Kannur University
The university was inaugurated on 2 March 1996 by A. K. Antony, 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
- Dept. of Studies in English
- Dept. of Anthropology
- Dept. of Law
- Dept. of Biotechnology & Microbiology
- Dept. of Management Studies
- Dept. of Economics
- Department of Molecular Biology
Mangattuparamba Campus, Mangattuparamba, Kerala, India
- School of Physical Education and Sport Sciences
- Department of Information Science & Technology
- Department of Mathematical Sciences
- Department of Statistical Sciences
- Department of Pedagogical Sciences
- Department of History
- Department of Journalism & Media Studies
- Department of Behavioral Sciences
- Department of Wood Science & Technology
- Department of Environmental Studies
- Centre for Management Studies
- Department of Environmental Science
- School of Mass Communication & Journalism
Mangattuparamba Campus - Dharmashala, Kerala, India
- Kannur University Teacher Education Centre, Dharmashala
- School of Pedagogical Sciences
Kannur Campus, Kerala, India
- School of Distance Education <https://distance.kannuruniversity.ac.in>
- Department of Library and Information Science
- Herman Gundert Central Library, Kannur University <https://hgcl.kannuruniversity.ac.in>
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
- Department of Commerce and Business Studies
- 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
- Department of Botany
Manjeshwaram Campus, Manjeshwaram, Kerala, India
Inter University Centers
- Inter University Center for Bioscience, Thalassery campus, Palayad, Kerala, India
Affiliated Colleges
Government Colleges
- Government College, Elerithattu
- Government College Kasaragod
- Government College Mananthavady
- Government Brennen College, Dharmadam
- Kodiyeri Balakrishnan Memorial Government College Thalassery
- Government Arts and Science College Peringome
- Govinda Pai College, Manjeshwar
- Krishna Menon Memorial Government Women's College
- Government Arts and Science College, Kinanoor Karindalam
Training Colleges
- Govt. College of Teacher Education, Thalassery
Arts and Science Colleges (Aided)
- Beja Model College of Arts and Science (BeMCAS)(Aided), Nettanige, Kasaragod
- Co-operative Arts & Science College, Madayi
- Mahathma Gandhi College, Iritty
- Mary Matha Arts & Science College
- N.A.M. College, Kallikkandy
- Nehru College, Kanhangad
- Nirmalagiri college, Kuthuparamba
- Payyannur College, Payyannur.
- Pazhassi Raja N. S. S. College, Mattanur
- St. Pius X College, Rajapuram
- Sir Syed College (Taliparamba)
- S.E.S. College, Sreekandapuram
- S. N. College, Kannur [1]
Training Colleges (Aided)
Oriental Title Colleges (Aided)
- Nusrathul Islam Arabic College
- Darul Irshad Arabic College
Unaided Colleges
- CK Nair Arts And Management College, Kanhangad, Kerala
- 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 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
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Pro Vice Chancellor
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Government College Kasaragod
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Nehru College, Kanhangad
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Sir Syed College, Taliparamba
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Government College, Mananthavady