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National Institute of Technology, Calicut ranked 87th in India, 2790th in the global 2026 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 82 research topics. National Institute of Technology, Calicut ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 9,269 academic publications and 121,612 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#2790 of 14,131 In the World
#830 of 5,830 In Asia
#87 of 876 In India
#4 of 20 In Kerala
#396 of 2,425 For Automotive Engineering
#421 of 1,007 For Industrial Engineering
#562 of 2,336 For Renewable Energy Engineering
#6812 of 8,074 For Alumni Impact
#3864 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 79 other topics

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Engineering rankings

National Institute of Technology, Calicut ranked 64th for Engineering in India and 1271st in the World with 7,647 publications made and 101,441 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Telecommunications.

Engineering ranking Location
#64 of 492 In India
#479 of 2,841 In Asia
#1271 of 6,795 In the World

National Institute of Technology, Calicut
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1993 5 74
1994 5 63
1995 4 65
1996 4 85
1997 6 45
1998 4 47
1999 6 19
2000 2 40
2001 1 52
2002 19 79
2003 6 62
2004 13 69
2005 19 90
2006 60 156
2007 64 233
2008 94 384
2009 104 555
2010 97 741
2011 168 930
2012 207 1309
2013 232 1741
2014 259 2033
2015 313 2420
2016 401 2905
2017 474 3664
2018 478 4697
2019 563 5963
2020 732 8240
2021 681 10272
2022 814 11907
2023 823 13596
2024 654 14010
2025 312 12624

The following table provides academic rankings for National Institute of Technology, Calicut in various areas of Engineering.

Engineering subfield India ranking Asia ranking World rank
Automotive Engineering 22 146 396
Industrial Engineering 13 115 421
Renewable Energy Engineering 40 204 562
Technical Drawing 17 202 609
Automation and Control engineering 25 236 613
Computer Engineering 30 210 627
Construction Management 18 179 639
Electronic Engineering 38 252 697
Transportation Engineering 19 241 803
Robotics 21 320 841
Architectural Engineering 22 277 869
Operations Research 35 295 879
Electrical Engineering 44 329 888
Nuclear Engineering 43 350 894
Computer Networking 48 308 912
Telecommunications 48 346 963
Architecture 45 268 969
Mechanical Engineering 39 315 969
Reliability and Quality Engineering 52 338 974
Applied/Engineering Physics 51 373 994
Structural Engineering 37 384 1056
Systems Engineering 41 297 1068
Aerospace Engineering 36 345 1079
Civil Engineering 40 385 1093
Chemical Engineering 67 506 1099
Biochemical Engineering 101 385 1106
Environmental Engineering 66 446 1149
Geotechnical Engineering 54 444 1152
Nanotechnology 84 557 1226
Materials Science 69 521 1275
Acoustical Engineering 53 466 1302
Metallurgical Engineering 80 546 1302
Optical Engineering 97 646 1564
Human-Computer Interaction 70 610 1711
Remote Sensing 135 861 2086
Biotechnology 234 1051 2332

Physics rankings

National Institute of Technology, Calicut ranked 70th for Physics in India and 1404th in the World with 6,547 publications made and 89,494 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Nanotechnology, Acoustical Engineering.

Physics ranking Location
#70 of 489 In India
#537 of 2,822 In Asia
#1404 of 6,729 In the World

National Institute of Technology, Calicut
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1993 4 53
1994 5 51
1995 4 42
1996 3 63
1997 6 40
1998 4 30
1999 5 18
2000 1 24
2001 1 53
2002 17 55
2003 7 46
2004 11 62
2005 16 75
2006 56 121
2007 49 195
2008 71 292
2009 82 449
2010 73 561
2011 142 732
2012 164 1053
2013 193 1424
2014 217 1629
2015 264 2060
2016 356 2495
2017 407 3157
2018 407 4098
2019 509 5190
2020 636 7225
2021 570 8773
2022 690 10228
2023 712 11831
2024 570 12178
2025 272 10824

The following table provides academic rankings for National Institute of Technology, Calicut in various areas of Physics.

