Kerala University (University of Kerala), Thiruvananthapuram, has not released an official placement report for the 2025 season at the time of writing. The latest fully audited placement data is from the university's NIRF 2025 submission for the 2023-24 academic year. In that year, 804 students from the PG 2-year batch were placed with a median salary of INR 3.48 LPA, which is the highest median salary shown in the four available NIRF years. The PG 1-year batch reported 32 placements with a median salary of INR 2.88 LPA.

Placements at Kerala University vary across its large academic base of more than 50 teaching departments in science, humanities, management, law, and engineering. Many students, especially from arts and science courses, move to higher studies or research instead of taking jobs immediately after graduation. The university placement cell works with companies from the Technopark ecosystem in Thiruvananthapuram and with national recruiters in IT, banking, consulting, and manufacturing.

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Kerala University Placement Highlights 2024

The NIRF 2025 data for the 2023-24 graduating batch shows stronger salary outcomes for PG 2-year students and a higher placement rate for the smaller PG 1-year group.

MetricPG 1-Year (2023-24)PG 2-Year (2023-24)
Students graduating371,434
Students placed32804
Placement rate86%56%
Median salary (placed graduates)INR 2.88 LPAINR 3.48 LPA
Students selecting higher studies5630

The PG 2-year median salary reached INR 3.48 LPA, the best figure across four consecutive NIRF disclosures for Kerala University. In the same batch, 630 out of 1,434 graduates chose higher studies or research, showing the academic focus of the postgraduate group. The PG 1-year batch had a placement rate of 86%, close to the near-complete placement level seen in 2021-22, although the batch had only 37 students.

PG 2-Year Programme Placements

The PG 2-year group is the largest placement category reported in Kerala University's official NIRF data. It includes students from science, humanities, social sciences, management, and commerce programmes. Across the four disclosed cycles, the median salary has moved upward from INR 3.00 LPA to INR 3.48 LPA.

Placement cycleGraduatesStudents placedPlacement rateMedian salaryHigher studies
2023-241,43480456%INR 3.48 LPA630
2022-231,91488146%INR 3.15 LPA843
2021-221,37668550%INR 3.12 LPA532
2020-2174022230%INR 3.00 LPA463

From 2020-21 to 2023-24, the median salary rose by 16%. The 2020-21 placement rate was lower at 30%, partly because hiring was affected during the pandemic period. After that, the rate stayed within the 46% to 56% range. Higher studies remained a major outcome, with the share of students choosing further education staying between 34% and 46% across the reported cycles.

Placement and Outcome Context

The PG 2-year data combines several subjects, including MSc in Physics, Chemistry, Botany, Zoology, and Statistics, MA in Economics, History, Political Science, and Linguistics, MBA, and M.Com. Outcomes differ by subject. Management and commerce students usually draw IT, banking, and consulting roles, while many science and humanities students prepare for NET/JRF or seek PhD admission. The NIRF numbers combine all PG 2-year courses and do not give subject-wise placement data.

PG 1-Year Programme Placements

Kerala University's PG 1-year group is much smaller than the PG 2-year group. The batch had 37 students in 2023-24, after rising from 25 students in 2021-22 when the new intake began. The median salary increased in each of the three available years.

Placement cycleGraduatesStudents placedMedian salaryHigher studies
2023-243732INR 2.88 LPA5
2022-233731INR 2.60 LPA5
2021-222525INR 2.50 LPA0

All 25 students in the 2021-22 PG 1-year batch were placed. In both 2022-23 and 2023-24, 5 students chose higher studies, while the placement level settled at 86% of the graduating group. Over the three disclosed cycles, the median salary increased by 15%.

MBA Placements at IMK

The Institute of Management in Kerala (IMK) is Kerala University's management school at Kariavattom. It offers MBA programmes in areas such as general management, shipping and logistics, and tourism management. IMK runs its placement work through its own placement cell, separate from the university's central placement unit, and states that it has maintained full placements across its batch history.

Recruiters that have joined IMK placement drives include EY, Federal Bank, Air India, UST Global, Accenture, HCL, South Indian Bank, Nokia, Taj Group of Hotels, and IBS Software. IMK also conducts lateral placement drives for students who already have work experience. Recent official MBA-specific salary figures have not been released by IMK. The university-level NIRF 2025 PG 2-year median salary is INR 3.48 LPA for 2023-24, but that number includes all PG 2-year disciplines and is not specific to MBA students.

