Central University of Kerala Kasaragod

Established in 2009, Central University of Kerala is a non-profit public higher education institution located in the the rural setting of the large town of Kasaragod (population range of 50,000-249,999 inhabitants), Kerala. Officially accredited/recognized by the University Grants Commission, India, Central University of Kerala (CUK) is a coeducational higher education institution. Central University of Kerala (CUK) offers courses and programs leading to officially recognized higher education degrees such as bachelor degrees in several areas of study. CUK also provides several academic and non-academic facilities and services to students including a library, as well as administrative services

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

Programmes

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

Subject	Degree	Seats	Qualifying Degree	Subject of the qualifying degree (from a recognised university)	Minimum mark in qualifying degree
Animal Science	M.Sc	20	B.Sc	Zoology with Botany and Chemistry/Biochemistry as subsidiary subject or any subject under Life Science with Zoology as a major/core subject	55%
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	M.Sc	20	B.Sc	Chemistry/Biochemistry/any subject under Life Sciences with Chemistry/Biochemistry as a major/core subject	55%
Chemistry	M.Sc	15	B.Sc	Chemistry as the main or one of the main subjects and Mathematics as one of the subsidiary subjects	55%
Computer Science	M.Sc	20	B.Sc	Computer Science/BCA/B.Tech. Computer or equivalent	55%
Economics	M.A	26	Bachelor	Any discipline	50%
English & Comparative Literature	M.A	26	Bachelor	Any discipline and a minimum of 50% marks or equivalent grade in English	50%
Environmental Science	M.Sc	20	Bachelor	Science/Engineering/Agricultural Sciences/Geology/Geography	55%
Genomic Science	M.Sc	20	B.Sc	Biotechnology/Biochemistry/any subject under Life Sciences with Biotechnology/Biochemistry as a major/care subject	55%
Hindi & Comparative Literature	M.A	26	Bachelor	Any discipline and a minimum of 50% marks or equivalent grade in Hindi	50%
International Relations & Political Science	M.A	26	Bachelor	Any discipline	50%
Linguistics and Language Technology	M.A	26	Bachelor	Any discipline and a minimum of 50% marks or equivalent grade in English	50%
Mathematics	M.Sc	26	B.Sc	Mathematics	55%
Physics	M.Sc	20	B.Sc	Physics	55%
Plant Science	M.Sc	20	B.Sc	Botany/Plant Science or any subject under Life Sciences with Botany/ Plant Science as a major/core subject	55%
Social Work	MSW	26	Bachelor	Any discipline	50%
Education	M.Ed.	25	Bachelor	B.Ed. in subject concerned	55%

Ph.D programme

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

Schools and departments

Tejaswini Hills (Main Campus)

School of Global Studies

• Department of International Relations

School of Economics

School of Humanities and Social Sciences

• Department of Social Work

School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences

• Department of Computer Science
• Department of Mathematics

Science Campus (River-side Transit Campus)

School of Biological Science

• Department of Animal Science
• Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
• Department of Genomic Science
• Department of Plant Science

School of Earth Science Systems

• Department of Environmental Science
• Department of Geology

School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences

• Department of Chemistry
• Department of Physics

Law Campus

School of Professional Studies

• Department of Law

Vidyanagar Campus

School of Languages and Comparative Literature

• Department of Comparative Literature
• Department of Hindi
• Department of Linguistics

School of Professional Studies

• Department of Education

Students’ Support Services

Scholarships/F

inancial Support

CUK offers scholarships to its PG Students.

Hostel Facility

Limited seats in separate hostels for girls and boys are available.^[2]

Transportation Facility

Transport is available to all students from their hostels to the University campuses at subsidised rates.^[2]

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