Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam

Mahatma Gandhi University, one of the largest Government Universities in India, is recognized by the University Grands Commission (UGC) and accredited by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC). It is also a Member of the Association of the Indian Universities (AIU) and the Association of Commonwealth Universities (ACU).

The University with an enviable record of Excellence in Quality Education has 25 Teaching and Research departments, 180 Affiliated Colleges and a network of Off-Campus centres. Since 1983, Mahatma Gandhi University has shaped the minds of thousands of young people with quality education programmes rooted in the great Indian values of teaching and learning supported by the most recent advances in global intelligence and information technology. At present, Mahatma Gandhi University enrolls. Over 200,000 students on an average every year to its 410 courses in graduate, post graduate and M.Phil/Ph.D programmes through 22 Engineering Colleges,1 Law College, 3 Medical Colleges, 20 Nursing Colleges, 7 SME Nursing Institutes, 4 Pharmacy Colleges, 3 Dental Colleges, 3 Ayurveda Colleges, 2 Homoeo Colleges, 1 Music and Fine Arts colleges ,121 Affiliated Arts and Science colleges, 37 Education Training Colleges and 12 University Colleges of Teacher Education. The University enrolls students to the various courses through 72 Off Campus Centres also -55 Centres in Kerala, 9 in other states of India and abroad .

The University has 10 inter Disciplinary Schools of Teaching and Research and 12 Schools of Higher Learning in Applied Science and Professional Studies, with academic autonomy. The courses in the Departments are conducted in the credit and semester system. The Schools have tied-up with UGC, FIST, DRS, DST, ISRO, COSIST, CSIR, DAAD, STEC, ICMR, BARC, MOEF, ICCSR, ICHR and IED and taken up70 Research Projects. In order to facilitate in flow of cutting- edge commenced collaborative efforts with CIRAD, Mont Pellvier, France EHESS, Paris, French Institute, Pondicherry, Toronto University, Bucknev University, Catholic University, Belgium, Max Plank Institute of Technology, Germany, California Institute of Technology, USA, University of Nantos, France, Edinburg University, City University, USA, and Ruth Cohn Institute of Theme Centred Interaction, Switzerland.

Mahatma Gandhi University has established its presence even outside its territorial jurisdiction through OFF-CAMPUS CENTRES all over India and even abroad . Admission rules, academic regulations, schemes of study and syllabi are the same for the regular and Off- Campus programmes of study. Examination, Evaluation, Grading and Certification are carried out directly by MAHATMA GANDHI UNIVERSITY, India.