University of Calicut

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University of Calicut

Established	1968
Type:	Public
Vice-Chancellor:	Prof. Anwar Jahan Zuberi
Location	Thenhipalam, Malappuram, Kerala, India
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]

1 Colleges
2 Criminal Politics
3 Harassment of female staff
4 Also See
5 External links

Over 150 of these colleges are owned by private organisations or induviduals and most of them are aided by the state government.

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]

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].

Calicut University Employees Union

P. E. Usha