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 Thenhipalam (also spelt Tenhipalam and Thenjipalam) is a census town and a panchayat in Tirurangadi taluk in Malappuram district of Kerala, India, with a population of 27,273 as per 2001 census, consisting of 13,293 males and 13,980 femal ...

Malappuram district Malappuram (), is one of the 14 districts in the Indian state of Kerala, with a coastline of . It is the most populous district of Kerala, which is home to around 13% of the total population of the state. The district was formed on 16 June 196 ...

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 C ...

, 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, Ch ...

, 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

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(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 Elamkulam Manakkal Sankaran Namboodiripad (13 June 1909 – 19 March 1998), popularly known as EMS, was an Indian communist politician and theorist, who served as the first Chief Minister of Kerala in 1957–1959 and then again in 1967–1969. ...

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 Malappuram (also Malapuram) () is a city in the Indian state of Kerala, spread over an area of including the surrounding suburban areas. The first municipality in the district formed in 1970, Malappuram serves as the administrative headquarter ...

. 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 Thrissur (), formerly Trichur, also known by its historical name Thrissivaperur, is a city and the headquarters of the Thrissur district in Kerala, India. It is the third largest urban agglomeration in Kerala after Kochi and Kozhikode, and ...

and the other, specially meant for tribal empowerment, located in the Western Ghat area of the state,

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. 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 Cheriyan Kandi Muhammad Koya (15 July 1927–28 September 1983), known as C. H. Muhammad Koya, was an Indian politician who served as the Minister of Education in various Kerala Governments from 1967 to 1973 and from 1977 to 1979. He also brief ...

(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

From the 2019 Annual ReportAnnual Report, 2019
/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 Thrissur (), formerly Trichur, also known by its historical name Thrissivaperur, is a city and the headquarters of the Thrissur district in Kerala, India. It is the third largest urban agglomeration in Kerala after Kochi and Kozhikode, and t ...

this department of the university provides formal education and training in drama and theatre. The school is affiliated with

National School of Drama National School of Drama (NSD) is a theatre training institute situated at New Delhi, India. It is an autonomous organization under Ministry of Culture, Government of India. It was set up in 1959 by the Sangeet Natak Akademi and became an indep ...

. 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

(122),

Kozhikode district Kozhikode (), or Calicut district, is one of the 14 districts in the Indian state of Kerala, along its Southwestern Malabar Coast. The city of Kozhikode, also known as Calicut, is the district headquarters. The district is 67.15% urbanised. ...

(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

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, 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 *

K. T. Jaleel K. T. Jaleel (born 30 May 1967) is an Indian politician from Kerala and a Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) from Thavanur and has served as Minister of Higher Education, Welfare of Minorities, Waqf and Hajj in the Left Democratic Front (LD ...

, former Minister of Higher Education Kerala *

P. Sreeramakrishnan P. Sreeramakrishnan, is an Indian politician born on 14 November 1967 in Perinthalmanna (a town in Malappuram district, Kerala). He became a member of the Thirteenth Kerala Legislative Assembly on 1 June 2011. He also served as the Speaker of K ...

, Former speaker of

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* M. B. Rajesh, Current Minister of Local Self-Governments and Excise Kerala *

N. Samsudheen N. Samsudheen is currently a member of 15th Kerala Legislative Assembly. He represents Mannarkkad (State Assembly constituency). He was member of 13th and 14th Kerala Legislative Assembly and represented Mannarkkad (State Assembly consti ...

MLA * V. T. Balram, Ex. MLA

Academist

* Abraham V. M, vice-chancellor of

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* Ayyappanpillai Ajayaghosh, organic chemist,

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laureate

sportsperson

Anju Bobby George Anju Bobby George (born 19 April 1977) is a retired Indian athlete. Anju Bobby George made history when she won the bronze medal in long jump at the 2003 World Championships in Athletics in Paris. With this achievement, she became the first ...

, Indian athlete *

Jimmy George Jimmy George (8 March 1955 – 30 November 1987) is often considered one of the greatest volleyball players of all time and was a member of India men's national volleyball team. He was the first Indian volleyball player to become a profe ...

, volleyball player *

V. P. Suhair Suhair Vadakkepeedika (born 27 July 1992), commonly known as VP Suhair, is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Indian Super League club East Bengal and the India national team. Early life Suhair was born on 27 July ...

, Indian professional footballer

Arts

Jenith Kachappilly ''Mariyam Vannu Vilakkoothi'' () is an Indian Malayalam-language stoner film written and directed by debutant Jenith Kachappilly and produced by Rajesh Augustine under the banner of ARK Media. The film starring Siju Wilson, Krishna Shankar, Sh ...

, Indian film director *

Girish Puthenchery Girish Puthenchery (1961–2010) was a noted Malayalam Lyricist, Poet, Scriptwriter and Screenwriter. He was always referred to as the aristocratic lyricist of Malayalam who had a distinctive writing style of his own. He also served as the dir ...

, Indian lyricist, poet, scriptwriter and screenwriter * K. K. N. Kurup, historian and former Vice-Chancellor of the University of Calicut *

M. N. Karassery Mohiyuddin Nadukkandiyil Karassery, commonly known as M. N. Karassery, is an Indian writer and critic of Malayalam language. He is known for his writing and lectures on politics, literature, art and culture, and is a recipient of K.M. Seethi Sah ...

, Malayalam author * Mohammed Faizal P. P, Member of

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, Indian film writer, director *

Ranjith Ranjit or Renjith may refer to: Religion * Anton Ranjith Pillainayagam (born 1966), Sri Lankan Tamil Catholic priest, Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Colombo * Malcolm Ranjith (born 1947), Sri Lankan Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church, C ...

, Indian film director *

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, biological physicist, N-Bios laureate * Richard Hay, politician *

Shyamaprasad Shyamaprasad (born 7 November 1960) is an Indian filmmaker, screenwriter and actor from Kerala. Career Shyamaprasad was born on 7 November 1960 at Palakkad, as the younger son of O. Rajagopal and Santhakumari. He was named after Shyama Prasad ...

, Indian film director * Sithara, playback singer *

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, Padma Shri 2020 *

C. R. Rajagopalan C. R. Rajagopalan ( 1957 – 31 January 2022) was an Indian writer, teacher and environmental activist from Kerala. Rajagopalan worked for the monitoring and preservation of folklore and tribal culture. He has written several books on heritage an ...

, folklore researcher and writer.

References

External links

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