The University of Calicut, also known as Calicut University, is a state-run

public university A public university or public college is a university or college that is in state ownership, owned by the state or receives significant government spending, public funds through a national or subnational government, as opposed to a private unive ...

headquartered at Tenhipalam in Malappuram district of the state of

Kerala Kerala ( ; ) is a state on the Malabar Coast of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, following the passage of the States Reorganisation Act, by combining Malayalam-speaking regions of the erstwhile regions of Cochin, Malabar, South ...

, India. Established in 1968, it is the first university to be set up in northern

. The university is coordinated by the University Grants Commission (re-accredited by NAAC with 'A+' grade). Calicut University, created by bifurcating

Kerala University University of Kerala, formerly the University of Travancore, is a state-run public university located in Thiruvananthapuram, the state capital of Kerala, India. It was established in 1937 by a promulgation of the Maharajah of Travancore, Chit ...

, is the second university to be set up in Kerala. M. M. Gani, 1969–75, was the first vice-chancellor of the university. Its primary catchment area is the northern districts of Kerala. Calicut University has nine schools and 34 departments. As of 2018-19 Calicut University had 301 undergraduate students and 1799 post-graduate students. The number of full-time doctoral students was 581. The university was ranked 54th among Indian universities by the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) in 2020 and 76th overall. Calicut University manages around 400 independent affiliated colleges spread across northern Kerala. It also conducts examinations for the students of the affiliated colleges. It is also the largest 'affiliating' university in Kerala.

History

Calicut University was created in 1968, during the tenure of the (2nd E. M. S. Namboodiripad Ministry).Miller, E. Roland. "Mappila Muslim Culture" State University of New York Press, Albany (2015); p. 204, 235–36, 329, 333, and 345. The university was established through a Kerala government plan bifurcating the

. As per the plan, the four post-graduate departments of the

operating in Calicut were annexed to the new university.

Campus

The main university campus is located at Tenhipalam, south of the city of Calicut and about from city of Malappuram. Most of the teaching and research departments, the Office of the Vice-Chancellor, and the Administration Block are situated on the main campus. The university also has two off-campus centres, one at Thrissur and the other, specially meant for tribal empowerment, located in the Western Ghat area of the state,

Wayanad Wayanad () is a district in the north-east of Indian state Kerala with administrative headquarters at the municipality of Kalpetta. It is the only plateau in Kerala. The Wayanad Plateau forms a continuation of the Mysore Plateau, the southern ...

. Besides these, there are self-financing centres located in different parts of the area of jurisdiction.

Central facilities

The following are the central facilities in the University of Calicut. * Pareeksha Bhavan * Calicut University Computer Center * CHMK Library * Botanical Garden * Thaliyola * Madhava Obeservatory * Central Sophisticated Instrumentation Facility * University Museum * University Park * University Science Instrumentation Center

CHMK Library

* Calicut University Library was established in 1971. * The library was renamed after C.H. Mohammed Koya (former chief Minister, Government of Kerala). * It has a collection of about 95,000 books and subscribes to 218 journals and 10 newspapers. * The library follows the Anglo American Cataloguing Rules II (with slight modifications) for cataloguing and the Dewey Decimal Scheme of Classification for the classification of books.

Organisation and administration

Governance

A Vice-chancellor is the head of the university. M. K. Jayaraj is the current Vice-Chancellor of the University of Calicut. * The Senate - consists of 16 members including the Chancellor (Governor of Kerala), the Pro-Chancellor (Kerala Minister of Education), the Vice-Chancellor and Pro Vice-Chancellor. * The Syndicate - consists of 6 members including the Vice-Chancellor, Pro Vice-Chancellor, Higher Education Secretary, Director of Public Instruction and Director of Collegiate Education. * The Academic Council - the supreme academic body of the university. * The Faculties * The Boards of Studies Boards of Studies - the basic design of the curricula is done by the Boards of Studies. * The Students' Council - consists of 22 elected members from various independent affiliated colleges and university departments and six members including the Vice-Chancellor. * The Finance committee - consists of the Vice-Chancellor, Pro Vice-Chancellor, representatives of the Senate, the Syndicate and the Academic Council, the Finance Secretary to Government or an Officer not below the rank of a Joint Secretary nominated by him and the Higher Education Secretary to Government.

