Back جامعة كاليكوت Arabic جامعة كاليكوت ARZ University of Calicut CEB യൂണിവേഴ്സിറ്റി ഓഫ് കാലിക്കറ്റ് Malayalam कालिकत विद्यापीठ Marathi कालीकट विश्वविद्यालय Nepali University of Calicut Swedish கோழிக்கோடு பல்கலைக்கழகம் Tamil یونیورسٹی آف کالیکٹ Urdu
 Seal of the University of Calicut | |
Other name | Calicut University |
|---|---|
| Motto | Nirmāya Karmana Sri |
Motto in English | "Prosperity will be Produced by Pure Action" |
| Type | Public |
| Established | 1968 |
| Founder | Government of Kerala |
| Accreditation | NAAC |
| Budget | ₹4,155,323,172 (US$50 million) (2018–19)[1] |
| Chancellor | Governor of Kerala |
| Vice-Chancellor | M. K. Jayaraj[2] |
| Undergraduates | 301 (NIRF-2020) |
| Postgraduates | 1799 (NIRF-2020) |
| 581 (full-time) (NIRF-2020) | |
| Location | , 673635 , India |
| Language | Malayalam |
| Affiliations | UGC, NAAC, AIU, ACU |
| Website | https://www.uoc.ac.in |
The University of Calicut, also known as Calicut University, is a state-run public university headquartered at Tenhipalam in Malappuram district of the state of Kerala, India. Established in 1968, it is the first university to be set up in northern Kerala. The university is coordinated by the University Grants Commission (re-accredited by NAAC with 'A+' grade).[3]
Calicut University, created by bifurcating Kerala University, is the second university to be set up in Kerala.[3] M. M. Gani, 1969–75, was the first vice-chancellor of the university. Its primary catchment area is the northern districts of Kerala.[3] Calicut University has nine schools and 34 departments.[3][4] As of 2018-19 Calicut University had 301 undergraduate students and 1799 post-graduate students.[5] The number of full-time doctoral students was 581.[5] The university was ranked 54th among Indian universities by the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) in 2020[6] and 76th overall.[7]
Calicut University manages around 400 independent affiliated colleges spread across northern Kerala.[3] It also conducts examinations for the students of the affiliated colleges.[3] It is also the largest 'affiliating' university in Kerala.[3]
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- ^ a b "NIRF" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 September 2020. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
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