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How is EEE at NIT Calicut?
If you are considering studying at the National Institute of Technology Calicut, here are some important points to keep in mind:
Academics:
- The curriculum was last updated in 2017, and there is very little emphasis on practical applications.
- The syllabus is designed to help you crack exams like GATE, but there may be pressure in some semesters and a lot of free time in others.
- Simulation software is not taught as part of the curriculum, so it's a good idea to attend workshops conducted by various clubs and student groups.
- Despite these challenges, many students secure admission in various IITs and IIMs every year.
Faculty:
- While some of the faculty members are enthusiastic about teaching, others may not have a strong grasp of the subject or may not be interested in teaching.
- Because there is a shortage of permanent faculty in some departments, some courses (especially electives) may be taught by ad-hoc staff with little or no teaching experience.
- It's important to choose your electives wisely to ensure that you get the best education possible.
Infrastructure:
- The classrooms are well-equipped, and there is usually no shortage of equipment in the labs.
- However, the UG labs may be crowded, and you may need to do experiments in groups of 3 or 4 students in hot and humid weather conditions.
Placements:
- Many core companies like Bosch, Schneider Electric, ABB, Larsen, and Toubro visit the campus for placements.
- For electrical profile jobs, the packages may not be very high.
- For electronics profile jobs, companies like Texas Instruments and Tektronix hire students from EEE backgrounds.
- There are also many software and consultancy companies that hire EEE students.
- The average placement rate is usually around 70-75%.
Going abroad:
- The department has a good record of students being accepted for MS programs in renowned universities abroad.
- If you have plans to go abroad for an MS, it's important to choose your electives carefully and select your project and guide wisely to get a strong recommendation.
How is it to do an MBA at NIT Calicut? What are the placement opportunities?
The thing is that a degree in MBA has a huge opportunity to do anything individually, rather than the institution. SOMS NITC provides immense opportunities to the students.
The syllabus may be quite similar to the other institutes, but this institute has an exceptional teaching staff quality. Additionally, the teachers mainly come from NITC, in the case of some specific subjects, which enhances the course's ultimate value.
Besides, the infrastructure facilities of this institute are just impressive. Moreover, it is considered the best among the whole NITC. Placement statistics are also outstanding as many students from this institute get placed, although they do not get much higher packages.
The following table shows the placement statistics of the institute:
|
Placement Percentage |
58.06% |
|
Number of Students Placed |
18 |
|
Highest Package |
10.20 LPA |
|
Average Package |
6.88 LPA |
The infrastructure is splendid and is considered to be the best among the entire NITC. Most of the students get placed, though the packages offered are not quite high. The students of this institute have developed several committees and forums so that the placement statistics can be enhanced and internship opportunities and public relations can be taken care of.
How is it to do an MBA at NIT calicut? What are the placement opportunities?
SOMS, NIT Calicut offers good opportunities to its MBA students. The curriculum is at par with other institutes offering this program and you will get a distinguished faculty. Many teachers from the NIT Calicut main campus visit SOMS to teach certain subjects, thus enhancing the value of this course.
The SOMS infrastructure is great and considered to be the best in the entire NIT Calicut. The students are placed with decent packages. To increase the placements, students have created committees and forums to look after placements, internships and public relations.
These are the 2022 placement figures for MBA at NITC-
|
Students Placed |
Students Registered |
Placement Percentage |
Average Package |
Highest Package |
|
22 |
38 |
57.89% |
8.58 LPA |
12.56 LPA |
I would say that an MBA has to do more with you than the college. If you work hard and groom yourself according to industry standards, any college is good enough for you.
How many marks should I score in the JEE to get an admission into NIT Calicut?
Well, the answer is, it is completely depended on the branch that the student selects. However, the students' board examination and caste percentage also matter a lot in this regard.
Thereby, the actual thing is that if the student is from the OBC category and has 92% in the previous board examination, then only 160 marks are just enough to get right of entry in any decent branch, including Civil, EEE, Mech etc. but, if the student wants to get admission in CSE or ECE, then he or she has to score 180-190, at the minimum.
In the following previous year, cut-off (2020) is listed so that the student could find it beneficial.
|
Course Name |
Male Students |
Female Students |
||
|
Home State |
Other State |
Home State |
Other State |
|
|
Civil Engineering |
12400 |
7800 |
12400 |
11500 |
|
Electrical and Electronics Engineering |
7100 |
3700 |
9200 |
7500 |
|
Electronics and Communication Engineering |
5400 |
2280 |
5750 |
3300 |
|
Mechanical Engineering |
9220 |
4590 |
13720 |
27860 |
|
Production Engineering |
13480 |
11820 |
13480 |
15650 |
|
CSE |
3480 |
1000 |
3660 |
2370 |
|
Chemical Engineering |
9810 |
8010 |
9810 |
14020 |
However, a student can easily explore as well as predict what colleges shall be available on the basis of his or her JEE Mains ranks. If a student scores at least 200+ in the JEE Main, then there is a chance to get a good stream in a good institute.
