Chinmaya Vishwavidyapeeth
Chinmaya Vishwa Vidyapeeth , commonly known as Chinmaya University or CVV, is the first deemed university in the 'de novo' category in Kerala, recognised by the University Grants Commission. Established in 2016 during the centenary year of Swami Chinmayananda. With its headquarters located at Veliyanad, the maternal home of Adi Shankara, in Ernakulam District, Kerala, the
university has two campuses – in Ernakulam
and Kolwan, Pune.The headquarters of the university are situated at the maternal home of Adi Shankara at Veliyanad, Ernakulam District, Kerala, India.
The university offers a diverse range of courses with both common streams and
distinctive electives, as well as supplementary subjects. These programs include over 20 options at
the undergraduate, postgraduate, integrated, and doctoral levels that are equipped with traditional
and contemporary knowledge and resources in the streams of engineering, commerce,
management, psychology, Sanskrit, and education.
Affiliations
Chinmaya Vishwa Vidyapeeth is recognised by the University Grants Commission, itsengineering and management programmes are approved by the All India Council for Technical Education, and education programmes by the National Council for Teacher Education. CVV is also an active member of the Association of Indian Universities.
History
The University Grants Commission declared the institution as ‘deemed to be university’ under Section 3 of the UGC Act, 1956 with its headquarters in Veliyanad and off-campus in Pune, Maharashtra.Schools at CVV
The schools of Chinmaya Vishwa Vidyapeeth are:- School of Vedic Knowledge Systems
- School of Philosophy, Psychology and Scientific Heritage
- School of Contemporary Knowledge Systems
- School of Ethics, Governance, Culture and Social Systems
- School of Linguistics and Literary Studies
- School of Kalayoga
- Institute of Science and Technology
CVV Institute of Science and Technology
CVV Institute of Science and Technology, launched in June 2023 is a new venture of the university. It offers an MBA programme and B.Tech. programmes in Computer Science, Data Sciences, Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning, Electronics Engineering, and Mechanical Engineering. The CVV-IST is located in the Onakkoor facility of the university's Ernakulam campus.Campuses
Chinmaya Vishwa Vidyapeeth functions from two campuses:Chinmaya Eswar Gurukula (CEG)
Source:Chinmaya Eswar Gurukula campus is housed in the maternal birth home of Sri Adi Sankaracharya. The headquarters at CEG campus at Veliyanad Kochi, Kerala is situated 47 km from Kochi International Airport and 28 km from Ernakulam South Railway Station. It has three facilities: