Kannur University is a multi-campus public university established in 1996 to provide development of higher education in Kasaragod, Kannur, Wayanad districts of Kerala, India. It serves the region of North Malabar. It was established after the passing of Act No. 22 of 1996 of the Kerala Legislative Assembly. A university by the name of "Malabar University" had come into existence even earlier by the passing of an ordinance by the Governor of Kerala, on 9 November 1995. The university was inaugurated on 2 March 1996 by E. K. Nayanar, then Chief Minister of Kerala. The objective of the Kannur University Act, 1996 was to establish in the state of Kerala a teaching, residential and affiliating university to provide for the development of higher education in Kasaragod and Kannur revenue Districts and the Mananthavady Taluk of Wayanad District. Kannur University is a multi-campus university, at Kannur, Kasaragod, Mananthavady, Payyannur, Mangattuparamba, Thalassery, Nileshwaram and Manjeshwaram. Schools and Departments Thalassery Campus (Dr. Janaki ammal campas), Palayad, Kerala, India School of English & Foreign Languages, Department of Studies in English School of Social Sciences, Department of Anthropology School of Legal Studies, Department of Law School of Life Sciences Department of Biotechnology & Microbiology School of Commerce and Management Studies, Department of Management Studies School of Development Studies, Department of Applied Economics I.T. Education Centre Mangattuparamba Campus, Mangattuparamba, Kerala, India Centre for Management Studies-MBA Campus Department of Environmental Science Department of Mass Communication & Journalism School of Information Science & Technology, Department of Information Technology School of Physical Education and Sports Sciences, Department of Physical Education School of Pedagogical Sciences Department of Teacher Education Department of Mathematical Sciences Department of Statistical Sciences School of Historical & Cultural Studies, Department of History & Heritage Studies School of Behavioral Sciences School of Wood Science & Technology Kannur Campus, Kerala, India School of Distance Education Department of Library and Information Science. Payyanur Campus (Swami Anandatheertha Campus), Payyanur, Kerala, India School of Pure and Applied Physics, Department of Physics School of Chemical Sciences, Department of Chemistry Department of Geography School of Visual and Fine Arts, Department of Music Nileshwaram Campus (Dr. P.K. Rajan Memorial Campus), Kasaragod, Kerala, India Department of Molecular Biology Department of Malayalam Department of Hindi I.T. Education Centre M.B.A. Centre Kasaragod Campus, Kasaragod, Kerala, India School of Indian Languages, Department of Kannada I.T. Education Centre Centre for Management Studies Mananthavady Campus, Wayanad, Kerala, India Department of