University of Kerala
The University of Kerala was originally the University of Travancore which was constituted in 1937 by a promulgation of the Maharaja of Travancore, Sri Chithira Thirunal Balarama Varma. He became the first Chancellor of the University. In 1957, under the Act 14 of 1957, Kerala University Act, the University of Travancore was renamed as the University of Kerala. It was the sixteenth University to be set up in India and ten Colleges within the State of Travancore.
At present, the University has 16 faculties and 41 departments of teaching and research. Of 157 affiliated colleges, 60 Arts and Science Colleges. It has 2 Law Colleges, 17 Engineering colleges, 4 Medical Colleges, 37 Teacher Training Colleges, 4 Ayurveda colleges, 2 Homeopathy colleges, 2 Fine Arts Colleges, 1 Sidha Medical College, 1 Music College,3 Dental Colleges and 1 College of Education.
Besides these, there are 4 affiliated institutions conducting 2 year full time MBA course, 5 colleges offering MCA and 10 Nursing colleges. The Lakshmibai National College of Physical Education at Kariavattom was also established under the University. The University has recently started an Engineering College in its Kariavattom campus.
The Kerala University is one of the leading universities in South India, which conducts intensive research in various subjects. There are 41 departments in which research is going on, and 57 recognised Research Centres other than University Departments.
Some of them are the International Centre for Kerala Studies, the Centre for Canadian Studies, the Centre for Australian Studies, the Centre for Comparative Literature, Centre for Vedanta Studies and so on. The University Departments offer a wide range of teaching and research at post-graduate, M.Phil and Ph.D. levels. The courses in the Departments are conducted in the Credit and Semester System. The University has also extended the Semester System to all the Post Graduate courses from 2001. At present, about 32 colleges offer post graduate teaching Programs.
E-mail - keralauniversity@vsnl.com.
Web site ;www.keralauniveristy.edu