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

public university A public university or public college is a university or college that is in owned by the state or receives significant public funds through a national or subnational government, as opposed to a private university. Whether a national universi ...

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 Ca ...

, 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 Sree Padmanabhadasa Sree Chithira Thirunal Balarama Varma , popularly known as Sree Chithira Thirunal, was the last ruling Maharaja of the Princely State of Travancore, in southern India until 1949 and later the Titular Maharajah of Travanc ...

who was also the first Chancellor of the university.

C. P. Ramaswamy Iyer Sir Chetput Pattabhiraman Ramaswami Iyer (12 November 1879 – 26 September 1966), popularly known as Sir C. P., was an Indian lawyer, administrator and politician who served as the Advocate-General of Madras Presidency from 1920 to 1923, Law ...

, 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

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serves as the

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of university.

History

It was established in 1937 by a promulgation of the

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

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

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former Chairman

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, INSA scientist

Perdur Radhakantha Adiga Perdur Radhakantha Adiga (5 May 1935 – 13 September 2006) was an Indian endocrine biochemist, reproductive biologist, Indian National Science Academy, INSA Senior Scientist and an Astra chair professor of the Indian Institute of Science. He was ...

, 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, Sugathakumari, Music composer

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, historian

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, cricketer

Sanju Samson Sanju Viswanath Samson (; born 11 November 1994) is an Indian international cricketer who captains Kerala in domestic cricket and Rajasthan Royals in Indian Premier League. A right-handed wicket-keeper-batter, he was the vice-captain of the ...

and many other eminent personalities. File:President Clinton with Indian president K. R. Narayanan (cropped).jpg, 10th President of India, K. R. Narayanan File:Monkombu Sambasivan Swaminathan - Kolkata 2013-01-07 2685.JPG, Father of Green Revolution,

File:APJwithNair.JPG, ISRO Chairman

with

A. P. J. Abdul Kalam Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen Abdul Kalam (; 15 October 193127 July 2015) was an Indian aerospace scientist and statesman who served as the 11th President of India from 2002 to 2007. He was born and raised in Rameswaram, Tamil Nadu and studied phy ...

File:N. R. Madhava Menon.jpg, Father of Modern Indian Legal Education, N. R. Madhava Menon File:Mohanlal Viswanathan BNC.jpg, Indian film actor,

Others

* Ambalapuzha Gopakumar *

Mammootty Muhammad Kutty Panaparambil Ismail (; born 7 September 1951), known mononymously by the hypocorism Mammootty (), is an Indian actor and film producer who works predominantly in Malayalam films. He has also appeared in Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, H ...

* Jacob Abraham * S. Suresh Babu *

M. A. Baby Mariam Alexander Baby is an Indian politician and member of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) from Kerala. He was elected to the Politburo of CPI(M) in the 20th Congress held at Kozhikode, Kerala, in 2012. Personal life M.A. Baby was born to ...

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* Veliyam Bharghavan * Tiffany Brar * Sathyabhama Das Biju *

* C. Divakaran * Renji Panicker * Sanal Edamaruku * Salim Gangadharan * P. K. Gurudasan * Thirunalloor Karunakaran *

O. Madhavan O. Madhavan (1922 – 19 August 2005) was an Indian theatre director and actor. He was one of the founding members of the Communist Party of India in Kerala. He is considered one of the great masters of the theatre; he has made major contributi ...

* V. Madhusoodanan Nair * Lopamudra R * S. K. Satheesh * T. N. Seema * Bindu Ammini *

S. D. Shibulal S. D. Shibulal (born 1 March 1955, in Alappuzha, India), better known as Shibulal, is an Indian business executive. He was the chief executive officer and managing director of Infosys, and one of its seven founding members. He stepped down from ...

M. S. Valiathan Marthanda Varma Sankaran Valiathan (born 24 May 1934) is an Indian cardiac surgeon. He is a former President of the Indian National Science Academy and National Research Professor of the Government of India. He was awarded the Padma Vibushan i ...

Mary Verghese Mary Puthisseril Verghese (1925–1986) was a physician in India who was among the earliest pioneers of Physical medicine and rehabilitation in the country. Mary Verghese was instilled in a home where love and respect were two main factors in t ...

* D. Vinayachandran * Rajashree Warrier *

Jagathy Sreekumar Sreekumar P. K. (born 5 January 1951), better known by his stage name Jagathy Sreekumar or simply Jagathy, is an Indian actor, director and playback singer, who has appeared in over 1500 Malayalam films in a career spanning almost four decades ...

* Jagadeesh

References

External links

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Colleges under Kerala University
{{DEFAULTSORT:Kerala, University of University of Kerala Universities in Thiruvananthapuram Educational institutions established in 1937 Public universities in India 1937 establishments in India