Trivandrum University College was established in 1866 has achieved the 23rd rank in NIRF Ranking 2020. the university offers a wide range of UG, PG, and Ph.D. courses, including BA, BSC, MA, MSC, and Ph.D. courses with different specializations. the university has been re-accredited by the NAAC of UGC with an ‘A’ grade. the college has been accorded “College with Potential for Excellence” by UGC.the university has been identified as a “heritage institution” by the government of Kerela.

Admission to the UG courses is done based on merit. For the Ph.D. courses, candidates are selected based on the Ph.D. entrance test/general aptitude test conducted by the University of Kerala.

Trivandrum University College Quick facts

  • The university has established a civil service coaching center for the students.
  • The university has introduced few other courses in MSC: Psychology, statistics, and statistics with data analysis.

Trivandrum University College Rankings

  • Ranked 23rd in NIRF 2020
  • Identified as” College with potential excellence” by UGC
  • Identified as heritage Institution by the govt of Kerala

Trivandrum University College Courses and Fees

Course Specializations Program details Selection criteria
B.A
  • History
  • Islamic history
  • Political science
  • Economics
  • Philosophy
  • English
  • Malayalam language and literature
  • Sanskrit language and literature
  • Hindi language and literature
  • Tamil language and literature
  • Arabic language
  • Eligiblty:10+2 from a recognized board
  • Duration: 3 years
 Merit-based on the qualifying exam
M.A
  • Economics
  • History
  • Islamic history
  • Philosophy
  • Political science
  • Arabic
  • Malayalam
  • English
  • Hindi
  • Sanskrit
  • Tamil
  • Eligibility: A bachelor degree with at least 45% marks
  • Duration:2 years
 Merit-based on the qualifying exam
B.Sc
  • Mathematics
  • Physics
  • Chemistry
  • Botany
  • Zoology
  • Geology
  • Geography
  • Eligibilty:10+2 from a recognized board
  • Duration: 3 years
 Merit-based on the qualifying exam
M.Sc
  • Mathematics
  • Physics
  • Chemistry
  • Botany
  • Zoology
  • Geology
  • Geography
  • Psychology
  • Statistics
  • Statistics with data analytics
  • Eligibility: A bachelor degree with at least 55% aggregate marks
  • Duration:2 years
 Merit-based on the qualifying exam
Mphil
  • Mathematics
  • Physics
  • Chemistry
  • Botany
  • Zoology
  • Economics
  • History
  • Philosophy
  • Malayalam
  • English
  • Hindi
  • Arabic
  • Islamic History
  • Eligibility: A masters degree with at least 55% aggregate marks
  • Duration:1 year
 Based on the general aptitude test organized by doctoral committee
PhD
  • Zoology
  • Chemistry
  • Botany
  • English
  • Malayalam
  • Hindi
  • Arabic
  • Tamil
  • History
  • Economics
  • Philosophy
  • Politics
  • Geography
  • Statistics
  • Sanskrit
  • Islamic history
  • Eligibility: A masters degree with at least 55% aggregate marks
 PhD entrance test conducted by the university followed by the interview

Trivandrum University College Placements

The college has a placement and guidance cell which arranges the campus interviews by the top leading national and MNCs. The cell has provided placement to 85 students in the last 5 years.

The cell also conducts awareness classes for placement opportunities. the placement cell prepares students for job interviews and other job-related exams conducted by the companies. The cell supports students by giving coaching sessions to enhance their personality.

Trivandrum University College Scholarships

The university provides a fee concession to various category of students as mentioned below:

The students belonging to SC/ST/OBC will be given full fee concession. Along with that, the college also provides a lumpsum grant for the purchase of books and dresses. A monthly stipend of INR 315/- will be given to students coming from places beyond 8 km of the college, INR 270/- to those coming from places within 8 km, and INR 65/- to the hostilities except the post-matric students.

The following concession is also given to the students based on merit and income. the students who score 45% or more at the respective qualifying exam are eligible for this.

ut of the total strength,5% students are eligible for a full concession and 5% for half concession based on merit.

Along with this, various prizes, medals, and scholarships are available to the students based on their academic performances.

Following is a list of such scholarships:

  • Mitchell Memorial Scholarship
  • Grigg Memorial Scholarship
  • Victoria Jubilees Scholarship
  • R.S.Lepper Memorial Scholarship etc.

FAQs

Ques. are there any extra-curricular activities held by the university for the students?

Ans. Yes, the university has various extension clubs such as Nature club, Film club, Sports club, etc.NSS, NCC, and women's cells are also established under the Student extension activities cell (SEAC).

Ques. Is it compulsory for all the students to appear for the entrance test for Ph.D.?

Ans. No, the students who have passed the GC-NET/JRF, UGC-CSIRNET/JRF, SLET, GATE, and research fellowships of central and state Government are exempted from the entrance test. Candidates who have qualified DBT-JRF and have DST-INSPIRE fellowship are also exempted from the entrance test.

Ques. what is the application procedure for Kerela university?

Ans. Application procedure follows these simple steps:

  1. Visit the Admission Portal of Kerala University.
  2. Click on the desired course link.
  3. Submit details to generate the unique application number.
  4. Login with the generated unique application number.
  5. Submit your General and academic details required.
  6. Click on 'Download Challan', and take a hard copy.
  7. Make the payment at any SBI branch.
  8. Proceed with the registration after payment.

Ques. What are the academic facilities available at the university?

Ans. The university has a General library and departmental libraries. the college library has a good collection of about 148000 books. the general library subscribes 40 periodicals and 11 newspapers.

Ques. What are the documents needed for the verification purpose during admission?

Ans. The documents needed for the verification purpose during admission

  1. 10th and 12th mark sheet
  2. Migration certificate
  3. Transfer certificate
  4. Categorty certificare
  5. UG and PG certificate with mark sheet
  6. Application fees receipt