Kannur University

Kannur University is a multi-campus public university established in 1996 to provide development of higher education in Kasaragod, Kannur, and Mananthavady Taluk Of Wayanad districts of Kerala, India. It serves the region of North Malabar. 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. The university was inaugurated on 2 March 1996 by E. K. Nayanar, 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. Inter University Centers Inter University Center for Bioscience, Thalassery campus, Palayad, Kerala, India School of Life Sciences The School of Life Sciences hosts two departments, Department of Biotechnology and Microbiology, which were established in 2000 for conducting master's degree (M.Sc) courses and research (Ph.D) in Biotechnology and Microbiology. An Inter University Centre for Bioscience was also established at the department by the Higher Education Department, Government of Kerala, to be a global center of excellence for research in biological sciences. Master's degree course in computational biology was introduced in 2020. The main area of research includes Structural biology, Computational biology, Medicinal chemistry, Enzymology, Microbial technology, Bioprocess technology, Immunology, Endocrinology, and Plant molecular biology. Research findings from the department have significantly contributed for the growth of macromolecular crystallography in India. Affiliated colleges Government Colleges Government College Kasaragod Government College Mananthavady Government Brennen College, Dharmadam Govinda Pai College, Manjeshwar Krishna Menon Memorial Government Women's College Arts and Science Colleges (Aided) Co-operative Arts & Science College, Madayi Mahathma Gandhi College, Iritty Mahatma College of Education, Pandikot Mary Matha Arts & Science College N.A.M. College, Kallikkandy Navajyothi College Kannikkalam Nehru College, Kanhangad Nithyananda Institute of Technology, Kanhangad Nirmalagiri college, Kuthuparamba Payyannur College Pazhassi Raja N. S. S. College, Mattanur Sir Syed College (Taliparamba) S. N. College, Kannur Professional Colleges (Unaided) People Institute of Management Studies, Munnad Zainab College, Cherkkala Notable alumni Adv. A. N. Shamseer, 24th Speaker of Kerala Legislative Assembly K. V. Sumesh, Member of Kerala Legislative Assembly P. K. Jayalakshmi, Former Minister Government of Kerala Manju Warrier, Indian film Actress. C. K. Vineeth, Indian Footballer. Sayanora Philip, Playback singer M. Vijin, MLA Sahal Abdul Samad, Indian national football player Ganapathi S Poduval, Malayalam Film Actor Nikhila Vimal, Malayalam film actress Sanusha, Malayalam film actress Image gallery References External links Kannur University homepage