University of Calicut, Kerala - 2023 Admission, Fees, Courses, Ranking, Placement

What's New at Calicut University?

CUCAT 2023 Updates: Registration is open from April 27, 2023, for entrance-oriented PG/integrated PG/LLM programmes in the university campus and university centres.

Calicut University Results 2023: 

April 25, 2023: First-year bachelor of physical education (integrated) examination 2022 results out.

April 24, 2023: Second-semester BBA and bachelor of laws (honours) examination 2021 results out; Second-semester BBA and bachelor of laws (honours) supplementary examination 2021 result out; Fourth semester MBA (regular) examination 2022 revaluation result out; Fourth semester MBA (regular) examination 2022 scrutiny result out. 

Calicut University Registration Notification 2023:

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Calicut University was established in the year 1968. It is located in  Mallapuram, Kerala. It has been re-accredited with an A+ grade from NAAC. As per NIRF Ranking 2022, it has bagged 69th rank in the ‘University’ category with a score of 44.93. Calicut University has 34 postgraduate departments and 406 affiliated colleges. Of the 406 affiliated colleges, 107 are located in Kozhikode District, 78 in Thrissur District, 126 in Malappuram District, 78 in Palakkad District and 17 in Wayanad District. The university has two off-campus centres- Dr John Matthai Centre or JMC, a centre for teaching and research in economics at Thrissur and ITSR, a centre specifically for tribal empowerment, located in the Western Ghats, Wayanad. Besides these two centres, there are self-financing centres. Calicut University campus is spread over an area of 520 acres of land. The total built-up area constitutes 2,01,918.25 m2. Calicut University facilities include CSIF, a museum, an animal house, a botanical garden, a park, an observatory, a manuscript library, other libraries, ICT-enabled classrooms and seminar halls.

Calicut University courses are offered under the following departments within the campus- Arabic, Botany, Biotechnology, Women Studies, Chemistry, Commerce and Management Studies, Computer Science, Education, English, Hindi, History, Political Science, Mass Communication and Journalism, Life Science, Library and Information Science, Malayalam and Kerala Studies, Mathematics, Nanoscience and Technology, Philosophy, Physics, Physical Education, Psychology, Russian and Comparative Literature, Sanskrit, Folklore Studies, Statistics, Zoology, Environmental Science, Geology, Sociology and Law. Calicut University admissions are done through a centralised admission process for most of the UG and PG courses. For a few courses, CUCAT is the basis of admission. For admission to the Calicut University MBA course, KMAT, CMAT, and IIM-CAT scores are accepted. As per Calicut University placement report 2023 for PG programmes (three years) the placement percentage was 100%.

University of Calicut courses include various UG, PG, diploma, certificate and doctoral level courses offered under various departments. The University of Calicut courses is spread over 34 departments. University of Calicut fee and eligibility criteria for all the courses are different from one another. University of Calicut fee for MCA programme is Rs 22,000 per semester, and similarly, the Calicut University fee for MBA programme is Rs 24,750 per semester. Tabulated below are the University of Calicut eligibility criteria and course details.

University of Calicut Fees

University of Calicut Courses and Eligibility Criteria

As per the Calicut University admission notification 2023, candidates who are willing to take admission in the integrated PG and PG programmes must register themselves for CUCAT 2023. The Calicut University registration process for CUCAT is currently ongoing. Tabulated below are the important highlights related to Calicut University admissions 2023:

CUCAT 2023 Important Dates

Calicut University conducts CUCAT 2023, also known as Calicut University Common Admission Test for admissions in 50 various programmes offered in different Calicut University departments, university centres and affiliated colleges. There will be separate entrance tests for various PG, Integrated PG, BPEd, BPEd, Integrated (four years) & LLM with double specialisation programmes. The programmes are clubbed into four different sessions. A candidate can opt for only one programme from each session, up to a maximum of four programmes. An applicant can opt for only a maximum of ten different departments/university centres/affiliated colleges from among the chosen four programmes. CUCAT will be conducted only for those programmes in which the number of applications is more than four times the sanctioned number of seats. Otherwise, admission will be based on the rank list prepared using the indexing formula of qualifying examination marks.

Calicut University Application Fee 2023

Calicut University CUCAT 2023  Admission Course List

Calicut University CUCAT Admission Process 2023

• To start with the Calicut University CUCAT admission process, candidates need to meet the eligibility criteria set.
• Candidates need to register themselves first, fill up the application form and fees and then appear for the CUCAT conducted by Calicut University itself.
• In the first step, candidates need to verify their mobile numbers using OTP.
• In the second step, candidates need to create a CAP ID by providing the basic details using the "New User (Create CAP ID)" link provided on the MBA 2023 registration page. After successful submission of the details, a CAP ID and Password will be sent to the registered mobile number.

As a part of the Calicut University admission process, candidates need to go through the following Calicut University application process 2023 to secure a seat in the university.

• After the CAP ID and password is created, the candidate can log in and fill out the Calicut University application form by providing the required data. At this moment candidates need to select the district where they wish to give the CUCAT. 
• Candidates then need to click on the "Finalise & Proceed to Payment" button and make payment.
• During the payment, the website will be redirected to the Calicut University Instant Web Payment System (CUIWPS) page where the candidate can select the desired choice of payment.
• After successful payment, candidates can take the printout of the application after re-login by using the CAP ID and Password.
• To consider the Calicut University application process complete, a candidate should have a finalised printout showing the approved stamp on the candidate's photo.
• After the Calicut University application process, candidates need to look for the opted district's test centres beforehand for ease of transportation. There will be test centres in Thiruvananthapuram, Thrissur, Palakkad, Malappuram, Kozhikode, Wayanad and Kannur districts. The applicants can opt for the district for the CUCAT examination.
• Candidates can download hall tickets for the entrance examination from the Calicut University official website five days before the date of commencement of the entrance examination.
• After the exams are over, a merit list will be released by the university after the declaration of the result. The merit list will be the basis on which the seats will be allocated.
• Candidates need to meet the required cut off to get shortlisted. Shortlisted candidates then need to sit on counselling sessions select their departments, university centres or affiliated college and complete the admission process by paying the course fees and going through the document verification process.

Calicut University offers central sector scholarships of MHRD, UGC and other agencies for students in all of its departments. Candidates need to fill up an application form and also go through the verification process to avail the scholarships. 

Calicut University Scholarships Online Application and Verification Process

• Students who wish to avail the scholarship must visit the National Scholarship Portal.
• Candidates can submit their applications for eligible Central Sector Scholarship schemes of MHRD, UGC and other agencies online.
• Students have to follow the same procedure for fresh applications and renewals as well.
• Submit the printout of the online application along with all the required documents to the department office.
• Respective heads of the departments will then verify and countersign the applications.
• In the next step, they will forward the same to College Development Council for institutional level verification.
• On successful verification of the documents, the students who applied for the scholarship will receive an intimation by SMS.
• In case of any defect, the students who applied for the scholarship are informed by SMS.
• The student can rectify the defect and forward the application to CDC through the HoD.

The University of Calicut placement report for the year 2022 is out. As per the UoC placement report, a total of 151 students were placed. The highest median salary offered was Rs 4,68,000 for the PG three year programme batch. Candidates can also go through the University of Calicut placement report for 2021, 2020, and 2019 below. Tabulated below are the University of Calicut placement statistics for the UG three-year programme, PG one-year programmes, PG two-year programmes and PG three-year programmes batches.

University of Calicut Placement 2022 Statistics

University of Calicut Placement Statistics- 2021

University of Calicut Placement Statistics- 2020

University of Calicut Placement Statistics- 2019