University College is an affiliated college of University of Kerala. Hence admissions to BA/BSc, MA/MSc, M.Phil programs are done by the Online Centralized Allotment Process of the university.
University College Thiruvananthapuram has produced luminaries that include a former president of India, two former chief ministers of Kerala, cabinet secretaries, ambassadors, civil servants, IT doyens, teachers, poets, writers, artists and politicians.
K.V. Rangaswamy Aiyangar, M.A. (Oxon) 1931–1935 (on leave)
K.L. Moudgil, M.A., D.Sc., F.L.C. 1933–1934 (acting) and 1935–1937 and 1938–1941
A. Gopala Menon, M.A., B.Com. 1934–1935 (acting)
R. Srinivasan, M.A. 1937–1938 and 1941–1942
HH. The Maharaja's Arts College
K.V. Rangaswamy Aiyangar, M.A. 1924–1928 and 1930–1933
C.V. Chandrasekharan, M.A (Oxon) 1928–1930 (ag.) and 1933–1935
A. Gopala Menon, M.A., B.Com. 1935–1937
P.G. Sahasranama Iyer, M.A. 1937–1942
University College
Sr. H. Subrahmonia Iyer, M.A., PhD 1942–1948
Sri. V. Narayana Pillai, M.A., B.L. 1948 (acting)
Sri. V. Sundararaja Naidu, M.A., B.L.T.D, 1948–1949 (acting) and 1950
Dr. T.K. Koshy, M.A., PhD 1949–1950
Sri. C.V. Subbarama Iyer, M.A. 1950–1951 (acting)
Dr. C.S. Venkateswaran, M.A., MSc, D.Sc., F.Inst.P.FA.Sc. 1951–1957
Dr. A. Narayanan Potti, M.N., PhD January–August 1954 (acting)
Sri. C.S. Venkateswaran 1954 August – 1956 November
Dr. A. Narayanan Potti, M.A., PhD November 1956 – March 1957
Dr. K. Bhaskaran Nair, MSc, D.Sc. April 1957 – February 1960
Sri. V.R. Pillai, M.S., MSc February 1960 – March 1962
Sri. E.P. Narayana Pillai. M.A. (Madras and Oxford) March 1962 – March 1964
Dr. N. Subramonia Wariyar, MSc, MSc, PhD, FIC. March 1964 – March 1969
Dr. S. Parameswara Iyer, MSc, PhD 1-4-1959 to 3-7-1969 (acting)
Sri. R. Suryanarayanan, M.A., B.T. 1969 to March 1977
Dr. (Mrs.) N.I. Joseph 1-4-1977 to 31-3-1978
Sri. P. Madusudana Perumal Pillai 1 April 1978 to 6 April 1981
Sri. K.M. Zachariah 6 April 1981 to 31 March 1982
Sri. G. Nagappan Nair 1-4-1982 to 31-3-1984
Sri. A.G. Ramachandran 1-4-1984 to 29-3-1985
Prof. A. Nabeesa Ummal 1-6-1985 to 31-3-1986
Prof. C. Ebertchellam 1986–1987
Prof. S. Ponnayyan 5-8-1987 to 31-3-1989
Prof. K. Somanadhan from 20-4-1989 to 31-3-1990
Prof. Rama Sarma 5-5-1990
Prof. M. Sarojini 14-2-1991 to 31-3-1991
Dr. H. Parameswaran from 3-4-1991 to 30-4-1991
Prof. V. Hamsa Devi 21-8-1991 to 24-6-1992
Prof. R. Balakrishnan Nair 24-6-1992 to 3-11-1992
Prof. I. Sundaram Pillai 4-11-1992 to 31-3-1993
Prof. R. Balakrishnan Nair 24-6-1992 to 3-11-1992 and 5-4-1993 to 18-5-1993
Prof. R. Harihara Subrahmonia Iyer 18-5-1995 to 26-12-1995
Prof. B. Padmakumari 26-12-1995 to 17-6-1996
Prof. P. Sahadevan 17-6-1996 to 31-5-1998
Dr. K.Sukumaran 31-5-1998 to 17-7-1998
Smt. P. Saraswathy Amma 17-7-1998 to 31-3-1999
Sri. S. Mohan Kumar 31-3-1999 to 16-6-1999
Prof. B. Rishikesan Thampy 16-6-1999
Sri. G. Gopalakrishnan
Sr. V.R. Ramachandran
Prof. S. Varghese 6-8-2001 to 16-8-2002
Smt. Vijayakumi Jaya Singh 17-8-2002 to 31-3-2003
Prof. Prasanna 28-6-2003 to 30-6-2003