Physics subfield India ranking Asia ranking World rank
Applied/Engineering Physics 51 373 994
Nanotechnology 84 557 1226
Materials Science 69 521 1275
Acoustical Engineering 53 466 1302
Quantum and Particle physics 69 515 1363
Optical Engineering 97 646 1564
Condensed Matter Physics 150 806 1749
Astrophysics and Astronomy 97 704 1912
Atomic and Molecular physics 137 826 2012
Nuclear Physics 153 904 2087

Chemistry rankings

National Institute of Technology, Calicut ranked 102nd for Chemistry in India and 1679th in the World with 5,188 publications made and 79,949 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, Chemical Engineering, Physical chemistry.

Chemistry ranking Location
#102 of 485 In India
#712 of 2,785 In Asia
#1679 of 6,561 In the World

National Institute of Technology, Calicut
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1993 3 55
1994 4 34
1995 2 34
1996 2 43
1997 4 30
1998 1 16
1999 4 17
2000 0 15
2001 1 27
2002 8 40
2003 4 33
2004 11 46
2005 15 61
2006 38 109
2007 37 180
2008 53 297
2009 58 431
2010 53 524
2011 100 646
2012 129 932
2013 145 1276
2014 177 1430
2015 190 1757
2016 240 2231
2017 291 2857
2018 305 3613
2019 400 4725
2020 514 6491
2021 492 7973
2022 581 9543
2023 601 10844
2024 469 11896
2025 245 11000

The following table provides academic rankings for National Institute of Technology, Calicut in various areas of Chemistry.

Chemistry subfield India ranking Asia ranking World rank
Chemical Engineering 67 506 1099
Biochemical Engineering 101 385 1106
Physical chemistry 62 488 1133
Nanotechnology 84 557 1226
Materials Science 69 521 1275
Radiochemistry 110 654 1276
Computational Chemistry 89 531 1349
Organic Chemistry 97 671 1551
Petrology and Geochemistry 75 581 1617
Environmental Chemistry 120 707 1640
Inorganic Chemistry 138 838 1808
Pharmacy 143 802 1854
Biochemistry 126 873 1979
Nutrition and Food Science 152 902 2001

Computer Science rankings

National Institute of Technology, Calicut ranked 71st for Computer Science in India and 1375th in the World with 4,980 publications made and 56,988 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Telecommunications, Machine Learning, Computer Networking, Computer Vision.

Computer Science ranking Location
#71 of 490 In India
#481 of 2,842 In Asia
#1375 of 6,855 In the World

National Institute of Technology, Calicut
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1993 2 79
1994 4 65
1995 4 71
1996 2 87
1997 3 60
1998 4 50
1999 3 29
2000 2 39
2001 0 58
2002 16 117
2003 8 75
2004 5 86
2005 6 79
2006 39 109
2007 46 146
2008 59 183
2009 69 274
2010 66 405
2011 118 534
2012 155 742
2013 168 999
2014 188 1214
2015 229 1501
2016 335 1649
2017 325 1945
2018 354 2706
2019 338 3387
2020 454 4540
2021 413 5925
2022 492 6555
2023 510 7391
2024 358 6634
2025 192 5371

The following table provides academic rankings for National Institute of Technology, Calicut in various areas of Computer Science.

Computer Science subfield India ranking Asia ranking World rank
Computer Engineering 30 210 627
Robotics 21 320 841
Computer Networking 48 308 912
Computer Vision 43 332 949
Telecommunications 48 346 963
Blockchain and Cryptography 83 384 991
Computational Linguistics 75 361 1031
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 54 364 1072
Cognitive Science 53 358 1101
Machine Learning 69 437 1176
Computer Graphics 39 418 1268
Cyber Security 104 476 1323
Software Engineering 81 483 1560
Data Science 126 544 1659
Human-Computer Interaction 70 610 1711
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 170 849 2030
Neuroscience 77 769 2161

