2018 Colleges in Kerala

Kerala is well-known as the education hub of India as it is the highest literate state in India. It has some of the best institutes which makes it one of the major academic centres of India. The colleges in Kerala provide education in various streams such as Science, Engineering, Business and Management Studies, IT and Software, Architecture and Planning, Accounting and Commerce, Humanities and Social Sciences, Agriculture, etc. at undergraduate, postgraduate, PhD, diploma and certification levels.

Kerala is home to some of the well-known colleges in the country. These include Indian Institute of Management (IIM Kozhikode); Calicut University, Calicut; Indian Institute of Information Technology (IIIT Kottayam); College of Engineering Trivandrum (COE Trivandrum); Government Engineering College, Thrissur; DC School of Management and Technology, Idukki; Amrita School of Business, Kochi; International Institute of Management and Technical Studies (IIMT Studies), Kochi; UEI Global, Thiruvananthapuram; ITM Group of Institutions, Kannur; Kerala University, Thiruvananthapuram; Mahatma Gandhi University (MGU Kerala); Cochin University of Science and Technology (CUSAT), Kochi; Central University of Kerala (CUK), Kasargode, etc.

College Name	Popular Streams	Types of Courses
IIM Kozhikode	Business and Management Studies, IT and Software	PG, PG Diploma and Certificate
Calicut University, Calicut	Science, Humanities and Social Sciences, Accounting and Commerce	UG, PG, UG Diploma, PG Diploma and Certificate
IIIT Kottayam	Engineering	UG
COE Trivandrum	Engineering, Architecture and Planning, IT and Software	UG and PG
Government Engineering College, Thrissur	Engineering, Architecture and Planning, IT and Software	UG and PG

Here is the list of some of the top private and public colleges in Kerala along with fees:

Private Colleges	Total Course Fee (in Rs)
DC School of Management and Technology, Idukki	2,18,000
Amrita School of Business, Kochi	6,60,000
IIMT Studies, Kochi	79,700 – 91,700
UEI Global, Thiruvananthapuram	-
ITM Group of Institutions, Kannur	2,15,000

 

Public Colleges	Total Course Fee (in Rs)
Calicut University, Calicut	950 – 12,600
Kerala University, Thiruvananthapuram	1,120 – 6,500
MGU Kerala	-
CUSAT, Kochi	2,300 – 6,850
CUK, Kasargode	8,030 – 11,710

Apart from merit-based admission, many colleges in Kerala also accept scores of national- and state-level entrance exams. These include CMAT, CAT, KMAT, KMAT KERALA, MAT, XAT, ATMA, EMAT, IMUCET, ACET, NMAT, GATE, MAH CET, JEE Main, KEAM, JEE Advanced, CUSAT CAT, KEE, AEEE, SAT India, etc.

Top Recruiters for Colleges in Kerala

The maximum number of colleges in Kerala have active placement cells which help the students in getting jobs and building their career. Both private and or government companies recruit graduates in various capacities. Below is the list of few top companies in India that recruit college graduates from colleges in Kerala along with their placement ratings:

Colleges	Placement Ratings (Based on Reviews)	Top Recruiters
IIM Kozhikode	4.4	3M, Accenture, Airtel, Amazon.com, American Express, Arthur D Little, Asian Paints, Axis Bank, Bank of Baroda, Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited, Britannia, Cafe Coffee Day, CITI Bank, CRISIL, CTS, Deloitte, Deloitte Consulting, Deutsche Bank, DY&R, Ernst & Young, EXL Services, Frost Sullivan, Futures First, Godrej, HCL, HSBC, IBM, ICICI, ICRA, IDBI Bank, Idea Cellular Services, Indian Institute of Finance, Infosys, ITC, KPMG, Lenovo, Marico, McKinsey, McKinsey Company, MICROSCOTT, Mind Tree, Novo Nordisk, NSE, PayTM, Pepsi, Pfizer, Philips India, Reckitt Benckiser, Reliance Industries Limited, SAIL, Sapient, SONY, Stagen, Standard Chartered, State Bank of India, Titan Industries, VIP, Vodafone, Yellow Pages, Yes Bank
COE Trivandrum	4.4	ABB, Accenture, Amazon, Ashok Leyland, Cognizant, Deloitte, Google, HP, IBM, Infosys, ITC, L&T ECC, Mahindra and Mahindra, Microsoft, Mind Tree, Musigma, Saint Gobain, Samsung, TATA ELXSI, TCS, Toshiba, Wipro
Government Engineering College, Thrissur	4.4	Accenture, Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited, Bosch Ltd, MRF, MU Sigma, Oracle, Reliance, Rolls Royce, Suntec, TCS, Wipro, Yahoo
Calicut University, Calicut	4.1	Tata Consultancy Services, Popular Vehicles and Services, Sesame Software Solutions, Malayala Manorama, Mathrubhumi, The Indian Express
IIIT Kottayam	4.2	Ericsson, TCS, Google Developers, NISSAN, IBM, SAP Labs

