The main campus is spread over 500 acres (2.0 km2) in Thenjipalam of Malappuram. The main campus includes postgraduate and research departments, UGC HRD Centre, School of Distance Education, University Library, Central Science Block, Office of the Vice Chancellor, Administration Block, Educational Multimedia Research Centre, guest houses, Pareeksha Bhavan etc. The university has off-campus centres in Kozhikode, Wayanad, Thrissur, Palakkad and Lakshadweep.[5] In the 1980s, a Cockroft-Walton particle accelerator was put in place on campus.