University of Calicut

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The University of Calicut is the largest University in Kerala. Established in the year 1968, it is the second university to be set up in Kerala. The University aims to nurture excellence in education and research in its catchment areas of Northern Kerala, historically consigned to the periphery of Kerala’s academic map. The University lays its emphasis on fostering quality human resource and ...promoting productive research that benefit both local communities and wider humanity.
The University was created through a Government plan bifurcating Kerala University. As per the plan, the four post-graduate departments of the University of Kerala operating in Calicut were annexed to the new University along with fifty four constituent colleges spread across seven northern districts. With ‘Nirmaya Karmana Sree’ as it motto, the University has been able to surmount all challenges and emerge as the largest residential cum affiliating University in Kerala. With 30 post graduate departments and 480 colleges it has become a beacon of hope and enlightenment for hundreds of thousands of young men and women in North Kerala.
The University campus, located at Tenhipalam, 24 km south of Calicut is the main hub of academic activities. Situated here besides the 28 postgraduate teaching and research departments are: the Vice-Chancellor’s Office, the Administration Block, Pareeksha Bhavan, School of Distance Education, Academic Staff College, Educational and Multimedia Research Centre, Computer Centre, and the University Library. The departments on the campus include Arabic, Botany, Biotechnology, Centre for Women Studies, Chemistry, Commerce & Management Studies, Computer Science, Education, English, Hindi, History, West Asian Studies, Mass Communication & Journalism, Life Science, Library and Information Science, Life Long Learning & Extension, Malayalam and Kerala Studies, Mathematics, Nano Science & Technology, Philosophy, Physics, Physical Education, Psychology, Russian & Centre for Comparative Literature, Sanskrit, School of Folklore Studies, Statistics, and Zoology.
The University has set up extension centres in Thrissur, Calicut and Vatakara. The centre in Thrissur is named after the renowned economist Dr. John Mathai. Located here are the Department of Economics and the School of Drama & Fine Arts. The Calicut Centre offers courses in Health Sciences and Costume and Fashion Designing. The University Students’ Centre too is located in Calicut. To facilitate better access to students, the University has set up Teacher Education Centres and Information Centres in all the five districts under its jurisdiction.
Besides restructuring the graduate and post-graduate courses, the University has introduced integrated M.Phil/Ph.D programmes from 2004-05 academic year. To meet the demand for trained personnel in emerging areas, the University has launched new programmes in computer application & information technology, health sciences, fashion design, social work, printing technology, computer hardware and automobile engineering. Yet another effort in this direction is the establishment of the University Institute of Engineering Technology on the main campus. The Institute offers B.Tech courses in electronics and communication, printing technology, electrical and electronics and IT streams.
Administration through E-Governance and computerisation of University examination to become the first digital University in Kerala, establishment of smart class rooms and modernization of laboratories, frontier lectures by renowned scholars and scientists, are the other recent initiatives.
Our research programmes range across all disciplines and total commitment is essential to achieve the goals. As we look to the future one thing is certain –technology and knowledge will be the key resources and also these will be the most sought-after within the Country and around the world. Therefore it is our paramount duty to help generate ideas that will benefit society, educate and train people to work in fields where they will be valued for their specialized knowledge. Our acumen to research, communicate and solve issues are to be improved from time to time. To meet these challenges alliances with research institutions, partnership with government and other agencies are to be undertaken expeditiously. We should leave no stone unturned to ensure the quality of our academic programs, excellence of our teaching, learning and research.