| Year |
Date |
Particulars |
| 1982 |
October 18 |
Kerala Government decides to set up a new University in Kottayam. Sri. T. K. Koshy appointed as Special Officer |
| 1983 |
July 11 |
Office inaugurated in Baker Memorial Girls High School Campus, Kottyam bySri. T. M. Jacob, Minister for Education |
| October 2 |
Gandhiji University Ordinance 1983 (No.34 of 1983) promulgated and Sri. T. K. Koshy took charge as Pro-Vice-Chancellor |
| October 26 |
Inauguration of Gandhiji University by His Excellency Gyani Zail Singh, President of India |
| 1984 |
January 19 |
Prof. Dr. A. T. Devasia assumes charge as first Vice-Chancellor |
| January 27 |
Prof. N. Babu assumes charge as Controller of Examinations. |
| February 16 |
Sri. K. Jayakumar IAS joins as Registrar |
| June 23 |
Syndicate and Senate constituted |
| July 7 |
First meeting of the Syndicate |
| August 15 |
Office of the University shifted to Padinjarekkara buildings |
| 1987 |
July 27 |
Prof. U. R. Ananthamurthy assumes charge as Vice-Chancellor |
| 1988 |
January 28 |
Renamed as Mahatma Gandhi University |
| 1991 |
July 27 |
Sri. J. S. Badhan IAS assumes charge as Vice-Chancellor (i/c) |
| 1992 |
February 6 |
Dr. A. Sukumaran Nair assumes charge as Vice-Chancellor |
| 1995 |
May 16 |
Dr. K. G. Adiyodi assumes charge as Vice-Chancellor (i/c) |
| May 22 |
Sri. N. Chandrasekharan Nair IAS assumes charge as Vice-Chancellor (i/c) |
| November 29 |
Sri. K. Jayakumar IAS assumes charge as Vice-Chancellor (i/c) |
| 1996 |
March 25 |
Dr. V. N. Rajasekharan Pillai assumes charge as Vice-Chancellor |
| 2000 |
March 25 |
Sri. N. Chandra Sekharan Nair IAS assumes charge as Vice-Chancellor(i/c) |
| November 16 |
Prof.(Dr.) Cyriac Thomas assumes charge as Vice-Chancellor |
| 2004 |
November 16 |
Prof.(Dr.) Jancy James assumes charge as Vice-Chancellor |
| 2008 |
November 16 |
Prof.(Dr.) Rajan Gurukkal assumes charge as Vice-Chancellor |
| 2012 |
November 16 |
Dr K.M Abraham IAS assumes charge as Vice-Chancellor(i/c) |
| 2013 |
January 5 |
Dr A.V. George Assumes charge as Vice Chancellor |
| 2014 |
May 12 |
Dr Sheena Shukkur, PVC assumes charge of Vice Chancellor |
| 2014 |
September 1 |
Dr . Babu Sebastian Assumes charge as Vice Chancellor |
| 2016 |
December |
University won the Chancellor’s Award during 2015-16 for the Best University in the State |
| 2017 |
October |
University Re-accredited by NAAC with A Grade |
| 2018 |
January |
University attained 34th position in NIRF All India MHRD Ranking |
| 2019 |
March 7 |
The University won the best State University Chancellor’s Award for the second time during 2017-18 |
| 2019 |
|
Mahatma Gandhi University ranked 30 in NIRF ranking . |
| 2019 |
May 28 |
Prof. (Dr). Sabu Thomas assumes charge as Vice Chancellor |
| 2019 |
August 19 |
Mahatma Gandhi University established a convergence academia complex on its campus
|
| 2019 |
December |
University’s research project got selected for “BRICS STI FRAME WORK PROGRAMME”
|
| 2020 |
February 15 |
Dr B Prakash Kumar assumes charge as Registrar
|
| 2020 |
|
MGU won the Chancellor’s Prize for The Best University in Kerala
|
| 2023 |
June 5 |
Prof (Dr) C T Aravindakumar assumes charge as Vice Chancellor(i/c)
|
| 2023 |
December 14 |
Prof (Dr) K Jayachandran assumes charge as Registrar(i/c)
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