Английская Википедия:Farook College
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Farook College is a government-aided, autonomous, arts and science college located in Feroke near Calicut, Kerala, India. It is the largest residential post-graduate aided institution in Kerala affiliated to the University of Calicut; it was granted autonomous college status in 2015.[1]
Established in 1948,[2] Farook College has been identified by the University Grants Commission of India as a College with Potential for Excellence (CPE), the first college under Calicut Universities to receive the status. It was accredited by NAAC at 5-star level in 2002 and re-accredited at A+ in 2016. It is the winner of Moulana Azad National Literacy Award, R. Sanker Award (two times) for the best first-grade college in the state and the winner of a campus award of University of Calicut among Arts and Science colleges.[3] College ranked 71 in All India Ranking by National Institutional Ranking Framework during 2019.
Location
The college is on a hillock near the Sales Tax Checkpost at Feroke-Chungam on Chaliyar river 5 km from Feroke Railway Station, 14 km from the city of Calicut and at a distance of 16 km from Calicut Airport.
The entire campus comprising the college, its hostels, the staff quarters and its sister concerns covers an area of 72 acresШаблон:Citation needed. The entire village is popularly called 'Farook College' and has a post office called 'Farook College'.
The 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'Шаблон:Citation needed once the college started functioning in 1948. Today the village looks like a township with several colleges, schools and training organizations.
History
The college was founded by the Rouzathul Uloom Association led by Moulavi Abussabah Ahmed Ali.[2] The college came under the University of Kerala in 1957 and under the University of Calicut in 1968.
The college built the Raja Gate in 1961 and added an indoor stadium in 1976. The 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 and the research block in 2016.
Programmes
Farook college offers programmes in various disciplines viz. 21 undergraduate, 16 postgraduate and 11 research programmes.[4]
Undergraduate programmes
English, Malayalam, Economics, Sociology, Arabic, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Statistics, Computer Science, Botany, Zoology, Commerce, Business Administration, Psychology, Commerce, Functional English, Multimedia Communication, Library and Information Science, B.Voc. Information Technology (software development), and B.Voc Automobile.[4]
PhD programmes
Arabic, English, Physics, Chemistry, Zoology, Mathematics, Statistics, Economics, Computer Science, Commerce and History.[4]
Postgraduate programmes
English, Arabic, Economics, History, Mathematics, Statistics, Computer Science, Physics, Chemistry, Zoology, Commerce, Library and Information Science, Journalism and Mass Communication and Psychology.[4]
Facilities
- Abussabah Library (Central Library, Farook College): About 90,000 volumes, about 200 journals etc. It is a two-storied building with 27,000 sq. feet area, with digital library, talking book library, Braille section, textbook library, reference section, PG section, career corner, newspaper reading section etc.Шаблон:Citation needed
- PM Institute for Civil Service ExaminationsШаблон:Citation needed
- Jubilee Health CenterШаблон:Citation needed
- Yusuf Al-Saqar Auditorium with a capacity of 1000Шаблон:Citation needed
- Hajee AP Bava Convention centre with a capacity of 2200Шаблон:Citation needed
- Audio Visual Theatre (AVT)Шаблон:Citation needed
- Kerala State Centre for Assistive Technology (KSCAT), the only centre in the country to train the differently abled studentsШаблон:Citation needed
Sports and 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, table tennis, handball, baseball, softball, basketball, volleyball and badminton.Шаблон:Citation needed
There is a well-designed indoor stadium in the college, the only one of its kind under the Calicut University, 400-metre eight-track lane playground, turfed football ground, basketball court, physical fitness centre, etc.Шаблон:Citation needed
International badminton stars like V. Diju, Arun Vishnu, Ram C. Vijay, Midhilesh Sunder and others were the players of Farook College.Шаблон:Citation needed
College's football team participates in Kerala district leagues, with best result of reaching Kerala Premier League Qualifiers.Шаблон:Citation needed
Sister organizations
- Farook Institute of Management Studies Шаблон:Citation needed
- Rouzathul Uloom Arabic CollegeШаблон:Citation needed
- Farook Training CollegeШаблон:Citation needed
- Al-Farook Educational CenterШаблон:Citation needed
- Alfarook Residential SchoolШаблон:Citation needed
- Farook Higher Secondary SchoolШаблон:Citation needed
- Farook LP SchoolШаблон:Citation needed
- Farook Teacher Training InstituteШаблон:Citation needed
Notable alumni
- Bahadoor, Indian actor
- T. V. Chandran, film director
- T. Damodaran film director
- T. K. Hamza, former Minister and MP
- Purushan Kadalundy, MLA
- Akbar Kakkattil, Indian short-story writer and novelist
- K. A. Jayaseelan, poet, essayist, linguist
- Najeeb Kanthapuram, MLA
- P. K. Kunhalikutty, MLA
- Shafi Parambil, MLA
- Thalappil Pradeep, scientist
- P. T. A. Rahim, MLA
- P. A. Mohammed Riyas, Minister of PWD and Tourism
- M. P. Abdussamad Samadani, MP
- Sithara, singer
- V. R. Sudheesh, writer
Farook College township
The township around the college is also called Farook College townШаблон:Citation needed. There are a few restaurants, bookstalls and cool bars mainly catering to the students of its colleges and schools. There are around 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 at a distance of three kilometres. Calicut city is 15 kilometres away.
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See also
References
External links
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- Шаблон:Official website
- Farook College Nostalgia, Video in Malayalam, 3 Minutes
- University of Calicut
- University Grants Commission
- National Assessment and Accreditation Council
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