treasure trove of talent abounds at Calicut. Besides hosting an Indian Institute of Management (IIM) and a National Institute of Technology (NIT), a few facts worth mentioning include:

• Over 23,000 engineering graduates a year in Kerala
  
  
• Among the lowest attrition rates in India (Companies at Trivandrum Technopark have less than 5% attrition rates)
  
  
• The pioneering NASCOM NAS test is being rolled out all over Kerala – will ensure employable IT/ITES workforce pool
  
  
• Calicut University has 262 affiliated colleges including
  
  
  • 23 Engineering/Technical Colleges (intake approx. 4000 Per Year)
    
  • 5 Medical Colleges, 2 Dental Colleges and 8 Pharmacy Colleges
    
  
  
• Thousands of more students from Kerala study engineering in neighboring
  Karnataka and Tamil Nadu. A large proportion originate from the north Kerala region
  
  
• A number of world-class finishing schools coming up in Calicut