University of Kerala, formerly the University of Travancore, is a state-run

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located in

Thiruvananthapuram 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 ...

, the state capital of

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 ...

, India. It was established in 1937 by a promulgation of the

Maharajah of Travancore The Maharaja of Travancore was the principal title of the ruler of the Kingdom of Travancore in the southern part of Kerala, India. The Maharaja of Travancore was the topmost ruler of Travancore until 1949, when Travancore was annexed into Ind ...

, Chithira Thirunal Balarama Varma who was also the first Chancellor of the university.

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, the then Diwan (Prime Minister) of the State was the first Vice-Chancellor. It was the first university in Kerala, and among the first in the country. Accredited by NAAC with highest grade of A++ and scored 3.67 points out of 4. The university has over 150 affiliated colleges and has sixteen faculties and 43 Departments of teaching and research. The Governor of Kerala serves as the

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of university.

History

It was established in 1937 by a promulgation of the

, Chithira Thirunal Balarama Varma who was also the first Chancellor of the university.

, the then Diwan (Prime Minister) of the State was the first Vice-Chancellor. It was the first university in Kerala, and among the first in the country.

Organisation and administration

Governance

The Chancellor, the Pro-Chancellor, the Vice- Chancellor, the Pro-Vice-Chancellor, and the members of the Senate, the Syndicate and the Academic Council constitutes the governing body of the university. The Governor of Kerala is the Chancellor of the university while Education Minister of Kerala is the Pro-Chancellor of the university.

Affiliated colleges

Rankings

University of Kerala was ranked 1001+ in the world by the ''

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'' of 2020. It was ranked 42nd in India overall by the

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(NIRF) in 2020 and 23rd among universities.

Notable alumni

Notable alumni includes tenth

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K. R. Narayanan, geneticist M. S. Swaminathan,

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former Chairman G. Madhavan Nair, INSA scientist

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, former

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judges, Justice Kurian Joseph, Justice Fathima Beevi, legal luminary N. R. Madhava Menon, Indian film actor

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, Malayalam poets O. N. V. Kurup,

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, Music composer G. Devarajan, historian

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, cricketer

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Others

Ambalapuzha Gopakumar Thathamathu Nanupilla Gopakumaran Nair (born 27 June 1944), also known as Dr. Ambalapuzha Gopakumar (ഡോ.അമ്പലപ്പുഴ ഗോപകുമാർ) is a Malayalam poet, historian, orator and writer from Kerala, India. He is the r ...

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* M. A. Baby * T. V. Rajan Babu *

Veliyam Bharghavan Veliyam Bharghavan ( ml, വെളിയം ഭാർഗവൻ‎; May 1928 – 18 September 2013) was a Communist leader from the Kerala, India. He was the state Secretary of Communist Party of India (CPI) from 1998 to 2010. In 2010 he reti ...

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* G. Devarajan * C. Divakaran *

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* Salim Gangadharan * P. K. Gurudasan * Thirunalloor Karunakaran * O. Madhavan * V. Madhusoodanan Nair * Lopamudra R *

S. K. Satheesh Sreedharan Krishnakumari Satheesh (born 1970) is an Indian meteorologist and a professor at the ''Centre for Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences'' of the Indian Institute of Science (IISc). He holds the chair of the Divecha Centre for Climate Chang ...

* T. N. Seema * Bindu Ammini * S. D. Shibulal *

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* Mary Verghese * D. Vinayachandran *

Rajashree Warrier Rajashree Warrier is a Bharata Natyam dancer. She is also a writer in Malayalam and a vocalist. Early life and education Rajasree Warrier was born and brought up in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India. She learned Bharathanatyam under the tutel ...

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* Jagadeesh

References

External links

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Colleges under Kerala University
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University of Kerala University of Kerala, formerly the University of Travancore, is a state-run public university located in Thiruvananthapuram, the state capital of Kerala, India. It was established in 1937 by a promulgation of the Maharajah of Travancore, Chi ...

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