Central University of Kerala (CUK) is one of the 15 central universities established under ''The Central Universities Act, 2009'' (Act No.25 of 2009) by the

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. The university is seated in Kasaragod, the northernmost district of the

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. The main campus of the university is situated at Periya, 9.8 km from

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and 20 km south from Kasaragod towns. The university initially started functioning from a transit campus in

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with its humanities schools and other amenities.Description on official website
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Organisation and administration

Schools and departments

School of Biological Sciences * Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology *Department of Genomic Science *Department of Plant Science *Department of Zoology School of Business Studies *Department of Commerce & International Business *Department of Management Studies *Department of Tourism Studies School of Cultural Studies *Mahathma Ayyankali Centre for Kerala Studies School of Earth Science Systems *Department of Environmental Science *Department of Geology School of Economics *Department of Economics School of Education *Department of Education *E Sreedharan Centre for Life Skills Education School of Global Studies *Department of International Relations (Capital Centre, Trivandrum) *Department of International Relations and Politics School of Languages and Comparative Literatures *Department of English and Comparative Literature *Department of Hindi *Department of Kannada *Department of Linguistics *Department of Malayalam School of Legal Studies *Department of Law (Thiruvalla campus) School of Medicine and Public Health *Department of Public Health and Community Medicine *Department of Yoga School of Physical Sciences *Department of Chemistry *Department of Computer Science *Department of Mathematics *Department of Physics School of Social Sciences *Department of Public Administration and Policy Studies *Department of Social Work

Academics

Academic programmes

Postgraduate programs

The duration of the postgraduate programme is 4 semesters. Each semester has a duration of 16–18 weeks, with 5 working days and 30 instructional hours per week. The programmes are organised under Choice Based Credit and Semester (CBCS) pattern. Students are offered two types of courses: * Core courses, identified by each department, providing a broad base in the subject of study; * Elective courses, chosen by the students in consultation with the Faculty Advisor. In addition to these, each student does a Dissertation/Project emphasising the application of knowledge to real problems. The minimum total credits required for the successful completion of a PG programme is 72 credits within 4 semesters. Out of the 72 credits, a student has to secure a minimum of 48 but not more than 60 credits, including that of the Dissertation for Core courses, and a minimum of 12 but not more than 24 credits for Elective courses.

Ph.D programme

All the departments of the university offers Ph.D. programmes. KILA is the research center of International Relations & Political Science

Rankings

Student life

Cankama

Cankama- The Art Festival of CUK is the most important cultural event of campus which consist of three days of competitions where students compete under each school. Cankama was started in 2015 by then students council and ever since this stands as the most important event of CUK students' life.

Scholarships/Financial Support

CUK offers scholarships to its PG Students. It stands to be withdrawn from the 2017 academic year onwards despite student protest.

Hostel Facility

Limited seats in separate hostels for girls and boys are available.

Transportation Facility

Transport is available to all students from their hostels to the university campuses at subsidised rates.

University Library

Central University has libraries at all of its campuses.

Students’ Council

The Students’ Council is a student body comprising 40 student representatives of which 20 members are elected and 20 members are nominated representing the departments. The council also has an executive committee composed of 10 members. The President, two Vice Presidents, the General Secretary, two Joint Secretaries and four Executive Committee Members are the office bearers of the Students’ Council.

References

External links

Official website
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