The University of Kerala, formerly the University of Travancore, is an affiliating university located in Trivandrum in the south Indian state of Kerala, India.

It was founded in 1937

Ph.D
The subjects offered are:
1. Aquatic Biology and fisheries
2. Arabic
3. Archaeology
4. Bio-chemistry (including Medical Bio-chemistry)
5. Biotechnology (including Microbiology and Medical Microbiology)
6. Botany
7. Chemistry
8. Commerce
9. Communication and Journalism
10. Computer Science
11. Demography
12. Economics
13. Education
14. Environmental Sciences
15. Futures Studies
16. Geology
17. German
18. Hindi
19. History
20. English
21. Management Studies
22. Islamic Studies
23. Law
24. Library and Information Science
25. Linguistics
26. Malayalam
27. Mathematics
28. Music
29. Optoelectronics
30. Philosophy
31. Physics
32. Politics (including question from Public Administration)
33. Psychology
34. Russian
35. Sanskrit
36. Sociology
37. Statistics
38. Tamil
39. Tourism
40. Zoology
41. Home Science – including question from:
a) Food and Nutrition
b) Family Resource Management
c) Extension Education
42. Geography
43. Physical Education
44. Social Work
45. Computational Biology and Bioinformatics

Engineering
46. Chemical Engineering
47. Civil Engineering
48. Computer Science and Engineering.
49. Electrical and Electronics Engineering
50. Electronics and Communication Engineering
51. Mechanical Engineering
52. Architecture (inclusive of Town Planning)

Medicine
53. Basic Medical Sciences (Anatomy, Physiology, Pharmacology, Pathology, Bio- chemistry, Microbiology)
54. Medicine and Allied Specialties (Gynaecology, Paediatrics, Radiology, Public Health, Psychiatry and General Medicine)
55. Surgery and Allied Specialties (Opthalmology, Orthopaedics and General Aspects of Surgery).
56. Nursing
57. Pharmaceuticals Sciences
58. Dentistry including questions from:
a. Oral Pathology including Oral Anatomy and Oral Biology
b. Orthodontics
c. Pedodontics
d. Oral Medicine & Radiology
e. Periodontics
f. Conservative Dentistry & Endodontics
g. Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
h. Prosthodontics
i. Community Dentistry
59. Ayurveda
60. Homeopathy

Scheme of the Test
The general aptitude test will be of three hours duration and will carry a maximum of 200 marks.
The test comprises of General Knowledge (40) Short answers (120) and an Essay (40 marks). Post graduate level knowledge of the subject and aptitude for research are expected of the candidate.
Contact Detail:
University of Kerala
Near Church, Karyavattom, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala 695581