Education in Kerala had been promoted during British rule in India by Christian missionaries who were keen on providing education to all sections of society and on the strengthening of women, without any kind of discrimination. The contributions of Catholic priests and nuns have been crucial and has played a major role in the education of women and members of lower strata of society, resulting in the surpassing of many social hurdles. A significant figure in the 19th century was Rev.fr. Kuriakose Elias Chavara,[10] who started a system called "A school along with every church" to make education available for both poor and rich. That system still continues in the present. His work has resulted in the promotion of education for girls and has become a model for the educational system in Kerala after independence. Kerala's high literacy rate is attributed to a high literacy rate among girls; as it is said, "When a woman is educated, she will make sure that her children are well-educated."
The Kerala school of astronomy and mathematics was founded by Madhava of Sangamagrama in Kerala, which included among its members: Parameshvara, Neelakanta Somayaji, Jyeshtadeva, Achyuta Pisharati, Melpathur Narayana Bhattathiri, and Achyuta Panikkar. The school flourished between the 14th and 16th centuries and the original discoveries of the school seem to have ended with Narayana Bhattathiri (1559–1632). In attempting to solve astronomical problems, the Kerala school independently created a number of important mathematics concepts. Their most important results—series expansion for trigonometric functions—were described in Sanskrit verse in a book by Neelakanta called Tantrasangraha, and again in a commentary on this work, called Tantrasangraha-vakhya, of unknown authorship. The theorems were stated without proof, but proofs for the series for sine, cosine, and inverse tangent were provided a century later in the work Yuktibhāṣā (c.1500-1610), written in Malayalam, by Jyesthadeva, and also in a commentary on Tantrasangraha.
Their work completed two centuries before the invention of calculus in Europe, provided what is now considered the first example of a power series (apart from geometric series). However, they did not formulate a systematic theory of differentiation and integration, nor is there any direct evidence of their results being transmitted outside Kerala.
List of Ktu affiliated Institutions
Kerala State Higher Education Council is an advisory body to the Government of Kerala, in higher education. It also acts as a state-level coordinating agency for higher educational activities. It came into existence in 2007 by the Kerala State Higher Education Council Act (No.22) passed by the State Legislature to bring together and expand the rich array of teaching, research, and human resources development. Kerala State Higher Education Council Act 2007 was subsequently amended through an ordinance by the Government of Kerala in July 2017. KSHEC brings together scholars and stakeholders in the State’s Education to materialize its vision to revitalize Kerala Higher Education and to foster academic inquiry and research. The Council consists of three bodies namely Advisory Body, Governing Body, and Executive Body as per the KSHEC (Amendment) Ordinance 2017).
B-TECH COURSES AND NUMBER OF COLLEGES IN KERALA
UNDER KTU
These are the various courses available in colleges under Kerala Technical University. ost colleges have computer science, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical and Electronics Engineering. And there are very rare courses like
CONSTRUCTION TECHNOLOGY
DAIRY TECHNOLOGY
EARTH SCIENCE
ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING
PETROCHEMICAL ENGINEERING
ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING
PETROCHEMICAL ENGINEERING
- COMPUTER SCIENCE(163)
- CIVIL ENGINEERING(151)
- MECHANICAL ENGINEERING(150)
- ELECTRICAL & ELECTRONICS(144)
- ELECTRONICS(63)
- INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY(38)
- ELECTRICAL(17)
- AUTOMOBILE ENGINEERING(15)
- INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING(15)
- CHEMICAL ENGINEERING(14)
- AEROSPACE ENGINEERING(12)
- FOOD TECHNOLOGY(11)
- BIOTECHNOLOGY(10)
- BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING(7)
- MECHATRONICS(7)
- OCEAN & MARINE ENGINEERING(7)
- INSTRUMENTATION(6) GENERAL(5)
- POLYMER ENGINEERING(4)
- MATERIAL SCIENCE(3)
- ROBOTICS(3)
- AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERING(2)
- FOOD SCIENCE(2) PHYSICS(2)
- PRINTING TECHNOLOGY(2)
- BIOINFORMATICS(1)
- CONSTRUCTION TECHNOLOGY(1)
- DAIRY TECHNOLOGY(1) EARTH SCIENCE(1)
- ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING(1)
- PETROCHEMICAL ENGINEERING(1)
Details of the colleges and Courses are available in KTU official site.
Btech Admission is through KEAM Exam.