What are some of the most overrated things in NIT Calicut?
One of my friends, who studied at NIT Calicut, once told me some overrated things that a student may experience in NIT Calicut. The followings are the most overrated things that the students may get in NIT Calicut.
Everyone wants to join clubs mainly in their first year that is ICA, ISTE, and LnD. In the following, some reasons are highlighted why the students want to join this.
- ISTE: Basically, the existence of this club is just a joke. Maybe, they conduct some engineering and pseudo-cultural events if most of the top members are familiarised with the Jackshit of engineering. It seems very impressive in the first years, as the students are much young with less maturity, so it is easy to accumulate cash from them.
- LnD: In this club, people think that reading Chetan Bhagat will make them scholarly geniuses. Besides, the students who have read Dan Brown and Robert Ludlum think that they know each and everything about fiction. The only interesting thing about this club is its names, and who have named this club and, that guy must have a good sense of humor.
- ICA: This club consists of some frank people who do not have anything to do, and they only come here to dance. This place is quite interesting to meet up with friends, especially the girls, although they will end up in a relationship by making it a friend zone. Additionally, there are too many politics to enter this clubhouse as most of these club members are from North India. Maybe these people have a lower IQ of NITC by 20 points or less than that.
Thus, it can be concluded that these overrated things in NIT Calicut are actually beneficial for the student as it helps them in personal development. Club culture in NIT Calicut helps a student to build a network, which is advantageous for their future career development plan.
Who is the best faculty at CSED, NIT Calicut?
According to my brother, these are the best teachers at the Department of CSE, NIT Calicut-
- Dr. Vineeth Paleri- Dr. Paleri is the best teacher at CSED, NIT Calicut, according to popular opinion. His professionalism, vision, ideas, and clarity of thought are unmatched. Sir’s attention to detail and perfection leave you motivated and charged. You will learn a lot if you get to do your project under his guidance. He taught my brother the Principles of Programming Languages and Compiler Design. His personality inspires my brother to work hard and excel in life.
- Dr. Muralikrishnan K - Sir is a highly passionate teacher and it is not easy to score grades in his subject. He doesn’t care much about attendance, but it is a huge loss for you if you plan on missing his classes. He taught my brother Computational Complexity and later on, Combinatorial Algorithms. He teaches theoretical concepts in the most interesting manner providing his students with a different perspective. Computational Complexity is the most difficult course in CSE but sir turned it into quite an interesting one.
- Dr. Vinod Pathari- Sir taught my brother Computer Security. He researches his course well in the beginning and keeps on improving upon his teaching methods through student feedback. His class delivery is unparalleled. In Computer Security, sir makes you do projects that turn out quite well in the end.
All these professors have immense trust in the integrity and potential of their students. All of them have a great connection with their students which enables them to deliver their lectures in the most perfect manner. Thus, these are the teachers at CSED, NIT Calicut who inspired my brother to work harder for his goals.
How is the College of Engineering Trivandrum compared to NIT Calicut?
One of my friends was a student of NIT Calicut and a relative of mine is an alumnus of the College of Engineering Trivandrum. So the answer will be a comparison of their experiences.
Exams:
- The system of Kerala University involves allowing the students to appear for supplementary exams to avoid delay in studying for their B.Tech degrees.
- In NIT, you will have to repeat the exams you have failed in. This can be either a good thing or a bad thing depending on how you approach your curriculum and exams.
Admission:
- Students getting admission to CET have to appear for the KEAM; except for a small quota which is reserved for students from the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Mizoram, Nagaland who perform well in the National level Entrance test for NITs and IITs.
- For this reason, the cross-section of the class shows that there is a majority of Keralites.
- The campus of NIT Calicut seems to be diverse as students come from various states of India.
Classes:
- In CET, the classes are like the timetable of a school with a lunch break in the middle. The classes usually get over at 4:00 PM.
- In NIT, the classes are not scheduled one after another and you can go to the hostel to catch a breather. The students probably have a say in how they want the classes to be scheduled throughout the week. Depending on your plans, you might find the intermittent NIT classes to increase your productivity.
Learning:
- In CET, the marks that one obtains in the exams are in no way related to the understanding of the subject matter.
- The system cannot distinguish between rote knowledge and understanding which is seemingly different from the conduction of exams in NIT.
- It is difficult to predict question papers in CET.
CET students also get a lot of freedom as NIT students. They get ample time to do whatever they want.
Which is better, NIT Surathkal or NIT Calicut?
