The Department of Materials Science and Engineering (Formerly School of Nano Science and Technology) at National Institute of Technology Calicut offers programs at the Bachelors, Master’s and Doctoral levels, in various academic streams related to Materials Science and Engineering. The department also manages sponsored research projects from various funding agencies. The faculty, students and research scholars are involved in dedicated learning and research to explore, understand and improve materials and processes from a fundamental perspective. The varied interests of the department include study of nanoscale physical phenomena, materials for sustainable energy solutions, nanodevices, nanomaterials and composites, biosensors, targeted drug delivery systems, bio-implants, experimental research in nanoscale flow and heat transfer, optical measurements, combustion and nanoparticle fuel additives, synthesis of nanomaterials including carbon nanotubes, semiconductor materials for photovoltaics and optoelectronic devices, perovskite based emerging solar cells, discrete computational studies on nanoscale systems. The department also hosts a Centre for Characterization and Electron Microscopy.