Mahatma Gandhi University Kottayam Entrance

Mahatma Gandhi University Junction Athirampuzha

Mahatma Gandhi University (MGU), commonly referred to as MG University, is a

state owned State ownership, also called government ownership and public ownership, is the ownership of an industry, asset, or enterprise by the state or a public body representing a community, as opposed to an individual or private party. Public ownersh ...

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headquartered in

Kottayam Kottayam () is a municipal town in the Indian state of Kerala. Flanked by the Western Ghats on the east and the Vembanad Lake and paddy fields of Kuttanad on the west. It is the district headquarters of Kottayam district, located in south-we ...

in the state 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 ...

, India. It was established on 2 October 1983 on

Gandhi Jayanti Gandhi Jayanti is an event celebrated in India to mark the birthday of Mahatma Gandhi. It is celebrated annually on 2 October, and is one of the three national holidays of India. The UN General Assembly announced on 15 June 2007 that it adop ...

day. Mahatma Gandhi University (formerly Gandhiji University) has been approved by University Grants Commission (UGC) and accredited (A) by the

National Assessment and Accreditation Council The National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) is a government organisation in India that assesses and accredits Higher Education Institutions (HEIs). It is an autonomous body funded by the University Grants Commission and headquarte ...

of India. The university has around 300 affiliated colleges spread over five districts in central Kerala.

Academics

The university offers around 300 academic programmers (Bachelor's, Master's, Doctoral degrees) in the fields of Pure and Applied Sciences, Technology, Paramedical Studies, Nursing, Management, Law, Engineering,

Gandhian Thought Gandhism is a body of ideas that describes the inspiration, vision, and the life work of M.K. Gandhi. It is particularly associated with his contributions to the idea of nonviolent resistance, sometimes also called civil resistance. The ter ...

, development studies, International Relations, Inter disciplinary Integrated Master of Sciences, Politics, Physics, Nano Science,

Disability Studies Disability studies is an academic discipline that examines the meaning, nature, and consequences of disability. Initially, the field focused on the division between "impairment" and "disability," where impairment was an impairment of an individual ...

, Rehabilitation Sciences, Special Education, Psychology,

Behavioral Medicine Behavioral medicine is concerned with the integration of knowledge in the biological, behavioral, psychological, and social sciences relevant to health and illness. These sciences include epidemiology, anthropology, sociology, psychology, ph ...

, Tourism, Journalism, Chemical Sciences,

Polymer Engineering Polymer engineering is generally an engineering field that designs, analyses, and modifies polymer materials. Polymer engineering covers aspects of the petrochemical industry, polymerization, structure and characterization of polymers, properties of ...

, Hospital Administration, Environmental Sciences, Disaster Management, Business Studies, Commerce, Economics, Arts, Pedagogical Studies, Hotel and Hospitality Management, Catering Science, Food and Nutrition, Computer Science,

Biotechnology Biotechnology is the integration of natural sciences and engineering sciences in order to achieve the application of organisms, cells, parts thereof and molecular analogues for products and services. The term ''biotechnology'' was first used b ...

Geoinformatics Geoinformatics is the science and the technology which develops and uses information science infrastructure to address the problems of geography, cartography, geosciences and related branches of science and engineering, such as Land Surveying. O ...

among others. Average annual student enrollment is between 17,000 and 18,000 (2013 statistics).

Administration

Prof.

Sabu Thomas Prof. Dr. Sabu Thomas (born 14 March 1962) is an Indian professor who is serving as the vice-chancellor of Mahatma Gandhi University, Kerala. He is also a full professor (25 March 1998 onwards) of Polymer Science and Engineering at the School o ...

(Professor, School of Chemical Sciences, Mahatma Gandhi University) serves as the Vice-Chancellor. Prof.C.T Aravindakumar serves as the Pro Vice-Chancellor. The registrar is Prof. (Dr.) Prakashkumar B and Dr. Sreejith C.M. holds the charge of Controller of Examinations. Sri. Biju Mathew acts as the Finance Officer. The university is funded by the University Grants Commission and Government of Kerala. It is a member of the AIU and the ACU. Association of Commonwealth Universities represents over 480 universities from

Commonwealth A commonwealth is a traditional English term for a political community founded for the common good. Historically, it has been synonymous with "republic". The noun "commonwealth", meaning "public welfare, general good or advantage", dates from the ...

countries.

Affiliated colleges

Location

The university campus is in the Priyadarsini Hills, Athirampuzha 13 kilometers from

Railway Station and 4 kilometers from

Ettumanoor Ettumanoor, sometimes spelled Ettumanur, is a major town and municipality in the Kottayam district of Kerala, India, located 11 kilometers north-east of Kottayam city, 50 kilometers south of Cochin, and 70 kilometers south of Cochin Internatio ...

