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,

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 Travancore ...

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 Maharajah of Travancore,

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 '' Times Higher Education World University Rankings'' of 2020. It was ranked 42nd in India overall by the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) in 2020 and 23rd among universities.

Notable alumni

Notable alumni includes tenth President of India

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, 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 Mohanlal, Malayalam poets

O. N. V. Kurup Ottaplakkal Neelakandan Velu Kurup (known as O. N. V. Kurup; 27 May 1931 – 13 February 2016) was a Malayalam poet and lyricist from Kerala, India, who won the Jnanpith Award, the highest literary award in India for the year 2007. He receive ...

, Sugathakumari, Music composer

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, historian

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, cricketer

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and many other eminent personalities. File:President Clinton with Indian president K. R. Narayanan (cropped).jpg, 10th President of India,

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* Ambalapuzha Gopakumar *

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* Veliyam Bharghavan * Tiffany Brar * Sathyabhama Das Biju *

* C. Divakaran * Renji Panicker *

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* Thirunalloor Karunakaran *

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* V. Madhusoodanan Nair * Lopamudra R *

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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 ...

* Jagathy Sreekumar * Jagadeesh

References

External links

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Colleges under Kerala University
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