The University of Calicut was established in 1968. It is accredited with an A grade by NAAC. It is ranked 54th in University Category, 76th in the Overall Category by NIRF and 40th by Outlook I-CARE Rankings.
It consists of 34 postgraduate and research departments, 3 centres and 395 affiliated colleges, among which 106 are located in Kozhikode District, 73 in Thrissur District, 124 in Malappuram District, 75 in Palakkad District and 17 in Wayanad District along with two off-campus centres, one at Thrissur and the other in Wayanad. The University is also composed of self-financing centres located in different parts of the area.
Calicut University consists of the following schools:
- School of Literature
- School of Chemical and Physical Sciences
- School of Bioscience
- School of Education
- School of Social Sciences
- School of Information and Communication Studies
- School of Fine Arts
- School of Mathematics and Computational Sciences
- School of Business Studies
Calicut University offers the following courses at the undergraduate level:
Eligible for candidates having passed HSE or Examinations recognized as equivalent thereto.
- B.Tech. Lateral Entry: Eligible for Candidates having passed a Diploma in Engineering.
- B.A. (Geography/ English/ Malayalam/ Tamil/ Urdu/ music/ Veena/ violin/ Arabic/ Sanskrit/ travel and tourism management/ economics/ psychology/ Islamic studies/ multimedia/ Hindi/ Mass communication/ history/ political science/ philosophy/ sociology/ functional English/ vocal/ public administration)
- B. Sc. (Biotechnology/ applied physics/ aquaculture/ applied statistics/ costume and fashion designing/ biochemistry/ botany/ bio physics/ polymer chemistry/ physics/ plantains/ counselling psychology/ mathematics/ microbiology/ instrumentation/ information technology/ industrial chemistry/ printing technology/ home science/ hotel management/ genetics/ geography/ food technology/ electronics/ chemistry/ zoology/ statistics/ psychology)
- B. Com. (Honours/ vocational stream/ additional specialisation)
- B.C.A.
- B.B.A.
- B.Tech. (Civil engineering/ Information technology/ Civil engineering/ Automobile engineering/ Printing technology/ Computer science and engineering/Electronics and communication engineering/ Aeronautical engineering/ Production engineering/ Chemical engineering/ Biotechnology engineering/ Biomedical engineering/ Mechanical engineering/ Instrumentation and control engineering/ Applied electronics and instrumentation engineering/ Electronics and electrical engineering)
Calicut University offers the following courses at the Postgraduate level:
Eligible for candidates having passed Bachelor’s degree in any relevant stream.
- M.A. (Arabic/ economics/ English/ Hindi/ Malayalam/ music/ philosophy/ women’s studies/ Tamil/ sociology/ Sanskrit Sahitya/ political science/ history/ vocal/ geography/ Financial economics/ multimedia/ Malayalam with journalism)
- M. Sc. (Bioinformatics/ Plant science/ fish processing technology and quality control/ cyber security/ home science/ applied geology/ geography/ journal biotechnology/ psychology/ biotechnology/ chemistry/ zoology/ electronics/ applied Plant science/ medical biochemistry/ botany/ forensic science/ radiation physics/ microbiology/ plantation development/ statistics/ mathematics/ applied psychology/ health and yoga therapy/ physics/ biochemistry/ Food science and technology/ computer science/ information technology)
- M.Com.
- M.Ed.
- M.Lib.I.Sc.
- M.P.Ed.
- M.S.W.
- M.T.A.
- M.Tech. (Civil engineering/ Information technology/ Civil engineering/ Automobile engineering/ Printing technology/ Computer science and engineering/ Electronics and communication engineering/ Aeronautical engineering/ Production engineering/ Chemical engineering/ Biotechnology engineering/ Biomedical engineering/ Mechanical engineering/ Instrumentation and control engineering/ Applied electronics and instrumentation engineering/ Electronics and electrical engineering/ Cyber Security/ Energy System/ Signal Processing Machine Design)
Eligible for candidates having relevant Master’s degrees.
- M.Phil.
- Ph.D.
Calicut University offers the following courses in the Distance Education mode:
Eligible for candidates having passed HSE or Examinations recognized as equivalent thereto.
- B.A. (Economics/ English/ Hindi/ History/ Arabic/ Sociology/ Political Science)
- B.Com.
- B.B.A.
- B.Sc. Mathematics
Eligible for candidates having passed Bachelor’s degree in any relevant stream.
- M.A. (Economics/ English/ History/ Political Science/ Sociology/ Philosophy)
- M.Com.
- M.Sc. Mathematics
The University provides the students of Distance Education with facilities to enhance their learning which includes a well-maintained library, Grievance Redressal Cell and a Web centre.
Colleges affiliated to Calicut University, Kerala
- St. Joseph College, Irinjalakuda, Thrissur
- Kmct Arts and Science College, Malappuram
- Salafiyya Arabic College, Palakkad
- Mes Medical College, Malappuram
- College Of Applied Science, Ayalur, Palakkad
- M.e.s Ponnani College, Malappuram
- Grace Valley College Of Arts And Science, Malappuram
- Cm College Of Arts And Science, Wayanad
The University is also equipped with other central facilities like the Computer Centre, Botanical Garden, University Park and Museum, Science Instrumentation Centre, Central Sophisticated Instrumentation Facility, Observatory Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics, WiFi, etc., It is also equipped with a library consisting of about 95,000 books and subscribes to 218 Journals and 16 Newspapers.
The University also provides various National and State Government scholarship schemes for the deserving and economically weak candidates helping them to apply for such schemes. Calicut University is equipped with a Placement cell to support the affiliated colleges in conducting the recruitment drive and on-campus and off-campus interviews are organized to generate maximum placement opportunities for the students.