Top Recruiters

Kerala University receives recruiters from the Thiruvananthapuram IT corridor, banking and financial services companies, consulting firms, and core-sector employers. The following companies have visited university departments and IMK placement drives.

SectorCompanies
Information TechnologyUST Global, Tata Elxsi, Infosys, TCS, Wipro, HCL, IBM, Oracle, Amazon
Consulting and AdvisoryEY, Deloitte, PwC, KPMG, Accenture
Banking and Financial ServicesFederal Bank, South Indian Bank, ICICI Bank, HDFC Bank
Manufacturing and Core SectorL&T, MRF, Bajaj, Samsung
Aviation and HospitalityAir India, Taj Group of Hotels
MediaMathrubhumi
Technology ProductsNokia, IBS Software, Polus Software

Technopark, the IT special economic zone in Thiruvananthapuram, hosts more than 470 companies. Because Kerala University is located near this ecosystem, IT and software services are major hiring areas for students from technology and management departments.

Research and Higher Studies Outcomes

Higher studies form a major part of Kerala University's postgraduate outcomes. In 2023-24, 630 of the 1,434 PG 2-year graduates, equal to 44%, moved to higher studies. Across the four NIRF cycles, this share stayed between 34% and 46%. This pattern matches the university's research-focused role, with PhD programmes in science, social science, and humanities departments.

In 2023-24, Kerala University's PhD programme had 1,462 full-time doctoral students and 571 part-time doctoral students. Doctoral completions also increased: 596 full-time and 166 part-time PhD degrees were awarded in 2023-24, compared with 573 full-time and 149 part-time awards in 2021-22. Students who qualify NET/JRF or join DST, CSIR, and UGC-funded research projects have another career path that is not counted in the placement figures.

Kerala University Placement FAQs

Ques. What is the median salary for Kerala University postgraduate students?

Ans. In Kerala University's NIRF 2025 submission for the 2023-24 placement cycle, PG 2-year students had a median salary of INR 3.48 LPA, while PG 1-year students had a median salary of INR 2.88 LPA. These are the latest official figures available. The university has not shared public course-wise salary data for MBA, MSc, MA, or M.Com students.

Ques. What percentage of Kerala University students get placed?

Ans. Placement percentages differ by course group and subject. For 2023-24, 56% of PG 2-year graduates were placed, and the remaining 44% chose higher studies or research. The PG 1-year batch recorded a placement rate of 86%. Many arts and science students at Kerala University prepare for NET/JRF or take doctoral admission instead of joining a job directly, so the overall placement rate includes this academic choice.

Ques. Which companies recruit from Kerala University?

Ans. Recruiters at Kerala University include IT and software companies such as UST Global, Tata Elxsi, Infosys, TCS, Wipro, IBM, Oracle, and Amazon; consulting firms such as EY, Deloitte, and Accenture; banks such as Federal Bank, South Indian Bank, and ICICI Bank; and manufacturing companies such as L&T, MRF, and Bajaj. IMK also brings in management recruiters such as Air India, Taj Group, and IBS Software. Because the university is in Thiruvananthapuram, Technopark-based companies are an important part of the IT hiring base.

Ques. Does Kerala University have a dedicated placement cell?

Ans. Yes. Kerala University's main campus has a University Placement Cell that manages campus recruitment, conducts career guidance workshops, and keeps a student database for employers. IMK has a separate placement cell for MBA hiring. Some departments also manage their own industry interaction activities, mainly in science and engineering-related streams.

Ques. Is Kerala University good for placements if the goal is an IT job in Thiruvananthapuram?

Ans. Students from MCA, MBA, and engineering-linked programmes at Kerala University have received offers from Technopark-based recruiters such as UST Global, Tata Elxsi, and Infosys. Still, Kerala University is mainly a teaching and research university, so IT hiring is stronger in technology and management-facing courses than in all disciplines. The overall PG 2-year median salary of INR 3.48 LPA for 2023-24 covers arts, science, and professional programmes together, so it should not be read as an IT-specific salary figure.