Kerala University offers merit-based and need-based scholarships to students. The University of Kerala offers a Students’ Aid Fund Scholarship to students whose family annual income is less than INR 25,000. An amount of INR 1,500 and INR 1,000 is offered to students of PG and UG programmes, respectively.

Further, the University of Kerala provides merit-based scholarships to the students of MSc, MA, MCom, MBA, and MCJ programmes. Candidates with a first-class bachelor’s degree in the University exam are eligible for this scholarship. An amount of INR 3,000 is offered each year under this merit-based scholarship scheme. The subject-wise distribution of the scholarship is as follows:

PG Courses No. of Scholarships

MA

66

MSc

103

MCom

10

MSW

2

MCJ

2

MBA

3

Kerala University Scholarship FAQs

Given below are the FAQs about scholarships at Kerala University:

Q:   How can students avail merit-based scholarships at Kerala University?
A:

The Scholarships shall be awarded only to students who pass the HSE/ VHSE/ CBSE/ ISC examination at the first attempt and who secure not less than 55% of marks at the HSE/ VHSE/ CBSE/ ISC Examination. Kerala University awards scholarship to PG students with first-class bachelor's degree obtained at the university examination. 

Q:   Does Kerala University offer scholarships to students?
A:

Yes, Kerala University offers merit-based and need-based scholarships to students. The University of Kerala provides merit-based scholarships to the students of MSc, MA, MCom, MBA, and MCJ programmes. Candidates with a first-class bachelor’s degree in the University exam are eligible for this scholarship. An amount of INR 3,000 is offered each year under this merit-based scholarship scheme. The subject-wise distribution of the scholarship is as follows:

PG CoursesNo. of Scholarships

MA

66

MSc

103

MCom

10

MSW

2

MCJ

2

MBA

3

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Gargi B | Master of Commerce (M.Com.) - Batch of 2021
Offered by Mar Ivanios College (Thiruvananthapuram)
Reviewed on 24 Aug 2026
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5.0
Placements 5 Infrastructure 5 Faculty & Course Curriculum 5 Crowd & Campus Life 5 Value for Money 5
Our college is a good learning platform.

Placements: 75 percent of students got placed in our course. Placements are good in our college. The highest package is 5 LPA. The lowest package is 3 LPA. Some students got internship opportunities in good companies. Some of our friends are taking coaching for the government sector.

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Amal Prakash | M.Sc. in Mathematics - Batch of 2024
Reviewed on 22 Aug 2026
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5.0
Placements 5 Infrastructure 5 Faculty & Course Curriculum 5 Crowd & Campus Life 5 Value for Money 5
All of the points about this college are mentioned here.

Placements: Many students secured job offers. Students were eligible to sit for interviews and get placements from 4th year. Highest package was 51 LPA. Students also got internship opportunities where they increased their experience. Companies Wipro, Microsoft, and TCS provided internship opportunities.

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Bhadra V | Master of Business Administration (MBA) (Dual Specialization) - Batch of 2024
Offered by TKM Institute of Management
Reviewed on 22 Aug 2026
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5.0
Placements 5 Infrastructure 5 Faculty & Course Curriculum 5 Crowd & Campus Life 5 Value for Money 5
Overall this college is great for all course.

Placements: Only half of the students from our college are getting placements. The placement percentage is 45-50 percent. Most of them are getting job offers from on-campus recruitment. Generally, banking and consulting service firms are recruiting mostly from our campus. The average package offered is 4 LPA-5 LPA.

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Akshayasree B | B.Tech. in Biotechnology and Biochemical Engineering - Batch of 2028
Offered by Sree Chitra Thirunal College of Engineering
Reviewed on 16 Aug 2026
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3.8
Placements 3 Infrastructure 3 Faculty & Course Curriculum 4 Crowd & Campus Life 5 Value for Money 4
Good place to enjoy your college. Aesthetic buildings. Must join a cult in a way.

Placements: For our department, BBE placements are low compared to others, most of the students will be placed in IT companies, and most in Federal Bank. Only a few, like Zifo, etc., come for the biotech department. Training and classes are good. Nearly 20 percent of the students get placed in good companies.

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Asif Ali khan | M.A. in History - Batch of 2026
Offered by Iqbal College, Peringamala
Reviewed on 14 Aug 2026
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4.0
Placements 4 Infrastructure 4 Faculty & Course Curriculum 4 Crowd & Campus Life 4 Value for Money 4
Good college with great faculty and nice campus surroundings.

Placements: The percentage of students placed in my course is 80% to 90%. The highest average package in my course is 7.5 LPA, and the lowest average package offered in my course is 4.5 LPA. Top recruiting companies for my course include some news and media publishing companies that hire students. Some students from my course get internships at Times of India and some educational institutes. The top roles offered at the companies are as employees of the companies and teachers at the institutes.

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Bharath Santhosh | B.Tech. in Electronics and Communication Engineering - Batch of 2028
Offered by Sree Chitra Thirunal College of Engineering
Reviewed on 29 Jul 2026
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3.0
Placements 3 Infrastructure 3 Faculty & Course Curriculum 3 Crowd & Campus Life 3 Value for Money 3
It could do better in many ways.

Placements: In ECE, about 40 percent of students got placed overall from the 2 batches present. ECE and CS students get around 4 LPA-6 LPA maximum package and 4 LPA is the lowest. Top recruiting companies include mostly IT companies like TCS, Wipro, but placements from Tata Exlsi and some more are also present. Top roles are mostly IT in this college.

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