The University of Calicut is an affiliating university located at Thenjipalam, Malappuram in the southern state of Kerala in India. The University has a number of off-campus centres in neighbouring districts especially Kozhikkode , Wayanadu , Thrissur , Palakkad and Lakshadweep islands and it conducts courses and examinations for the students of the affiliated colleges. The main campus in Thenjipalam has departments in most of the science and humanities areas. The departments offer post graduate courses and research programmes. However, the main business in the campus is administration and conduct of examinations for all the affiliated colleges which number above 250.In 2012 it is ranked as the 49th best university of India whereas after one year i.e in 2013 it is ranked as the 26th best university of India and no 1 quick growing university.