The affiliated University of the University of Calicut, is a University located in the state of Kerala, district of Mallapuram, Thenjipalam. This Southern University has many centres off campus, such as ones in the districts of Wayanadu, Kozhikkode, Palakkad, Thrissur and the Lakshadweep Islands. The University itself was established in the year of 1968. The campus of the University sprawls over an area of 500 acres, in the outskirts of rural Malappuram. The entire campus feels like a hill station, yet houses powerful equipment such as the Cockroft Walton particle Accelerator.
The University of Calicut has various departments, including Library and Information science, Mathematics, Statistics, Computer science and Information Technology, Chemistry, Physics, Botany, Commerce, Life sciences, Zoology, Management Studies, Social Sciences, Biotechnology, School of Health Sciences, Psychology, Mass communication, Multimedia Communication and various Language departments such as for English, Sanskrit, Malayalam, Russian, Hindi and Arabic. The University is known for its especially wise and strong faculty when it comes to zoology, physics, chemistry, history, botany, English, physical education and Malayalam. The Pareeksha Bhavan, a branch of the University that is responsible for the awarding of degrees is the busiest branch of the University. It manages over 250 affiliated institutions and colleges, and awards degrees to all their students.
The University of Calicut has one of the best libraries in the region. It is the first fully automated library in the state of Kerala. The Library is located inside the main campus on the NH17 side, and is about 25 km away from the Calicut City. The University has over 95,000 books and has subscriptions to over 50 newspapers and 225 journals.
University of Calicut is a government located at in Calicut district of Kerala, India.
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