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NIT Calicut Cutoff 2025

National Institute of Technology, Calicut · Kozhikode, Kerala · Established 1961 · Official site ↗

Branches tracked
11
Years of data
2022–2025
Top branch 2025
CSE
Closing rank 2025
5,222
Category: OPEN·Gender: Gender-Neutral·Quota: OS

Closing rank — 5-year trend

JoSAA final-round closing ranks for OPEN · Gender-Neutral. Toggle branches to compare. Rising cutoffs are normal for newer branches; a sharp fall usually signals growing demand (e.g. CSE everywhere post-2020).

Closing rank by yearLower rank = more competitive
2,8177,81012,80417,79722,7902022202320242025CSE · 2022 · Closing rank 4,521CSE · 2023 · Closing rank 5,256CSE · 2024 · Closing rank 4,482CSE · 2025 · Closing rank 5,222ECE · 2022 · Closing rank 9,044ECE · 2023 · Closing rank 9,358ECE · 2024 · Closing rank 7,433ECE · 2025 · Closing rank 8,314EEE · 2022 · Closing rank 14,988EEE · 2023 · Closing rank 14,740EEE · 2024 · Closing rank 11,415EEE · 2025 · Closing rank 11,727EP · 2022 · Closing rank 21,125EP · 2023 · Closing rank 18,337EP · 2024 · Closing rank 16,218EP · 2025 · Closing rank 17,056
Y-axis inverted so rank 1 sits at the top. A line sloping upward means the closing rank is falling — the branch is becoming harder to get into.

All branches at NIT Calicut

Every branch with JoSAA final-round data, sorted by how competitive it is. YoY change compares the latest year to the previous year — negative means cutoff dropped (tougher).

BranchQuotaOpening 2025Closing 2025YoY
CSE
Computer Science and Engineering
OS3,6515,222+17%
ECE
Electronics and Communication Engineering
OS6,2728,314+12%
EEE
Electrical and Electronics Engineering
OS8,58111,727+3%
EP
Engineering Physics
OS13,87317,056+5%
ME
Mechanical Engineering
OS10,57619,452-6%
Energy
Energy Engineering
OS14,19125,927—
CHE
Chemical Engineering
OS18,04026,2820%
MME
Metallurgical and Materials Engineering
OS28,59230,375-10%
CE
Civil Engineering
OS25,36632,686-3%
Bio Technology
Bio Technology
OS30,69735,514-1%
Production
Production Engineering
OS29,00836,080+8%

Colour on YoY column: green = cutoff rose (easier), rose = cutoff fell (tougher).

Architecture & Planning at NIT Calicut

Different rank pool. B.Arch and B.Plan admissions use JEE Main Paper 2 ranks, which come from a separate exam and a much smaller candidate pool (~40k) than Paper 1 (~14 lakh). Do not compare these closing ranks to the B.E./B.Tech numbers above — a B.Arch closing rank of 289 is within the Paper 2 list only.
BranchQuotaOpening 2025Closing 2025YoY
B.Arch
Architecture · JEE Main Paper 2
OS2289-38%

Round-by-round: CSE in 2025

JoSAA runs up to 6 rounds of counselling. The closing rank climbs each round as students upgrade or withdraw. If you're banking on R1 data, you're under-estimating your chances.

RoundOpening rankClosing rankΔ vs R1
R13,1674,678baseline
R23,1674,846+168 ranks
R33,1674,886+208 ranks
R43,6514,957+279 ranks
R53,6514,966+288 ranks
R63,6515,222+544 ranks

Home-state advantage: CSE

NITs reserve 50% of their seats for Home State (HS) candidates. Here's how the 2025 final-round closing ranks compare. If you're from Kerala, the HS number is what matters for you.

Home State (Kerala)
Opening rank
2,998
Closing rank
8,428
Other State
Opening rank
3,651
Closing rank
5,222

NIT Calicut — frequently asked questions

What was the closing rank for CSE at NIT Calicut in 2025?+
The JoSAA final-round closing rank for Computer Science and Engineering at NIT Calicut in 2025 was 5,222 for the OPEN Gender-Neutral OS quota. This is the cutoff the predictor uses by default.
Which are the toughest branches to get into at NIT Calicut?+
Based on 2025 JoSAA final-round closing ranks (OPEN, Gender-Neutral), the most competitive branches at NIT Calicut are: CSE (5,222), ECE (8,314), EEE (11,727). The number in brackets is the last rank that got in.
How much does the closing rank drift between rounds at NIT Calicut?+
For CSE in 2025, Round 1 closed at rank 4,678 while the final round (R6) closed at 5,222. Students further from the cutoff still get in if they hold out through later rounds, so R1 data alone underestimates the real admit line.
How much is the Home State advantage at NIT Calicut?+
For CSE in 2025, the Home State (Kerala) closing rank was 8,428 versus 5,222 for Other State candidates. NITs reserve 50% of their seats for HS, so if you're from Kerala, your effective cutoff is the HS number.
Is NIT Calicut admission based on JEE Main or JEE Advanced?+
NIT Calicut admits through JoSAA counselling using JEE Main scores. JEE Advanced is only used for IITs. You need to register on the JoSAA portal after JEE Main results, fill a choice list, and the allocation runs across multiple rounds.
Where does this cutoff data come from?+
Closing ranks shown here are from the official JoSAA Opening-Closing Rank (OR-CR) reports, consolidated across all rounds from 2022 through 2025. NIT Calicut has 4 years of data in our database. The predictor uses the final round of each year to avoid over-optimistic Round 1 projections.