Kerala Agricultural University, Thrissur

At a glance

Institution type

Government

Location

Thrissur, Kerala

NIRF 2025

#12 Agriculture

Median salary

₹6.5 LPA (2-year PG programmes, 2023–24)

Placement rate

68.7% (2-year PG programmes, 2023–24)

Students enrolled

3,261 (2023–24)

Website

kau.in

Placement and student figures: data submitted by the institution to NIRF 2025.

About Kerala Agricultural University, Thrissur

Kerala Agricultural University, Thrissur is a government institution in Thrissur, Kerala. In the NIRF 2025 rankings it is placed #12 in Agriculture. Of its 294 graduates in 2023–24 from postgraduate 2-year programmes, 68.7% were placed at a median salary of ₹6.5 LPA.

The National Institutional Ranking Framework (Ministry of Education) ranks institutions in separate lists.

Source: NIRF India Rankings 2025, Ministry of Education. Data submitted by the institution (PDF)

Placements

202 of the 294 students who graduated from Kerala Agricultural University, Thrissur's 2-year PG programmes in 2023–24 were placed (68.7%), at a median salary of ₹6.5 LPA. 64 went on to higher studies.

Source: data submitted by the institution to NIRF 2025.

Scholarships and Fee Reimbursement

In 2023–24, 1,345 of 3,261 students at Kerala Agricultural University, Thrissur (41.2%) had their full tuition fee reimbursed by government schemes, the institution or private bodies (NIRF 2025 data).