Saturday 7 January 2012

UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT---A brief description


Administration BlockThe University of Calicut, the second university to be set up in Kerala, came into being in 1968 with the objective of developing human  resources in the northern districts of Kerala by extending the reach of higher education and by promoting research in all areas of           development with particular emphasis on technology and art and culture of Kerala.

The University made the beginning by taking into its fold the four postgraduate departments set up by the University of Kerala at Calicut and 54 constituent colleges spread across seven northern districts. With ‘Nirmaya Karmana Sree’ as it motto, the University has surmounted challenges to emerge as the largest residential cum affiliating University in Kerala. Its 31 post graduate departments and 304 affiliated colleges have now become a veritable light house beckoning lakhs of young men and women to benefit from higher education.

The University campus, located at Tenhipalam in Malappuram district, 24 km south of Calicut city, is the main hub of academic activities. In addition to the office of the Vice-Chancellor, the University administration, Pareeksha Bhavan, School of Distance Education, Academic Staff College, Educational Multimedia Research Centre, Computer Centre, University Library and other central support and service units, housed on the campus are 21 post graduate departments of teaching and research. These are the Departments of Arabic, Botany, Biotechnology, Chemistry, Commerce & Management Studies, Education, English, Hindi, History, Mass Communication & Journalism, Life Science, Library and Information Science, Malayalam, Mathematics, Philosophy, Physics, Physical Education, Psychology, Russian, Sanskrit, Statistics, and Zoology.



Friday 6 January 2012

QUESTION PAPERS...!!!

  Examination question papers are an inseparable part of education providing a platform for 11students to excel and show their true worth. Further, even after one completes schooling, entrance examinations are the next hurdle that needs to be overcome, followed by semester/mid term/final examinations, and the process continues till one appears for a job interview, and might continue even there if it is a technical or creative field. Hence, the importance of being prepared for all types of question papers pertaining to the career choice he/she has made is extremely important. For students too, it is important to be acquainted with the different patterns of question papers.   

                                                                                 Here is an attempt to use technology and the internet to make education more accessible free of cost! This is an initiative to help all those budding students preparing to take those important examinations which would take them a step closer to realizing the ultimate dream in their life.