & 2 pm to 5.30 pm.
Contact No. 0495-228-6180. Website: www.sgc.nitc.ac.in. Email: [email protected]

Centre for Value Education (CVE)

NIT Calicut gives its students a unique opportunity to engage in activities that promote human
values. A one-credit course on value education is an academic requirement in the NIT curriculum.
Physical Education and Sports
NIT Calicut, true to its objective of "total fitness in the campus" has rightly included Physical
Education in the UG curriculum, which is designed to orient the fresh batch of students to the basic
need for health-related physical fitness through sports and to compulsorily participate in a 1-Credit
Course in Physical Education. The Institute offers the students all major infrastructure including
Swimming Pool, Skating Rink and Gymnasium to choose from, for making their campus life
worthwhile and fruitful. In addition, the highly talented are spotted, trained and exposed to higher
level of competition like the Inter-university, Inter-NIT and State tournaments.
National Service Scheme
NIT Calicut has a National Service Scheme Cell operating under the Kerala State NSS Cell, with four
NSS units. Volunteers are encouraged to take up socially relevant activities outside the campus,
specifically in the Chathamangalam Panchayath adopted by the Cell. NSS is part of the UG
curriculum and every student has to successfully undergo a one-credit NSS programme before he
or she enters the fifth semester.
Technical Education Quality Improvement Programme
Technical Education Quality Improvement Programme (TEQIP) is the Scheme of Government of
India through which the selected institution shall be getting financial assistance for modernisation
and academic reforms.
Centre for Transportation Research
The Centre for Transportation Research (CTR) was set up in 2013 with funding by Ministry of
Human Resource Development under scheme “Establishment of 50 centres of excellence for
Training and Research in Frontier Areas of Science and Technology scheme” (FAST scheme). The
mission of Centre for Transportation Research is to improve the quality of life in our community,
region and nation through leadership and excellence in transportation research, education and

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outreach using all the resources and strong partnership with government and industry. The CTR
carries out research, training, testing and public awareness programmes in various aspects of
transportation engineering.
STUDENTS AFFAIRS COUNCIL (SAC) AND CO-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES
The Students Affairs Council, also referred to as SAC, is a student representative body whose
members are elected by the student community. It is the apex student body of NITC and is
responsible for a wide range of activities and events that take place in the campus. The most
prominent role of the Students‟ Council, however, is its endeavor to ensure the academic progress
of the students and their well-being.
The executive council functions as a body accountable to the SAC to execute and implement the
policies of SAC. Presided over by the General Secretary, it also addresses the grievances of the
student community and works for their welfare. It also comprises of Academics Affairs Secretary,
Research Affairs Secretary, Hostel Affairs Secretary, Sports Secretary, Cultural Affairs Secretary,
Technical Affairs Secretary, Joint Secretary and Chief Student Editor. Each executive chairs acouncil
which tackles the issues under his/ her domain.
The SAC organizes various cultural and technical events through different clubs and forums and
also the two major annual events: “Tathva”, the techno-management festival, held in the Monsoon
semester and the cultural festival “Ragam”, held in the winter semester.
TRAINING AND PLACEMENT
The Institute has a Centre for Training & Placement which looks after the training/internship for
the students, their placement on graduation and for partnership with industry.

TECHNOLOGY BUSINESS INCUBATOR

A Technology Business Incubator (TBI) with the assistance from Department of Science and
Technology, Government of India has been established. TBI helps in incubating knowledge-based
start-ups into sustainable business providing necessary infrastructure and guidance.
DISTINGUISHED ALUMNI

