Established as Calicut Regional Engineering College (CREC) with three Undergraduate Programmes (Civil, Mechanical and Electrical Engineering disciplines) under affiliation to the University of Kerala

Affiliation shifted to the University of Calicut

Started three Postgraduate Programmes - Structural Engineering (Civil), Instrumentation and Control (Electrical) and Refrigeration and Air Conditioning (Mechanical)

Started Bachelors Programme in Electronics & Communication Engineering under the Department of Electrical Engineering

Started Postgraduate Programme in Industrial Engineering and Management under the Department of Mechanical Engineering. Started Undergraduate Programme in Production Engineering and Management under the Department of Mechanical Engineering

Started Undergraduate Programmes in Architectural Engineering, Computer Science and Engineering and Postgraduate Programmes in Traffic and Transportation (Civil) and Energetics (Electrical)

Institute celebrated the Silver Jubilee year. Formed the Silver Jubilee Endowment Trust for helping needy students (1986-1987)

University of Calicut recognizes Civil and Electrical Engineering Departments as authorized research centres

Started Postgraduate Programme in Power Electronics (Electrical) and Offshore Structures (Civil)

Started the Master of Computer Application (MCA) Programme under the Department of Electrical Engineering

Established as Calicut Regional Engineering College (CREC) with three Undergraduate Programmes (Civil, Mechanical and Electrical Engineering disciplines) under affiliation to the University of Kerala

Affiliation shifted to the University of Calicut

Started three Postgraduate Programmes - Structural Engineering (Civil), Instrumentation and Control (Electrical) and Refrigeration and Air Conditioning (Mechanical)

Started Bachelors Programme in Electronics & Communication Engineering under the Department of Electrical Engineering

Started Postgraduate Programme in Industrial Engineering and Management under the Department of Mechanical Engineering. Started Undergraduate Programme in Production Engineering and Management under the Department of Mechanical Engineering

Started Undergraduate Programmes in Architectural Engineering, Computer Science and Engineering and Postgraduate Programmes in Traffic and Transportation (Civil) and Energetics (Electrical)

Institute celebrated the Silver Jubilee year. Formed the Silver Jubilee Endowment Trust for helping needy students (1986-1987)

University of Calicut recognizes Civil and Electrical Engineering Departments as authorized research centres

Started Postgraduate Programme in Power Electronics (Electrical) and Offshore Structures (Civil)

Started the Master of Computer Application (MCA) Programme under the Department of Electrical Engineering

Started three Postgraduate Programmes (Thermal Sciences, Manufacturing Technology, Industrial Engineering and Management) under the Department of Mechanical Engineering

Started Postgraduate Programme in Digital Systems and Communication under the Department of Electrical Engineering

First round of NBA Accreditation conducted

Department of Electrical Engineering got trifurcated into Departments of Electrical Engineering, Electronics and Communication Engineering and 7 Computer Science and Engineering

Started Postgraduate Programme in Computer Science and Engineering under the Department of Computer Science and Engineering

Department of Architecture formed and a 5-year Bachelor of Architecture Programme started

Started Postgraduate Programme in Electronics Design and Technology under the Department of Electronics and Communication

Accorded lead Institution status for the World Bank funded Technical Education Quality Improvement Programme (TEQIP-I)

Elevated to National Institute of Technology Calicut (NITC) and conferred the status of a deemed university

The first annual convocation of NITC held on 17thof November, 2004

Technology Business Incubator started with funding from Department of Science and Technology, Government of India

Formed the Department of Chemical Engineering and started B.Tech. Programme in Chemical Engineering. Started five Postgraduate Programmes in Mathematics and Scientific Computing (Mathematics), Computer Controlled Industrial Power (Electrical), Environmental Geotechnology (Civil), Microelectronics and VLSI Technology (Electronics) and Information Security (Computer Science)

Transformed to an Institution of National Importance under the National Institutes of Technology (NIT) Act, on August 15, 2007

Started B.Tech. Programme in Biotechnology. Started Postgraduate Programme- (M.Sc. (Tech.)) in Photonics, Polymer Science and Technology (Science and Humanities), M.Tech. in Nanotechnology (Mechanical), Telecommunication, Signal Processing (Electronics) and PG Diploma Programme in Construction Management (Civil)

Departments of Physics and Chemistry created from Department of Science and Humanities. Also, Schools of Biotechnology, Management Sciences and Nano Science and Technology established. Postgraduate Programme in Business Administration (MBA) started

Institute celebrated the Golden Jubilee year (2010-2011)

Postgraduate Programmes (M.Sc.) in Chemistry, Mathematics and Physics started

Started three M.Tech. Programmes (i) Water Resources Engineering under the Department of Civil Engineering, (ii) High Voltage Engineering under Department of Electrical Engineering (iii) Machine Design under Department of Mechanical Engineering

Started the M.Plan. Programme under the Department of Architecture and Planning, and M.Tech Programme in Chemical Engineering under the Department of Chemical Engineering

Secured a rank of 34 in the First round of assessment under National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) for Engineering institutions

Institute’s NIRF Rank - 42

Institute’s NIRF Rank - 50

Institute’s NIRF Ranking improved-Engineering: 28 & Architecture: 3

Renamed the School of Nano Science and Technology as School of Materials Science and Engineering. Started the 4 Year B.Tech Programme in Materials Science and Engineering under the School of Materials Science and Engineering.

Institute’s NIRF Ranking improved further-Engineering: 23 & Architecture: 3

Secured All India 8th rank in the ‘Atal Ranking of Institutions on Innovation Achievements (ARIAA).

Institute’s NIRF Ranking - Engineering: 25 and NIRF Ranking of Architecture improved to Second from Third position. Institute ranked 9th in the ‘Atal Ranking of Institutions on Innovation Achievements (ARIAA).

Inaugurated 1500 seated Mega Hostel-II for boys

Institute celebrating its Diamond Jubilee (1961-2022).