Kerala
UGC approved universities in Kerala: all 19.
There are 19 universities in Kerala on the UGC's own lists: 15 state universities, 1 central university, 3 deemed to be universities. Each entry shows where the UGC lists it, and we have added nothing of our own.
What this page is. The University Grants Commission's own lists of universities in Kerala (the consolidated list dated 25.01.2023 and the UGC website as on 23.09.2026), plus the NIRF 2025 ranks where an institution took part.
Every ranked institution here links to its own official data. The "official data" link opens the file that institution itself filed with NIRF, hosted on the government's server. It carries the sanctioned seats for each programme across six years, the actual student strength, and the number of faculty. We do not copy any of it, so when NIRF publishes the next cycle the link shows the new figures without us touching anything.
What it is not. Being on this list means recognised. It says nothing about teaching, placement, or whether the fee is fair. And a college affiliated to one of these universities will not appear under its own name, which is normal.
Every recognised university in Kerala
Sorted by name. 19 in total.
A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Technological University
State UniversityCentral University of Kerala
Central UniversityChinmaya Vishwavidyapeeth
Deemed to be UniversityCochin University of Science & Technology
State UniversityOfficial data: seats, students, faculty ↗Filed by the institution with NIRF 2025
Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology
Deemed to be UniversityOfficial data: seats, students, faculty ↗Filed by the institution with NIRF 2025
Kannur University
State UniversityKerala Agricultural University
State UniversityKerala Kalamandalam
Deemed to be UniversityKerala University of Digital Sciences Innovation and Technology
State UniversityKerala University of Fisheries & Ocean Studies
State UniversityKerala University of Health Sciences
State UniversityKerala Veterinary & Animal Sciences University
State UniversityMahatma Gandhi University
State UniversityOfficial data: seats, students, faculty ↗Filed by the institution with NIRF 2025
National University of Advanced Legal Studies (NUALS) NUALS 2009 21 Campus
State UniversityShree Sankaracharya University of Sanskrit
State UniversitySreenarayanaguru Open University
State UniversityThunchath Ezhuthachan Malayalam University
State UniversityUniversity of Calicut
State UniversityUniversity of Kerala
State UniversityOfficial data: seats, students, faculty ↗Filed by the institution with NIRF 2025
SOURCE: UGC consolidated list of universities, as on 25.01.2023. ugc.gov.in Universities added since then: UGC website lists, as on 23.09.2026. ugc.gov.in
Ranked institutions in Kerala, by course
From the NIRF 2025 tables published by the Ministry of Education. Showing the top few in each; the full table is one click away.
B.Tech
3 in Kerala
- 21 National Institute of Technology Calicutrank 21
- 61 Indian Institute of Space Science and Technologyrank 61
- 64 Indian Institute of Technology Palakkadrank 64
MBA
4 in Kerala
- 3 Indian Institute of Management Kozhikoderank 3
- 82 Cochin University of Science and Technologyrank 82
- 85 National Institute of Technology Calicutrank 85
- 91 Rajagiri Business Schoolrank 91
MBBS
1 in Kerala
- 17 Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology, Thiruvananthapuramrank 17
BDS
2 in Kerala
- 35 Government Dental Collegerank 35
- 38 Government Dental Collegerank 38
B.Arch
2 in Kerala
- 2 National Institute of Technology Calicutrank 2
- 15 College of Engineering Trivandrumrank 15
BA / B.Sc / B.Com
18 in Kerala
- 12 Rajagiri College of Social Sciencesrank 12
- 23 University College, Thiruvananthapuramrank 23
- 44 Sacred Heart Collegerank 44
- 53 St. Thomas College, Thrissurrank 53
- 54 Govt. College for Women, Thiruvananthapuramrank 54
- 56 St Berchmans College (Autonomous), Changanacherry, Keralarank 56
- 60 St. Teresa's College, Ernakulamrank 60
- 61 Mar Ivanios College, Thiruvananthapuramrank 61
NIRF prints individual ranks only for the top of each table and lists the rest as rank bands such as 101-150. 66 institutions from Kerala are placed in those bands: College 101-150, College 151-200, College 201-300, Engineering 101-150, Innovation 11-50, Overall 101-150, Overall 151-200, SDG Institutions 11-50, State Public University 51-100, University 101-150. Each link opens the NIRF page that lists them.
Scholarships in Kerala
A student in Kerala can normally apply on two tracks at once: the central schemes on the National Scholarship Portal, and the state's own. Both are free, and no agent should ever be paid to fill either.
Kerala
DCE Scholarship
The state's own scholarship route. Deadlines are set by the state and are usually earlier than families expect.
Open it ↗Government of India
National Scholarship Portal
One application for most central schemes. A hard deadline, no late window, and no appeal.
Ask your college for its NSP institute code before you pay the admission fee. Without an active code it cannot verify your application.
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Questions people actually ask
What a family in Kerala wants to know.
How many universities are there in Kerala?
The University Grants Commission's consolidated list of universities (as published on 25.01.2023) together with the university lists on the UGC website (as on 23.09.2026) carry 19 universities in Kerala: 15 state universities, 1 central university, 3 deemed to be universities. This page lists every one of them, with the UGC entry number and the year of recognition where the consolidated list gives them. CollegeJaancho adds nothing of its own to that list.
Which institutions in Kerala are ranked by NIRF 2025?
NIRF 2025 ranks 29 institutions from Kerala, across 38 table entries, because an institution ranked in more than one field appears in more than one table. Those tables cover colleges and standalone institutions as well as universities, so this count is not a subset of the 19 universities on the UGC list. Among them: Kerala University (University, rank 25); Cochin University of Science and Technology (University, rank 32); Kerala University (Overall, rank 42); National Institute of Technology Calicut (Overall, rank 45). NIRF prints individual ranks only for the top of each table and lists the institutions below them as rank bands such as 101-150, so a college that is missing from the numbered ranks may still be placed by NIRF, and a missing name is never a verdict on it. 66 institutions from Kerala are placed in those bands: College 101-150, College 151-200, College 201-300, Engineering 101-150, Innovation 11-50, Overall 101-150, Overall 151-200, SDG Institutions 11-50, State Public University 51-100, University 101-150. Every numbered rank on this page links to the institution's own filing with the Ministry of Education.
How do I check whether a college in Kerala is genuine?
Two UGC documents settle it, and both are linked from this page. The first is the consolidated list of universities, where a recognised institution carries an entry number. The second is the UGC's state-wise list of fake universities, which names institutions that have no authority to award a degree at all. A college that awards a degree must be on the first list and absent from the second. For an affiliated college rather than a university, check that its parent university is on the first list, because the degree comes from the parent.
Which scholarship portal do students in Kerala use?
DCE Scholarship applies for state schemes, and central schemes run through the National Scholarship Portal at scholarships.gov.in. Both are linked on this page. CollegeJaancho does not print scheme amounts or income limits anywhere on this site, because they are revised every session and a stale figure misleads a family. The scheme's own page always carries the current condition.
What does CollegeJaancho charge for a check?
Nothing. The check is free for a student and a family. Send a college name on WhatsApp and the check comes back based on public record.
Other states
Shortlisted a few in Kerala? Now check them properly.
Recognition is one of eight checks. Send us two or three names and we will check the fake-university list, NAAC validity, the NIRF rank, what the fee actually adds up to, and what the scholarship really requires. Free.