Prof. A. Salahudeen Kunju 1/7/2003 to 31 March 2004
Prof. Dr. D. Maya 1/4/2004 to 31 March 2005
Prof. M.S. Girija 18 August 2005 to 28 April 2006
Dr. Cyriac Mathews 28 April 2006 to 28 July 2007
Dr. Asha Balagandharan 27 July 2007 to 30-6-2008
Smt. Shobha Ravindranath 19 July 2008 to 31 March 2009
Dr. B.S. Mohanachandran 18 July 2009 to 31 March 2010
Dr. M. Abdul Rahim 18 June 2010 to 31 March 2011
Dr. D. Premlal 26-08-2011 to 22-02-2012
Prof. K. B. Ajithakumar 22-02-2012 to 31-05-2012
Dr. S. Rajoo Krishnan 27 September 2012 to 04/10/2012
Prof. R. Thulaseedharan Pillai 04/10/2012 to 02-03-2013
Prof. T. P. Nalinakshan 21-03-2013 to 30-04-2013
Dr. T. G. Sarachandran 09-05-2013 to 24-06-2013
Dr. C. Moly Marceline 24-06-2013 to 31-03-2014
Dr. Thomas Kuruvila 09-04-2014 to 12-05-2014
Dr. J. Vijayamohanan 19-05-2014 to 30-07-2014
Dr. V. T. Beena 02-08-2014 to 31-03-2015
Prof. K. Jayakumar 28-05-2015 to 31-05-2015
Dr. M. K. Thankamani 26-06-2015 onwards
Controversy
On 3 May 2019, a first-year BScChemistry student attempted suicide on campus, alleging harassment from SFI leaders for not taking part in their programmes and disruption of classes.[4][5]
On 12 July 2019, a final year B.A.Political Science student was stabbed amid a dispute between two groups of students belonging to the SFI, following which two SFI leaders were arrested.[6][7][8] Later in the day, answer sheets and the official seal of an Assistant Professor were recovered while clearing the SFI office on campus, raising questions on the credibility of examinations conducted by the university. The police also found fake seals and university answer sheets from the residence of a prime accused.[9][10]
^"Official". Retrieved 21 May 2023 – via Official website High Court of Kerala.
^"Biographical Information – Suresh Babu" (PDF). Space Physics Laboratory. 9 November 2017. Retrieved 9 November 2017.
^"Girl who attempted suicide in University College to move out of college". Mathrubhumi. Retrieved 4 November 2020.
^"University College student's suicide attempt: Minister KT Jaleel seeks report". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 4 November 2020.
^"SFI kingpins in stabbing of University College student case held | Thiruvananthapuram News - Times of India". The Times of India. TNN. 16 July 2019. Retrieved 4 November 2020.
^"Violence erupts in University college campus in Thiruvananthapuram; student stabbed - India News". India Today. 12 July 2019. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
^Staff Reporter (12 July 2019). "Thiruvananthapuram University College on the boil as student is stabbed on campus". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 4 November 2020.
^"Stabbing case suspects in rank list: Kerala PSC orders probe". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 4 November 2020.
^"Kerala Governor summons University College VC, PSC chairman - Education Today News". India Today. 20 July 2019. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to University College Trivandrum.
