CSAB 2026 NIT Calicut Cutoff – Branch-wise Ranks in SR1/SR2

National Institute of Technology, Calicut, located in Kozhikode, Kerala, is one of the earliest Regional Engineering Colleges in India, established in 1961 and converted to NIT status in 2002. It is consistently ranked among the top 3-4 NITs nationally by NIRF and enjoys an exceptional reputation for its engineering programs, particularly Computer Science, Electronics, and Mechanical Engineering, alongside a strong record of campus placements.

Given this reputation, NIT Calicut's seats across almost every branch are fully subscribed in JoSAA itself. Unlike newer or North-East NITs, there is very little residual demand gap by the time CSAB Special Round begins. Candidates should treat NIT Calicut as an aspirational CSAB entry — worth listing, but not something to plan a counselling strategy around.

Why Candidates Still Add NIT Calicut to Their CSAB List

Even with near-zero realistic odds, adding NIT Calicut to your CSAB choice list costs nothing. The CSAB algorithm always attempts your highest-ranked eligible choice first, so a candidate with an exceptional rank who withdraws elsewhere could, in rare cases, create a late vacancy here. Occasionally, less-preferred branches such as Production Engineering or Metallurgical and Materials Engineering see isolated seat movement in SR2 after specific individual withdrawals.

As always, exact CSAB vacancy figures fluctuate from year to year depending on withdrawal activity across the wider JoSAA and CSAB system. Confirm current numbers on the official CSAB portal once registration opens rather than relying on historical assumptions alone.

List NIT Calicut near the top of your CSAB choice list if you would genuinely accept a seat there — there is no cost to doing so, since the algorithm only allots it if a vacancy actually exists. However, do not build your entire CSAB strategy around this institute. Spend the bulk of your effort on realistic options further down your list — North-East NITs, GFTIs, and newer NITs such as those covered in our NIT Delhi and NIT Goa cutoff pages, which show meaningfully higher CSAB vacancy activity.

CSAB registration closed on August 3, 2026, and the SR1 (Special Round 1) result was declared on August 6. The SR2 result was declared on August 12, 2026 — check the current vacancy position for NIT Calicut under the Seat Matrix section on csab.nic.in. Pair that with our CSAB college predictor to get a realistic sense of where your rank actually stands, and read our CSAB choice filling tips to avoid the common mistake of filling only aspirational Tier-1 choices.

Home State vs Other State Quota at NIT Calicut

As with all NITs, Calicut reserves roughly half its seats for Home State (Kerala) quota candidates and the rest for Other State quota. HS quota cutoffs are somewhat more relaxed, but given the institute's overall exceptionally high demand even within Kerala, this advantage rarely translates into meaningful CSAB access except in the small set of less-preferred branches.