Being the highest literate state in India,

Kerala Kerala ( ; ) is a state on the Malabar Coast of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, following the passage of the States Reorganisation Act, by combining Malayalam-speaking regions of the erstwhile regions of Cochin, Malabar, South C ...

is home to some of the most reputed institutes for higher education in India.

Universities

The

higher education Higher education is tertiary education leading to award of an academic degree. Higher education, also called post-secondary education, third-level or tertiary education, is an optional final stage of formal learning that occurs after compl ...

system in

India India, officially the Republic of India ( Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the ...

includes both private and

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universities A university () is an institution of higher (or tertiary) education and research which awards academic degrees in several academic disciplines. ''University'' is derived from the Latin phrase ''universitas magistrorum et scholarium'', which ...

. Universities in India are recognised by the University Grants Commission (UGC), which draws its power from the '' University Grants Commission Act, 1956''.
The types of universities include:

Central Universities

State Universities

Deemed Universities

Colleges

List of colleges affiliated with Kannur University Kannur University is a multi-campus public university established in 1996 to provide development of higher education in Kasaragod, Kannur, Wayanad districts of Kerala, India. It serves the region of North Malabar. It was established after the ...

List of colleges affiliated to University of Calicut This is a listing of the undergraduate and post-graduate colleges that are affiliated with University of Calicut as of 24 July 2018. Colleges that have establishment years listed as a range (e.g. 2003–04) are listed with the preceding year ...

* List of colleges affiliated with Mahatma Gandhi University * List of colleges affiliated to Kerala University *

List of colleges affiliated to Kerala University of Health Sciences Kerala University of Health Sciences (KUHS) is a state university located in Thrissur, Kerala, India. It was established by the Kerala University of Health Sciences Act 2010, for ensuring proper and systematic instruction, teaching, training, ...

* List of colleges affiliated to Kerala Agricultural University * List of colleges affiliated with Kerala University of Fisheries and Ocean Studies * List of colleges affiliated with Cochin University of Science and Technology

Law colleges

* Government Law College, Ernakulam *

Government Law College, Trivandrum Government Law College, Thiruvananthapuram also known as GLC Trivandrum is one of the institutions imparting graduate and post graduate legal education in India. Affiliated to the University of Kerala, it is the second law college in Kerala a ...

* Government Law College, Kozhikode * Government Law College, Thrissur *

School Of Indian Legal Thought, Kottayam A school is an educational institution designed to provide learning spaces and learning environments for the teaching of students under the direction of teachers. Most countries have systems of formal education, which is sometimes compulsor ...

* Kerala Law Academy Law College,

Trivandrum Thiruvananthapuram (; ), also known by its former name Trivandrum (), is the capital of the Indian state of Kerala. It is the most populous city in Kerala with a population of 957,730 as of 2011. The encompassing urban agglomeration populati ...

Markaz Law College Markaz Law College, is a centre of higher legal education in Kozhikode, India. The law college is the first project launched under the Knowledge City of Markazu Saquafathi Sunniyya, the college is affiliated to the University of Calicut and is ...

* Sree Narayana Guru College of Legal Studies *

Aligarh Muslim University, Malappuram Campus Aligarh (; formerly known as Allygarh, and Kol) is a city in the state of Uttar Pradesh in India. It is the administrative headquarters of Aligarh district, and lies northwest of state capital Lucknow and approximately southeast of the ca ...

* Bharata Mata School of Legal Studies (BSOLS), luva* C.S.I College For Legal Studies Kanakkary,Kottayam *

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, alayad,Thalashery

Business schools / MBA colleges / management departments

* Amity Business School, Kochi * Amrita School Of Business, Kochi * Asian School of Business, Thiruvananthapuram * Bhavans Royal Institute Of Management, Kochi *

Bishop Jerome Institute The Bishop Jerome Institute or BJI or BJGI is an institution situated in Kollam city of Kerala, India. It is one among the AICTE approved engineering and management colleges situated inside the city limit of Kollam. Bishop Jerome Institute is ...

