Kannur University
Kannur University was established in 1996 to provide development of higher education in Kasaragod, Kannur, and Wayanad districts of Kerala, India.It was established after the promulagation of Act No. 22 of 1996 of Kerala Legislative Assembly. A University by the name of "Malabar University" had come into existence even earlier by the promulgaton of an Ordinance by the Governor of Kerala, on 9 November 1995. The Kannur University was inaugurated on 2 March 1996 by the Hon. Chief Minister of Kerala. The primary objective of the Kannur University Act, 1996 was to establish in the state of Kerala a teaching, residential and affiliating University so as to provide for the development of higher education in Kasargod and Kannur revenue Districts and the Mananthavady Taluk of Wayanad District.[1]. Kannur University is unique in the sense that it is a multi-campus university with campuses located at various locations under its jurisdiction. The Act envisages that the University shall establish, maintain, manage and develop campuses at Kannur, Kasargod, Mananthavady, Payyannur, Thalassery, Kanhangad and such other places as are necessary for providing study and research facilities to promote advanced knowledge in Science and Technology and other relevant disciplines.[2]
Schools
Kannur Universitu includes the following Schools:
- School of Information Science & Technology, Department of Information Technology
- School of English & Foreign Languages, Department of Studies in English
- School of Social Sciences, Department of Anthropology
- School of Life Sciences, Department of Biotechnology & Microbiology
- School of Management Studies, Department of Management Studies
- School of Development Studies, Department of Applied Economics
- School of Legal Studies, Department of Law
- School of Physical Education and Sports Sciences, Department of Physical Education
- School of Chemical Sciences, Department of Chemistry
- School of Pure and Applied Physics, Department of Physics
- School of Visual and Fine Arts, Department of Music
- School of Pedagogical Sciences
- School of Indian Languages
- Department of Geography
- School of Health Sciences
Affiliated colleges
- Government colleges
- Govt. College, Vidya Nagar
- E. K. Nayanar Memorial Govt. College
- K. M. M Govt. Women’s College
- Govt. College Mananthavady, Nallurnad
- Govt. Brennen College, Dharmadam
- Govinda Pai Memorial Govt. College
- Professional colleges
- Training colleges
- Govt. College of Teacher Education, Thalassery
- Arts and science colleges (aided)
- Training colleges (aided)
- P.K.M. College of Education
- Keyi Sahib Training College
- Oriental title colleges (aided)
- Nusrathul Islam Arabic College
- Darul Irshad Arabic College
- Un-aided colleges
- 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
- Mahatma Gandhi Arts & Science College, Chendayad
- I.T.M College of Arts & Science
- Nalanda College of Arts & Science
- Chinmaya Arts & Science College for Women
- Peoples Co-Opeartive arts & Science College
- Khansa Women’s College for advanced Studies
- St. Joseph’s College, Pilathara
- M. E. S. College
- Sibga Arts & Science College
- Our College of Applied Sciences
- Wadihuda Institute of Research and Advanced Studies
- Oriental title colleges (un-aided)
- Ideal Arabic College
- Al-Maquar Arabic College
- Professional colleges (un-aided)
- L.B.S College of Engineering
- Sree Narayanan Guru College of Engineering & Technology
- Vimal Jyothi Engineering College
- Institute of Technology, Mayyil
- Chinmaya Institute of Technology
- Don Bosco Arts & Science College
- Mar Thoma College of Special Education
- A. W. H Al Badar Special College
- Ayurveda colleges (un-aided)
- Parassinikadavu Ayurveda Medical College
- Medical colleges (un-aided)
- Academy of Medical Sciences, Pariyaram
- Kannur Medical College
- Dental colleges (un-aided)
- Century International Institute of Dental Science and Research centre
- Pariyaram Dental College
- Kannur Dental College
- Pharmacy colleges (un-aided)
- Crescent B. Pharm College
- Academy of Pharmaceutical Sciences, ACME
- Malik Deenar College of Pharmacy
- Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Pharmacy
- Nursing colleges (un-aided)
- Malik Deenar College of Nursing
- College of Nursing, A. C. M. E.
- Koyili College of Nursing
- Century College of Nursing
- Canossa College of Nursing
- College of Nursing Kannur Medical College
- Lourde College of Nursing
- Other colleges
- Co-operative Institute of health Sciences
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