. To reach the campus take the deviation from M.C. Road at Ettumanoor or Gandhi Nagar. The nearest airport is

Cochin International Airport Cochin International Airport is an International airport serving the city of Kochi, in the state of Kerala, India. Located at Nedumbassery, about northeast of the city centre, Cochin International Airport is first of its kind which is develo ...

situated at Nedumbassery,

Cochin Kochi (), also known as Cochin ( ) ( the official name until 1996) is a major port city on the Malabar Coast of India bordering the Laccadive Sea, which is a part of the Arabian Sea. It is part of the district of Ernakulam in the state of K ...

which is about 80 km away. Private buses to

Ernakulam Ernakulam () is the Central Business District of the city of Kochi in Kerala, India and has lent its name to the Ernakulam district. Many major establishments, including the Kerala High Court, the office of the Kochi Municipal Corporation a ...

starting from the Nagampadom bus stand at the northern end of the railway platform at Kottayam stop at the university. It is located 13 km away from the city of

Schools and departments

* School of Behavioral Science * School of Bio-Science * School of Chemical Science * School of Computer Sciences * School of Distance Education * School of Environmental Science * School of Gandhian Thought and Development Studies * School of Indian Legal Thought * School of International Relation & Politics * School of Printing & Publishing * School of Letters * School of Pedagogical Sciences * School of Physical Education & Sports Science * School of Pure and applied physics * School of Management & Business Studies * School of Social Science * School of Technology & Applied Sciences * School of Tourism Studies * Department of Life-Long Learning & Extension * National Institute of Plant Science Technology * Inter University Center For Studies in Science of Music * Centre For High Performance Computing * Inter University Centre for Disability Studies * International and Inter University Centre for Nano science and Nanotechnology
Institute for Integrated Programmers and Research in Basic Sciences (IIRBS)
* Inter University Centre for Biomedical Research * Inter University Instrumentation Centre * Advanced Molecular Materials Research Centre * Inter University Centre for Social Science Research and Extension * Advanced Centre of Environmental Studies and Sustainable Development * Centre for English Language and Communication Skills * K.n. Raj study centre for planning and centre -state financial relations

CARLIS

Centre for Advanced Research in Library and Information Sciences (CARLIS) was established in 2010 for research on technologies that can transfer existing knowledge from traditional media to future proof digital media for the networked society. CARLIS covers two main areas; Library Science and Information Science along with their applications using technologies developed in allied areas. CARLIS started Offering PhD programmes in 2010 and the areas of research are content management, digital archiving, multimedia resources, information administration, information economics, information infrastructures, IPR issues, knowledge warehousing, language technologies, Open Access protocols, resource sharing networks etc. It is envisaged as a national centre and will have initially an Advisory Council with experts from India and abroad, an Honorary Director, experts from different areas in knowledge management as faculty. The research by the team associated to CARLIS has developed the Digital Library package with search mechanisms for Indian scripts used in Gandhi University on line Theses Library the first official Open Access Archive of PhD theses from Indian universities.

Rankings

The Times Higher Education (THE) has ranked MG university amongst the top 500 universities in the World in THE World University Rankings 2023. The

National Institutional Ranking Framework The National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) is a methodology adopted by the Ministry of Education (India), Ministry of Education, Government of India, to rank institutions of higher education in India. The Framework was approved by the ...

(NIRF) ranked Mahatma Gandhi University, Kerala 49th overall in India and 30th among universities in 2020.

Notable alumni

* P. K. Biju *

Linto Joseph Linto Joseph (ലിന്‍റോ ജോസഫ് ) is an Indian politician and the elected member of Kerala Legislative Assembly representing Thiruvambady constituency of Kozhikode as the member of CPIM since May 2021. He was the former Pr ...

* Dr. Justice Kauser Edappagath *

Kurian Joseph Kurian Joseph (born 30 November 1953) is a former Judge of the Supreme Court of India. Previously, he has served as Chief Justice of Himachal Pradesh High Court and Judge of Kerala High Court. Early life Kurian Joseph was born on 30 Novem ...

* Srikant Murali * Surabhi Lakshmi * Aprem Mooken *

Nayanthara Diana Mariam Kurian, known professionally as Nayanthara, is an Indian actress and film producer who is known for her work in Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam films. She was in the ''Forbes India'' "Celebrity 100" 2018 list, with her total annual ...

* B. Kemal Pasha * Kandathil Sebastian * K. M. Tharakan * Venu Rajamony *

Vijilesh Karayad Vijilesh Karayad is an Indian actor works in malayalam cinema, known for his performances in '' Maheshinte Prathikaaram'', ''Varathan'', '' kothth'' and Krishnankutty Pani Thudangi. Early life and career Vijilesh grew up in Karayad in the Kozhik ...

Eldhose Kunnappilly Eldhose Kunnappilly is a politician from the state of Kerala in India. He is a member of Indian National Congress party. He was elected to the Kerala state legislative assembly in 2016 from the Constituency of Perumbavoor. He was also the Dist ...

References

External links

Mahatma Gandhi University: Website of Mahatma Gandhi University
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