Blog - Achievements

An Indian Patent has been granted for a joint research finding titled “Method for Improving the Comparative Tracking Index of Polymer Composites,” by the Government of India. This patent recognises the pioneering work led by Professor Sabu Thomas, former Vice Chancellor of Mahatma Gandhi University and a distinguished polymer scientist, in collaboration with Dr. Uros […]

  The Indian Photobiology Society, Kolkata, has honoured Ms. Vidya, a research scholar at Mahatma Gandhi University’s School of Pure and Applied Physics, with the prestigious Young Scientist Award. Vidya’s research, encapsulated in the seminal publication titled “Investigating the Structural, Spectroscopic, and Nonlinear Properties of 3-Halo-aryl-3-Chloroacrylaldehydes,” has garnered widespread attention for its innovative exploration in […]

Two M.Tech students from the School of Energy Materials at Mahatma Gandhi University, D.K. Abhijit and S. Kiran, have secured prestigious international fellowships for research in the energy sector. Abhijit will conduct research at the esteemed Fraunhofer Institute of Solar Energy in Germany, while Kiran will be at the Department of Physics, Aalto University, Finland. […]

Mahatma Gandhi University has been reaccredited with an A++ grade by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) in the fourth cycle with a CGPA score of 3.61. MGU is the first University in Kerala to achieve A++ in the fourth cycle of reaccreditation. The final decision was made after several rounds of evaluation, considering […]

Mahatma Gandhi University, Kerala and JIS Institute of Advanced Studies (JISIASR), Kolkata have bagged a major research grant from Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB), New Delhi, Govt. of India, for an interesting collaborative research on “Cellulose Based Injectable and Printable Ink for Tissue Engineering Applications”. Dr. Prosenjit Saha and Prof. Dr.Sabu Thomas from JISIASR […]

Mahatma Gandhi University (MGU) will partake in India’s inaugural winter Arctic Expedition, which commenced in December 2023. Dr. K.R.Baiju, the Dean of the Faculty of the School of Environmental Sciences, will represent MGU in the fourth expedition team, departing from Mumbai on February 27. He will also serve as the Arctic station leader for this […]

Business Innovation and Incubation Centre(BICC) of Mahatma Gandhi University Secures Third Prize in the Poster Competition conducted as part of the Southern Region Institute Innovation Council (IIC) Meet, organised by the Ministry of Education’s Innovation Cell (MIC) and the All-India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) at Cochin University of Science & Technology.     Dr. C. […]

The Mahatma Gandhi University team, emerging victorious in the prestigious All India Inter-University Women’s Volleyball Championship in Bhubaneswar, Odisha, received an exuberant welcome in Kottayam.   Vice Chancellor Dr. C.T Aravindakumar, along with the distinguished members of the Syndicate, temporarily halted a syndicate meeting to personally greet and honour the triumphant team upon their arrival […]

Mahatma Gandhi University (MGU) emerged as the overall champion at the 37th South Zone Inter-University Arts Fest held in Visakhapatnam. Students from 23 universities across South Indian states participated in 27 different items.   MGU’s commendable performance included first-place victories in eight events, second prizes in four, third places in five, and a fourth-place finish […]

                                                          Mahatma Gandhi University, which has established a pioneering model in business innovation and incubation, has received recognition from the Kerala Startup Mission for its outstanding performance […]

In a significant achievement, Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam has topped the list of the best universities in India in the field of polymer science for the year 2022-23. In the list prepared by US News, a U.S.-based media organisation, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur figures in the second position, followed by Aligarh Muslim University, IIT […]

Best paper award for MGU Student at Kerala Science Congress The research paper on Anti-Inflammatory activity of Vanillin by Ms. Sruthi N Kumar, PhD student at School of Biosciences, Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam, was adjudged the Best Poster Presentation in Life Sciences (Scientist) category at the prestigious 35th Kerala Science Congress that concluded on 14th […]

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, […]

                        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 […]