A vast majority of the former students have made a lasting impact in the professional areas such as
academics, administrative services, research laboratories, government departments and private
industries. A strong network of alumni thrives in India, as well as, in foreign countries.
PARENT TEACHER ASSOCIATION OF NIT CALICUT (CREC PTA)
CREC Parent –Teacher Association, had originated as a charitable society keeping the objective of
developing the educational, cultural, and training activities of students who are admitted in CREC
(presently NIT Calicut) on no profit not loss basis. At present, Dr. Saly George, Dean (Academic), Dr.
Shiny Joseph, Professor, CHED and Dr. Dhanya Ram V., Asst. Professor, CHED are nominated as the
President, Secretary, Joint Secretary cum Treasurer, respectively. Some of the major activities of the
PTA include the following:-
 Financial assistance to meritorious students requiring financial support
 Silver Jubilee Endowment Trust Scholarship for needy students
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  Cash awards for gold medalists from all branches of study
 Travel support for Students for presenting papers in International Conferences held in
India
 Organizing department level Parent Teachers Meetings and Annual GBM during every
year
 Supporting cultural & technical festivals organized by Students & Staff of NIT Calicut.
 Financial support to the student volunteers in Central Library.
More details of CREC PTA can be found in the website: http://www.nitc.ac.in/crecpta.
Email id: [email protected]. Phone number: 04952286126

PROGRAMMES OF STUDY
Under graduate Level - B.Tech. Programmes (4 years - 8 semesters)
 Biotechnology (BT)
 Chemical Engineering (CH)
 Civil Engineering (CE)
 Computer Science and Engineering (CS)
 Electrical & Electronics Engineering (EE)
 Electronics & Communication Engineering (EC)
 Engineering Physics (EP)
 Materials Science and Engineering (MT)
 Mechanical Engineering (ME)
 Production Engineering (PE)

Under graduate Level - B. Arch. Programme (5 years - 10 semesters)Recognised by the Council of

Architecture

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Post graduate Level - M.Tech./M.Plan. Programmes (2 years - 4 semesters)
Department/ School Programme Programme Code
Architecture & Planning Urban Planning AR61
Structural Engineering CE61
Traffic & Transportation Planning CE62
Civil Engineering Offshore Structures CE63
Environmental Geotechnology CE64
Water Resources Engineering CE65
Chemical Engineering Chemical Engineering CH61
Computer Science & Engineering CS61
Computer Science & Engineering Computer Science & Engineering
(Information Security) CS62
Electronics Design & Technology EC61
Electronics &Communication Microelectronics & VLSI Design EC62
Engineering Telecommunication EC63
Signal Processing EC64
Instrumentation & Control Systems EE61
Power Systems EE62
Electrical Engineering Power Electronics EE63
Industrial Power and Automation EE64
High Voltage Engineering EE65
Industrial Engineering and Management ME61
Thermal Sciences ME62
Manufacturing Technology ME63
Mechanical Engineering
Energy Engineering and Management ME64
Materials Science and Technology ME65
Machine Design ME66
Materials Science and Engineering Nanotechnology MT61

M.Sc. Programmes (2 years - 4 semesters)

Department M. Sc. Programme Programme Code
Mathematics Mathematics MA62
Physics Physics PH62
Chemistry Chemistry CY62

MCA Programme (3 years - 6 semesters)

MBA Programme (2 years - 4 semesters)

Ph.D. Programmes: Engineering branches, Architecture, Planning, Mathematics, Physics,Chemistry

and Management.

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MAJOR AREAS OF RESEARCH AND CONSULTANCY
The major areas of research and consultancy of various departments are as follows:
ARCHITECTURE AND PLANNING
 Urban and Regional Planning
 Transportation
 Infrastructure
 Housing
 Environmental Planning
 Planning Informatics
 Architecture
 Urban Design
 Landscape
 Conservation
 Architectural Theory
 Architectural Visualization & Product Design
 Sustainable Building Design
 Building Services
 Energy Modelling
 Building Information & Management
 Building Technology & Management
 Alternate Building Materials
 Construction Management
CHEMICAL ENGINEERING
 Energy & Environment
 Biofuels
 Fuel Cells
 Energy Harvesters
 Waste Water Treatment
 Clean Coal Research & Development
 Electrochemical Engineering
 Renewable Energy and Clean Technology
 Materials Science
 Nano Composites
 Fracture Mechanics
 Polymer Technology
 Membrane Technology
 Multiphase Flow Systems
 Microfluidics
 Phase Change Heat Transfer
 Comminution & Classification
 Experimental & Computational Fluid Dynamics
 Process Dynamics & Control
 Control systems
 Process Intensification
 Process Systems Engineering

