
Dr.E PUSHPALATHA
PROFESSOR DEPARTMENT OF ZOOLOGY
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Institute of Tribal Studies and Research (ITSR), situated at Chethalayam, Wayanad, is a unique venture of University of Calicut. ITSR has a lush green campus spread over 10 acres. The institute is devoted to serve the specific aspirations of the tribal community of the state of Kerala, intended to be innovative and responsive to the educational needs of the tribal communities and individuals. The ITSR is aimed at ensuring the learning opportunities and experiences which promote leadership, development, professional preparation, civic responsibility, and cultural stewardship among the tribal groups. The mission of the Institute of Tribal Studies and Research (ITSR) set up in Wayanad district of the state of Kerala is to attain excellence in academic quality, scholarly engagement, leadership, cultural enrichment and service of the tribal population of Kerala. The Institute also aims to act as a worthy research center exploring the rich history of the region, the legacy of the tribes in various fields of human endeavor, their indigenous knowledge systems and specific art forms and culture.
BA SOCIOLOGY
ITSR is a full-free and completely residential campus that could qualify as one of the best models for tribal uplift through education in the country. As the whole programme offering at ITSR is anticipated as fully residential, the students are advised to be the inmates of hostels for enhancing teamwork. Separate hostels are available for men and women within the campus. Students are provided healthy food from the hostel mess. The hostels are supervised by an inmate warden.
The campus is professionally equipped and facilitates a great learning environment for students and faculty alike. The juxtaposition of buildings amidst all the flora and fauna gives the campus a unique personality like no other. The Institute is equipped with inadequate, but all modern amenities and infrastructure that match the best educational environment. The facilities include eco-friendly campus, spacious classrooms, separate and secured residential facilities for boys and girls, central kitchen for hostels. The approachability to the Family Health Centre, Chethelayam, which is sharing the border with the Institute, helps the students to access the basic health care services.
As mentioned earlier, ITSR is a fully residential environment. This is necessary because all of the students in ITSR are form tribal community and they are come from a geographically distributed wide area and would not be able to commute to the campus. Thus, it is essential to provide a fully residential campus with all of the facilities included such as a shops, laundry, barbershops, etc. Since the students are joining the institution at the age of 18 where they are undergoing physical transformation and hormonal changes, being away from home adds to their stress. The University must take necessary steps to provide for Psychological Counseling and support. Almost all of the households tend to be poor and many of the factors of daily living that we take for granted are not always known, such as using a sit-down toilet as opposed to a squatting toilet and significant additional personal education will be needed to facilitate the integration into the larger community.
Academic Block
Currently, the main academic complex comprises the class rooms for B.A and M.A, Administrative Office, Staff Rooms, Library, and also Hostel for Boys. The academic block
houses 18 smart futuristic classrooms, three seminar halls, four staff rooms, one administrative office room.

Girls Hostel
There is total 9 rooms in the Girls hostel which include four dormitory halls, tow double bedded rooms, one Warden’s residence room, one matron’s residence room and one reading cum TV Hall. The total capacity of Girls hostel is 40 students. At present there are 99 students in the hostel. There is one aqua guards for water purification in the hostel. There is mess attached to the girl’s hostel. Students are facing lots of problems in getting a reasonable accommodation due to shortage of hostel facilities in the Institution. The institution has been facing a space crunch for the past years and hostel rooms meant for a six student are, in many cases, being shared by 16 students while rooms for two are often allotted to six residents.
Library
The campus encourages learning with library housing over 3,000 volumes, magazines, newspapers, journals, and five computer system to support the academic activities of the college. Apart from textbooks and recommended reading materials prescribed for course offered at the institute, the library houses a growing collection of multi-volume reference works, dictionaries, encyclopedias, handbooks, and so on. The library also has an extensive collection of reference books for UPSC aspirants.

ITSR STUDENT ASSOCIATION (ISA)
ITSR Students’ Association is a democratically elected Association which is vested with the responsibility of organizing various activities for the benefit of the students. One of the senior faculty is given the charge of the Associate Patron who coordinates the activities of the Students’ Association at the College level. There are a number of constituent clubs and associations under the Students’ Association such as Arts Club, Quiz Club, Nature Club,Film club and other clubs. Each of these constituents has elected Secretaries who are supported by a Faculty Member nominated by the Head of the Institution to oversee the activities of the clubs.
One important component of the Students’ Association is the Magazine Committee, which has an elected student secretary and a nominated staff editor from the faculty. This committee brings out Wall Magazines periodically and College Magazines are published every possible years. The Wall Magazines as well as College Magazines provide excellent opportunities for students to give expression to their creative thinking and imagination.
Our objectives
The National Service Scheme (NSS) is a Central Sector Scheme of Government of India, Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports.The sole aim of the NSS is to provide hands on experience to young students in delivering community service.
OBJECTIVES
MOTTO
BENEFITS OF BEING A NSS VOLUNTEER
Being an active member the student volunteers would have the exposure and experience to be the following:
PROGRAMME OFFICER
Mr. Arjun CS (2025-26)
Contact Number:9633460448
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Former Programme Officer
Dr.Shafeeque.K (2020-21, 2021-22 & 2022-23)
Contact No:- 9943578514
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Mr.Shameed M (2023-24)
Contact No:- 8921595058
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Ms. Aiswarya CS (2024-25)
Contact Number:7902523567
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ACTIVITIES
Academic Year Reports
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2020-2021 Download

Dr.E PUSHPALATHA
PROFESSOR DEPARTMENT OF ZOOLOGY
Contact Number:+919495927507
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Institute of Tribal Studies and Research
University of Calicut
Chethalayam, Wayanad
Kerala, India 673592
Office: 04936238500, 9447637542
Email: ditsr@uoc.ac.in |