Endowment

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/ref> * Kerala State Non-Plan Grant (for 2018/19) - Rs. 20,814.88 lakhs *Income from internal sources - Rs. 12,875.13 lakhs * Kerala State Plan Grant (for 2018/19) - Rs. 2,500.00 lakhs * Grant from UGC under XIIth Plan - Rs. 436.40 lakhs Salaries and pension alone contribute to 63.03% of the total expenditure. * Salary - Rs. 14,541.12 lakhs * Pension & DCRG - Rs. 8,151.50 lakhs * Development & Modernisation - Rs. 3,146.32 lakhs * Conduct of Exam - Rs. 2,105.00 lakhs * Scholarships/Research Projects - Rs. 761.81 lakhs

Departments

Each school in Calicut University comprises a group of related departments, headed by director. Each department in the school has separate head of the department. There are nine schools, 34 departments with three centres and 11 chairs. The university has two off campus centres, one at Thrissur and the other in Wayanad.

Off campus campus centres I

# Lakshadweep # Dr. John Matthai Centre, Thrissur # Centre for Folklore Studies

Off campus campus centres II

# School of Drama and Fine Arts: Located in Aranattukara, a suburb of Thrissur city this department of the university provides formal education and training in drama and theatre. The school is affiliated with National School of Drama. The school was established in 1977 as a centre for drama artists in Kerala. In 2000, the institute started the music department offering Post Graduate and PhD courses. # Institute of Tribal Studies and Research: Institute of Tribal Studies & Research is located at Chethalayam in

Wayanad district Wayanad () is a district in the north-east of Indian state Kerala with administrative headquarters at the municipality of Kalpetta. It is the only plateau in Kerala. The Wayanad Plateau forms a continuation of the Mysore Plateau, the southern ...

is established for empowering tribal students for higher education. The centre is also devoted to carry out research on tribal communities.

Affiliated colleges

From the 2019 Annual Report Its current jurisdiction extends to five central and northern districts of the state. The university currently has about 391 'affiliated colleges'. These colleges are spread over Malappuram district (122), Kozhikode district (105 colleges), Thrissur district (74), Palakkad district (73) and

(17). It also conducts examinations for the students of the affiliated colleges. A total annual intake of students in the affiliated colleges is nearly 100,000. Most of the colleges are Self Financing Colleges and the rest are Government or Aided Colleges. Most of the colleges offer only under-graduate degrees, while around 100 colleges also offer

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Classification based on funding

* Government Colleges (41) * Aided Colleges (60) * Self Financing Colleges (290) Subject-wise they comprise 254 Arts & Science Colleges, 63 Training Colleges, 40 Engineering/Technical Colleges, 10 Law Colleges, 33 Arabic/Oriental Title Colleges, 11 I. H. R. D. Centres, eight Management Studies Colleges, one Music College, one Fine Arts college, two Colleges of Physical Education, two colleges for Hotel Management. The university publishes a list of affiliated colleges and courses.

Types of affiliated colleges

* Architecture-Engineering *Training * Management *Law * Arts & Science-Arabic/Oriental Title * Physical Education

Academics

Rankings

University of Calicut ranked 69 among Indian Universities in NIRF ranking 2022.

Demographics

Student life

Cultural festival

The annual 'Interzonal' cultural festival, 'kalolsavam', is held during the months of January - April or in between. The Interzones are conducted among students from the independent 'affiliated colleges' spread across five northern Kerala Districts. The various Kerala Districts conducts different zonal competitions and the winners gain entry to the 'interzonal' event. The festivals goes on for a week at the most (offstage and onstage).

Sports competitions

The annual sports competitions also takes place between the inter colleges among the zones as well as among the zonal colleges. The sports event follow the cultural event and go on for a week.

Notable alumni

Politician

* R. Bindu, Minister of Higher Education Kerala *

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, former Minister of Higher Education Kerala * P. Sreeramakrishnan, Former speaker of Kerala Legislative Assembly *

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, Current Minister of Local Self-Governments and Excise Kerala * N. Samsudheen MLA * V. T. Balram, Ex. MLA

Academist

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* Ayyappanpillai Ajayaghosh, organic chemist,

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laureate

sportsperson

* Anju Bobby George, Indian athlete *

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, volleyball player * V. P. Suhair, Indian professional footballer

Arts

* Jenith Kachappilly, Indian film director * Girish Puthenchery, Indian lyricist, poet, scriptwriter and screenwriter *

K. K. N. Kurup K. K. N. Kurup (born 1939) is an historian of India and a former vice-chancellor of the University of Calicut. He has specialised in the history of the Malabar region of South India. Kurup obtained a B.A. from the University of Delhi and then ...

, historian and former Vice-Chancellor of the University of Calicut * M. N. Karassery, Malayalam author * Mohammed Faizal P. P, Member of Lok Sabha *

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, Indian film writer, director * Ranjith, Indian film director * Ranjith Padinhateeri, biological physicist, N-Bios laureate * Richard Hay, politician * Shyamaprasad, Indian film director * Sithara, playback singer *

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, Padma Shri 2020 * C. R. Rajagopalan, folklore researcher and writer.

References

External links

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