Kerala University of Digital Sciences, Innovation and Technology, also known as Digital University Kerala (DUK), is a

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located in Technocity, Mangalapuram, Pallippuram, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India. It was established in 2020 by upgrading Indian Institute of Information Technology and Management, Kerala (IIITM-K), established 2000. It is the 14th State University in Kerala and first Digital University in the state.

History

The Indian Institute of Information Technology and Management, Kerala (IIITM-K) was established in 2000. It originally operated from a campus in Technopark in Thiruvananthapuram until the construction of the campus at Technocity and was affiliated to

Cochin University of Science and Technology Cochin University of Science and Technology (CUSAT) is a state government-owned autonomous university in Kochi, Kerala, India. It was founded in 1971 and has three campuses: two in Kochi (Kalamassery and Ernakulam) and one in Kuttanad, Ala ...

. In 2020 IIITM-K was upgraded to a university through an

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of the

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Campus

The residential campus is located in campus of Technocity 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 ...

Leadership

The

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is, by virtue of office, the Chancellor of the university and the Minister in Charge of Information Technology Department is the Pro-Chancellor of the university.https://prsindia.org/files/bills_acts/bills_states/kerala/2020/KL_Digital_Sciences_Innovation_Technology_Ordinance.pdf The

had appointed Saji Gopinath as the first Vice-chancellor of the university.

Major schools

* School of Computer Science and Engineering * School of Electronic Systems and Automation * School of Digital Sciences * School of Informatics * School of Digital Humanities and Liberal Arts

Kerala Blockchain Academy

The institute also houses Kerala Blockchain Academy, second in the country. Kerala Blockchain Academy is also an associate member of the Hyperledger community.

References

External links

* {{coord missing, Kerala Science and technology in Kerala Research institutes in Thiruvananthapuram Universities in Thiruvananthapuram 2020 establishments in Kerala