University College Thiruvananthapuram, Official website
university, college, thiruvananthapuram, 50194, 94861, 50194, 94861, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources,. 8 30 07 N 76 56 55 E 8 50194 N 76 94861 E 8 50194 76 94861 This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources University College Thiruvananthapuram news newspapers books scholar JSTOR October 2013 Learn how and when to remove this template message University College ThiruvananthapuramTypePublicEstablished1834 189 years ago 1834 Administrative staff278Students3164LocationThiruvananthapuramAffiliationsUniversity of KeralaWebsitewww wbr universitycollege wbr ac wbr inUniversity College Thiruvananthapuram UCT is a constituent college of the University of Kerala based primarily in Thiruvananthapuram the capital of the Indian state of Kerala Contents 1 Location 2 Academics 2 1 Faculties 2 2 Admissions 2 3 Rankings 3 Notable alumni 4 Succession list of principals 5 Controversy 6 See also 7 References 8 External links 9 See alsoLocation EditThe college is located at the heart of Thiruvananthapuram in a locality called Palayam Academics EditFaculties Edit Language faculties Faculty of English Faculty of Malayalam Faculty of Hindi Faculty of Arabic Faculty of Sanskrit Faculty of Tamil Faculty of FrenchHumanities faculties Faculty of Economics Faculty of History Faculty of Political Science Faculty of Islamic History Faculty of PhilosophyScience faculties Faculty of Chemistry Faculty of Biochemistry Faculty of Mathematics Faculty of Physics Faculty of Geology Faculty of Geography Faculty of Botany Faculty of Zoology Faculty of Statistics Faculty of PsychologyOther faculties Faculty of Physical EducationAdmissions Edit University College is an affiliated college of University of Kerala Hence admissions to BA BSc MA MSc M Phil programs are done by the Online Centralized Allotment Process of the university Rankings Edit College rankingsNIRF Colleges 2022 1 24The college was ranked 24 among colleges in India by National Institutional Ranking Framework NIRF in 2022 1 Notable alumni EditUniversity College Thiruvananthapuram has produced luminaries that include a former president of India two former chief ministers of Kerala cabinet secretaries ambassadors civil servants IT doyens teachers poets writers artists and politicians Abu Abraham cartoonist Alexander Thomas Present judge Kerala High Court 2 Anna Chandy first woman judge in India first woman in India to become a high court judge A R Raja Raja Varma poet grammatician professor Ayyappa Paniker poet and critic Balabhaskar Malayalam music director and Violinist Balachandra Menon national award winning Indian film actor director and script writer amp lawyer Bharath Gopi Indian film actor director and producer Bheeman Raghu actor C K Chandrappan Parliamentarian and former Kerala state secretary of CPI party C V Raman Pillai playwright and novelist E D Jemmis Bhatnagar award winner and former director of IISER TVM Fathima Beevi first woman judge of Supreme Court of India George Joseph G Madhavan Nair former chairman of ISRO G R Anil Minister for Civil Supplies amp Legal Metrology Government of Kerala G Venugopal Malayalam playback singer composer Jacob Punnoose former Director General of Police Kerala J C Daniel father of Malayalam cinema J Alexander politician Former Chief Secretary and Cabinet Minister Karnataka State Karamana Janardanan Nair Malayalam actor Kesari Balakrishna Pillai K M Chandy former Governor MP Gujarat amp pondicherry Kodiyeri Balakrishnan Former secretary of CPI M Kerala state Former Minister of Home affairs State of Kerala K R Narayanan former president of India Kris Gopalakrishnan CEO of Infosys K Shankar Pillai cartoonist and Padma Bhushan recipient Madhu film actor Mahesh Narayan Malayalam film director and editor Malayattoor Ramakrishnan IAS officer author cartoonist Mary Poonen Lukose obstetrician gynaecologist first female surgeon general of India M Krishnan