Calicut University

The Calicut University or the University of Calicut founded in1968 is an affiliating university located in Thenjipalam, Kerala in India. It is one of the chief centers of higher education in North Kerala. The University of Calicut, was the second university established in Calicut with the motto of developing human resources in the Northern districts of Calicut by improving higher education and promoting research in all areas of development with particular emphasis on technology and art and culture of Calicut. It has more than twenty-five departments of study and research at its central campus and the regional centres in Vadakara and Trichur. About 262 colleges are affiliated to the University. Among these colleges, 70 are located in Kozhikode district, 68 in Thrissur, 70 in Malappuram, 43 in Palakkad and 11 in Wayanad district.

Various undergraduate courses are available in the affiliated colleges. Postgraduate course are available both at the affiliated colleges and at the university departments. PhD Research programmes are also available at the university departments and recognized institutions. Besides these, the university offers Teacher Education Centers in all its five districts and advanced Computer Science Centres in 13 places offering MCA, MSc Computer, and BSc IT courses. The Calicut University Institute of Engineering and Technology, or CUIET is located at the university campus on NH-17. There are more than 150 colleges affiliated to this University which consists of Teacher Training Colleges, Medical colleges, Engineering colleges, and Law colleges, Fine Arts College, IHRD Centers, Oriental Title Colleges and College for Dentistry, Nursing and Homeopathy.

Website- www.@unical.ac.in