Thunchath Ezhuthachan Malayalam University [TEMU], Kerala was established by the Government of Kerala in 2012. The University offers 3 courses i.e. MA, M.Phil and PhD across various fields with MA being their most popular program. The institute provides MA in Sociology, Linguistics and Malayalam (Literature, Creative Writing, and Cultural Heritage Studies), History, Film Studies. M.Phil course is designed as a preparatory course for PhD & other higher-level courses. The admission is based on the marks in the entrance and qualifying examination. The application mode is online.

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Thunchath Ezhuthachan Malayalam University Quick Facts 

  • The interested students can apply to the university online mode and make payment through Net Banking/ Credit card/ Debit card.
  • The students can also fill offline forms (either downloading them through university applications or buying the brochure) and send them by post.
  • The PhD applications focus on ‘Enriching the knowledge of Kerala’ while they finalize the thesis projects and the course is for 3 years.
  • The medium of communication/ instruction for MA and research courses is Malayalam. The MA program follows a credit and semester system.
  • The university provides a dedicated program for ‘Ezhuthachan Studies’ which encourages new translators to consolidate the already available literature on Ezhuthachan. The university also provides a program for building an international repository for Arabi Malayalam studies.
  • The university also provides a course for tech geeks called ‘Centre for language technology’ wherein they aim at developing ‘key digital language resources & language technology application’ for Malayalam. They developed an app too which is available on the Play store.
  • The university also provides a student exchange program called ‘Gundert chair’ in association with ‘Tubingen University, Germany’.

Thunchath Ezhuthachan Malayalam University Courses

Course Details Selection Criteria
M.Phil Duration: 1 year
Fees: INR 11,900
Eligibility: Candidate should have a Master’s degree with 55% marks (general) and 50% marks (SC/ST/Physically challenged)		 Candidates will be selected on the basis of merit in entrance exam and qualifying exam. 50% preference will be given to the qualifying exam and 50% to the entrance exam. Candidates should have scored a minimum of 40% marks in the entrance exam.
PhD

Duration: 3 years
Fees: INR 16,100 (for 1st year)
Eligibility: Candidate should have a Master’s degree with a minimum of 55% (for general) and 50% (for SC/ST/Physically challenged)

 Candidates will be selected based on merit in the entrance exam and qualifying exam. 50% preference will be given to the qualifying exam and 50% to the entrance exam. Candidates should have scored a minimum of 40% marks in the entrance exam.
MA Duration: 2 Years
Fees: INR 4850
Eligibility: Candidates should have a Bachelor’s degree/ Graduation from a certified university.
Specializations: Malayalam, Film Studies, Sociology, Journalism & Mass Communication, Environmental Studies, History, Linguistics, Local Development Studies, Cultural Studies		 Candidates will be selected based on merit in the entrance exam and qualifying exam. 50% preference will be given to the qualifying exam and 50% to the entrance exam. Candidates should have scored a minimum of 40% marks in the entrance exam.

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Thunchath Ezhuthachan Malayalam University Scholarship 

  • The scholarship is named the ‘Nakshatra Scholarship’.
  • The university provides financial assistance to students of PG courses. They are offered a scholarship of INR 15,000.
  • The scholarships are provided based on scholarship exams conducted by the university and marks obtained in the degree exams.

Thunchath Ezhuthachan Malayalam University FAQs

Ques. Does Thunchath Ezhuthachan Malayalam University offer any student exchange programs?

Ans. Yes, the university offers a student exchange program in collaboration with Tubingen University, Germany. The program was initiated in 2015 and follows a pattern where 3 students from Tubingen University, Germany are selected and they spend the time here in Malayalam University while 3 students from Malayalam University are selected to spend the time at Tubingen University, Germany. They take up various projects and educate them across various aspects.

Ques. Does Thunchath Ezhuthachan Malayalam University have a library?

Ans. Yes, the university has a fully computerized library housed on the 5000 sq. ft. which can accommodate more than 50,000 books and provide reading seats to more than 100 persons at any given time

Ques. How long is the M.Phil program of Thunchath Ezhuthachan Malayalam University?

Ans. The University offers an MPhil program which is of duration 1 year. This program acts as a preparatory step to train you well in case you want to pursue research and higher studies. The program is for 2 semesters long. There is course work to learn research methodology and academic writing and it's mandatory to submit a thesis at the end of the course.

Ques. What is the mode of filling/submitting the application form at Thunchath Ezhuthachan Malayalam University?

Ans. The university offers to fill the form in both online and offline mode. For online mode, click on the university's website and click on examination where you’ll find an application form link and then fill the application form and make the payment through Debit card/ Credit card/Net Banking. For offline mode, you can visit the university campus and collect the application form. Candidates can also download the application form from the website and take a printout of the same. Then fill the application form and send it by post. Along with that you also have to send a DD attached with the form.

Ques. How long does the PhD program take to get completed in Thunchath Ezhuthachan Malayalam University?

Ans. The University offers a PhD program which is a 3-year long program and enables you to explore all the research topics you want to choose. The topics related to the thesis have to be related to Malayalam culture, heritage and history. This is a 6-semester program wherein students have to submit a thesis by the end of the 6th semester.