Environmental Science rankings

National Institute of Technology, Calicut ranked 94th for Environmental Science in India and 1798th in the World with 4,386 publications made and 58,400 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Geography and Cartography, Ecology, Paleontology, Environmental Management.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#94 of 494 In India
#661 of 2,841 In Asia
#1798 of 6,888 In the World

National Institute of Technology, Calicut
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1993 2 11
1994 3 26
1995 3 26
1996 2 23
1997 3 15
1998 2 23
1999 3 14
2000 2 14
2001 0 23
2002 9 31
2003 4 18
2004 5 25
2005 6 46
2006 23 72
2007 19 114
2008 37 202
2009 50 315
2010 61 474
2011 77 552
2012 111 743
2013 133 1006
2014 133 1162
2015 150 1389
2016 220 1660
2017 274 2116
2018 267 2749
2019 321 3520
2020 459 5025
2021 435 6424
2022 526 7702
2023 525 8974
2024 337 8801
2025 173 7703

The following table provides academic rankings for National Institute of Technology, Calicut in various areas of Environmental Science.

Environmental Science subfield India ranking Asia ranking World rank
Environmental Management 38 293 856
Environmental Engineering 66 446 1149
Geotechnical Engineering 54 444 1152
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 62 452 1277
Earth science and Geophysics 72 573 1501
Oceanography 74 559 1551
Petrology and Geochemistry 75 581 1617
Agricultural Science 140 652 1636
Environmental Chemistry 120 707 1640
Ecology 105 648 1747
Geography and Cartography 79 620 1844
Geology 104 730 1901
Paleontology 142 916 2265

Biology rankings

National Institute of Technology, Calicut ranked 127th for Biology in India and 2060th in the World with 4,209 publications made and 70,574 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Nanotechnology, Genetics, Paleontology, Agricultural Science.

Biology ranking Location
#127 of 490 In India
#861 of 2,838 In Asia
#2060 of 6,841 In the World

National Institute of Technology, Calicut
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1993 3 29
1994 0 10
1995 1 19
1996 0 30
1997 1 22
1998 2 18
1999 4 8
2000 1 13
2001 0 16
2002 3 34
2003 5 32
2004 2 41
2005 8 50
2006 21 68
2007 22 124
2008 32 195
2009 48 326
2010 53 379
2011 81 518
2012 99 736
2013 126 1060
2014 163 1198
2015 163 1474
2016 218 1874
2017 255 2477
2018 254 3034
2019 325 4014
2020 440 5535
2021 420 6985
2022 474 8299
2023 485 9476
2024 322 9465
2025 188 8562

The following table provides academic rankings for National Institute of Technology, Calicut in various areas of Biology.

Biology subfield India ranking Asia ranking World rank
Nanotechnology 84 557 1226
Agricultural Science 140 652 1636
Oncology and Cancer research 120 846 1976
Biochemistry 126 873 1979
Nutrition and Food Science 152 902 2001
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 170 849 2030
Evolutionary Biology 82 762 2081
Neuroscience 77 769 2161
Paleontology 142 916 2265
Biotechnology 234 1051 2332
Genetics 164 1016 2338
Horticulture 205 1044 2351
Botany 194 1034 2425
Microbiology 222 1117 2488
Pharmacology 246 1206 2607
Immunology 257 1444 3365

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

National Institute of Technology, Calicut ranked 78th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in India and 2528th in the World with 2,803 publications made and 35,486 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Political Science, Law, History, Archaeology.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#78 of 493 In India
#788 of 2,867 In Asia
#2528 of 7,088 In the World

National Institute of Technology, Calicut
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1993 1 46
1994 2 51
1995 1 50
1996 0 50
1997 0 31
1998 2 36
1999 1 19
2000 2 24
2001 0 40
2002 5 76
2003 3 51
2004 1 49
2005 6 46
2006 15 64
2007 11 80
2008 15 105
2009 30 132
2010 32 226
2011 51 291
2012 66 427
2013 96 549
2014 106 653
2015 90 844
2016 152 900
2017 176 1237
2018 200 1556
2019 184 1904
2020 304 2689
2021 278 3697
2022 323 4374
2023 323 5083
2024 207 4800
2025 104 4100

