The National Institute of Technology Calicut receives applications from candidates from all over India willing to take admissions in various streams. NIT Calicut admissions are held in different academic programmes, such as B.Tech, B.Arch, M.Plan, MCA, M.Tech, MBA, M.Sc, and PhD degrees. Candidates can get admission to the B.Tech and B.Arch programmes based on their performance in the JEE Main. Admission to M.Tech/ M.Plan courses is made on the basis of the GATE score obtained by the candidates. NIT Calicut admission to M.Sc programmes is done through a counselling process on the basis of the Joint Admission Test for M.Sc score. Admission to the MCA programme is done based on the rank in All-India NIT MCA Common Entrance Test (NIMCET). NIT Calicut admission to the MBA programme is made on the basis of a valid CAT score. Admissions in PhD programmes depend on the candidate's percentage.