Department of Commerce and Management Studies, Calicut University, Calicut

Department of Commerce and Management Studies

The Department is one of the first University Departments in Kerala to offer Management courses. Today, it is one of the largest teaching departments of the University on the main campus with about 110 post-graduate students and about 30 research scholars. Responding to the changing needs and demands, it offers part-time MBA programmes at its Calicut, Thrissur and Palakkad centers, and part-time Diploma in Computer Applications (PGDCA) in collaboration with the Institute of Human Resources Development, Calicut. In addition, the Department has setup four Satellite centers at Palakkad, Thrissur, Calicut and Vatakara where MBA Regular Programme is offered in self-financing mode. The fulltime MBA programmes has the accreditation from the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE). The placement bureau of the Department has a good track of helping students find placements in various management organizations. The research and consultancy cell undertakes feasibility studies, entrepreneurship development programmes, market research and other related activities for business and industrial houses.

Courses Offered

- Master of Commerce (M.Com)
- Master of Business Administration (MBA)
- Master of Philosophy (M.Phil)
- Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D)

Co-Curricular and extracurricular Activities

- The dept. organizes management meet every year (ASCEND) to enhance the skill of MBA students
- Legal awareness classes by faculty members
- Project identification, programme formulation, implementation and evaluation
- Personality development of students in arts and science colleges.
- Career prospects for plus two school students.
- Blood donation camps
- Campus recruitment programmes
- Planting of trees
- Preservation of natural resources
- Lessons on eco friendliness