Department of Arabic
Arabic department of the University of Calicut is one of the pioneer Arabic departments in India, which was established in 1974. Presently department is offering - 3 Diploma Courses (PG Diploma in translation and Secretarial Practice, PG Diploma in Commerce and Management and a Certificate Course in Spoken Arabic), MA in Arabic Literature and MPhil and PhD courses.
Arabic Department Library is one of the top libraries in India. There are around 12000 books on various topics such as - Islamic Studies, Arabic Language, Arabic Literature etc. in Arabic, English and Malayalam Languages. The library has unique sections such as - Competitive examination, Indo-Arabic Literature (الأدب الهند), Children Literature (الأدب الأطفال), Theses section, Migrated Literature (الأدب المهجر), Biographies (السيرة الذاتية) etc.