Central University of Kerala


The Central University of Kerala is located in Periya, on the Tejaswini Hills, in Kasaragod, the northernmost district of Kerala, India.The main campus is 9.8 km from Kanhangad and 20 km south of Kasaragod. The university began at a temporary campus in Vidyanagar, with its humanities schools and other facilities.
The university was established under The Central Universities Act, 2009, which created 15 central universities in India for teaching and research.
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Organisation and administration

Schools and departments

School of Biological Sciences
School of Business Studies
  • Department of Commerce & International Business
  • Department of Management Studies
  • Department of Tourism Studies
School of Cultural Studies
  • Mahathma Ayyankali Centre for Kerala Studies
School of Earth Science Systems
  • Department of Environmental Science
  • Department of Geology
School of Economics
  • Department of Economics
School of Education
School of Global Studies
  • Department of International Relations
  • Department of International Relations and Politics
School of Languages and Comparative Literatures
  • Department of English and Comparative Literature
  • Department of Hindi
  • Department of Kannada
  • Department of Linguistics
  • Department of Malayalam
School of Legal Studies
  • Department of Law
School of Medicine and Public Health
  • Department of Public Health and Community Medicine
  • Department of Yoga
School of Physical Sciences
  • Department of Chemistry
  • Department of Computer Science
  • Department of Mathematics
  • Department of Physics
School of Social Sciences

Academics

Academic programmes

Undergraduate programs

The university offers a 6-semester BA program in International Relations, available at the Capital Center Campus in Thiruvananthapuram. It is the only institution in Kerala offering this program.
Academic year 2023-24 onwards, the university also began a four-year Integrated Teacher Education Program, which includes BA-B.Ed., BSc-B.Ed., and BCom-B.Ed. The ITEP consists of eight semesters, covering field-based experiences, teaching practice, and internships. The program includes general studies such as Mathematics, Science, Social Sciences, Humanities, and Commerce, along with professional studies in education, curriculum, and teaching methods.

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 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.

Ph.D programme

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

Rankings

NIRF has ranked the university in the 101-150 band in University rankings and in 151-200 band in the Overall category in 2024.

Student life

Cankama

Cankama- The Art Festival of CUK is the most important cultural event of campus which consist of three days of competitions where students compete under each school. Cankama was started in 2015 by then students council and ever since this stands as the most important event of CUK students' life.

Scholarships/Financial Support

CUK used to offer scholarships to its PG Students. It was withdrawn from the 2017 academic year onwards despite student protest.

Hostel Facility

As of 2024-25, the Central University of Kerala Periya campus has adequate accommodation facilities with separate hostels for girls and boys. The men's hostel block is situated right outside the University compound and consists of three functional hostels. The four ladies' hostels are within the University enclosures. More hostels are under construction and nearing completion..

Transportation Facility

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

University Library

Central University of Kerala has a full-fledged library at Sindhu Block featuring newspapers, magazines, and a vast collection of books across genres. The library includes a computer lab that has access to most major and minor research publications as well as offers services like plagiarism checking, printing services, etc. The construction of a dedicated Central Library Building is nearing completion.

Students’ Council

The Students’ Council is a student body comprising 54 student representatives of which all members are elected through elections conducted in 27 constituencies. Voters of each constituency are students of undergraduate and postgraduate programs and research scholars. 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.