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Motto in English
  
Knowledge is Eternal

Established
  
2009

Chancellor
  
Virender Lal Chopra

Founded
  
2009

Type
  
Central University

Campus
  
Suburban

Phone
  
0467 223 2414

Total enrollment
  
291 (2012)

Central University of Kerala

Vice-Chancellor
  
Prof. (Dr.) G. Gopakumar

Location
  
Address
  
Tejaswini Hills, Kasaragod District, Periye, Kerala 671316

Motto
  
Amritam Tu Vidya (Knowledge is Eternal, Sanskrit)

Similar
  
Central University of Karnat, Central University of Kashmir, Central University of Rajast, Central University of Tamil, Kerala University of Fisheri

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The Central University of Kerala (CUK) is one of the 15 Central universities established under The Central Universities Act, 2009 (Act No.25 of 2009) by Indian parliament. The university is situated in Kasaragod, the northernmost district of the state of Kerala, India. The main campus of the university is situated at Periya and is 20 km south from Kasaragod.

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The university started functioning from a transit campus in Vidyanagar with its humanities schools and other amenities.

Central university of kerala documentary 2015


Postgraduate programs

The duration of the postgraduate programme is 4 semesters. Each semester has a duration of 16-18 weeks,with 5 working days and 30 instructional hours per week.

The programmes are organised under Choice Based Credit and Semester (CBCS) pattern. Students are offered two types of courses:

  • Core courses, identified by each department, providing a broad base in the subject of study;
  • Elective courses, chosen by the students in consultation with the Faculty Advisor.
  • In addition to these, each student does a Dissertation/Project emphasising the application of knowledge to real problems. The minimum total credits required for the successful completion of a PG programme is 72 credits within 4 semesters. Out of the 72 credits, a student has to secure a minimum of 48 but not more than 60 credits, including that of the Dissertation for Core courses, and a minimum of 12 but not more than 24 credits for Elective courses.

    Postgraduate programmes

    Ph.D programme

    All the departments of the University offers Ph.D. programmes. KILA is the research center of International Relations & Political Science

    School of Global Studies

  • Department of International Relations
  • School of Humanities and Social Sciences

  • Department of Social Work
  • School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences

  • Department of Computer Science
  • Department of Mathematics
  • School of Biological Science

  • Department of Animal Science
  • Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
  • Department of Genomic Science
  • Department of Plant Science
  • School of Energy, Environment and Earth Sciences

  • Department of Environmental Science
  • School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences

  • Department of Chemistry
  • Department of Physics
  • School of Professional Studies

  • Department of Law
  • School of Languages and Comparative Literature

  • Department of Comparative Literature
  • Department of Hindi
  • Department of Linguistics
  • School of Professional Studies

  • Department of Education
  • Scholarships/Financial Support

    CUK offers scholarships to its PG Students.

    Hostel Facility

    Limited seats in separate hostels for girls and boys are available.

    Transportation Facility

    Transport is available to all students from their hostels to the University campuses at subsidised rates.

    University Library

    Central University has libraries at all of its campuses.

    Students’ Council

    The Students’ Council is a student body comprising 40 student representatives of which 20 members are elected and 20 members are nominated representing the departments. The Council also has an Executive Committee composed of 10 members. The President, two Vice Presidents, the General Secretary, two Joint Secretaries and four Executive Committee Members are the office bearers of the Students’ Council.

    References

    Central University of Kerala Wikipedia