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CHEMISTRY
 Materials Chemistry & Technology (Polymers, Biomacromolecules, Blends, Composites,
Membranes)
 Organic & Bio-organic Chemistry
 Porphyrins and Metalloporphyrins
 Theoretical and Computational Chemistry
 Bio-inorganic Chemistry
 Soft Materials
 Waste Management
 Energetic Materials/ High Energy Materials
 Thermoelectric Materials
 Main Group Organometallic Materials and Supramolecular Chemistry
 Biomimetic Inorganic Chemistry

CIVIL ENGINEERING
 Structural Engineering
 Strength and Behaviour of Offshore Structures
 Traffic and Transportation Planning
 Water Resources Engineering
 Geotechnical Engineering
 Environmental Engineering
 Construction Project Management
 Sustainability and Development of Building Materials

COMPUTER SCIENCE & ENGINEERING

 Parallel and Distributed Computing Systems
 Intelligent Systems
 Program Analysis
 Algorithms and Complexity
 Information Management & Security
 Machine Learning
ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING
 Power & Energy Systems
 High Voltage Engineering
 Power Electronics& Drives
 Control and Signal Processing
 Biomedical signal/image processing and Instrumentation
 Industrial Power & Automation
ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATION ENGINEERING
 Speech/Audio/Image/Video Processing
 Signal Theory
 Compressed Sensing/Sparse Signal Processing
 Multi-rate Signal Processing and Filter banks
 Biomedical Signal Processing
 Machine Learning
 Wireless Communications and Networks

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  OFDM/MIMO and Massive MIMO
 5G Wireless Communications
 Cryptography and Secure Communication
 VLSI architectures for Signal Processing
 Power Management IC Design
 Analog & Mixed-signal IC design
 Semiconductor Device modeling
 Micro fabrication Technology
 Micro/Nano Electro Mechanical System (MEMS/NEMS)
 RF/Microwave
MATHEMATICS
 Discrete and Fuzzy Mathematics
 Stochastic Modelling and Applied Statistics
 Numerical Analysis and Scientific Computing
 Mathematical Analysis
 Nonlinear Dynamics
 Operations Research
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
 Industrial Engineering and Management Stream
 Ergonomics and Product Design
 Supply Chain Management
 Marketing Management
 Human Resource Management
 Production Planning and Control
 Healthcare/Services Management
 Data Science Applications in Operations Management
 Machine Design Stream
 Computational Mechanics
 Robotics
 Tribology
 Machine Dynamics and Vibrations
 Nano- and Micro-mechanics
 Product Design
 Materials and Manufacturing Stream
 Macro and Micro Machining
 Modern Machining
 Metrology
 CAD/CAM
 Composite Materials
 Ferrous and Non-ferrous Metallurgy
 Materials for Electronics Application
 Additive Manufacturing/3D printing
 Digital Manufacturing and Design
 Automation of Manufacturing Functions

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  Thermal and Energy Engineering Stream
 Renewable Energy Technologies
 Energy Conservation
 Fuel Cells and Hydrogen Technology
 Computational Fluid Dynamics
 Heat Pipes
 Cryogenics
 Jets and Flow Acoustics
 Combustion
 Multi-phase Flows
 High Speed Flows
 Turbo-machinery
 Internal Combustion Engines
 Convection and Radiation Heat Transfer

PHYSICS
 Organic Solar Cell, Nano material for Energy Applications
 Organic & Hybrid Electronics & Photonics
 Graphene Photonics and Carbon Quantum Dots
 Nonlinear Optics and Nano Photonics
 Statistical mechanics of phase transitions – Soft condensed matter Systems
 Computational Modeling of Materials
 Environmental Monitoring using principle of Optics
 Experimental Condensed Matter Physics
 Surface and Interface Science
 Diamond and Related Materials
 Oxide Thin films and Heterostructures
 Microfluidics and optofluidics
 Gravity and Black holes, Constrained dynamics
 Theoretical High Energy physics - Quantum Field Theory, Lattice gauge theory, Quantum
Chromodynamics
 Solar Astrophysics

SCHOOL OF BIOTECHNOLOGY
 Enzyme Technology
 Microbiology
 Bioprospecting
 Cancer Research
 Bioinformatics and Computational Biology
 Gene Regulation
 Molecular genetics
 Machine Learning and Network biology
 NGS data analysis for Precision Medicine
 Protein Folding
 Protein Engineering
 Genetic Engineering
 Biomodeling and Drug Design