The following table provides academic rankings for National Institute of Technology, Calicut in various areas of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield India ranking Asia ranking World rank
Military science 7 96 809
Linguistics 54 578 1670
Archaeology 84 705 2000
History 89 750 2229
Law 82 744 2331
Philosophy 58 744 2468
Political Science 85 798 2673
Aesthetics 102 1027 2853
Anthropology 130 1053 3161
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 113 1144 3374
Sociology 161 1297 3659
Education Majors 122 1381 3770
Demography 272 1502 3787

Mathematics rankings

National Institute of Technology, Calicut ranked 60th for Mathematics in India and 1615th in the World with 2,200 publications made and 25,962 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Blockchain and Cryptography, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Operations Research, Applied Mathematics.

Mathematics ranking Location
#60 of 469 In India
#586 of 2,725 In Asia
#1615 of 6,434 In the World

National Institute of Technology, Calicut
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1993 1 47
1994 0 50
1995 0 48
1996 1 44
1997 1 27
1998 3 28
1999 2 11
2000 1 26
2001 0 28
2002 4 40
2003 0 39
2004 1 26
2005 1 39
2006 17 58
2007 18 66
2008 36 106
2009 42 146
2010 31 192
2011 60 273
2012 68 372
2013 85 510
2014 83 561
2015 106 777
2016 153 773
2017 163 975
2018 150 1285
2019 154 1561
2020 211 2089
2021 190 2643
2022 208 2860
2023 216 3126
2024 122 2374
2025 65 1747

The following table provides academic rankings for National Institute of Technology, Calicut in various areas of Mathematics.

Mathematics subfield India ranking Asia ranking World rank
Operations Research 35 295 879
Blockchain and Cryptography 83 384 991
Statistics 54 549 1545
Applied Mathematics 71 643 1650
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 67 650 1839

Business rankings

National Institute of Technology, Calicut ranked 60th for Business in India and 1701st in the World with 1,969 publications made and 18,954 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Marketing, Finance, Operations Research, Supply Chain Management.

Business ranking Location
#60 of 463 In India
#549 of 2,654 In Asia
#1701 of 6,366 In the World

National Institute of Technology, Calicut
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1993 1 63
1994 1 56
1995 3 52
1996 1 74
1997 3 39
1998 4 36
1999 2 12
2000 0 23
2001 0 44
2002 9 55
2003 1 38
2004 1 56
2005 1 37
2006 12 63
2007 11 76
2008 20 91
2009 26 114
2010 36 185
2011 50 225
2012 53 326
2013 69 381
2014 67 499
2015 81 561
2016 126 573
2017 127 739
2018 144 943
2019 141 1201
2020 209 1543
2021 175 2046
2022 211 2248
2023 190 2566
2024 116 1963
2025 67 1604

The following table provides academic rankings for National Institute of Technology, Calicut in various areas of Business.

Business subfield India ranking Asia ranking World rank
Supply Chain Management 19 151 420
Construction Management 18 179 639
Operations Research 35 295 879
Management 40 379 1243
Marketing 86 667 1945
Project Management 81 633 2001
Accounting 90 856 2455
Finance 108 926 2499
Advertising 115 917 2548

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for National Institute of Technology, Calicut

Speciality India Asia World Rank
Environmental Economics 39 345 1033
Fashion Design 55 534 1670
Cardiology 73 685 1857
Sports Medicine 53 652 1988
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 89 781 2036
Art & Design 65 649 2073
Psychology 96 843 2274
Economics 89 812 2337
Psychiatry 109 892 2444
Child Psychology 74 835 2521
Anatomy and Physiology 133 1040 2606
Social Psychology 87 921 2634
Healthcare Management (MHA) 138 931 2687
Pathology 180 1140 2728
Development Studies 132 975 2741
Physical Therapy 101 1045 2742
Surgery 147 1048 2746
Literature 113 934 2770
Medicine 170 1114 2782
Nursing 165 1100 3112
Public Health 250 1391 3535