University Departments

University of Kerala has sixteen faculties and forty two Departments of teaching and research. Teaching, Research and Knowledge extension are the mandate of the Departments. They primarily focus on post-graduate (masters) programmes, MPhil programmes (1-year research degree) and doctoral research. The Departmental Councils consisting of all faculty members of the Departments have financial and academic powers. Headship of the Department is on a rotation-basis. Each Dept falls under one of the Faculties which is headed by a Dean of Faculty (Various programmes in affiliated colleges also fall under respective faculties). Department are listed below faculty-wise (except Institute of Distance Education, which is imparts education in subjects under many faculties):

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Faculty of Applied Sciences & Technology    Dean : Dr. V. P. Mahadevan Pillai
	Department of Biotechnology
	Department of Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
	Department of Computer Science
	Department of Environmental Sciences
	Department of Future Studies
	Department of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology
	Department of Opto Electronics

Faculty of Arts    Dean : Dr. B. S. Jamuna
	Department of Communication and Journalism
	Department of German
	Department of Library and Information Science
	Department of Philosophy
	Department of Russian
	Institute of English

Faculty of Ayurveda & Siddha    Dean : Dr. V. N Radhakrishnan
	- No departments -

Faculty of Commerce    Dean : Dr. G. Raju
	Department of Commerce

Faculty of Dentistry    Dean : Dr. Bindu R. Nayar
	- No departments -

Faculty of Education    Dean : Dr. Theresa Susan A.
	Department of Education

Faculty of Engineering & Technology    Dean : Dr. Rajasree M. S.
	- No departments -

Faculty of Fine Arts    Dean : Dr. B. Pushpa
	Department of Music

Faculty of Homoeopathy    Dean : Dr. Jemini M.
	- No departments -

Faculty of Law    Dean : Dr. K. C. Sunny
	Department of Law

Faculty of Management Studies    Dean : Dr. K. S. Chandrasekhar
	Institute of Management in Kerala

Faculty of Medicine    Dean : Dr. P. A. Mohammed Kunju
	- No departments -

Faculty of Oriental Studies    Dean : Dr. C. R. Prasad
	Department of Arabic
	Department of Hindi
	Department of Linguistics
	Department of Malayalam
	Department of Sanskrit
	Department of Tamil
	Oriental Research Institute and Manuscripts Library

Faculty of Physical Education    Dean : Dr. Usha Sujit Nair
	- No departments -

Faculty of Science    Dean : Dr. A. Bijukumar
	Department of Aquatic Biology and Fisheries
	Department of Biochemistry
	Department of Botany
	Department of Chemistry
	Department of Demography
	Department of Geology
	Department of Mathematics
	Department of Physics
	Department of Psychology
	Department of Statistics
	Department of Zoology

Faculty of Social Sciences    Dean : Dr. Shaji Varkey
	Department of Archaeology
	Department of Economics
	Department of History
	Department of Islamic Studies
	Department of Political Science
	Department of Sociology

Study Centres

The University has also a number of study centres in specialised areas. Some of these centres have taught programmes (Certificate/Diploma/Masters/MPhil) and some offer PhD programmes also. These are very often attached to one of the teaching Depts and share Dept facilities, though some have independent buildings and infrastructure.

	Centre for Adult Continuing Education & Extension (CACEE)
	Centre for Australian Studies
	Centre for Canadian Studies
	Centre for Cultural Studies
	Centre for Diaspora Studies
	Centre for Educational Technology
	Centre for English Language Teachning
	Centre for Evolutionary and Integrative Biology
	Centre for Gandhian Studies
	Centre for Geriatric Studies
	Centre for Global Academics
	Centre for Information Literacy Studies
	Centre for Learning Disabilities and Difficulties (CLDD)
	Centre for Marine Biodiversity
	Centre for Performing & Visual Arts
	Centre for Quantitative Analysis
	Centre for Rural Studies
	Centre for Systems and Synthetic Biology (CSSB)
	Centre for Translation and Translation Studies
	Centre for Vedanta Studies
	Centre for Venom Informatics
	Centre for Women's Studies
	Christian Study Centre for Cultural and Social Change
	Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Chair
	Enterpreneurship Development Cell
	Inter University Centre for Alternative Economics (IUCAE)
	Inter University Centre for Geo-spatial Information Science and Technology (IUCGIST)
	Inter University Centre for Malayalam Language (IUCML)
	Inter-University Centre for Genomics and Gene Technology
	Internal Complaints Committee (ICC)
	Internal Quality Assurance Cell - IQAC
	International and Inter University Centre for Natural Resource Management
	International Centre for Kerala Studies (ICKS)
	Mahatma Ayyankali Chair
	Population Research Centre
	Raja Ravi Varma Centre of Excellence for Visual Arts
	Sophisticated Instrumentation and Computation Centre (SICC)
	Sree Narayana Centre for Social Change
	State Inter University Centre of Excellence in Bio Informatics (SIUCEB)
	Study on the Cost of Cultivation of Principal Crops in Kerala, Kariyavattom
	Survey Research Centre
	Technology and Resource Centre for Malayalam
	Trivandrum Astronomical Observatory
	UGC National Curriculum Development Centre
	UGC Nehru Study Centre
	V K Krishna Menon Study Centre for International Relations
	V. K. Sukumaran Nayar Chair for Parliamentary Affairs

Other Institutions

There are a number of other important institutions under the University, which are not regular teaching departments, but render academic/technological/information/support services to the academic community at large and the Depts/Centres in particular. Some of them like Lexicon are mission oriented Departments.

	Campus Library, Karyavattom
	Department of Malayalam Lexicon
	Department of Physical Education
	Department of Publications
	Department of Student Services
	Jan Shikshan Sansthan
	Kerala University Computer Centre
	National Service Scheme
	UGC Human Resource Development Centre (Academic Staff College)
	University College of Engineering, Kariyavattom
	University Employment Information and Guidance Bureau
	University Engineering Unit
	University Health Centre
	University Library, Palayam
	University Press
	University Service and Instrumentation Centre (USIC)