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Kannur University
കണ്ണൂര്‍ സര്‍വ്വകലാശാല
Established	1996
Type	Public
Chancellor	Nikhil Kumar
Vice-Chancellor	P. K. Michael Tharakan
Location	Kannur, Kerala, India 11°58′58″N 75°21′51″E / 11.98278°N 75.36417°E / 11.98278; 75.36417Coordinates: 11°58′58″N 75°21′51″E / 11.98278°N 75.36417°E / 11.98278; 75.36417
Campus	Urban
Affiliations	UGC and AIU
Website	www.kannuruniversity.ac.in

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 passing of Act No. 22 of 1996 of the Kerala Legislative Assembly. 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.

Kannur University was inaugurated on 2 March 1996 by the Hon. 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 Kasargod and Kannur revenue Districts and the Mananthavady Taluk of Wayanad District.^[1]

Kannur University is a multi-campus university, at Kannur, Kasargod, Mananthavady, Payyannur, Thalassery, and Kanhangad.^[2]

Departments [edit]

Kannur University includes the following Department 

• School of Information Science & Technology, Department of Information Technology
• School of English & Foreign Languages, Department of Studies in English
• School of Education, Department of Education
• School of Social Sciences, Department of Anthropology
• School of Science & Technology
• School of Life Sciences, Department of Biotechnology & Microbiology; Food Science
• School of Management Studies, Department of Management Studies
• School of Development Studies, Department of Applied Economics
• School of Business Administration, (M.B.A)
• 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
• School of Geography & Environment
• School of Health Sciences
• Inter University Center for Bioscience

Affiliated colleges [edit]

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

• Government Ayurveda College, Pariyaram
• Government College of Engineering, Kannur
• Government Engineering College, Thalapoya, Mananthavadi.

Training colleges

• Govt. College of Teacher Education, Thalassery

Arts and science colleges (aided)

• Nehru Arts & Science College
• St. Pius X College, Rajapuram
• Payyannur College
• Co-operative Arts & Science College
• Sir Syed College
• S. E. S. College
• Sree Narayana College
• Nirmalagiri College
• Pazhassi Raja N. S. S. College
• Mahatma Gandhi College, Iritty
• N. A. M. College
• Mary Matha Arts & Science College

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

Unaided 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

References [edit]

External links [edit]

• Kannur University homepage