Universities in Kerala

Kerala is a well known Indian state, also known as the god's own country. This legendary region is marked in the India's ancient epic 'Mahabharata'. The scenic beauty of this place is admired by one and all across the world, therefore it is considered as one of the popular tourist destination in india.

But aside of its status as a best tourist destinations, kerala also takes the pride of its education. It is one of the states in India that has the highest literacy rate when compared to other states in India. from the schools, colleges and to universities, kerala is prominently known as one of the best places for secondary and higher education not only because of the high-tech teaching modes and cultural environment that protects students from overdoing things but also because of the world class infrastructure, variety of courses provided at the universities in kerala and the highly skilled faculty.

There is a long list of universities in kerala among which most of them provide correspondence learning and regular courses both with a variety of degree programs. Some of the well known universities in kerala are Kanpur University, mahatma Gandhi University, university of Calicut, university of kerala, Cochin University of science and technology, kerala agricultural university and Sree Sankaracharya university of Sanskrit. Kerala has also remarkably progressed in providing employment to almost every well educated student.

The Kerala University is one of the leading universities in the southern part of India which conducts various research programs in different fields of study. There are about 41 departments where the research is on going and 57 recognized research centres other than university departments. There are around seven universities in kerala that grant affiliation to both arts and science colleges.

These professional colleges offer a variety of degree programs and courses, keeping in mind the interest of many students. According to a recent survey, the state is to be the first e-literate state in India through the state run akshaya project. The University of Kerala has 16 faculties and 41 departments of teaching and research. The departments are further classified into various categories where of 157 affiliated colleges, 60 arts and science colleges are classified. There are 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.

From the school amenities, infrastructure, teaching modes and the faculty, the schools in kerala are well equipped and best known for the quality of education provided. The need of education is becoming an essential part but due to poverty in the rural areas, many students were unable to reach the educational level, they have always wanted, but with the improvement in educational system, the kerala states government has now introduced many famous schools in kerala for the welfare of the students after all, students are future of the nation.

• Cochin University of Science and Techology
• Indian Institue of Management, Kozhikode
• Kannur University, Kannur
• Kannur University - SDE
• Kerala Agricultural University, Thrissur
• Kerala Kalamandalam, Thrissur
• Mahatma Gandhi University
• Mahatma Gandhi University - SDE
• National Institute of Technology - Calicut (NIT-C)
• Sree Chitra Thirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology
• Sree Shankarachari University of Sanskrit, Ernakulam
• University of Calicut, Kozhikode (Calicut)
• University of Calicut - School of Distance Education, Kozhikode
• University of Kerala, Thiruvananthapuram
• University of Kerala - Institute of Distance Education, Thiruvananthapuram