Succession List

Vice-Chancellors

kerala university

Sir. C. P. Ramaswamy Aiyer

01.11.1937 to 12.09.1947

Sir. Harold Papworth

13.09.1947 to 31.08.1949

Sri. P. R. Parameswara Panikkar

01.09.1949 to 02.01.1950

(Registrar in-charge)

Sri. V. K. Nandan Menon

03.01.1950 to 31.01.1951

Sri. P. R. Parameswara Panikkar

01.02.1951 to 14.11.1951

(Registrar in-charge)

Sir. A. Ramaswamy Mudaliar

15.11.1951 to 31.12.1957

Dr. John Mathai

01.01.1958 to 31.10.1959

Dr. C. C. John (Acting)

01.11.1959 to 15.01.1960

Dr. K. C. K. E. Raja

16.01.1960 to 15.01.1963

Prof. Samuel Mathai

29.01.1963 to 20.04.1969

Sri. V. Narayana Pillai (Acting)

30.09.1966 to 16.04.1967

Dr. A. Ayyappan

21.04.0969 to 20.10.1970

Dr. George Jacob

21.10.1970 to 24.01.1973

(Registrar in-charge of the current duties of Vice-Chancellor)

25.01.1973 to 16.07.1973

Dr. V. K. Sukumaran Nayar

03.02.1973 to 16.07.1973

(Member of the Syndicate performing the functions of the Vice-Chancellor as Chairman at meetings of University Bodies)

Dr. R. S. Krishnan

17.07.1973 to 16.07.1977

Dr. V. K. Sukumaran Nair

17.07.1977 to 16.07.1981

Dr. A. V. Varghese

20.07.1981 to 17.01.1983

Dr. K. Gopalan

20.01.1983 to 02.08.1983

Vice-Chancellor, Cochin University of Science and Technology [Additional charge]

Sri. P. S. Habeeb Mohammed

03.08.1983 to 02.08.1987

Sri. S. Gopalan

04.08.1987 to 05.10.1987

Commissioner and Secretary to Government, Higher Education [Additional charge]

Sri. M. S. K. Ramaswamy

06.10.1987 to 14.10.1987

Commissioner and Secretary to Government Higher Education [Additional charge]

Dr. G. Balamohanan Thampi

15.10.1987 to 10.10.1991

Sri. T. N. Jayachandran

10.10.1991 to 02.02.1992

Commissioner and Secretary to Government Higher Education [Additional charge]

Prof. Dr. J. V. Vilanilam

03.02.1992 to 04.06.1992

Dr. D. Babu Paul

08.06.1992 to 18.11.1992

Commissioner and Secretary to Government Higher Education [Additional charge]

Prof. Dr. J. V. Vilanilam

19.11.1992 to 02.02.1996

Prof. M. Salihu

02.02.1996 to 21.03.1996

Pro-Vice-Chancellor in-charge

Dr. N. Babu

21.03.1996 to 20.03.2000

Dr. Cyriac Thomas

21.03.2000 to 01.05.2000

(Pro-Vice-Chancellor in-charge)

Dr. B. Ekbal

02.05.2000 to 01.05.2004

Dr. S. Kevin

02.05.2004 to 18.08.2004

(Pro-Vice-Chancellor in-charge)

Dr. M. K. Ramachandran Nair

19.08.2004 to 18.08.2008

Dr. Gangan Prathap

19.08.2008 to 14.12.2008

VC i/c, CUSAT

Dr. A. Jayakrishnan

15.12.2008 to 14.12.2012

Dr. K. M. Abraham IAS

15.12.2012 to 10.09.2013

(i/c), Addl. Chief Secretary of the Govt.

Dr. N. Veeramanikandan

11.09.2013 to 23.02.2014

(Pro-Vice-Chancellor in-charge)

Prof. P. K. Radhakrishnan

24.02.2014 to 23.02.2018

Prof. Gopinath Raveendran

24.02.2018 to 24.10.2018

Prof. Dr. V. P. Mahadevan Pillai

25.10.2018 - 24.10.2022

Prof. (Dr.) Mohanan Kunnummal

25.10.2022 - present