University of Kerala
The University of Travancore which eventually became the University of Kerala was established in 1937 by a promulgation of the Maharaja of Travancore, Sri Chithira Thirunal Balarama Varma who was also the first Chancellor of the University. Sir C. P Ramaswamy Ayyar, the then Diwan of the State, was the first Vice-Chancellor. It was the sixteenth University to be set up in India and ten Colleges within the State of Travancore which were affiliated to the Madras University became the affiliated colleges of the University of Travancore. In 1957, the Kerala University Act, Act 14 of 1957, was brought into force and the University of Travancore was renamed University of Kerala. M. Phil. courses and some colleges have been recognised as research centres. The University has also recognised a number of other institutions as research centres.
Library
The Kerala University Library, established in 1942, has a very large stock of books and journals. It has over 3 lakh books and over 1000 bound volumes of Journals.The library subscribes to 43 foreign Journals, over 400 Indian periodicals, 35 popular magazines and 20 Newspapers. The total number of membership of the library is over 30, 800 out of which student memberships comes to over 12, 270 and that of teachers comes to 2850.
Courses Offered
- Under Graduate Programme
- Post Graduate Programme
- M.Phil Programme
- Ph.D. Programme
Faculty
- University Departments of Teaching & Research
- Department of Aquatic Biology & Fisheries
- Department of Arabic
- Department of Archaeology
- Department of Biotechnology
- Department of Biochemistry
- Department of Botany
- Department of Chemistry
- Department of Commerce
- Department of Communication & Journalism
- Department of Computer Science
- Department of Demography
- Department of Economics
- Department of Education
- Department of Environmental Sciences
- Department of Futures Studies
- Department of Geology
- Department of German
- Department of Hindi
- Department of History
- Institute of Distance Education
- Department of Islamic Studies
- Department of Library & Information Science
- Department of Mathematics
- Department of Optoelectronics
Colleges
- Govt. College for Women,Vazhuthacaud, Thiruvananthapuram
- Govt. Arts College,Thycaud, Thiruvananthapuram
- University College, Palayam, Thiruvananthapuram
- Govt. College, Kariavatttom , Thiruvananthapuram
- Govt. Sanskrit College,Palayam,Thiruvananthapuram
- Govt. College, Attingal, Thiruvananthapuram
- Govt. College, Nedumangad , Thiruvananthapuram
- K .N.M. Govt.College,Kanjiramkulam, Thiruvananthapuram
- All Saint`s College, Thiruvananthapuram
- NSS College for Women, Karamana, Thiruvananthapuram
- Mahatma Gandhi College,Kesavadasapuram, Thiruvananthapuram
- Mar Ivanios College, Nalanchira,Thiruvananthapuram
- S.N.College, Sivagiri, Varkala , Thiruvananthapuram
- S.N.College, Chempazhanthi, Thiruvananthapuram
- VTMNSS College,Dhanuvachapuram,Thiruvananthapuram
- St.Xavier`s College,Thumba, Thiruvananthapuram
- Christian College, Kattakada, Thiruvananthapuram
- Iqbal College, Peringammala, Thiruvananthapuram
- Mannaniya College of Arts&Science, Pangode, TVPM
- Loyola College of Social Sciences, Sreekariyam , TVPM-17
Contact Details
University of Kerala,Thiruvananthapuram,
Kerala, India, Pin- 695034 Ph: +91-471-2306422
Fax:+91-471-2307158
E-mail:kuinform@eth.net
Website: http://www.keralauniversity.edu/