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  Neurobiology
 Immunology
 Cell biology and Biophysics
 Bionanotechnology
 Tissue Engineering
SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT STUDIES
 Management
 Finance, Human resources, Operations, Data Sciences & Analytics, Marketing,
Strategy, Entrepreneurship, Technology Management, Health Business & Policy, and
Public Policy
 Economics
 Economics, Econometrics, Health Economics, and Urban Economics
 English
 English Studies, Cultural Studies, Indian Writing in English and Translations,
Postcolonial Studies, Dalit Studies, Canadian Literature, Comparative Literature,
Literary Theories, Theatre and Drama, and Art Management.

SCHOOL OF MATERIALS SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING

 Nano-materials and their applications
 Nano-fluids
 Photo Catalysis/Water Splitting
 Biomaterials
 Corrosion and Wear Resistant Coating
 Nano Composites for Energy
 Nanocomposites and Nanosensors

STUDENT DISCIPLINE

It is necessary that the Institute should cultivate higher values of honesty, integrity, responsibility,
mutual respect for persons, and property and respect for human rights among its students. In order
to achieve the same, the institute has a 'STUDENTS' CONDUCT AND DISCIPLINARY CODE 2007'
(Annexure III), approved by the senate and is available in the following link
http://www.nitc.ac.in/app/webroot/img/upload/Students_code_9th_Octo_07.pdf,

All the candidates getting admitted to the institute and their parent/ guardian are required to give
an undertaking to the effect that the students would strictly adhere to the “STUDENTS' CONDUCT
AND DISCIPLINARY CODE 2007‟ during his/her period of stay in the institute.

Ragging is prohibited as per the decision of the Supreme Court of India in Writ Petition No. (C) 656/
1998. Anybody found to be indulging in ragging will be severely punished which includes expulsion
from the institute.
National Anti-Ragging Helpline (UGC) - 24x7 Toll Free Number- 1800-180-5522. E-mail:
[email protected]

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WORKING HOURS
Class Timings: Monday through Friday, 8.00 am to 12.15 pm and 1 pm to 6 pm.
Academic Departments & Office: Monday through Friday, 9.00 am to 5.30 pm with half an hour
break for lunch
Library: Monday through Saturday, 8.00 am to 11.00 pm (except Public Holidays)
Central Computer Centre: 7 am to 12 midnight (except Public Holidays)
Health Centre:
Monday through Saturday, 9.00 am to 5.30 pm;
Sundays and Public Holidays - 10.00 am to 12.00 noon

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 ADMISSION TO DIRECT PHD PROGRAMME
INTRODUCTION

Admission will be offered to Full Time PhD programme in various disciplines for B Tech/ B.E
graduates with good academic records and research potential. The programme is envisaged to have
a course work component with a flexible structure of courses essential to pursue the research work
together with a rigorous research constituent to demonstrate the analytical, innovation and
problem solving skills developed by the scholar

Direct Ph.D. programme is applicable only to Engineering Departments.

Facility for doing research leading to Ph.D. degree is available in various departments of NIT Calicut
as detailed below:
Department Code School Code
Chemical Engineering CH Materials Science and MT
Engineering
Civil Engineering CE Biotechnology BT
Computer Science and Engineering CS
Electrical Engineering EE
Electronics and Communication Engineering EC
Mechanical Engineering ME

ELIGIBILITY & ACADEMIC REQUIREMENTS FOR ADMISSION TO PHD PROGRAMMES

The candidates for Ph.D. Programmes may be offered admission, based on certain minimum
academic requirements to be satisfied by the candidates as given below:
The candidate should have qualified relevant BE/B.Tech Degree within the last five years.

Qualifying Minimum performance Additional Requirements

Degree in qualifying degree

B.E./B.Tech 8.5 CGPA on a 10-point A GATE score (obtained at some point of time in the
or equivalent scale or 80% Marks (for past) in the respective disciplines or fellowships such
General/OBC/EWS) as JRF/UGC/NET/CSIR/DST-INSPIRE/KSCSTE etc. or
qualification in any other national level tests as
8 CGPA on a 10-point specified by the GoI order*.
scale or 75% Marks
(for SC/ ST/PWD)

* GoI order: GoI order No. F. No. 33 – 1/2019 – TS.III dated 1st February 2019 by the Ministry of Human
Resource Development, Department of Higher Education, on the “Revision of emoluments and guidelines on service
conditions for research personnel engaged in R&D programme of the Central Government Departments/Agencies”.

