Universities of Kerala – Headquarters, Year of Establishment & Vice-Chancellors

This post discusses the different universities in Kerala, their headquarters, the year in which they were established, and their current vice-chancellors for various PSC exams.

List of Universities of Kerala

Headquarters, Year of Establishment & Vice-Chancellors

University	Headquarters	Year of Establishment	Vice-Chancellor
Kerala University	Thiruvananthapuram	1937	Dr. V.P. Mahadevan Pillai
Calicut University	Thenjipalam (Malappuram)	1988	M.K. Jayaraj
Mahatma Gandhi University	Priyadarshini Hills, Athirampuzha (Kottayam)	1983	Dr. Sabu Thomas
Cochin University Of Science & Technology (CUSAT)	Kalamassery (Ernakulam)	1971	K.N. Madhusoodanan
Kerala Agricultural University	Mannuthy (Thrissur)	1971	Dr. R. Chandra Babu
Sree Sankaracharya Sanskrit University	Kalady (Ernakulam)	1993	Dr. M. V. Narayanan
Kannur University	Mangattuparambu (Kannur)	1996	Prof. Gopinath Ravindran
National University Of Advanced Legal Studies (NUALS)	Kalamassery (Ernakulam)	2005	Prof. Dr. K. C. Sunny
Kerala Kalamandalam Deemed University for Art & Culture	Cheruthuruthi (Thrissur)	2007	Dr. T. K. Narayanan
Kerala Veterinary & Animal Sciences University (KVASU)	Pookode (Wayanad)	2010	Dr. M. R. Saseendranath
Kerala University Of Health Sciences	Thangaloor (Thrissur)	2010	Mohanan Kunnummal
Kerala University Of Fisheries & Ocean Studies (KUFOS)	Panangad (Ernakulam)	2011	Dr. K. Riji John
Thunchath Ezhuthachan Malayalam University	Tirur (Malappuram)	2011	Dr. Anil Vallathol
Central University of Kerala (CUK)	Tejaswini Hills, Periya (Kasaragod)	2009	Prof. H. Venkateshwarlu
APJ Abdul Kalam Technological University	Poomala (Trivandrum)	2014	Dr. Rajasree M.S.
Kerala University of Digital Science, Innovation & Technology	Pallippuram (Trivandrum)	2020	Prof. Saji Gopinath
Sree Narayana Guru Open University	Kollam	2020 (October 2)	Dr. P. M. Mubarak Pasha

📝 SideNotes:

• Chancellor – The governor of the state, appointed by the president, acts as the chancellor of the university.
• Founder of Kerala University – Chithira Thirunal Balarama Varma.
• (CUK) came under the Central Universities Act 2009 (Parliament Act No. 25 of 2009). However, unlike other universities of Kerala, the chancellor of CUK is Prof. S.V Sheshagiri Rao.
• APJ Abdul Kalam Technological University, also known as Kerala Technological University (KTU).
• Visva Bharati University founded by Rabindranath Tagore is the only central university that has Prime Minister (PM) as its chancellor.
• First Digital University of Kerala – Kerala University of Digital Science, Innovation and Technology.
• Formerly known as Indian Institute of Information Technology and Management, Kerala (IITM-K).

***Updated as of 2022.