University of Calicut
| Type | Public |
|---|---|
| Established | 1968 |
| Vice-Chancellor | Prof. Anwar Jahan Zuberi |
| Location | Thenhipalam, Malappuram , , |
| Campus | Urban |
| Affiliations | UGC |
| Website | www.universityofcalicut.info |
The University of Calicut is an affiliating university in Thenjipalam, Kerala, India. Apart from the main campus, it has several off campus centres. Anvar Jahan Zuberi, a professor in Aligarh Muslim University, is the Vice Chancellor of the University.[1]
Colleges
Over 150 of these colleges are owned by private organisations or induviduals and most of them are aided by the state government.
Historical context
Calicut University was established in 1968. Administered by a very able educator-administrator, Dr.M.M.Ghani, in its early years in the '70s, the University attracted a fairly sizeable set of young-ish talent. Some of the early faculty in the '70s and '80s would compare very favourably in terms of calibre, with the best institutes/universities of India and abroad. The University had especially strong faculty in Physics, Zoology, Chemistry, Botany, History, Malayalam, English and Physical Education. There was a certain vibrance to the whole campus. The Campus locales spread over around 400 acres in rural Malappuram district, had the feel of a hill station.
From this high point of academia in the '80s, when among other things, a Cockroft-Walton particle accelerator was put in place on campus, the University has unfortunately steadily declined. Right now, it's almost the perfect example of how despite the general lack of societal inequality and high rates of literacy, good post-graduate education has suffered in Kerala. Bad administration and highly politicized employment policies have led to an alarming absence of good faculty, and to an extent, good students.
It is to be hoped that at some point, the academic vibrance of the '80s will return soon.
Criminal Politics
Calicut University Employees Union owing allegiance to CPI(M) is known for attacks on men of other organisations and even the Registrar of the University. See the Hindu report. They also have a history of sexually harassing fellow workers. A female staff named P. E. Usha whose legal battles against the University authorities and one Prakasan, an activist of Calicut University Employees Union who defamed her, has been a hot topic in the media for a few years [2] Also see [3] [4]
Harassment of female staff
A series of noted incidents following complaints by P. E. Usha an employee at the University put the University authorities in the dock [5]. Members of Calicut University Employees Union who made a slandering campaign against P. E. Usha were protected by the University authorities. [6] [7].
See also
Calicut University Employees Union
External links
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