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Additional notes

i. Final selection will be based on the percentage of marks (CGPA) scored for qualifying
degree, GATE score or other academic credentials and performance in test & interview
conducted by the respective department.

ii. The duration of the degree course in Engineering/Technology should be at least 4 years
after 10+2 (i.e.10th Std and 12th Std). However, those who have a diploma after the
10th Std and have been exempted for 1 year in the Engineering/Technology are also
eligible toapply.

iii. Candidates under lateral entry should have passed the three-year diploma in
engineering with minimum 80% marks (CGPA 8.5/10) [For SC/ST/PWD candidates
75% marks (CGPA 8.0/10)]

iv. Conversion from CGPA to percentage or vice versa given by individual

Institute/university will not be considered/ allowed.

Candidates Holding Degrees from Foreign Universities:

Candidates holding degrees from foreign universities should produce a certificate stating that the
degrees of the candidates have been recognized and approved by the Association of Indian
Universities (AIU)/ Commonwealth Universities/International Association of Universities
(IAU)/Accredited Universities as equivalent to the corresponding Indian degrees for the purpose of
higher studies.

However, applications with degrees from well reputed foreign institutions will be considered by an
expert committee constituted in this regard.

RESERVATION POLICY
Government of India reservation policy will be followed for OC-EWS/OBC- NCL/SC/ST and the
Differently Abled (PwD) Candidates. In the absence of application from PwD candidates, the seat
reserved for PwD category will be filled by the candidate(s) who belong to the same category
(without PwD).

SELECTION OF CANDIDATES

The admission to Ph.D. Programmes will be through an admission process as decided by the
respective Department/School, provided the candidates satisfies the minimum eligibility criterion
as detailed above.
SALIENT FEATURES OF Ph.D. PROGRAMMES:
Ph.D. Programmes of the Institute are structured around a certain minimum number of theory
courses, which have to be passed by the scholars, a comprehensive viva-voce examination, a pre-
Ph.D. examination and a Thesis work, which will be examined by a Thesis Board and an Oral Board.
Only on the basis of the successful completion of all the Graduation Requirements, a scholar will be
awarded Ph.D. degree by the Board of Governors of the Institute based on the recommendation of
the Senate.

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Semester Registration
Every scholar will have to register every semester till the submission of the thesis, by payment of
tuition and other fees as applicable, on the date announced for registration. Generally, registration
for Monsoon semester will be in July/August and Winter semester in December/January.

Course Work and Thesis Work Requirements

Each scholar admitted to Ph.D. programme must necessarily earn a certain minimum number of 30
credits through course work and research work. In addition to these credits, every research scholar
should credit a course on Research Methodology and secure a pass. All research scholars will have
to credit all the courses prescribed for study and obtain a minimumletter grade of C in each subject
and must obtain at least an overall CGPA of 7.0. The scholars need to clear the Comprehensive
Examination within 3 years of admission. Minimum duration for submission of the thesis is 4 years
and maximum duration is 7 years

Monitoring the Work and Progress: Each research scholar will be assigned a Supervisor (Not more
than two) by the Head of the Department. The work and progress of the scholars will be monitored
by a Doctoral Committee specially appointed for each scholar. Only with the approval of the
Doctoral Committee, the courses of study shall be prescribed.

A research scholar shall appear before the Doctoral Committee minimum once in every year for
progress evaluation. Progress evaluation meetings of the Doctoral Committee will be convened by
the guide. Research scholar shall submit a report of his/her work completed; to the DC members
and make a presentation on the progress of his/her work in the DC meeting. If the progress of the
research scholar is not satisfactory, the Doctoral Committee shall record the reasons for the same
and warn the research scholar and suggest corrective measures. If the performance of scholar is
still not satisfactory in the following semester/year, DC may recommend suitable actions including
cancellation of registration.

