Calicut University has recognized five departments as Research Centres.They are Malayalam, Sanskrit, Chemistry, Botany and Zoology. There are currently 62 research students pursuing Ph.Ds in these departments.
Candidates for admission to the Ph.D. programme shall have a Masters degree or a professional degree recognized as equivalent to the Masters degree of the University of Calicut, with at least grade ‘B’ in the UGC 7-point
scale (or an equivalent grade in a point scale wherever grading system is followed) or at least 55% marks in aggregate in the mark system or an equivalent degree from a foreign educational institution accredited by an Assessment and Accreditation Agency which is approved, recognized or authorized by an authority, established or incorporated under a law in its home country or any other statutory authority in that country for the purpose of assessing, accrediting or assuring quality and standards ofeducational institutions. Registration may be granted to all resident scholars on full time basis and to employed persons on part-time basis. Teachers of the University / Government or Aided Colleges affiliated to the University/ Govt. or Aided Secondary and Higher Secondary School within the geographical jurisdiction of the University/Employees of the University and holding a permanent position there and are eligible for admission to Ph.D. programme. Ph.D. programme shall be for a minimum duration of three years, including course work and a maximum of six years. Candidates for Ph.D. programme shall be granted registration through an entrance test conducted by the Calicut University.
Candidates who qualify UGC-NET / JRF, UGC-CSIR-NET / JRF, SLET, GATE and research fellowships of central and state Government departments / agencies as approved by the University,and the Full time regular teachers of the University departments / Govt. or Aided Colleges affiliated to the University of Calicut are exempted from entrance test for registration to Ph.D. Degree.
Admission shall be based on the criteria notified by the University, keeping in view the guidelines/norms in this regard issued by the UGC and otherstatutory bodies concerned, and taking into account the reservation policy of the State Government/University, applicable to SC/ST/OBC(non-creamylayer)/differently-abled and other categories of candidates, as decided by the State Government/University from time to time.
Candidates eligible for registration to Ph.D. shall be decided by a two stageprocess – Entrance Test and Interview/Viva-Voce. Interview/Viva-Voce shall be conducted by a duly constituted ‘Department Research Committee’ in such a way that the candidates would be required to discuss their research interest/area through a presentation.
There is a Research Advisory Committee functioning in the College to monitor all research activities. A research scholar shall appear before the Research Advisory Committee once in six months to make a presentation of the progress of his/her work for evaluation and further guidance.
The College also has a Research Development Committee comprising of these members.
| 1 | Dr.Binitha N N | Chemistry |
2 | Dr.Thanooja G | Malayalam |
3 | Dr.Resmi M.S | Botany |
4 | Dr. Rajalakshmy M | Sanskrit |
Research Guides (Sanskrit)
- Dr. M. Sathian
- Dr. Thanu V.G.
- Pradeepvarma P K
- Vineetha E.
Research Guides (Zoology)
- Dr. Ajaykumar A .P
- Dr. Abdul Rasheed V.T.
Research Guides (Malayalam)
1. Dr. P. Geetha
2. Dr. C.P. Chithrabhanu
3. Dr. Elizabeth Thomas
4.Dr. K.V. Manjula
5. Dr. G. Thanuja
6. Dr. Unni Amaparakkal
7. Dr. H.K. Santhosh
8. Dr. T. Sreevalsan
9. Dr, Sajeev Kumar A
10. Dr. E. M Suraja
11. Dr. Santhosh Vallikkot
Research Guides (Chemistry)
- Dr. Resmi M.R
- Dr. P. Venugopalan
- Dr. Binitha N. N.
- Dr. Manoj T.P.
Research Guides (Botany)
- Dr. Resmi M.S
- Dr. Vivek p.J
- Dr.Hussain K
Research Scholars (Malayalam)
| SL No. | Name | Sex | Category |
| 1 | SOYA V T | F | OBC |
| 2 | HARITHA K PRASAD | F | GENERAL |
| 3 | SANCHANA K | F | OBC |
| 4 | VIJISHA K | F | OBC |
| 5 | INDHUSREE K | F | GENERAL |
| 6 | JISHNU R | M | GENERAL |
| 7 | VISHNULAL Y | M | OBC |
| 8 | SAVADH K S | M | PWD |
| 9 | NIDILDEV K V | M | OBC |
| 10 | SUBHSH KUMAR P | M | OBC |
| 11 | NIMMI K | F | OBC |
| 12 | ALIKUTTY C | M | OBC |
| 13 | SMITHA RANI M S | F | OBC |
| 14 | RAMISHA K | F | OBC |
| 15 | RAMYA K P | F | OBC |
| 16 | AJITHA D P | F | OBC |
| 17 | JAGATHY V K | F | SC |
| 18 | JIJIPRIYA T | F | SC |
| 19 | DEVI P V | F | GENERAL |
| 20 | SUBIN U | M | OBC |
| 21 | MURALEEDHARAN C M | M | GENERAL |
| 22 | TOGIN BABU | M | GENERAL |
| 23 | APARNA M | F | GENERAL |
| 24 | BINDHU R S | F | OBC |
| 25 | SAJNAMOL AMIAN | F | OBC |
| 26 | RESHMA K | F | GENERAL |
| 27 | DIVYA K M | F | OBC |
| 28 | JAMES VARGHESE | M | GENERAL |
| 29 | ASHA M P | F | GENERAL |
| 30 | SHEEBA M S | F | OBC |
| 31 | RANJITH RAVEENDRAN V | M | GENERAL |
| 32 | NIVYA U C | F | OBC |
| 33 | SHEEBASREE P | F | OBC |
| 34 | RAMESHAN P U | M | GENERAL |
| 35 | SALINI P | F | GENERAL |
| 36 | BINDU M S | F | GENERAL |
Research Scholars (Chemistry)
| SL No. | Name of the scholar | Sex | Cateogory |
| 1 | Sreeja K | F | OBC |
| 2 | Vijayasree Haridas | F | GENERAL |
| 3 | Shemeena M | F | OBC |
| 4 | Usha M | F | SC |
| 5 | Suvarna K S | F | SC |
| 6 | Haritha | F | SC |
| 7 | Abhijith | M | |
| 8 | Vidya N | F | GENERAL |
Research Scholars (Botany)
| 1 | ANILA.P.S | F | OBC |
| 2 | ANU KRISHNA.K | F | GENERAL |
| 3 | FATHIMATH ZUHRA.P | F | OBC |
| 4 | FIRDOUS.K.A | F | OBC |
| 5 | KARTHIKA DEVARAJAN | F | OBC |
| 6 | SNEHA.U | F | GENERAL |
| 7 | SUDHEESHNA.P.K | F | GENERAL |
| 8 | SWETHA.P.R | F | OBC |
| 9 | MUHAMMED ANSAR.V | M | OBC |
Research Scholars (Sanskrit)
| 1 | ASHA M S | F | OBC |
| 2 | LATHAKUMARI P | F | GENERAL |
| 3 | MINI K | F | OBC |
| 4 | NAMOTHISHA GIRIJAN | F | OBC |
| 5 | PRAVISHA RAVEENDRAN K | F | OBC |
| 6 | SRUTHI .P. A. | F | GENERAL |
| 7 | SUKITHA M | F | OBC |
| 8 | SUMATHI K | F | OBC |
| 9 | SUNITHA C | F | SC |
Research Scholars (Zoology)
| 1 | SABIRA. O | F | OBC |
| 2 | GAYATHRI U K | F | |
| 3 | PRASANT C M | M | SC |