7-507: Thunchath Ezhuthachan Malayalam University , also called Malayalam University , is a state university in Tirur , Kerala , India. It was established by the Government of Kerala and inaugurated by Chief Minister Oommen Chandy on 1 November 2012 in a function held in the premises of Thunchanparamba , the home of Thunchath Ezhuthachan in Tirur , Malappuram , Kerala . K. Jayakumar ,
14-623: A civil servant of the Indian Administrative Service cadre, who retired as the Chief Secretary of Kerala on 31 October 2012, prepared the Project Report of the university. He is the first Vice-Chancellor of Malayalam University. The university is named after Thunchaththu Ramanujan Ezhuthachan , a 16th-century CE Malayalam litterateure whose writings helped develop Malayalam as a language with
21-544: A script of 51 letters, vocabulary, and literature. Thunchath Ezhuthachan was born at Trikkantiyur in Thunchan Parambu in Tirur , in the state of Kerala. At the time of its inauguration Malayalam University had no infrastructure in the form land and buildings. According to the newly appointed vice-chancellor the university offices will start functioning in temporary structures erected in the premises of Thunchan Memorial Govt College, Tirur. According to its website,
28-665: Is the executive committee consisting of six ex officio members, three elected members and three nominated members. The chancellor of the university is the governor of Kerala and the pro-chancellor is the minister of higher education of Kerala. The university website specifies its powers and functions: The university has instituted a Herman Gundert Chair at the Tübingen University, Germany . Similar Universities in India: State university (India) In India , state universities are run and funded by
35-575: The state government of each of the states of India . Following the adoption of the Constitution of India in 1950, education became a state responsibility . Following a constitutional change in 1976, it became a joint responsibility of the states and the central government. As of 23 August 2022 , the UGC lists 456 state universities. Section 12 (B) of the UGC Act of 1956 also grants
42-599: The UGC the right to "allocate and disburse, out of the Fund of the Commission, grants to Universities..." As such, the UGC categorizes state universities as either "declared fit to receive Central/UGC assistance under Section 12 (B) of the UGC Act–1956", or not, and notes this status at the lists published. Updates to these declarations are done in meetings of the UGC and published in the minutes. The latest list, published by
49-458: The objectives of the university are as follows: M.Phil. & Ph.D. programmes are offered in A study centre — Ezhuthachan Padana Kendram — is preparing an Ezhuthachan Lexicon and bringing out books on Ezhuthachan with a view to encouraging research on the great poet. The General Council is the supreme authority of the university. This body consists of 26 ex officio members, 10 nominated members, and 10 elected members. The chief executive body
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