Farook College

Farook College
Motto Ora et Labora (Pray and Work)
Type Public
Established 1948
Academic affiliation
Calicut University,[1] A Grade (Accredited By NAAC)
Principal E.P. Imbichikoya. +914952440660
Location Feroke, Calicut, Kerala, India
Website Official Website
Paddy fields in Homeo Road, Adivaram near Farook College
Alfarook Educational Center
Prof.C.K.Mohamed Ummer was one of the celebrity teachers of Farook College, but now retired from active service.

Farook College is an arts and science college located in Kozhikode, Kerala, India. It is the largest residential post-graduate institution in Kerala affiliated with the University of Calicut and was granted autonomous college status in 2015. Established in 1948, Farook College has been identified by the University Grants Commission of India as a College with Potential for Excellence, the only college under Calicut University to receive the status.[2]

Location

The college is located on a hillock near the Sales Tax Checkpost at Feroke-Chungam on Chaliyar river 5 km from Feroke Railway Station, 18 km from the city of Calicut and at a distance of 16 km from the Calicut Airport. The entire campus comprising the college, its hostels, the staff quarters and its sister concerns covers an area of 72 acres. The entire village is popularly called Farook College Angadi and has a post office called Farook College.

History

The real name of the village was 'Iru-mooli-Parambu' or the land of the humming wind but the locals started calling the place 'Farook College Town' once the college started functioning in 1948. Today the little village looks like a township with several colleges, schools and training organizations. The College was founded by Rouzathul Uloom Association led by Moulavi Abussabah Ahmed Ali.

The college built the majestic Raja Gate in 1961 and added an indoor stadium in 1976. The new Abussabah Library Complex was inaugurated in 2002 and the Digital Library was commissioned in 2009. The college added the Diamond Jubilee Block in 2013 which has since been used as the post-graduate block.

Under Graduate Courses Offered

English, Malayalam, Economics, Sociology, Arabic, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Statistics, Computer Science, Botany, Zoology, Commerce, Business Administration, Psychology, Commerce, Functional English, Multimedia Communication and Library Science,B.voc. Information Technology( software Development), B.Voc Automobile ( Auto electrical & electronics (Syllabus of University of Calicut)

Post Graduate Courses Offered

English, Arabic, Economics, History, Mathematics, Statistics, Computer Science, Physics, Chemistry, Zoology, Commerce, Library Science, Psychology and Journalism. (Under the syllabus of University of Calicut)

Heads of Post-Graduate Departments

Campus Facilities

Sports & Games

Farook college plays a prominent role in developing and promoting sports in the malabar region.Provisions are made by the department for games including Football, Cricket, Tennis, Table Tennis,Handball Baseball Softball, Volley Ball and Badminton. There is a well-designed Indoor Stadium in the College, the only one of its kind under the Calicut University. International Badminton stars like V.Diju, Arun Vishnu, Midhilesh Sunder etc. were the players of Farook college.

Sister Organizations

Farook College Township

The township around the college is also called Farook College town. There are a few restaurants, bookstalls and cool bars mainly catering to the students of various colleges and schools in this campus. There are some five mosques and two temples in the campus. Private buses conduct dedicated trips to the college throughout the day. The nearest bigger town is called Ramanattukara Junction. Calicut city is 15 kilometers away.

See also

Location

References

  1. "Official website of Calicut University - Kozhikode". Universityofcalicut.info. 2013-08-05. Retrieved 2013-08-18.
  2. "Official website of Calicut University - Farook-KOZH". Universityofcalicut.info. 2012-07-31. Retrieved 2013-08-18.
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