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{{Infobox university
| name = Kannur University (KU)
| motto = Tamasomā jyotir gamaya
| mottoeng = ''From darkness, lead me to light''
| image_name = Kannur university-logo.png
| established = {{Start date and age|1996||}}
| endowment =
| administrative_staff =
| chancellor = [[Arif Mohammed Khan]]
| vice_chancellor = Prof. [[Gopinath Ravindran]]
| city = [[Kannur]]
| state = [[Kerala]]
| country = <br />[[India]]
| campus = [[Urban areas|Urban]]
|coor= {{Coord|11.87598|N|75.37292|E|display=inline, title}}
| students =
| undergrad =
| postgrad =
| colours =
| type = [[public university|Public]]
| affiliations = [[University Grants Commission (India)|UGC]], [[Association of Indian Universities|AIU]], [[National Assessment and Accreditation Council |NAAC]]
| website = {{URL|http://www.kannuruniversity.ac.in|kannuruniversity.ac.in}}
}}
[[File:Kannur University.JPG|thumbnail|Vice Chancellor Office]]

'''Kannur University''' is a multi-campus [[public university]] established in 1996 to provide development of higher education in [[Kasaragod district|Kasaragod]], [[Kannur district|Kannur]], [[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 [[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.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.kannuruniversity.ac.in |title=Official website of Kannur University}}</ref>

==Schools and Departments==
'''Thalassery Campus (Dr. Janaki ammal campas), Palayad, Kerala, India<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.kannuruniversity.ac.in/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=155&Itemid=134|title=Thalassery Campus}}</ref>'''
* School of English & Foreign Languages,
** Department of Studies in English
* School of Social Sciences,
** Department of Anthropology
* School of Legal Studies,
** Department of Law
* [[School of Life Sciences, Kannur University|School of Life Sciences]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://14.139.185.42/naac/life/Department%20profile%20Dept%20MBBT.pdf|title=Department Profile|website=14.139.185.42|access-date=2018-12-19}}</ref>
** Department of Biotechnology & Microbiology
* School of Commerce and Management Studies,
** Department of Management Studies
* School of Development Studies,
** Department of Applied Economics
* I.T. Education Centre

'''Mangattuparamba Campus, Mangattuparamba, Kerala, India'''<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.kannuruniversity.ac.in/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=154&Itemid=135|title=Mangattuparamba campus}}</ref>
* Centre for Management Studies-MBA Campus
* Department of Environmental Science
* Department of Mass Communication & Journalism
* School of Information Science & Technology,
** Department of Information Technology
* School of Physical Education and Sports Sciences,
** Department of Physical Education
* School of Pedagogical Sciences
* Department of Teacher Education
* Department of Mathematical Sciences
* Department of Statistical Sciences
* School of Historical & Cultural Studies,
** Department of History & Heritage Studies
* School of Behavioral Sciences
* School of Wood Science & Technology

'''Kannur Campus, Kerala, India'''<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.kannuruniversity.ac.in/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=153&Itemid=136|title=Kannur campus}}</ref>
* School of Distance Education
* Department of Library and Information Science.

'''Payyanur Campus (Swami Anandatheertha Campus), Payyanur, Kerala, India'''<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.kannuruniversity.ac.in/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=152&Itemid=137|title=Payyanur campus}}</ref>
* 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'''<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.kannuruniversity.ac.in/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=149&Itemid=140|title=Nileshwaram campus}}</ref>
* Department of Molecular Biology
* Department of Malayalam
* Department of Hindi
* I.T. Education Centre
* M.B.A. Centre

'''Kasaragod Campus, Kasaragod, Kerala, India'''<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.kannuruniversity.ac.in/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=151&Itemid=138|title=Kasaragod campus}}</ref>
* School of Indian Languages,
** Department of Kannada
* I.T. Education Centre
* Centre for Management Studies

'''Mananthavady Campus, Wayanad, Kerala, India'''<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.kannuruniversity.ac.in/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=150&Itemid=139|title=Wayanad campus}}</ref>
* Department of Zoology
* Department of Rural & Tribal Sociology

'''Manjeshwaram Campus, Manjeshwaram, Kerala, India<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.kannuruniversity.ac.in/en/academics/campus/all-departments/department-of-law-manjeshwaram/ |title=Manjeshwaram Campus School of Legal Studies 2}}</ref>'''

== 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, Thalassery]]
* Government College, Chokli
* 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]] [http://sncollegekannur.com/contact.php]

===Training Colleges (Aided)===
* P.K.M. College of Education [http://pkmcedn.com/]
* Keyi Sahib Training College [http://kstcollege.org/]

===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==
* [[Advocate|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]], [[India national football team|Indian national football]] player
* [[Ganapathi S Poduval]], Malayalam Film Actor
* [[Nikhila Vimal]], Malayalam film actress
* [[Sanusha]], Malayalam film actress

==Image gallery==
<gallery>
File:Dr.a.p.kuttikrishnan.JPG|Pro Vice Chancellor
File:Government college kasaragod 03.jpg|Government College Kasaragod
File:Nehru College, Kanhangad. (4600581357).jpg|Nehru College, Kanhangad
File:Sir Syed College, Taliparamba.jpg|Sir Syed College, Taliparamba
File:Industrial training organised by VatsaaTech India Ltd.JPG|Government College, Mananthavady
</gallery>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==

* [http://www.kannuruniversity.ac.in Kannur University homepage]

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{{Universities in Kerala}}
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