Central University of Kerala (CUK) is one of the 15 central universities established under The Central Universities Act, 2009 (Act No.25 of 2009) an Act to establish and incorporate universities for teaching and research by the Parliament of India. The university is seated in Kasaragod, the northernmost district of the Indian state of Kerala. The main campus of the university is situated at Periya, 9.8 km from Kanhangad and 20 km south from Kasaragod towns. The university initially started functioning from a transit campus in Vidyanagar with its humanities schools and other amenities.

Organisation and administration

Schools and departments

School of Biological Sciences School of Business Studies School of Cultural Studies School of Earth Science Systems School of Economics School of Education School of Global Studies School of Languages and Comparative Literatures School of Legal Studies School of Medicine and Public Health School of Physical Sciences School of Social Sciences

Academics

Academic programmes

Undergraduate programs

The duration of the Bachelor of Arts program in International Relations is 6 semesters. The program is offered at the Capital Center Campus situated at Thiruvananthapuram. It is the only institution to offer BA International Relations in the state of Kerala. Since 2023-24 academic year, four year Integrated Teacher Education Program (ITEP) intake has begun at the University.The ITEP Programme offered are BA-B.ed., BSc-B.ed. and BCom-B.ed. The ITEP programme is a four-year programme that includes eight semesters, inclusive of fieldbased experiences, teaching practice and internship. The programme incorporates general studies comprising Mathematics and Science, Social Sciences, Humanities and Commerce also professional studies comprising perspectives in education, other core education courses, curriculum and pedagogy of school subjects and practicum related to the tasks and functions of a school teacher.

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: 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 the university category in 2023.

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 offers scholarships to its PG Students. It stands to be withdrawn from the 2017 academic year onwards despite student protest.

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 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.

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