Kottakkal Farook Arts and Science College was established in the year 2005 as an unaided college affiliated to the University of Calicut under the management of a registered society namely FAROOK EDUCATIONAL SOCIETY that runs a few other govt. recognized unaided educational institutions under it since 1982. The College is recognized by UGC under section 2(f) of the UGC Act 1956. The college campus is easily accessible by well-connected roads from neighbourhood panchayats and from Kottakkal town. The main objective of the establishment of college was to offer admissions for those who aspire to have college education but were failing to get admissions in government colleges and aided colleges due to relatively lower marks. The college initially started with three undergraduate courses and at present offers eight undergraduate and two post graduate programmes. In 2024 (current year), a total of 1401 students are pursuing their education in various programmes and are well supported by young dedicated teaching faculty in all the departments. The number of teaching staff is 61 and non- teaching staff 24.