The Kerala State Higher Education Council

02/07/2026

Dear Fellow Teachers,
I am proposing the following approach/mindset among teachers (including myself) to take forward reforms in the Higher Education sector. I will soon release reels on each of these points to trigger awareness and debate. These are not official stances of KSHEC, but a friendly sharing of thoughts.

Prof. Achuthsankar
Vice-Chairperson
The Kerala State Higher Education Council

30/06/2026

KSHEC Listens: Share Your Feedback on FYUGP
The Kerala State Higher Education Council invites students, teachers, and members of the public to share their concerns, experiences,opinions, and suggestions regarding the implementation of the Four-Year Undergraduate Programme (FYUGP) in Kerala.
Selected students and teachers may also have the opportunity to interact directly with the KSHEC Vice-Chairperson Dr.Achuthsankar as part of this initiative. Those who wish to participate in the interaction may express their interest by emailing [email protected].
You may submit your feedback through: [email protected]
You may also share your feedback through KSHEC's official social media platforms:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/heckerala/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HECKERALA/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kshec/
Selected students and teachers may also have the opportunity to interact directly with the KSHEC Vice-Chairperson Dr.Achuthsankar as part of this initiative. Those who wish to participate in the interaction may express their interest by emailing [email protected]
visit: kshec.kerala.gov.in for more details

30/06/2026

Join us for a Lecture by Dara Melnyk, PhD, Director of Global Engagement, Higher Education Strategy Associates, Toronto, Canada.
The lecture, "Institutional Renewal: Lessons from Innovative Universities Across the World," will explore how leading universities foster innovation, organisational renewal, and institutional excellence in a rapidly changing global landscape.
Friday | 03 July 2026 | 11:30 a.m.
| Institute of English |Senate House Campus, University of Kerala, Thiruvananthapuram,Kerala

25/06/2026

KSHEC Listens: Share Your Feedback on FYUGP

The Kerala State Higher Education Council invites students, teachers, and members of the public to share their concerns, experiences,opinions, and suggestions regarding the implementation of the Four-Year Undergraduate Programme (FYUGP) in Kerala.
Selected students and teachers may also have the opportunity to interact directly with the KSHEC Vice-Chairperson Dr.Achuthsankar as part of this initiative. Those who wish to participate in the interaction may express their interest by emailing [email protected].
You may submit your feedback through: [email protected]
You may also share your feedback through KSHEC's official social media platforms:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/heckerala/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HECKERALA/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kshec/
Selected students and teachers may also have the opportunity to interact directly with the KSHEC Vice-Chairperson Dr.Achuthsankar as part of this initiative. Those who wish to participate in the interaction may express their interest by emailing [email protected]
visit: kshec.kerala.gov.in for more details

Send a message to learn more

25/06/2026

The Kerala State Higher Education Council is pleased to welcome Dr. Achuthsankar as the Vice-Chairperson of the Council.
A distinguished academic, researcher, administrator,cultural scholar and public intellectual, Dr. Achuthsankar brings extensive experience in higher education, technology, quality assurance, international academic engagement, and institutional leadership. His contributions to the fields of Artificial Intelligence, Bioinformatics, and higher education development have earned him wide recognition in India and abroad.
An alumnus of the College of Engineering, Trivandrum, IIT Bombay, the University of Cambridge, and the University of Kerala, he holds the rare distinction of earning two doctoral degrees from the University of Kerala -- one in Engineering and another in Music.
Dr. Achuthsankar is the author of over 20 books in English and Malayalam and numerous scholarly publications. He has also been associated with the University of Cambridge through academic and research engagements.
He began his teaching career at N.S.S. College of Engineering, Palakkad, and later served at Model Engineering College, Kochi, before joining the Department of Computer Science at the University of Kerala in 1995. He served as Director of the Centre for Development of Imaging Technology (C-DIT) from 2001 to 2004.
Over the years, he has held several important academic and administrative positions, including Member of KSHEC, Syndicate Member of Cochin University of Science and Technology, Director of the Internal Quality Assurance Cell, Director of International Academics, and Dean of the Faculty of Technology at the University of Kerala. He has also served as a Visiting Professor at Seoul National University, South Korea, and Daito Bunka University, Japan.
KSHEC looks forward to benefiting from his leadership and expertise in advancing the Council's mission of strengthening higher education in Kerala.
Visit his website: https://lnkd.in/gtgA2gth
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10/03/2026

The Kerala State Higher Education Council expresses profound sorrow at the passing of Professor K. N. Panikkar, eminent historian, public intellectual, and the first Vice-Chairman of the Kerala State Higher Education Council. He passed away in Thiruvananthapuram on 9 March 2026 at the age of 89.
Professor Panikkar was one of the most distinguished historians of modern India. Over the course of a distinguished academic career, he taught at several leading institutions in India and abroad, including Jawaharlal Nehru University in New Delhi where he served as Professor of History and later as the Dean of the School of Social Sciences. His scholarship profoundly shaped the study of colonialism, culture, religion, and social movements in modern India.
Beyond his contributions as a historian, Prof. Panikkar played an important role in strengthening academic institutions and the culture of critical dialogue in Kerala and across India. He served as Vice-Chancellor of Sree Sankaracharya University of Sanskrit, Kerala and as the founding Chairperson of the Kerala Council for Historical Research.
As the first Vice-Chairman of KSHEC, Prof. Panikkar played a pivotal role in shaping the Council during its formative years, offering intellectual leadership and guidance in advancing the vision of a vibrant and socially responsive higher education system in Kerala.
A prolific author, his influential works --such as Against Lord and State: Religion and Peasant Uprisings in Malabar (1836–1921) and several other seminal writings --continue to shape scholarly debates and historical understanding.
The Kerala State Higher Education Council pays tribute to Prof. Panikkar’s extraordinary intellectual legacy, his unwavering commitment to critical scholarship, and his lifelong dedication to higher education and public discourse.
We extend our heartfelt condolences to his family, colleagues, students, and the wider academic community.

01/03/2026

KIRF Ranking
Watch the event live on KSHEC page and YouTube Channel
https://www.youtube.com/live/LlyMmKmylYY

21/02/2026

Apply Online for Kairali Research Awards 2025-26
For Notification and details visit kshec.org/kairaliaward
Last date: 19/03/2026