It is the largest residential post-graduate aided institution in Kerala affiliated to the University of Calicut; it was granted autonomous college status in 2015.

The entire campus comprising the college, its hostels, the staff quarters and its sister concerns covers an area of 72 acres[citation needed].

[5] Arabic, English, Physics, Chemistry, Zoology, Mathematics, Statistics, Economics, Computer Science, Commerce and History.

Provisions are made by the department for games including football, cricket, table tennis, handball, baseball, softball, basketball, volleyball and badminton.

[citation needed] There is a well-designed indoor stadium in the college, the only one of its kind under the Calicut University, 400-metre eight-track lane playground, turfed football ground, basketball court, physical fitness centre, etc.

[citation needed] International badminton stars like V. Diju, Arun Vishnu, Ram C. Vijay, Midhilesh Sunder and others were the players of Farook College.