Kerala is one of the most alluring states of the Indian subcontinent. The state is famous for its beautiful backwaters and tourism initiatives. The state is also known for its advanced and innovative learning with the highest literacy rate in the country. It's the most literate state with a literacy rate of 96.2% with male literacy of 97.4% and female literacy of 95.2%....
Kerala is a great performer in the field of higher education. It is also one of the major educational centers of India. Kerala produces a large number of knowledgeable scholars. It not only focuses on subjective knowledge but also gives attention to the overall development of the individual.
The government of the state keeps education at the top of their priority list and also provides a good amount of percentage of the budget in developing the educational sector. The state has grown up tremendously in the last 50 years. Many universities and colleges were set up in these years for higher education.
The state has in total 16 Universities out of which 1 is Central University, 13 are State universities, and 2 deemed. More than 1000 colleges are situated there which offer degrees in science, commerce, and arts stream. Apart from this the colleges also offer special programs in Agriculture and Engineering Science and technology. Universities and colleges offer undergraduate, postgraduate, doctoral, and professional programs in various fields.
The colleges in Kerala come up with great facilities like vast academic campuses, open Libraries, research centers, and well-maintained hostels. It offers not only regular programs but also learning programs.The Central University of Kerala is the central university set up by the Indian Parliament under The Central Universities Act, 2009. It is situated in the Kasaragod district of Kerala. There are numerous courses offered by the University.
B.tech, BA, BSC, MBA, M.tech, MSc, MA, Pharma, Medical, Ph.D. programs, and many other vocational courses are offered.
National Institute of Technology Calicut (NIT) is a technical institution set up by the Parliament of India. It is an institution of National Importance. It college is known for imparting higher technical education to students from all over the country. Other engineering colleges in Kerala are College of Engineering, Trivandrum, GEC Thrissur- Government Engineering College, Rajagiri School of Engineering and Technology, Cochin University of Science and Technology, Indian Institute of information technology, Indian Institute Of Technology, Palakkad, NSS College of Engineering, Palakkad, SCMS school of engineering and technology, College of Engineering, Perumon, etc.
IIM Kozhikode is an autonomous public college in Kozhikode. It ranks at 6th position in NIRF Ranking 2020. The institution holds much importance for the conduction of activities in the field of management covering teaching, consulting, research, training, and intellectual infrastructure development. The college provides many merit scholarships to students based on their grades in academic years.
Apart from government scholarships many other trusts like Sir Ratan Tata Trust, HCIL, and OP Jindal groups offer scholarships to meritorious students. Other management colleges in Kerala are London College, SCSM Cochin School of business, Lead college of management, DC School of Management and Technology, Xavier Institute of Management and Entrepreneurship, Asian School of Business, Kochi Business School, Nehru College of Engineering, Farook Institute of Management, MES college Marampally, IIKM Business school, State Institute of Hospitality Management and Amity Global School of Business.
There are many renowned law and medical colleges in Kerala. National University of Advanced Legal Studies in Ernakulam, Government Law College in Thiruvananthapuram, Mahatma Gandhi University, Christ College in Thrissur are major law colleges in Kerala.
Medical colleges in Kerala are the School of Medical Education in Kottayam, Government Medical College in Thiruvananthapuram, Amrita School of medicine in Kochi, SreeGokulam Medical College in Venjaramodu, Government Medical College in Kozhikode, Amala Institute of Medical Sciences in Amala Nagar, Kerala University of Health Sciences in Thrissur.
Kerala is also known for its Ayurveda colleges because it is the only state which uses Ayurveda as mainstream medicine. There are many ayurvedic medical Colleges and hospitals across the state. It has the largest number of Ayurveda colleges to any other place in the world. Kerala has 15 Ayurveda colleges in total offering 17 courses. Kerala University of health sciences is the most popular college for practicing Ayurveda as the mainstream.