Universities in Kerala

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Mahatma Gandhi University

The Mahatma Gandhi University was established on October 2nd 1983 by the Government of Kerala through an Act of the Legislative Assembly. It was formally inaugurated by Sri. Gyani Zail Singh the H.E, President of India on 26th the same month. The University is funded by the University Grants Commission and Government of Kerala. It is a member of the Association of Indian Universities and the Association of Commonwealth Universities.

Spread over Kottayam, Ernakulam, Idukki and some parts of Alappuzha and Pathanamthitta districts, the M G University is the largest of the seven Universities in Kerala having affiliated colleges. Kottayam, the first town in India to achieve total literacy, has been playing a pioneering role for the spread of higher education in Kerala, a state that has achieved total literacy. Presently the University has 21 teaching and research departments/schools and 183 affiliated colleges, six information centres, three study centres and several campuses. The University Library is the first in Kerala, to set up the on-line information retrieval facility.

Mahatma Gandhi University
Priyadarshini Hills P.O - 686560
Kottayam, Kerala, INDIA
Phone : +91 - 481 - 2731050,2731001, 2731007
Email : [email protected]

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Kannur University

Kannur University was established on 9th November 1995. The aim of the university is to establish teaching, residential and afflicting so as to provide for the development of higher education in Kasargod and Kannur revenue Districts and the Mananthavady Taluk of Wayanad District.

Kannur University Civil Station
Kannur, Kerala Pin-670002
Phone : +91-497-705380,705360,705370

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Kerala Agricultural University

The Kerala Agricultural University is the first agricultural university of the Kerala State starts with a aim to provide human resources, skills and technology, required for the sustainable development of agriculture in Kerala. The University have a network of institutions spread over 36 campuses through the length and breadth of the state, consisting of ten constituent colleges, six Regional Agricultural Research Stations, 26 Research Stations, three Centres of Advanced Studies, the Central Training Institute, the Communication Centre, the KAU Press, seven Krishi Vigyan Kendras, the Central Library and various other research .programmes.

The Indian Council of Agricultural Research has selected Kerala Agricultural University as the best performing University among the thirty-five State Agricultural Universities and deemed Universities in the country in the year 2001. Between four faculties (Agriculture, Veterinary and Animal Science, Fisheries and Agricultural Engineering,) ten constituent colleges (three for Agriculture, two for Veterinary and Animal Sciences, one each for Agricultural Engineering, Forestry, Fisheries, Cooperation Banking Management, and Dairy Science and Technology) and 56 Departments, the University offers graduate and post-graduate programmes at Masters as well as Doctoral levels, in almost all the disciplines and specialties on various subjects related to agriculture.

Kerala Agricultural University
Vellanikkara, Thrissur, Kerala - 680654
Phone : +91-487-370034,370439
Fax : +91-487-370019