The following shall be the objects of the University, namely:-
(a) to formulate and implement various programmes in such way as to make proud about mother tongue and to encourage studies among malayalies;
(b) imparting education at the post graduate level on different areas of Malayalam literature, science, humanities, 1[social science and science and technology] through Malayalam medium, Malayalam language and linguistics, comparative literature, Malayalam criticism, antique, ancient record, evolution of South Indian language scripts, history of scripts, tribal language study, regional language study, the study in the categories of Poem, Short Story, Novel, Study of Kerala Renaissance History, Science, Science and Technology and Social Sciences, Epigraphy, Archaeology and Museology, and Translation into and from Malayalam;
(c) imparting education on the various manifestations of Kerala’s culture particularly in the areas of folklore and written and unwritten cultural heritage, performing
1. vide errata no. 23146/Leg.G2/2012/Law. dated 27th June, 2013 published in the Kerala Gazette Extraordinary No. 1844 dated 27th June, 2013.
7 arts, traditional architecture, folk tales, classical and contemporary music, theatre, art of engraving, study of folklore and martial arts;
(d) offering courses of study on Kerala’s heritage, traditional knowledge systems, cultural anthropology and media studies with modern technical knowledge;
(e) undertaking research programmes of specific area within the overall context of Kerala’s culture, heritage, language and literature, for making Malayalam script more adaptable to computer technology and to equip Malayalam to express advanced knowledge in science and technology;
(f) to publish in Malayalam the literary composition regarding the culture, heritage and language of Kerala;
(g) taking up projects for collection, documentation, preservation and inventorisation of cultural expressions of Kerala including valuable manuscripts, using modern technology.