Central University of Kerala

Central University of Kerala, Kasaragod

Central University of Kerala

केरल केन्द्रीय विश्वविद्यालय
Motto	Amritam Tu Vidya (Knowledge is Eternal)
Type	Central University
Established	2009
Vice-Chancellor	Prof. (Dr.) G. Gopakumar
Location	Kasargod, Kerala, India
Nickname	CUK
Website	www.cukerala.ac.in

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). The CUK is situated in Kasaragod, the northernmost district of Kerala, India. Periya is 20 km from Kasaragod.

The university started functioning from a transit campus in Vidyanagar with its humanities schools and other amenities. ^[1][2]

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.^[2]

Postgraduate programmes

Ph.D programme

KILA is the research center of International Relations & Political Science

Schools and departments

Tejaswini Hills (Main Campus)

School of Global Studies

• Department of Economics
• Department of International Relations

School of Humanities and Social Sciences

• Department of Social Work

School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences

• Department of Computer Science
• Department of Mathematics

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

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 Energy, Environment and Earth Sciences

• Department of Environmental Science

School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences

• Department of Chemistry
• Department of Physics ^[2]

Students’ Support Services

Scholarships/Financial 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 girl students from their hostels to the University campuses at subsidised rates.^[2]

University Library

CIU has libraries at all of its campuses.^[2]

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.^[2]

See also

• Official website

References

External links

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• Official website