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Centre for Transportation Research (CTR)

The Centre for Transportation Research (CTR) is a Centre of Excellence funded by the Ministry of Education, under the scheme ‘Establishment of 50 Centres of Excellence in Frontier Areas of Science and Technology (FAST)’, in the year 2013. The objectives of the Centre are to undertake research in various aspects of transportation and develop solutions that lead to sustainable transportation, create a pool of quality conscious and qualified transportation engineers sensitive to societal requirements, enhance the skills and knowledge of working transportation professionals and bring awareness among public for their active and informed participation. 

Department of Civil Engineering

The Department of Civil Engineering is one of the oldest departments in this Institute. It was established at the inception stage of the Calicut Regional Engineering College (CREC), which was the forerunner to the present National Institute of Technology Calicut (NITC), in 1961. The department has highly qualified faculty members engaged in teaching, research and consultancy. Department also offers Post Graduate and Doctoral Programs in the areas of Structural Engineering, Traffic and Transportation Planning, Offshore Structures, Environmental Geotechnology, and Water Recourses Engineering. The Department is a recognized QIP centre of the AICTE for both M.Tech. and Ph.D. program.

NIT Calicut

National Institute of Technology Calicut was founded as Regional Engineering College, Calicut, in 1961. Set in a picturesque at the foothills of the Western Ghats, it is located about 22 km north-east of Calicut city. It is a prestigious institute with a reputation for excellence at undergraduate, postgraduate and research levels, fostering the spirit of national integration among the students and close interaction with the industry.