NIT-Calicut honours first batch of staff, students
The Hindu
Event held as part of institute’s diamond jubilee celebrations
As part of its diamond jubilee celebrations, the National Institute of Technology, Calicut (NIT-C) on Friday honoured the first batch of its faculty members, staff and students who joined the institute, formerly Regional Engineering College (REC), in 1961.
Seven faculty members, seven staff members and 11 students belonging to the first batch along with their families participated in the event held on the NIT-C campus. They also planted a sapling in ‘Smrithi Vanam’ in memory of all the departed members. About 120 students had joined the first batch of REC.
Inaugurating the function, NIT-C director Prasad Krishna outlined various development activities on the anvil with the active involvement of the alumni, including the setting up of a satellite campus in Kochi.