No, NIT Calicut does not have single occupancy for PG students as of now.

First Year – You will be accommodated in the professor’s apartment,t which consists of three rooms, one hall, and a kitchen. You need to share your room with at least three people, which may vary based on the number of students.

Second Year – The students will be shifted to MBA hostels, which are much like first-year apartments with an attached bathroom

So, you don’t have a chance to enjoy single-room life at NIT Calicut

Every coin has two sides and likewise, every college you join will have its unique strengths and weaknesses. Knowing these beforehand helps you manage things and prepares you better. So here are a few pros and cons one must be aware of before joining ECE at NIT Calicut

Pros

1. The ECE department of NIT Calicut is one of the oldest and most well-established departments of the institute and is also accredited by NBA. It's second only to the CSE department and the competition here is intense.
2. The standards of examination papers setting and vivas conducted are excellent and evaluate the students' performances pretty well. 
3. The department is well-known for its high-tech embedded systems lab. The lab mechanic as well as the facilities offered help the students conduct cutting-edge research under the guidance of the lab assistants and mechanics. 
4. The faculty of the department is highly experienced and learned with thorough knowledge of their respective fields. They have a knack for delivering concepts in a well-organized manner. 

Cons

1. Being one of the oldest departments, its buildings and overall infrastructure is deteriorating. The entire department is spread across various buildings and it takes time to visit faculties. 
2. The academic level of this branch is high so you cannot survive solely by mugging up the concepts. You need to have in-depth knowledge of the concepts. You might find some courses to be extraordinarily challenging so be prepared for the workload.
3. A few Ad-hoc faculties destroy the momentum of the course through their poor pedagogy.
4. The lab sessions are again very challenging and getting the right results may be more challenging than expected.

Overall, the NIT Calicut ECE department will bring in a number of challenges but if you are interested in the branch you will get to experience an unmatched learning environment and opportunities. 

It is difficult to adjust to the hostel food at NIT Calicut, especially for students outside Kerala. Even though you have the option to change from one mess to another monthly based on your preference, which is interesting for the first few months, gradually you will end up bored with the food and start feeling like all the ten options for food are almost the same.

There are various grounds on which these two colleges compete and there are various parameters on which the colleges should be analyzed before making the final decision.

The following are certain points that will hopefully help you with your analysis:

• NIT Allahabad is considered a prestigious engineering college in northern India. It is next to IITs there.
• NIT Allahabad has a better opening and closing ranks in comparison to NIT Calicut.
• The lectures at NIT Allahabad are delivered in a combination of Hindi and English. At NIT Calicut, however, the lectures are delivered only in English.
• Placements are good in both the NITs. At NIT Allahabad, all the major branches attract companies uniformly. At NIT Calicut, you will find domination of software companies as it is near software cities such as Hyderabad, Bangalore, Chennai, Cochin, etc.
• The climatic conditions at Allahabad are extreme. The summers are scorching hot, the winters are icy cold and the monsoons are hot and humid. Calicut experiences a moderate climate. At Calicut, you will realize why Kerala is referred to as “God’s own country.”
• Faculty at NIT Allahabad is really good.

NIT Allahabad has less diversity because most of the students belong to the northern states. But, at NIT Calicut you will find students from every part of the country; from Kerala to Himachal to Arunachal Pradesh to Gujarat. Hence, it is largely diversified.

There are no strict dress codes that are enforced on the students at NIT Calicut. They can wear whatever they like, according to their interests, but it should confirm the Indian cultural concept and descent. The Institute does not encourage informal dresses like trousers and shorts.