Nair writer literary critic and orator M K Sanu professor orator critic biographer M M Jacob Former Governor of Arunachal Pradhesh M S Swaminathan father of Green Revolution in India Nitya Chaitanya Yati philosopher psychologist and poet O N V Kurup poet lyricist professor and Jnanpith award winner Pattom A Thanu Pillai former chief minister of Kerala P C Alexander civil servant administrator P Gopinathan Nair Gandhian and Padma Shri recipient P K Iyengar Indian nuclear physicist P Padmarajan Indian author screenwriter and film director P Parameswaran Padma Vibhushan awardee president of Vivekananda Kendra Prasanth Reghuvamsom Senior Journalist Asianet News Priyadarshan national award winning Indian film director script writer and producer Raja Ravi Varma world famous painter Raman Viswanathan chest physician and Padma Bhushan awardee R Sankar former chief minister of Kerala Sabumon Abdusamad Malayalam actor and television anchor Sethunathasarma Krishnaswami geochemist Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar laureate Shaji N Karun national award winning Indian film director and cinematographer S Guptan Nair Malayalam writer critic scholar and orator S Suresh Babu atmospheric scientist Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar laureate 3 Sudheer Karamana Malayalam film actor and artist Sugathakumari poet and environmentalist Sukumaran Malayalam film actor producer S Venkitaramanan former governor of Reserve Bank of India Thanu Padmanabhan Indian theoretical physicist T K Rajeev Kumar Malayalam director Tony Mathew Orator Writer T P Sreenivasan Indian diplomat former IFS officer Venu Nagavally Malayalam director actor screenwriter V Madhusoodanan Nair professor poet A A Rahim politician Rajya Sabha MPSuccession list of principals EditH H The Maharaja s College John Ross M A 1866 1884 Robert Harvey M A L L D 1884 1890 H N Read M A 1890 1892 acting Dr Alexander Crichton Mitchell D Sc F R S E 1892 1909 A W Bishop PhD 1909 1915 L C Hodson M A 1912 1915 A R Raja Raja Varma Kovil Thampuran M A 1915 1916 1918 Dr J Stephenson BSc A R D S C 1916 1927H H The Maharaja s Science College R Krishnaswamy Iyer V A 1924 1927 James Pryde M A BSc 1927 1930 C V Chandrasekharan M A Oxon 1930 1931 K V Rangaswamy Aiyangar M A Oxon 1931 1935 on leave K L Moudgil M A D Sc F L C 1933 1934 acting and 1935 1937 and 1938 1941 A Gopala Menon M A B Com 1934 1935 acting R Srinivasan M A 1937 1938 and 1941 1942HH The Maharaja s Arts College K V Rangaswamy Aiyangar M A 1924 1928 and 1930 1933 C V Chandrasekharan M A Oxon 1928 1930 ag and 1933 1935 A Gopala Menon M A B Com 1935 1937 P G Sahasranama Iyer M A 1937 1942University College Sr H Subrahmonia Iyer M A PhD 1942 1948 Sri V Narayana Pillai M A B L 1948 acting Sri V Sundararaja Naidu M A B L T D 1948 1949 acting and 1950 Dr T K Koshy M A PhD 1949 1950 Sri C V Subbarama Iyer M A 1950 1951 acting Dr C S Venkateswaran M A MSc D Sc F Inst P FA Sc 1951 1957 Dr A Narayanan Potti M N PhD January August 1954 acting Sri C S Venkateswaran 1954 August 1956 November Dr A Narayanan Potti M A PhD November 1956 March 1957 Dr K Bhaskaran Nair MSc D Sc April 1957 February 1960 Sri V R Pillai M S MSc February 1960 March 1962 Sri E P Narayana Pillai M A Madras and Oxford March 1962 March 1964 Dr N Subramonia Wariyar MSc MSc PhD FIC March 1964 March 1969 Dr S Parameswara Iyer MSc PhD 1 4 1959 to 3 7 1969 acting Sri R Suryanarayanan M A B T 1969 to March 1977 Dr Mrs N I Joseph 1 4 1977 to 31 3 1978 Sri P Madusudana Perumal Pillai 1 April 1978 to 6 April 1981 Sri K M Zachariah 6 April 1981 to 31 March 1982 Sri G Nagappan Nair 1 4 1982 to 31 3 1984 Sri A G Ramachandran 1 4 1984 to 29 3 1985 Prof A Nabeesa Ummal 1 6 1985 to 31 3 1986 Prof C Ebertchellam 1986 1987 Prof S Ponnayyan 5 8 1987 to 31 3 1989 Prof K Somanadhan from 20 4 1989 to 31 3 1990 Prof Rama Sarma 5 5 1990 Prof M Sarojini 14 2 1991 to 31 3 1991 Dr H Parameswaran from 3 4 1991 to 30 4 1991 Prof V Hamsa Devi 21 8 1991 to 24 6 