Kannur University is a multi-campus

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established in 1996 to provide development of higher education in

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districts of

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. It serves the region of

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. It was established after the passing of Act No. 22 of 1996 of the

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. A university by the name of "Malabar University" had come into existence even earlier by the passing of an ordinance by the Governor of Kerala, on 9 November 1995. The university was inaugurated on 2 March 1996 by

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, then Chief Minister of Kerala. The objective of the Kannur University Act, 1996 was to establish in the state of Kerala a teaching, residential and affiliating university to provide for the development of higher education in Kasaragod and Kannur revenue Districts and the Mananthavady Taluk of Wayanad District. Kannur University is a multi-campus university, at Kannur, Kasaragod, Mananthavady, Payyannur, Mangattuparamba, Thalassery, Nileshwaram and Manjeshwaram.

Schools and Departments

Thalassery Campus (Dr. Janaki ammal campas), Palayad, Kerala, India * School of English & Foreign Languages, ** Department of Studies in English * School of Social Sciences, ** Department of Anthropology * School of Legal Studies, ** Department of Law * School of Life Sciences ** Department of Biotechnology & Microbiology * School of Commerce and Management Studies, ** Department of Management Studies * School of Development Studies, ** Department of Applied Economics * I.T. Education Centre Mangattuparamba Campus, Mangattuparamba, Kerala, India * Centre for Management Studies-MBA Campus * Department of Environmental Science * Department of Mass Communication & Journalism * School of Information Science & Technology, ** Department of Information Technology * School of Physical Education and Sports Sciences, ** Department of Physical Education * School of Pedagogical Sciences * Department of Teacher Education * Department of Mathematical Sciences * Department of Statistical Sciences * School of Historical & Cultural Studies, ** Department of History & Heritage Studies * School of Behavioral Sciences * School of Wood Science & Technology Kannur Campus, Kerala, India * School of Distance Education * Department of Library and Information Science. Payyanur Campus (Swami Anandatheertha Campus), Payyanur, Kerala, India * School of Pure and Applied Physics, ** Department of Physics * School of Chemical Sciences, ** Department of Chemistry * Department of Geography * School of Visual and Fine Arts, ** Department of Music Nileshwaram Campus (Dr. P.K. Rajan Memorial Campus), Kasaragod, Kerala, India * Department of Molecular Biology * Department of Malayalam * Department of Hindi * I.T. Education Centre * M.B.A. Centre Kasaragod Campus, Kasaragod, Kerala, India * School of Indian Languages, ** Department of Kannada * I.T. Education Centre * Centre for Management Studies Mananthavady Campus, Wayanad, Kerala, India * Department of Zoology * Department of Rural & Tribal Sociology Manjeshwaram Campus, Manjeshwaram, Kerala, India

Inter University Centers

Inter University Center for Bioscience Inter University Centre for Bioscience (IUCB) was established at the School of Life Sciences, Kannur University, Kerala, India, by the Higher Education Department, Government of Kerala, to be a global center of excellence for research in biologica ...

, Thalassery campus, Palayad, Kerala, India

Affiliated Colleges

Government Colleges

* Government College, Elerithattu *

Government College Kasaragod Government College Kasaragod ''(GCK)'' is the campus located in Vidyanagar, the Educational District of Kasaragod with 19 departments including degree courses, PG courses and research centers under Kannur University was established in 1957. Th ...

* Government College Mananthavady *

Government Brennen College, Thalassery Brennen College is an educational institution in Kerala, affiliated to the Kannur University. It is located in Dharmadam, Thalassery of Kerala state, India. The college evolved from a school established by the English philanthropist Edward ...

* Government College, Chokli * Government Arts and Science College Peringome *

Govinda Pai College, Manjeshwar Govinda Pai Memorial Government College, Manjeswaram is a post-graduate college in Manjeshwar, Kasaragod District, Kerala. The college was established in 1980 and is now affiliated to the Kannur University Kannur University is a multi-campu ...

Krishna Menon Memorial Government Women's College Krishna Menon Memorial Government Women's College is an educational institution in Kannur, India. Courses offered Under Graduate programmes: * B.A. Economics with National reconstruction in Modern India and Political Science * B.A. Economics ...

* Government Arts and Science College, Kinanoor Karindalam

Training Colleges

* Govt. College of Teacher Education, Thalassery

Arts and Science Colleges (Aided)

Co-operative Arts & Science College, Madayi Co-operative Arts & Science College, Madayi, is a Kerala government aided degree college located in Madayi, Kannur district, Kerala. It was established in the year 1980. The college is affiliated with Kannur University Kannur University i ...

Mahathma Gandhi College, Iritty Mahathma Gandhi College, Iritty is one of the educational institutes in Iritty. It operates under the Iritty Educational Society, and is aided by the Government of Kerala. The college started functioning on 13 July 1995. Initially, the college w ...

Mary Matha Arts & Science College Mary Matha Arts and Science College is a Government of India aided college in the State of Kerala that is affiliated to Kannur University and managed by the Syro-Malabar Catholic Diocese of Mananthavady The Syro-Malabar Catholic Eparchy of M ...

