Govt. yet to recommend a name to President for ratification The National Institute of Technology Calicut (NIT-C) has been functioning without a full-time director for the past five months, as the Centre is yet to take a decision in this regard. It is learnt that a selection committee appointed by the Ministry of Education had conducted an online interview of the shortlisted persons in September. Now, the Ministry has to recommend a name for the post to be ratified by the President. The post has been lying vacant after the five-year tenure of incumbent director Sivaji Chakravorti ended in mid-August. Incidentally, Dr. Chakravorti was appointed after the post lay vacant for more than a year.