History

Department of Anthropology was established in the year 1986 under university of Calicut and the first batch of students was admitted in 1988.With the bifurcation of Calicut university and establishment of Kannur university in 1996, the department became part of the Kannur university by virtue of its geographical position. 31 st batch of students are currently undergoing their post graduation in Anthropology. This is the one and only department in Kerala offering M.A, M.Phil and Ph.D degrees in anthropology.