About CREST Calicut in Centre for Research & Education for Social Transformation (CREST), Calicut

Centre for Research & Education for Social Transformation (CREST) is an autonomous institution under Government of Kerala, which was incubated by the Indian Institute of Management Kozhikode (IIMK) one of the premier management institutions of India from 2002 to 2008.

Started functioning as Centre of Excellence in 2002 under the IIMK with the support of Government of Kerala, CREST has been conceived as a national institute of humanities, science and professional studies, addressing the needs of the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes while integrating with the globalized economy.

CREST has been formed in the context that the representation of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes and other disadvantaged communities like the minorities is very low in sectors that do not provide job reservation and they are not adequately represented in emerging sectors like IT. Ever since its inception, the Centre has pursued a broad range of activities that include training programmes, research, seminars, and colloquia that have relevance to the issues concerning the Scheduled communities of the country. The programmes of CREST are mainly targeted to create a larger resource pool among the disadvantaged communities to utilize the opportunities created by the growth of Indian economy.

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