Kerala is one of India's most progressive States in terms of social welfare and quality of life. The Government of Kerala which has initiated a number of schemes in various other sectors has recently adopted a firm stance in improving its higher education sector with prime focus on research. The State has consciously set aside considerable amount of funds in the recent budget for the enrichment of research and learning in the higher education sector.
There are 11 State Government funded research centres and 3 PPP mod ecentres functioning in the 9 Government Engineering Colleges in the state. All the colleges are approved research centres of APJ Abdul Kalam Technological University.
Seamless interaction between the academia of the state with other stakeholders which includes research institutes, industries, LSGDs and Government Missions in the state paving way to quick, intelligent, sustainable and environment friendly technological solutions to problems/issues in the society