The progress of the research scholar will be categorized as Very Good/ Good/ Satisfactory/
Unsatisfactory by the Doctoral Committee and recorded in the progress evaluation report. The
research scholar is free to publish the results of his/her research work with the consent of his/her
guide. Patents, if any, based on his/her contributions shall be applied by the guide as per the
Institute rules. The guide (if necessary after convening DC) shall evaluate the progress of the scholar
in the research any time during the programme.

HoD will grant permission to the scholar for registration to every semester based on the
recommendation of the guide(s)/DC.

Eligibility for the Award of Degree: Minimum duration for submission of the thesis is 4 years and
maximum duration is 7 years. The Ph.D. thesis submitted by the scholar will be evaluated by two
external examiners, one from India and another from abroad, both being experts in the concerned
area of the research. On receipt of satisfactory thesis evaluation reports from both the examiners,
an Oral Examination Board will be constituted by the Chairman Senate for the conduct of the thesis
defense /oral examination. The members of the Board will include one of the external examiners,
thesis supervisor(s) and another examiner appointed by the Chairman of the Senate
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with the Head of the Department (if he is a guide then the former Head) as Chairman. The scholar
will be declared eligible for the award of the degree only if the Oral Examination Board recommends
the same after successful defense of the thesis and has completed other requirements as per the
Ph.D. regulations.

Graduation Requirements: All Ph.D. scholars irrespective of the type of registration will have to
complete the following requirements for Graduation:
 Credited the minimum number of theory courses prescribed and earned the minimum
CGPA stipulated
 Successfully completed the Comprehensive Viva-Voce Examination
 Presented a Work on Account report and completed the Pre-Ph.D. Examination
 Successfully presented an Open Defense of his/her thesis
 Obtained positive recommendations both from the external examiners and the Oral
Examination Board
FEE STRUCTURE
Fee structure for the Ph. D Programme 2021-22 admissions are given below.
Fee category All Open, OBC, EWS, SC, and ST Candidates
Onetime fee at the time of admission
Caution Deposit 1,500
Admission Fee Library 300
Fee Matriculation Fee 1,500
Sports Affiliation Fee 150
Student Welfare Fee 450
Association Fee 450
1,150
Total (a) 5,500
Monsoon Semester Winter Semester
2021-22 2021-22
Tuition Fee 7,500* 7,500*
Development Fee 1,125 1,125
Registration Fee 300 300
Exam Fee 750 750
Students Group Fee 900 -
Other Fee 300 -
Amenities Fee 450 -
Magazine Fee 150 -
Medi.Claim** 643 -
NASA Subscription - -
Total (b) 12,118 9, 675
Fee to be paid during the time of
Admission:
Total (a) + (b) Rs. 17,618/-
* Nil for SC/ST students ** Policy amount may vary year to year.

Tuition Fee may vary as per the directives of Ministry of HRD, Government of India from time to time. The
present tuition fee is as per MHRD Order F No. 33-4/2014-TS.III dated 5th May, 2014 and subsequent
clarifications under reference F No. 28/2013/TS.III dated 21st October, 2014. Other fees are as determined by
the Institute as per provision of Statute No. 37(i) (b). Refund of fee is as per the institute refund policy.
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Financial Assistance
Half time Research Assistantship (HTRA) is available for a few full-time research scholars who are
not receiving any financial support/ scholarship from other Agencies or State or Central
Governments, subject to the availability as stipulated by Ministry of Education (MoE), Govt. of
India (GoI). They are required to assist the Department in the academic work for at least 8 hours
per week as per guidelines issued by the MoE, in addition to satisfying other conditions for the
award/renewal of the fellowship. A scholar shall be eligible for the Institute fellowship for a
period not more than five years. The award and renewal of the assistantship/scholarship is as
per the guidelines reissued by GoI, from time to time.