NIT Surathkal and NIT Calicut both are considered among the top NITs. According to the overall NIRF Ranking NIT Surathkal has been better than NIT Calicut. Having some friends studying in both these institutes, I can say that It totally depends on the aspect you are looking for.
- Both of them are NIT and hence the degree value will be the same.
- NIT Calicut has the better CSE department out of the two.
- If you look at placement records, almost 95% of the students from NIT Calicut get placed with the best companies.
- While almost 85% of students get placed in NIT Surathkal.
- If looking at the academic and placement criteria then NIT Calicut is better than NIT Surathkal.
- The faculties are almost the same in both the institutes.
| Categories | NIT Surathkal | NIT Calicut |
| Course Fee | 5.4 lakh | 5.48 lakh |
| Highest CTC | 17 LPA | 14-16 LPA |
| Average CTC | 9 LPA | 6-7 LPA |
| Recruiting Companies | Cognizant, TCS, Wipro, IBM, etc. | Infosys, Capgemini, Accenture, HP, etc. |
In terms of education and placement students prefer to go to NIT Calicut and hence it would be the better option of the two.
How is campus life at NIT calicut?
The campus life of NIT Calicut is quite good compared to other institutes, but cannot be considered as a campus with excellent facilities. The campus life mostly depends on how you want to spend your years and cope up with the pressure and life altogether. A generalized overview of NIT Calicut is described below in points.
- The campus of NIT Calicut is not too huge, with all major buildings nearby to each other. Only the Mega boy’s hostel and Ladies hostel is situated at a separate residential campus. It usually takes 10-15 minutes to commute inside the campus.
- The campus has enough greenery, but with a lot of rain. There is a problem with water and so, heat is an issue to be survived.
- There is no such happening place around the campus, except the bus stop and an area known as Kattangal, with a few restaurants and shops. Being about 40 minutes away from the city, students usually take a bus to the city or visit the restaurants nearby.
- After 9 PM, girls usually don’t prefer going out roaming around the campus. A strict curfew is maintained from 7 PM, in which 1st-year boys maintain the discipline. Senior boys have their own tricks to roam around anytime. The college is a little discriminative about these rules, but such situations are changing slowly.
- Classes run for variable durations and depend upon the department and year. Some have classes for less than 4 hours and some about 6-7 hours.
- The hostels are NIT Calicut are quite old, with the mega hostels being comparatively newer. Even the quality of rooms and internet facility is better in Mega hostels.
- The messes are of various types in the hostels. Seniors get to switch messes. The quality of food at mess depends upon the contractor.
- Coming to sports facilities, there is an average football field, a rocky hockey field, a tennis court, a volleyball court, and 2 outdoor basketball courts. There is an auditorium with 2 table tennis boards and 3 badminton courts. The football team of the college has done well in recent years.
- The labs are quite well equipped, with good internet. The software systems lab has the best internet on the campus and is open to all students. All the hostels have sufficient internet facilities too. There is a quiet library, a study center, and a digital library that is free from chaos and peaceful enough to sit and study.
Among all, students on the campus learn to adjust to circumstances, make friends, explore the environment and make the best use of available resources in NIT Calicut. The campus life is all about fun and interests, and NIT Calicut is a place worth it.
What should be the preference order for the following: NIT Surathkal EEE, NIT Warangal EEE, NIT Trichy EEE, MANIT Bhopal (hometown) EE, MNNIT Allahabad EE, NIT Calicut EE, and MNIT Jaipur EE?
For EE/EEE, out of NIT Surathkal, NITW, NIT Trichy, MANIT Bhopal, MNNIT Allahabad, NIT Calicut, and MNIT Jaipur, I would suggest three institutes in the following order of preference-
- NIT Surathkal
- NIT Trichy
- NIT Warangal
My best friend is studying EEE at NITK and he is quite happy with the department. The teachers in the department are a bit strict. But if you bring up a good project idea and stay attentive in their class, you’ll be in a good position. Also, scoring good grades can be a bit tough, but with hardwork and good preparation, you will surely ace your exams.
In terms of EEE placements, NITK, NIT Trichy, and NITW are all equally good options.
As a NITK student, you will get certain benefits. These are-
- NITK is the only institute in India to have a private beach.
- Among the three institutes that I have listed, NITK is the most suitable for people from other parts of India. Even though there is a 50% state quota, you will find plenty of North Indians and people from other parts of India. You will rarely face a language barrier because most people on campus understand English.
- You can showcase your technical skills at the IEEE technical club of NITK.
- Technites of ‘Engineer’, the techfest of NITK, does some brilliant work with electronics.
Thus, out of NIT Calicut, NITK, NITW, and all the other options listed by you, I would suggest you to choose NITK Surathkal for your EEE.
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