Kollam Kollam (), also known by its former name Quilon , is an ancient seaport and city on the Malabar Coast of India bordering the Laccadive Sea, which is a part of the Arabian Sea. It is north of the state capital Thiruvananthapuram. The ci ...

* Cochin University of Science and Technology *

DCSMAT Business School DCSMAT Business School is a business school located in Vagamon, Idukki, Kerala, India. The institution is approved by All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) for both Master of Business Administration courses and two-year MBA programs ...

* Farook Institute of Management Studies (FIMS), Calicut * IIM, Kochi (campus of IIMK) * IIM, Kozhikode * IIITM-K,

* Indian Institute of Logistics, Kochi
Marian International Institute of Management (MIIM), Kuttikkanam, Idukki
* Marthoma College of Management and Technology (MCMAT), Perumbavoor, Ernakulam * Rajagiri Centre for Business Studies, Kochi * School of Communication and Management Studies, Kochi * TKM Institute of Management * Travancore Business Academy, Kollam * UEI Global * Vidya Bharathi Institute Of Management And Technology, Kochi * Xavier Institute of Management and Entrepreneurship * Allama Iqbal Institute of Management *

SCM Hub International Logistics Business School
Kochi Info Park Campus

Hotel management colleges

* Naipunnya School Of Hotel Management, Cherthala * Institute of Hotel Management and Catering Technology, Kovalam *

Munnar Catering College Munnar () is a town and hill station in the Idukki district of the southwestern Indian state of Kerala. Munnar is situated at around above mean sea level, in the Western Ghats mountain range. Munnar is also called the "Kashmir of South Indi ...

Private colleges

* Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Kollam (headquartered in Coimbatore,

Tamil Nadu Tamil Nadu (; , TN) is a state in southern India. It is the tenth largest Indian state by area and the sixth largest by population. Its capital and largest city is Chennai. Tamil Nadu is the home of the Tamil people, whose Tamil languag ...

) * Lancon Institute of Cyber Security (LICS) ( EC-Council - USA ) NH, Vatakara *

V Institute Kollam (), also known by its List of renamed Indian cities and states, former name Quilon , is an ancient seaport and city on the Malabar Coast of India bordering the Laccadive Sea, which is a part of the Arabian Sea. It is north of the sta ...

, Kollam * Adi Institute Of Quality Engineers, Kochi

Polytechnic colleges

* List of polytechnic colleges in Kerala

Architecture colleges

*College of Architecture, Thiruvananthapuram, C.A.T *Bishop Jerome School of Architecture, Kollam

Design institutes

Kerala State Institute of Design Kerala State Institute of Design (KSID) , a design institute under Department of labour and Skills, Government of Kerala, is located at Chandanathope, about 8 Kilometers from Kollam city. It was established in 2008 with the support of NID Ahme ...

, Kollam
Creative Hut Institute of Photography
Mattakkara, Kottayam * Terrafirm Global Academy, City Centre Campus, Kadavanthara, Kochi * Terrafirm Global Academy, Riverside Green Campus, Aluva, Kochi
Irohub Infotech
Palarivattom, Kochi
Cindrebay
Kaloor, Kochi

Engineering

* List of engineering colleges in Kerala

Medical

List of medical colleges in Kerala In the state of Kerala currently there are 1650 govt medical college seats. These colleges impart training in Modern medicine. The health education system in Kerala also has Medical colleges that impart training in fields of Ayurveda, Homeopat ...

Maritime

Euro Tech Maritime Academy Euro Tech Maritime Academy, is an educational institute in India dedicated for maritime education and training. Euro Tech Maritime Academy is situated on the outskirts of the city of Kochi. It is affiliated to Indian Maritime University and appr ...

