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Mahatma Gandhi University Inter university centre for organic farming and sustainable agriculture (IUCOFSA) and Department of Life long Learning and Extension(DLLE) conducted soil testing camp in association with Athirampuzha Krishibhavan for organic farmers of Athirampuzha panchayath. It was conducted by availing the mobile soil testing facilities of District Soil Testing Lab – Kozha, Kottayam. Vice […]

Inauguration of MGUIF – Technology Business Incubation Facilities and Career Hub   The MGU’s Innovation Foundation aims to cultivate entrepreneurial interest in youth and bring business ideas to a creative end with the help of modern science and technology. Higher Education Minister R Bindu inaugurated the foundation on 09/05/2022. The system features incubation facilities with […]

MGU has been ranked 154th among Asian universities by Times Higher Education Asia University Rankings 2021. The Times Higher Education Asia University Rankings 2021 use the same 13 performance indicators as the THE World University Rankings, but they are recalibrated to reflect the attributes of Asia’s institutions. The universities are judged across all their core […]

Since endophytes have been acknowledged as synthesizers of diverse natural metabolites, these reliable sources has received significant attention by contributing a substantial role in drug discovery. Pilot studies from Dr. Jisha MS’s laboratory have isolated a potent mycoendophyte from surface sterilized root segments of Withania somnifera. Based on its phylogenetic analysis using a polyphasic approach, […]

There is a massive exodus from Kerala to outer universities for undergraduate studies in the social sciences. A rough estimate shows that on an average thousand students from assorted regions of Kerala move to the universities and institutions of higher learning in the social sciences in Delhi, Hyderabad, Pune, Pondicherry, Chennai and Bangalore. This mass […]

We are experiencing an ever-faster technological change in the Industry 4.0 regime. The magnitude of technological change for decades to come will be greater than ever. Artificial intelligence is part of the next generation of technologies that can shape the world’s future and create multiple job opportunities. Robotics is about to enter an exciting new […]

                        Wins Chancellor’s Award 2020 Mahatma Gandhi University shared the 2020 Chancellor’s Prize for Best University in Kerala with Cochin University of Science & Technology. The prestigious prize carries 50 million rupees with a gold-plated trophy. The selection for the award is based on […]

Scientists at MGU invent a technology on Electromagnetic Radiation protection from mobile phones and other electronic gadgets. The scientific team is headed by Prof. Sabu Thomas and has just been awarded the patent for the development of a Polymeric Nanocomposite that has the ability to block electromagnetic waves emitted by mobile phones. The invented material […]

Mahatma Gadhi University’s Inter University Centre for Biomedical Research and Super Specialty Hospital (IUCBR&SSH) is working with the government to effectively respond to the COVID-19 pandemic.  The IUCBR&SSH has dedicated its human resources and scientific infrastructure to analyse COVID-19 samples. The IUCBR&SSH currently completed more than 250000 testing using qRT-PCR for SARSCoV2 infection.  Samples to […]

Mahatma Gandhi University has signed a new industrial project collaboration with Apollo tyres, Chennai. The new project titled “Light Weight Nanocellulose/Rubber Hybrid Composites for Tyre Engineering: The Role of Interface Modification on Morphology and Ultimate Properties”.  This will be a new innovation for tyre tread fabrication. The use of lightweight materials will attract the attention […]