The Department of Higher Education has selected five prominent colleges in Kerala to be upgraded as centers of excellence under the ‘Heritage College’ project.
The selected institutions include Government Victoria College, Palakkad; Brennen Government College, Thalassery; Sree Kerala Varma College, Thrissur; Maharaja’s College, Ernakulam; and University College, Thiruvananthapuram.
Under the ‘Heritage College’ project funded by the Kerala Infrastructure Investment Fund Board (KIIFB), the colleges will receive an investment of ₹ 30 crore each.
The project focuses on the development of infrastructure, conservation of historic buildings and extensive digitization of academic facilities.
Announcing this in Thrissur on Monday, Higher Education Minister R. Bindu added that Sree Kerala Varma College will soon launch a sub-centre of the Kerala Network for Research Support in Higher Education, a Center of Excellence aimed at coordinating research activities in the higher education sector across the state.
A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for setting up the sub-centre was handed over at a ceremonial meeting in the presence of the minister.
Published – 02 March 2026 17:15 IST