Listed below is the median salary offered by some of the well-known colleges in Kerala:

Colleges	Median Salary (in Rs LPA)
IIM Kozhikode	18.8
Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology (IIST), Thiruvananthapuram	8 - 9.14
COE Trivandrum	4 - 5.4
Government Engineering College, Thrissur	3.5
Calicut University, Calicut	1.2 - 2.2

Streams offered by Colleges in Kerala

 Colleges in Kerala offer courses in diversified specialisations in Humanities and Social Sciences, Accounting and Commerce, Business and Management Studies, Science, IT and Software, Engineering, Teaching and Education, Banking, Finance and Insurance, Medicine and Health Sciences, Nursing and so on. The most popular ones are Humanities and Social Sciences followed by Accounting and Commerce. Refer to the infographic below to get a detailed overview of the popular streams offered by colleges in Kerala:

Listed below are some detailed facts about the top 5 streams offered by colleges/ universities in Kerala:

Humanities and Social Sciences: Below are the detailed statistics of 499 Humanities and Science colleges in Kerala:

• The maximum number of colleges (53) in Kerala have a course fee of less than Rs 1 lakh.

• The most popular courses offered by colleges in Kerala are BA (455), MA (156) and BSc (76).

• The most prominent specialisations offered by colleges in Kerala are English (353), Hindi (23) and Public Administration (4).

• The maximum number of colleges in Kerala offer degree (490) courses.

Accounting and Commerce: Below are the detailed statistics of 498 Accounting and Commerce colleges in Kerala:

• The maximum number of colleges (52) in Kerala have a course fee of less than Rs 1 lakh.

• The most popular courses offered by colleges in Kerala are BCom (466), MCom (208) and UG Diploma (12).

• The most prominent specialisations offered by colleges in Kerala are Finance (36), Sales and Marketing (8) and International Business (4).

• The maximum number of colleges in Kerala offer degree (481) courses.

Business and Management Studies: Mentioned below are the statistics of 470 Business and Management Studies colleges in Kerala:

• The maximum number of colleges (69) in Kerala have a course fee of less than Rs 1 lakh.

• The most popular courses offered by colleges in Kerala are BBA (321), MBA/PGDM (148) and BCom (35).

• The most prominent specialisations offered by colleges in Kerala are Finance (106), Human Resources (72) and Sales and Marketing (72).

• The maximum number of colleges in Kerala offer degree (440) courses.

Science: Below are the detailed statistics of 458 Science colleges in Kerala:

• The maximum number of colleges (47) in Kerala have a course fee of less than Rs 1 lakh.

• The most popular courses offered by colleges in Kerala are BSc (411), MSc (186) and PhD (22).

• The most prominent specialisations offered by colleges in Kerala are Mathematics (193), Computer Science (188) and Physics (186).

• The maximum number of colleges in Kerala offer degree (448) courses.

IT and Software: Below are the detailed statistics of 357 IT and Software colleges in Kerala:

• The maximum number of colleges (46) in Kerala have a course fee of less than Rs 1 lakh.

• The most popular courses offered by colleges in Kerala are BCA (220), MCA (73) and BCom (58).

• The most prominent specialisations offered by colleges in Kerala are Java (22), .Net (20) and Linux (17).

• The maximum number of colleges in Kerala offer degree (305) courses.