CU Kerala Scholarship 2026: Amount, Eligibility, Selection Criteria

The Central University offers affordable education with tuition fees significantly lower than private institutions. The admission fee is approximately Rs. 9,654, while semester fees range from Rs. 2,000 to Rs. 9,000, depending on the semester. The total cost for a 4-year course is around Rs. 1.7 lakh, which includes tuition, hostel, and mess fees. Hostel fees are about Rs. 3,500 per semester, and monthly mess bills range from Rs. 2,000 to Rs. 3,400. Scholarships such as the E-grantz are available for students with an annual income below Rs. 1 lakh, especially benefiting SC/ST candidates who receive free hostel accommodations.

Additional scholarships are provided based on merit and financial need. Although the university lacks a robust placement cell, it supports students in availing government scholarships like NSP and E-grantz. However, these grants may experience delays in disbursement. Research scholars in Ph.D. programs receive a stipend of Rs. 8,000 per month.

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Sini

1.7

M.Sc, Environmental Science

Reviewed on May 18, 2025(Enrolled 2023)

Central university of Kerala

Fees and Financial Aid:

For the first semester fee was 16910 including tution fees and additional fees that during second semester fee was 6230 and for third semester 12840 and fourth semester 3750 this is fee structure of academic only for hostel and exam there is other fee

Sabaah P

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BA + B.Ed

Reviewed on Mar 12, 2025(Enrolled 2024)

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For this 4 year course first semester and other odd number semesters you have to pay around 29000+ and other even number semesters the fee will be 16650+. There is egrantz scholarship for students with less than 1 lakh annual income. Hostel fee is 3900 per semester and for sc/st category it's free. The mess bill is around 2796 - 2976 per month. The classes and university have great facilities. The university is growing day by day so there is limitations in several things but as it's growing you'll recieve great opportunities in future. There will be additional lab fees for bsc bed students which is like 1000-2000. And caution amount for hostel is 4450 rs. The faculties are of good quality.. Most of them have doctorate in their subjects. The hostel facility and experience is above average. The total approximate amount of fees for 4 years is 1.7 lakhs.

Aswathy M

3.4

M.A, Public Administration & Policy Studies

Reviewed on Sep 1, 2024(Enrolled 2023)

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In the first semester 14000, for second 2500, for third 8000 and for the last semester 1800 should paid. I am a beneficiary of e-grants scholarship the state providing because I'm an OBC student. If you are eligible for e- grants the fee is not that much high.

Akshay k

3.6Helpful

MBA, Tourism & Hotel Management

Reviewed on Jul 26, 2024(Enrolled 2022)

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The fees for central university of Kerala is comparatively less but for the management courses it's higher. And for the students from kerala the kerala government provide scholarships known as e grants where a huge burden is decreased. Still the grants take a lot of time to be disbursed. Placements are also an average, all are not placed still people are getting placed with the help and support of the administration.

George

4.3Helpful

MBATTM in central university of Kerala

The tuition fees will be 100000 per year and extra hotel fees of 6500 per year and mess fees will be less than 3000 per semister and you will be having a lot of scholarship oppertunities where i applied for E- grands so i got my entire fee amount back

Nasreen pp

2.9

Reviewed on Jul 22, 2024(Enrolled 2023)

CUKERALA

In the first semester we payed 15000 and in the second semester we payed 2000 .In the third semester we have to pay 8500 and in the fourth semester 2000 .we have to pay hostel fees 3500 in each semester and mess is 2000 in every month.we don't get any financial assistance from the university.

Neeraja S

3.3

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The forty thousand was paid in the first semester and eight thousand was paid in the third semester. The hostel fee paid per semester is three thousand and five hundred. Mess fees are also paid per month in more than two thousand. There are merit-based scholarships.

Anonymous

3.1

M.A, English & Comparative Literature

Even this is a central university, the tuition fee is very high. In first semester and third semester we should pay around thirteen thousand. When we complete the course here, it will cost around seventy thousand including hostel rent,cook salary and exam fee.

Adithya Vijayan

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Review of CUKerala

E-grants are offered but they are provided at a delay. The fees are not increasing by year. More than 14 thousand is paid in the first semester, then 8 thousand in the third sem. The mess fee would be more than 2000 a month. The hostel fee is 3540 for each semester.

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BA, International Relations

Reviewed on Jul 21, 2024(Enrolled 2022)

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TUTION FEES IS CONSISTENT FIRST SEMESTER FEES IS HIGH BEACUSE OF MANY ONE TIME FEES IT WILL BE AROUND 8000-9000 SECOND SEMESTER FEES IS COMPARITIVELY LOW BEACUSE ODD SEMSTER HAVE LOW FEES AND ITLL BE AROUND 2000-3000 THE THIRD SEMSTER WILL BE AROUD 5000 FOURTH SEM WILL BE 2000 AND THIS CONTINES TILL THE 6TH SEM. THERE WILL BE NO HIKES ,THE FEES ARE PRETTY MUCH CONSTENT TOTAL FEES WILL BE AROUND 25000 FOR THE ENTIRE COURSE COMPLETITION AS THE FEES ARE LOW THERE IS NO OTHER SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITIES. AND WE DONT HAVE A PLACEMENT CELL IN OUR REMOTE CAMPUS SO EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES ARE LOW.

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