* N.A.M. College, Kallikkandy *

Nehru College, Kanhangad Nehru Arts and Science College also known as Nehru College, Kanhangad, is a post-graduate and graduate college in Kanhangad affiliated to the Kannur University. Affiliation The college is affiliated to Kannur University Kannur Universi ...

Nirmalagiri college, Kuthuparamba Nirmalagiri College, Nirmalagiri, Kuthuparamba, established in 1964, is affiliated to Kannur University Kannur University is a multi-campus public university established in 1996 to provide development of higher education in Kasaragod, Kan ...

Payyannur College Payyannur College is a government aided college located at Edat village in Payyannur, Kerala, India, which is affiliated to Kannur University under Payyanur Educational Society. Notable alumni * K. C. Venugopal * M. K. Raghavan * T. V. Raj ...

, Payyannur. *

Pazhassi Raja N. S. S. College, Mattanur Pazhassi Raja N. S. S. College, Mattanur, also locally known as Mattanur College, is a Post Graduate college run by the Nair Service Society. It was established in 1964 as a junior college. It was upgraded as a Degree College in 1967 and as a P ...

* St. Pius X College, Rajapuram *

Sir Syed College (Taliparamba) Sir Syed College is a postgraduate institution situated in Taliparamba, Kerala, India. The college is affiliated to the Kannur University. The college runs post-graduate courses in science, commerce and arts. The college offers research facil ...

* S.E.S. College, Sreekandapuram * S. N. College, Kannurbr>

Training Colleges (Aided)

* P.K.M. College of Educatio

* Keyi Sahib Training Colleg

Oriental Title Colleges (Aided)

* Nusrathul Islam Arabic College * Darul Irshad Arabic College

Unaided Colleges

* MarThoma College for the Hearing Impaired, Cherkala * Morazha Co-Op Arts & Science College, Morazha * AMSTECK Arts & Science College, kalliasseri * College of Applied Science, Pattuvam * College of Applied Science, Pettikundu * College of Applied Science, Kuthuparamba * Malabar Islamic Complex Arts & Science College * Gurudev Arts & Science College * Aditya Kiran College of Applied Studies * Sir Syed Institute of Technical Studies * Taliparamba Arts & Science College * Deva Matha Arts & Science College * Mary Matha Arts & Science College * Sharaf Arts & Science College * Bhaskara College of Arts * Sa-A-Diya Arts & Science College * SNDP Yogam Arts & Science College * Dr. Ambedkar Arts & Science College, Sreesailam * Sree Narayana College of Management Studies * Mahatma Gandhi Arts & Science College, Chendayad * I.T.M College of Arts & Science * Nalanda College of Arts & Science * Chinmaya Arts & Science College for Women * MM Knowledge Arts and Science College, Karakund * Peoples Co-Operative arts & Science College * Khansa Women's College for advanced Studies * St. Joseph's College, Pilathara * M. E. S. College * Sibga Arts & Science College * pilathara co-operative college, pilathara * Our College of Applied Sciences * Wadihuda Institute of Research and Advanced Studies *WMO Imam Gazzali Arts Science College CH Village, Kappumchal, Panamaram, Wayanad *St.Mary's Arts and Science College, Cherupanathady *Nest institute of humanities and basic science

Oriental Title Colleges (un-aided)

* Ideal Arabic College * Al-Maqar Arabic College

Professional Colleges (Un-Aided)

* A. W. H Al Badar Special College * Chinmaya Institute of Technology Chala, Kannur * College of Engineering & Technology, Payyanur, Kaithapram, Mathamangalam P.O., Kannur 670 307 * Don Bosco Arts & Science College Kannur * Institute of Technology, Mayyil Kannur * Malik Deenar Institute of Management Studies, Seethangoli, * Mar Thoma College of Special Education * People Institute of Management Studies, Munnad, Kasaragod 671541

Notable alumni

* Adv. A. N. Shamseer, 24th Speaker of

* K. V. Sumesh, Member of

* P. K. Jayalakshmi, Former Minister

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Manju Warrier Manju Warrier (; born 10 September 1978) is an Indian actress, producer, classical dancer and playback singer who primarily appears in Malayalam language films. She is the recipient of several awards including one National Film Award, one Kera ...

, Indian film Actress. * C. K. Vineeth, Indian Footballer. * Sayanora Philip, Playback singer * M. Vijin, MLA *

Sahal Abdul Samad Sahal Abdul Samad (born 1 April 1997) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder or winger for Indian Super League club Kerala Blasters and the India national team. Club career Early life and youth career Sahal was born i ...

, Indian Professional Football player *

Ganapathi S Poduval Ganapathi S. Poduval is an Indian actor who entered the Malayalam film industry as a child actor. He is well known for his roles in the movies ''Vinodayathra'' and '' Pranchiyettan & The Saint''. He also played a major role in the movie '' Ch ...

, Malayalam Film Actor *

Nikhila Vimal Nikhila Vimal is a South Indian actress who predominantly works in Malayalam film industry and has acted in a few Tamil and Telugu films. She debuted in Tamil with the film ''Vetrivel'' (2016), playing the role of Latha. She went on to appea ...

, Malayalam film actress * Sanusha, Malayalam film actress

Image gallery

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References

External links

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