HOW TO APPLY?
1. Apply online using the following link:
http://www.dss.nitc.ac.in/mtechapp/phd/frmLogin.aspx

2. Register with your e-mail id and mobile number for creating a login in the online portal.
3. Before login, keep the soft copy of the following documents ready with you.
a. Degree certificate and consolidated mark list (If consolidated mark list is not available
semester wise/ year wise mark lists combined in a single pdf file) (Maximum of 800
kB).
OR
A certificate from the Head of the Institution stating that he/ she has appeared
/appearing for the final semester examination (for candidates who are appearing for
their final examination and are awaiting results).
b. Proof of National Level Eligibility Tests/Fellowships (GATE/ UGC/ NET/ CSIR/
NBHM/ JEST/ KSCSTE etc. ).
c. Recent PHOTOGRAPH (Maximum of 120 kB).
d. Online fee payment receipt.
e. Aadhaar Card.
f. First page of the research publications in Journals and Conferences if any.
g. For candidates belonging to OBC-NCL category candidate, Community Certificate,
from a competent authority (not below the rank of Tahsildar) indicating the status
regarding Creamy Layer based on financial year ending March 31, 2021 (should have
been issued on or after 1st April, 2021).
h. For candidates belonging to SC/ST category Community Certificate, from a competent
authority (not below the rank of Tahsildar).
i. Certificate for Economically Weaker Sections, if applicable, issued by the competent
authority (not below the rank of Tahsildar) indicating the financial status for the
financial year ending March 31, 2021 (should have been issued on orafter 1st April,
2021).
j. Certificate from the Medical Board of Govt. Medical Colleges/Dist. Head Quarters
Hospitals, in the case of Physically Handicapped candidates
4. Candidates who wish to apply to multiple departments or schools (subject to fulfilling the
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 eligibility criteria) should register for each department and pay the application fee
separately.
5. Payment has to be made through State Bank Collect (online) by following link
(https://www.onlinesbi.com/sbicollect/icollecthome.htm?corpID=365553) using Net
Banking/Credit Card/SBI Challan (by cash) by choosing the payment category as 2021-22
PHD APPLICATION FEE MONSOON SEMESTER. After successful completion of the fee
payment, save the fee payment receipt for uploading in the application form. Application
fee is as follows (Rs. 600/- for Open/EWS and OBC candidates, Rs. 300/- for SC/ST/PWD
candidates). APPLICATION FEE IS NON- REFUNDABLE.
6. To view ‘the application to be printed’, you require an Adobe Acrobat Reader 6 or higher.

The formats of all required certificates are available in the Institute website.
http://nitc.ac.in/index.php/?url=admission/index/35

The list of short listed candidates for the selection process of the admission to the Ph.D. Programme
will be available in the Institute website in due course. No separate call letter for theselection
process will be dispatched.

INSTITUTE REFUND RULE:

Refund of fee shall be permitted to a student who leaves the academic programme till such dates
that will permit the Institute to fill the vacancy so created through subsequent seat allotment
process of the Institute. In such cases, all fee and deposits paid at the time of admission will be
refunded after a deduction of processing fee of Rs. 5000/- (Rupees Five Thousand only). No fee
other than Caution Deposit shall be refunded to students who withdraw admission after such
stipulated dates.

IMPORTANT DATES
Events Dates
Activation of the website for submission of online
9th April 2021
application
Last date for submission of completed application
form through on-line for December2020 admission 15th May 2021 (5.00 PM)
Publishing the list of short listed candidates forthe
selection process, in the website 7th June 2021 (Tentative)

Selection process for short listed candidates

Publishing list of selected candidates for

provisional admission, in the website
To be announced later
Date of Admission and Reporting for the
Programme

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 LEGAL JURISDICTION
All disputes pertaining to the counselling and admission for the Ph.D. programme of NIT Calicut
shall fall within the jurisdiction of High Court of Kerala only.

DISCLAIMER

The statement made in the information brochure and all other information contained herein is
believed to be correct at the time of publication. However, the Institute reserves the right to make
at any time without notice, changes in and additions to the regulations, conditions governing the
admission, requirements, seats, fees and any other information, or statements contained in this
information brochure. No responsibility will be accepted by the Institute/Chairperson- PG
Admissions for hardship or expenses encountered by its students/any other person for such
changes, additions, omissions or errors, no matter how they are caused.

Address for Correspondence

Chairperson – PG Admissions
National Institute of Technology Calicut
NIT Campus P.O. Calicut 673 601
Kerala, India
Telephone: 0495 2286119
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: http://www.nitc.ac.in/index.php/?url=admission/index/35

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