Kochi Kochi (), also known as Cochin ( ) ( the official name until 1996) is a major port city on the Malabar Coast of India bordering the Laccadive Sea, which is a part of the Arabian Sea. It is part of the district of Ernakulam in the state of ...

indian maritime university kochi

Pharmacy colleges

Medical laboratory technology colleges

* A.G.M. School OF PARAMEDICALS * Alphonsa Para Medical School * Babes Paramedical Laboratory, Changanassery * Mary Queens Medical Technological Laboratory, Thiruvalla * Queen Mary's Medical Technological Laboratory, Karukachal * S.G Laboratory, Mallappally * St Julian Medical Technological Laboratory, Karukachal

Govt pharmacy colleges

* College of Pharmaceutical Science, Kozhikode,

Kozhikode Medical College Government Medical College, Kozhikode, also known as Calicut Medical College (CMC), is a school of medicine in Kozhikode (formerly Calicut) in the Indian state of Kerala. The college was established in 1957 as the second medical college in Keral ...

* College of Pharmaceutical Science, Thiruvananthapuram, Medical College, Thiruvananthapuram * Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam * Academy of Pharmaceutical Sciences Pariyaram Medical College, Kannur

Private self financing pharmacy colleges

* A.M. College of Pharmacy, Vavvakkavu Post, Karunagappally, Kollam-690 528 * Alshifa College of Pharmacy, Perinthalmanna * Amrita School of Pharmacy, AIMS Health Sciences Campus, Kochi * Crescent B.Pharm College, Madayipara, Kannur * The Dale View College of Pharmacy & Research Centre, Punalal PO, Thiruvananthapuram * Devaki Amma Memorial College of Pharmacy, PO Pulliparamba, Chelembra, Malappuram * Ezhuthachan National Academy Pharmacy, College & Research Institute, Maryamuttom, Neyyattinkara, Thiruvananthapuram * Fathima College of Pharmacy, Kollam * Grace College of Pharmacy, Palakkad * JDT Islam College of Pharmacy, Marikunnu PO, Kozhikode * Karuna College of Pharmacy, Iringuttoor, Palakkad Dist * Malik Dinar College of Pharmacy, Seethagole, Kasaragode * Mar Dioscorus College of Pharmacy, Sreekariyam, Thiruvananthapuram * Naserath College of Pharmacy, Othera, Thiruvalla * Nehru College of Pharmacy, near Lakkdi Railway Station, Thiruvillwamala, Thrissur * Nirmala College of Pharmacy, Moovattupuzha * Pharmacy College of St James Medical Academy, Govt. Hospital Road, Chalakkudy * Pushpagiri College of Pharmacy, Perumthurthi PO, Pathanamthitta * Royal College * Sri Vidyadhiraja Pharmacy College, Thiruvananthapuram * St. Joseph's College of Pharmacy, Muttom, Cherthala * ELIMS College of Pharmacy, Villadam, Ramavarmapuram P O, Thrissur * Hindustan College of Pharmacy, Kanjirapally, Kottayam *KTN college of pharmacy, chalavara, Palakkad

B.Ed colleges

* NSS Training College, Pandalam * Al-azhar Training College, Thodupuzha * Ansar Training College for Women, Perumpilavu, Trichur * Arafa Teacher Education, Attur, Thrissur * Indira Gandhi Training College, Kothamangalam * Farook Training College, Calicut * Kaviyattu College of Education, Pirappancode, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala * Mar Baselious Paulose II Training College, Puthencruz * Mt Tabore Training College, Pathanapuram * NSS Training College Ottapalam * Sree Narayana Guru Kripa Trust BEd College, Pothencode, Thiruvananthapuram * Titus II Teachers College, Thiruvalla * Mar Osthatheos Training College, Akkikavu, Thrissur * St. Gregorios Teachers'Training College, Meenangadi *

Teacher training institutes (TTI)

* Darul Uloom Teacher Training Institute, Thootha, Perinthalmanna * Fazfari Teacher Training Institute, Padinjattummuri, Malappuram * Mankada Orphanage Teacher Training Institute, Mankada, Perinthalmanna * T.D. Teacher Training Institute, Mattancherry, Kochi-2

Autonomous institutions

References

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