1992 Prof R Balakrishnan Nair 24 6 1992 to 3 11 1992 Prof I Sundaram Pillai 4 11 1992 to 31 3 1993 Prof R Balakrishnan Nair 24 6 1992 to 3 11 1992 and 5 4 1993 to 18 5 1993 Prof R Harihara Subrahmonia Iyer 18 5 1995 to 26 12 1995 Prof B Padmakumari 26 12 1995 to 17 6 1996 Prof P Sahadevan 17 6 1996 to 31 5 1998 Dr K Sukumaran 31 5 1998 to 17 7 1998 Smt P Saraswathy Amma 17 7 1998 to 31 3 1999 Sri S Mohan Kumar 31 3 1999 to 16 6 1999 Prof B Rishikesan Thampy 16 6 1999 Sri G Gopalakrishnan Sr V R Ramachandran Prof S Varghese 6 8 2001 to 16 8 2002 Smt Vijayakumi Jaya Singh 17 8 2002 to 31 3 2003 Prof Prasanna 28 6 2003 to 30 6 2003 Prof A Salahudeen Kunju 1 7 2003 to 31 March 2004 Prof Dr D Maya 1 4 2004 to 31 March 2005 Prof M S Girija 18 August 2005 to 28 April 2006 Dr Cyriac Mathews 28 April 2006 to 28 July 2007 Dr Asha Balagandharan 27 July 2007 to 30 6 2008 Smt Shobha Ravindranath 19 July 2008 to 31 March 2009 Dr B S Mohanachandran 18 July 2009 to 31 March 2010 Dr M Abdul Rahim 18 June 2010 to 31 March 2011 Dr D Premlal 26 08 2011 to 22 02 2012 Prof K B Ajithakumar 22 02 2012 to 31 05 2012 Dr S Rajoo Krishnan 27 September 2012 to 04 10 2012 Prof R Thulaseedharan Pillai 04 10 2012 to 02 03 2013 Prof T P Nalinakshan 21 03 2013 to 30 04 2013 Dr T G Sarachandran 09 05 2013 to 24 06 2013 Dr C Moly Marceline 24 06 2013 to 31 03 2014 Dr Thomas Kuruvila 09 04 2014 to 12 05 2014 Dr J Vijayamohanan 19 05 2014 to 30 07 2014 Dr V T Beena 02 08 2014 to 31 03 2015 Prof K Jayakumar 28 05 2015 to 31 05 2015 Dr M K Thankamani 26 06 2015 onwardsControversy EditOn 3 May 2019 a first year BSc Chemistry student attempted suicide on campus alleging harassment from SFI leaders for not taking part in their programmes and disruption of classes 4 5 On 12 July 2019 a final year B A Political Science student was stabbed amid a dispute between two groups of students belonging to the SFI following which two SFI leaders were arrested 6 7 8 Later in the day answer sheets and the official seal of an Assistant Professor were recovered while clearing the SFI office on campus raising questions on the credibility of examinations conducted by the university The police also found fake seals and university answer sheets from the residence of a prime accused 9 10 See also EditCampus Violence in IndiaReferences Edit a b National Institutional Ranking Framework 2022 Colleges National Institutional Ranking Framework Ministry of Education 15 July 2022 Official Retrieved 21 May 2023 via Official website High Court of Kerala Biographical Information Suresh Babu PDF Space Physics Laboratory 9 November 2017 Retrieved 9 November 2017 Girl who attempted suicide in University College to move out of college Mathrubhumi Retrieved 4 November 2020 University College student s suicide attempt Minister KT Jaleel seeks report The New Indian Express Retrieved 4 November 2020 SFI kingpins in stabbing of University College student case held Thiruvananthapuram News Times of India The Times of India TNN 16 July 2019 Retrieved 4 November 2020 Violence erupts in University college campus in Thiruvananthapuram student stabbed India News India Today 12 July 2019 Retrieved 28 December 2020 Staff Reporter 12 July 2019 Thiruvananthapuram University College on the boil as student is stabbed on campus The Hindu ISSN 0971 751X Retrieved 4 November 2020 Stabbing case suspects in rank list Kerala PSC orders probe The New Indian Express Retrieved 4 November 2020 Kerala Governor summons University College VC PSC chairman Education Today News India Today 20 July 2019 Retrieved 28 December 2020 External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to University College Trivandrum University College Thiruvananthapuram Official website University College Thiruvananthapuram webpage at University of KeralaSee also Edit Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title University College Thiruvananthapuram amp oldid 1156139903, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
