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 The University of Calicut is an affiliating university in Thenjipalam, in the district of Malappuram in Kerala, India. Apart from the main campus, it has several off campus centres. The main campus in Thenjipalam has departments in most of the science and humanities areas. The departments offer post graduate courses and research programmes.
Calicut Medical College was established in 1957 as the second medical college in Kerala, India. Since then the institution has grown into a premier center of medical education in the state. The vast and sprawling campus complex is spread over an extensive area of 270 acres, located about 10 km from the heart of Calicut and is affiliated to the University of Calicut.
From its modest beginning the institution has grown steadily for more than 40 years. The annual intake of undergraduate students has been increased from 50 to 200. The consolidation of undergraduate medical education was achieved in the 1960s. The 1970s witnessed the establishment and expansion of postgraduate medical education in various branches. With the establishment of training programmes in the superspecialities, the institution further widened its academic horizon with almost all modern speciality services in medical care having been developed over the last decade. The college also conducts Nursing, Pharmacy, Lab technician training, training of Radiological assistants and Ophthalmic assistants. The medical library and most of the departments of the college have been provided with computer facilities.
Kozhikode is also home to two of the premier educational institutions in the country; the IIMK, one of the seven Indian Institutes of Management, and the only National Institute of Technology in Kerala, the NITC.
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