University of Kerala, Thiruvananthapuram

At a glance

Established

1937

Institution type

Government

Location

Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala

NIRF 2025

#42 Overall, #25 University, #5 State Public University

Median salary

₹3.48 LPA (2-year PG programmes, 2023–24)

Placement rate

56.1% (2-year PG programmes, 2023–24)

Students enrolled

2,939 (2023–24)

Also known as

Kerala University

Website

keralauniversity.ac.in

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

About University of Kerala, Thiruvananthapuram

University of Kerala, Thiruvananthapuram is a government institution in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, established in 1937. In the NIRF 2025 rankings it is placed #42 overall and #25 among universities. Of its 1,434 graduates in 2023–24 from postgraduate 2-year programmes, 56.1% were placed at a median salary of ₹3.48 LPA.

The National Institutional Ranking Framework (Ministry of Education) ranks institutions in separate lists. It lists this college as Kerala University.

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

Placements

804 of the 1,434 students who graduated from University of Kerala, Thiruvananthapuram's 2-year PG programmes in 2023–24 were placed (56.1%), at a median salary of ₹3.48 LPA. 630 went on to higher studies.

Source: data submitted by the institution to NIRF 2025.

Scholarships and Fee Reimbursement

In 2023–24, 1,346 of 2,939 students at University of Kerala, Thiruvananthapuram (45.8%) had their full tuition fee reimbursed by government schemes, the institution or private bodies (NIRF 2025 data).