M.A. in Malayalam Language and Literature 

at Kerala University, Thiruvananthapuram

The University of Kerala is known as one of the top state-run universities of the country. It is ranked at 47 among the top Indian university and 24 under the university category as per the NIRF 2023 rankings. The University Grants Commission (UGC) has approved all the courses offered by KU. Moreover, it is also re-accredited by NAAC with an ‘A’ grade. MA distance courses offered by the university are also recognised by the Distance Education Bureau (DEB). Hence, the Kerala University MA degree is valid across the globe.

Admission to the 2-year PG course is based on the merit obtained in the PG entrance exam conducted by the University of Kerala. Candidates are shortlisted based on the entrance test scores are further invited to take part in the personal interview round. Furthermore, based on academic records, exam score, and performance in the interview, the university allots seats to the applicants.

The salary details for MA are not out officially. However, the median package for PG (2-year) courses has been released. The table below represents the Kerala University placement package trends for PG (2-year):

NOTE: The above salary details are gathered from the NIRF report 2024.

The Kerala University KEAM BTech Cutoff 2025 was released for all categories and rounds for the students belonging to the Home State quota. For the OBC category, the closing cutoff in the last round ranged from 5467 to 67016, wherein Trinity Chitra Thirunal College of Engineering had the most competitive cutoff for admission to the BTech CSE course. On the other hand, the college which was the easiest for admission with the last round closing rank being 67016 was Trinity College of Engineering for B.Tech. in Electrical and Electronics Engineering course. 

Please note that the cutoff for each category and round, specialisation will vary accordingly. 

The requirement of entrance exam varies course-wise. University of Kerala conducts an entrance exam for PG courses. For most of the UG programmes, admission is based on merit in the last qualifying exam. For MBA, the university accepts national or state-level entrance exams such as CAT,  CMAT and KMAT. Kerala University furthers calls the shortlisted candidates for group discussion and personal interview rounds for some of the courses such as MBA, MSW, etc.

Kerala University offers UG and PG via its affiliated colleges. Admission to the BTech courses is based on candidates' performance in the KEAM entrance exam, followed by its counselling process. As per the Kerala University cutoff 2024, the last-round closing ranks for CSE course fell between 34 and 52 for the students belonging to the General AI quota. Among all the BTech specialsiations,  So, considering the 2024 cutoff ranks, students seeking admission should target securing a rank up to 52 for CSE admission.

Allahabad University offers admission to UG and PG programs across various specialisations, BTech courses like CSE, ECE, and Civil Engineering, Law courses like LLM are offered by the university through its affiliated colleges. For the Home State quota, the closing ranks for Allahabad University after 2 rounds of counselling stood at 4481 for Sree Chitra Thirunal College of Engineering. Moreover, the Kerala University cutoff 2024 for LLM in Constitutional Law stood at 34 and 52 for Government Law College, Thiruvananthapuram and Mar Gregorios College of Law for the General Home State category candidates. Candidates seeking admission to Allahabad University must have a valid score in KEAM in order to be eligible for further counselling rounds

The Kerala University KEAM Cutoff 2025 was released for admission to various UG and PG courses on the basis of KEAM entrance examination. According to the cutoff in 2025, the closing cutoff in the first and last round for the BTech CSE ranged from 4721 to 5467 for admission to Sree Chitra Thirunal College of Engineering for the students belonging to the General HS category. For more informantion, students can go this page.