Starting a journey doesn’t require any tips as such. You just need to keep your morale high throughout the journey. Also, NIT, Calicut is an amazing place to study in. Yes whatever happens in these four years here, you're going to remember it for your lifetime.

Life at NITC can be segregated into two parts:

• If you are from Northern India food might be a problem as well as the change of the climate. It will take some time to get used to.
• If you are from Southern India you are familiar with the culture, climatic condition and food.

Here are some helpful facts for your joining in the first year:

1. Keep your attendance in account, The faculties at NITC are really very strict and the attendance limit is 80%.
2. Initially, seniors will be very mischievous and make you do notorious stuff and be harsh on you. But once all these are over they'd be extremely friendly and cooperative.
3. Look upon your subjects: If you're an average student, keep your eyes out for Basic Electrical Sciences, Engineering Mechanics, and Physics in the first year.
4. NITC hosts two of the most important fests in South India, Tathva and Ragam. So as a first year, take part in PAD and INFRA works and do your contribution to the college. It is also a great way to make contacts with seniors, which would be useful later.
5. Balance academics and extracurricular activities: Give proper time for studies so that it will not create an additive burden during the exam time. Never leave your work pending. 
6. Visit places in and near NITC, Have your share of leisure. Take time out for yourself and to know the place you are going to be in for the major 4 years of your life.

Joining a club at the end of first year is essentialfor every student. It will not only help you to gain a lot of knowledge regarding things but also, develop social skills, and obtain many contacts.

Yes, 1st year will be a bit difficult for all but after 2–3 months you get habitual of everything so don’t worry much it’s a beautiful place to live in.

Having friends studying at NIT Calicut, I am well aware of both the positive and negative aspects of the institution. Let us go through it to give you a proper idea about the institute.

Positive aspects:

• The majority of the faculties are dedicated and highly qualified and experienced. Libraries are well maintained. Academics is the biggest plus point of NITC.
• You can opt for any mess on campus and you are not restricted to the mess of the hostel, where you reside. This helps you deal away from eating the same type of food daily.
• Hostels are right next to the academic block which saves a lot of your time. There is a mini canteen inside the campus where you can get delicious food at affordable prices.
• Climate is very pleasant at Calicut. The campus is picturesque and has a nice ambiance for studies.
• Popular tourist spots like Ooty, Wayanad, Kodaikanal, Mahe, Goa are nearby and serve as good locations for your weekend trips.
• Students rarely fail in exams. If at all someone fails, courses are given during vacation where you can learn concepts, reappear, and clear exams.

Negative aspects:

• Girls hostels have a strict curfew. They should go back to their hostels before 7 PM. Even if there are some genuine reasons you are not allowed to stay out beyond 7 PM.
• First-year students are not allowed to use laptops even though the curriculum needs one. 
• Internet facilities at the hostel are very weak. Only BSNL sim has good coverage in the area.
• Hostels have no washing machine facility. There is a laundry service by the college which takes 5 days to a week to deliver back the clothes.
• Summers can be pretty humid, hot, and unpleasant.

Just like the two faces of a coin, NITC has both positive and negative sides. From your perspective, if positives outshine negative aspects do consider joining NIT Calicut.

The definition of a Tier 1 college may vary from person to person as it majorly depends on an individual’s opinion. Yet going by the general characteristics defined for a Tier 1 college, it can be successfully concluded that NIT Calicut is a Tier 1 college. 

Various reasons can be stated for the same –

1. If we consider the NIRF as a major deciding factor then it can be seen that the college has seen a huge rise from 2018, and now it has shifted to the 23rd position.
2. The courses, faculties including the facilities provided by the college are at par as to what you can expect from a top tier college.
3. We can conclude that in the placement scenario, the college has seen a steady rise in the median and the highest package over the last couple of years. The median salary for last year stood around 8 lakhs per annum.

Hence, we can conclude that it is a tier -1 college and is far better than many IITs and NITs. As per the NIRF ranking, It stands at the 28th position all over India leaving behind IITs, NITs, and other colleges in the Engineering stream. Among the NITs, it stands at the top 5th position.

The college stands at 3 all over India, where only 2 IITs, i.e. IIT Roorkee and IIT Kharagpur are better than it while among the rest of the colleges and the NITs, it is at the first position in Architecture. All of these facts further strengthen the argument that NIT Calicut is a tier -1 college in India.

The definition of a Tier 1 college may vary from person to person as it majorly depends on an individual’s opinion. Yet going by the general characteristics defined for a Tier 1 college, it can be successfully concluded that NIT Calicut is a Tier 1 college. 

Various reasons can be stated for the same –

1. If we consider the NIRF as a major deciding factor then it can be seen that the college has seen a huge rise from 2018, and now it has shifted to the 23rd position.
2. The courses, faculties including the facilities provided by the college are at par as to what you can expect from a top tier college.
3. We can conclude that in the placement scenario, the college has seen a steady rise in the median and the highest package over the last couple of years. The median salary for last year stood around 8 lakhs per annum.

Hence, we can conclude that it is a tier -1 college and is far better than many IITs and NITs. As per the NIRF ranking, It stands at the 28th position all over India leaving behind IITs, NITs, and other colleges in the Engineering stream. Among the NITs, it stands at the top 5th position.

The college stands at 3 all over India, where only 2 IITs, i.e. IIT Roorkee and IIT Kharagpur are better than it while among the rest of the colleges and the NITs, it is at the first position in Architecture. All of these facts further strengthen the argument that NIT Calicut is a tier -1 college in India.

There are several alumni of NIT Calicut who have contributed a lot towards the development and upliftment of NIT Calicut and its students. One of them is Mr. Prakash Shetty, the founder and Managing Director of Gasotech India Ltd. 

• The company Gasotech Consultancy and Marketing Services was established back in 2005 by Mr. Prakash Shetty, who already had experience in Rotating Machinery for over 20 years in M/S Engineers India Ltd (EIL).
• Mr. Prakash Shetty is very much involved in spreading modern technical awareness in the institute. He supports the institute a lot in the technical and cultural fests, namely Tathva and Ragam.
• He has funded several teams from the institute in various projects and works, through sponsorship. There was an instance in 2012 when a team called TUW faced a shortage of funds in an off-road vehicle designing and manufacturing competition. One of my friends was on that team. Mr. Shetty came forward and supported the team monetarily.
• He has funded several teams in various technical events and competitions that have helped students gain experience for their career paths.

To conclude, the monetary and technical aid from Mr. Prakash Shetty is great support for the students of NIT Calicut and is in a way a great help in critical circumstances to many deserving students.

Yes, there are some ragging issues at NIT Calicut but it is not serious.

• When you arrive on the campus, there will be a casual junior-senior interaction. You should try to get associated with the seniors of your state, it is important to listen to them and also act a little bit of jolly with them. 
• They can ask you to do some tasks for them. Once you get in their side, you can do anything on the campus. This is often referred to as State in.
• Then, there is State out, where you will need to work harder a bit more. You may not get a fresher party but will definitely have some peace of mind.

In the end, you should need not fear the ragging because the seniors cannot do anything serious as NITC has strict measures against that.