University of Kerala

In 1937, Sri Chithira Thirunal Balarama Varma, the Maharaja of Travancore, did a promulgation about the establishment of the University of Travancore. He became the first Chancellor of this university. The first Vice Chancellor was Sir C. P. Ramaswamy Ayyar who was the Diwan of the State in that era. This university was the No. 16 university founded in India. Within the state of Travancore, Madras University had affiliations with 10 colleges. These affiliations were cancelled, and these 10 colleges became affiliated with the University of Travancore. This university with time became the ‘University of Kerala.’ In 1976, the University of Kerala started the ‘School of Distance Education (SDE).’ It is a teaching and research department of the university. In Kerala, this SDE is one of the pioneering centres of distance and online learning.