FAROOK COLLEGE AUTONOMOUS, KOZHIKODE

Farook College is a government-aided, autonomous arts and science college situated near Feroke, Kozhikode, Kerala, India. Founded in 1948 by the Rouzathul Uloom Association led by Moulavi Abussabah Ahmed Ali, it is the largest residential post-graduate aided institution in Kerala. The college came under the University of Kerala in 1957 and later under the University of Calicut in 1968, receiving autonomous college status in 2015. It has been identified by the University Grants Commission as a College with Potential for Excellence, the first such college under Calicut University. Farook College was accredited by NAAC at the 5-star level in 2002, re-accredited A+ in 2016, and A++ in 2025. It has won the Moulana Azad National Literacy Award and the R. Sanker Award twice for being the best first-grade college in the state. The campus spans 72 acres and includes hostels, staff quarters, a library, and an indoor stadium. It offers 21 undergraduate, 16 postgraduate, and 11 research programmes. Notable alumni include actors, filmmakers, writers, scientists, and several politicians. The college has recently been linked to a controversy involving the sale of Munambam land registered as waqf property.