About Us The history of the University of Kerala is integral to the history of the state itself One of the first Universities in India the University of Kerala was founded in It was formerly called the University of Travancore in the erstwhile princely state of Travancore now southern part of Kerala and some neighbouring parts of state of Tamilnadu The University came into being by a promulgation of the Maharajah of Travancore Sri ChithiraThirunal Balarama Varma who was also the first Chancellor of the University Sir C P Ramaswamy Ayyar the then Diwan Prime minister of the State was the first Vice-Chancellor He was an eminent scholar and an able administrator It is said that the Government made an unsuccessful attempt to invite Albert Einstein to be the first Vice-Chancellor The University was modelled after the best Universities of the United Kingdom and even today retains some of these features The affiliating Read More