Candidates for admission to M.Tech Degree Programme (Sponsored Category) shall be required to have passed the four-year regular full time B.E./B.Tech. Degree with 60% marks (CGPA 6.5/10) in aggregate in the qualifying examination and for SC/ST candidates 55% marks (CGPA 6/10) in aggregate. Candidates under lateral entry should have passed the three year diploma in engineering with 60% marks (55% marks for SC/ST candidates).

Sponsored candidates should have a minimum experience of two years at the time of applying for the programme and must be sponsored by their employers. Candidates from Central/State Govt. Institutions, Public Sector Organizations and reputed Private Organizations will be considered in this category. In the case of teachers sponsored by Engineering Colleges and Polytechnics, the Institution should be recognized by AICTE. The employer while sponsoring will have to give an undertaking that the candidate will be paid full salary during the entire period of the M.Tech. Programme and that the candidate will not be withdrawn midway. The sponsored candidates are not eligible for campus interview conducted by Placement Cell.

The admission to M.Tech. Programmes under Sponsored category will be based on written test and/or Interview, by the respective Department/School.

Test / Interview / Admission
Eligibility for test/interview/admission and Call letter for test/interview can be downloaded from the website after login using application number and date of birth. No separate call letter will be dispatched. All those who are called for test/interview will have to produce the original certificates and other documents. Admission is subject to satisfying the requirements and the call for Test/Interview does not guarantee admission. Candidates offered admission would have to remit the fees on the day of admission.

The details of the Amount to be paid at the time of admission will be published in the Institute website (www.nitc.ac.in) within two weeks.

• Apply online. The instructions for online submission of application are available in the Institute website.
• Before you start filling-in the online application form, keep the following documents ready with you
  • 10th class certificate
  • Mark list of the under graduate and post graduate degree course and diploma (for lateral entry candidate)
  • Demand Draft towards application fee
• The online application form is best viewed with Internet Explorer 9 or lower version. On submission of online application, a printout of the application has to be taken. To view ‘the application to be printed’, you require an Adobe Acrobat Reader 6 or higher.
• Candidates applying for admission to different departments / schools will have to write the corresponding codes in the appropriate columns in the Application Form. If a candidate is applying for more than one department/school, submit separate application with DD.
• A recent passport size photograph is to be affixed on the Application Form. The photo in the application should be self-attested. Additional six copies of the same photograph and one stamp size photograph should be produced at the time of counselling/admission.
• Demand Draft of Rs. 600/- towards application fee drawn in favour of “Director NIT Calicut” payable at State Bank of India, NIT Calicut Branch (Code No. 2207) is to be enclosed.
• The following documents arranged in the order given below should be enclosed along with the application (whichever is applicable) :
  • Self attested copy of mark lists & degree certificate of the qualifying examination.
  • Self attested copy of proof of date of birth.
  • Self attested copy of experience certificate.
  • Sponsorship certificate duly filled by the sponsoring authority on their letter head with the seal of the sponsoring authority in the prescribed format.
  • No objection certificate duly signed by the Head of the institution.
  • Certificate of AICTE recognition in the prescribed format, for teachers sponsored by Engineering Colleges and Polytechnics.
  • Demand draft towards application fee as per the category of the candidate.
• Printout of the Application with all the above enclosures should be sent (in A4 size cover) by Registered Post / Speed Post so as to reach the Chairperson – PG Admissions, National Institute of Technology Calicut, NIT Campus PO, Calicut - 673 601, Kerala on or before 15-05-2014.
• The status regarding receipt of application with demand draft & other documents at NIT Calicut and eligibility for test/ interview will be available in our website in due course.