page_title: University of Calicut
section_title: History
hierarchical_section_title: University of Calicut / History
caption_attribution_description: English: Students' Trap in Calicut University Campus.
context_page_description: The University of Calicut, also known as Calicut University, is a state university in India run by the state of Kerala. It is headquartered at Thenjipalam in Malappuram district. Established in 1968, it is the second university to be set up in Kerala after the University of Kerala. The university is affiliated by the University Grants Commission of India. The university has off-campus centres in Malappuram, Kozhikode, Thrissur, Palakkad, Wayanad districts, and in Lakshadweep islands. It conducts courses and examinations for the students of the affiliated colleges. It has 30 post graduate departments and 426 colleges. Prof. M. K. Jayaraj is appointed as new Vice - Chancellor of University of Calicut on 12 July 2020.
context_section_description: Calicut University was established in 1968 during the tenure of C. H. Muhammed Koya as the Minister of Education (Kerala) and was administered by Dr. M.M. Ghani in the 1970s.
caption: The 'Student Trap'
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