Kerala University of Fisheries and Ocean Studies, Panangad

About the university

The Kerala University of Fisheries and Ocean Studies (KUFOS) is an autonomous public funded institution established on 20^th November 2010. KUFOS is the first Fisheries University in the country. The headquarters of KUFOS is at Panangad, 12 km away from Kochi city, along NH-47. The University now has a sprawling campus of 67.83 acres in the headquarters at Panangad, 50 acres at Fisheries research station, Puduveypu situated at the Vypeen Island and extensive 10 acres off campus at Thiruvallom near Vizhinjam. The territorial jurisdiction of the University is extended to the whole of the State of Kerala and the Headquarters of the University is at Kochi in Ernakulam District.

KUFOS was established by an Act of the Kerala State Legislative Assembly by delinking the College of Fisheries from the Kerala Agriculture University and started functioning on 01.04.2011. The University was established for the development of manpower in fisheries and ocean sciences and for ensuring proper teaching, training, research and extension in the State of Kerala. KUFOS imparts quality education comparable with world class standards and giving significance to research oriented studies with effective and rewarding extension activities. With a view to producing technocrats of high caliber we provide highly qualified faculty, full fledged infrastructure facility and good linkages with reputed national and international institutes. The academic excellence is intended to be attained by undertaking graduate and post graduate teaching and research programmes in emerging disciplines of fisheries science. With a view of meeting the requirement of state and reaching to national priorities, specialized courses are being introduced in the needy areas thereby creating professionals in the niche area.

The mission of the university is to serve as a flagship university of higher learning through demonstrated and growing excellence in teaching, research, extension, scholarship and creative work in fisheries and ocean sciences, comparable with global standards that will benefit the country and the world at large

University Type

State Agricultural University

Established | NIRF Rank

2010

Vice Chancellor

Prof Pradeep Kumar T (Incharge)

Bachelor

1 Course(s) Available

Master

9 Course(s) Available

Doctoral

5 Course(s) Available

Objective

University Information

Mandate

Student Strength

Faculty Strength

Scholarship

Achievements

1.Established at least one smart class room for all the teaching departments and modernized the class room facilities

2. Strengthened the laboratories by purchasing new equipments and furniture

3. Set up computer labs for the students and the library & established video conferencing facility

5. Prepared various practical manuals for the UG students

6. Purchased books, periodicals, data bases including CERA online repository and journals for the library.Access to CERA has drastically reduced the cost of purchasing various books/journals and facilitated easy access

7. Part of funds used for the construction of swimming pool /maintenance of student Hostels/Museum/public aquarium/vehicle/ Canteen facility

8. Lap tops, computers and equipments purchased for the teaching department/PG/Ph.D. students

9. Able to strengthen the student ready programmes and helped empower the students into budding entrepreneurs capable to undertaking startups/business ventures

10. Facilitated Faculty training & development programmes, study tour of the students and student research/ potable water coolers provided at different points

Facilities

Library

Hostel

Auditorium

Sports Facilities

Wi-Fi Campus

Labs

DBT Schemes

National Talent Scholarship-PG Financial Year : 2023-24 \| Beneficiary :22	National Talent Scholarship-UG Financial Year : 2023-24 \| Beneficiary :16

Gallery

Events

National Fisheries Day
Start Date: 10/07/2019
End Date: 10/07/2019
Fish Molecular immunolgy National Workshop
Start Date: 30/08/2019
End Date: 31/08/2019
MSC's capacity building training workshop
Start Date: 11/12/2018
End Date: 15/12/2018
Capacity building cum distribution programme on Aquaculture
Start Date: 04/11/2019
End Date: 08/11/2019
AQUABE 2019
Start Date: 28/11/2019
End Date: 30/11/2019
Agricultural Education day
Start Date: 03/12/2017
End Date: 03/12/2017

Contact

Kerala University of Fisheries and Ocean Studies,Panangad
Madavana, Panangad, Kochi, Kerala
Website : http://www.kufos.ac.in/

Academic Year : 2023-24

S N	College Name	Parameters	Intake
1	Kerala University of Fisheries and Ocean Studies,Panangad	Bachelor	320
2	Kerala University of Fisheries and Ocean Studies,Panangad	Doctoral	110
3	Kerala University of Fisheries and Ocean Studies,Panangad	Master	135

College Name	Professor	Associate professor	Assistant Professor
Kerala University of Fisheries and Ocean Studies,Panangad	7	6	26

College Name	Hostel Name	Room for Men	Room for Women
Kerala University of Fisheries and Ocean Studies,Panangad	PG GIRLS HOSTEL	0	20
Kerala University of Fisheries and Ocean Studies,Panangad	UG BOYS HOSTEL	30	0
Kerala University of Fisheries and Ocean Studies,Panangad	PG BOYS HOSTEL	15	0
Kerala University of Fisheries and Ocean Studies,Panangad	Vembanad Ladies Hostel ( UG )	0	49

SN	College Name	Availability	No of Auditorium
1	Kerala University of Fisheries and Ocean Studies,Panangad	YES	1

SN	College Name	Name	Purpose
1	Kerala University of Fisheries and Ocean Studies,Panangad	Molecular Taxonomy lab	Lab under Fish Resource Management department PG/PhD researches related to Molecular taxonomy researches.
2	Kerala University of Fisheries and Ocean Studies,Panangad	Fish Biological Lab	Lab.under Fish Resource Management department For BFSc, MFSc practicals
3	Kerala University of Fisheries and Ocean Studies,Panangad	Biotechnology Lab	Lab under Aquaculture department.UG, PG, PhD practical labs. Various biotechnological interventions in Aquaculture like fish genomic, transcriptomic and proteomes,
4	Kerala University of Fisheries and Ocean Studies,Panangad	Micro Algae Lab	Lab underAquaculture departmenL UG, PG, PhD practical labs. Maintain pure Algae stock culture for life feed production.
5	Kerala University of Fisheries and Ocean Studies,Panangad	Specimen Store Room	Lab under Fish Resource Management department.Specimen Storage and Maintenance
6	Kerala University of Fisheries and Ocean Studies,Panangad	Diagnosis Lab	Lab under Aquatic Animal Health Management department PCR Testing for farmers.
7	Kerala University of Fisheries and Ocean Studies,Panangad	Cell Culture Lab	Lab Aquatic Animal Health Management department . Cell culture related works
8	Kerala University of Fisheries and Ocean Studies,Panangad	Environmental biology Lab	Lab under Aquatic Enviormental Management departmenL MFSc projectwork.
9	Kerala University of Fisheries and Ocean Studies,Panangad	Soil and water chemistry Lab	Lab under Aquatic Enviormental Management departmenl Testing soil and water .
10	Kerala University of Fisheries and Ocean Studies,Panangad	Fisheries Engineering Lab	Lab under Fish Engineering Techology.Refrigeration and Equipment engineers demonstration models . Aquaculture engineering survey equipment Fishing Technology Models.
11	Kerala University of Fisheries and Ocean Studies,Panangad	Fishing Gear Lab	Lab under Fish Engineering Techology. Fishing gear models, gear accessories . Gear Fabrication and hand raiding facilities.
12	Kerala University of Fisheries and Ocean Studies,Panangad	Molecular Systematics and germplasm	Lab under Aquatic Enviormental Management department Molecular Taxonomy, Genomic work.
13	Kerala University of Fisheries and Ocean Studies,Panangad	Soil and Wtaer Analysis Lab	Lab under Aquatic Animal Health Management departmenlTest for soil and water and test for Aquatic animal diseases and its reasons etc.
14	Kerala University of Fisheries and Ocean Studies,Panangad	Microbiology Lab	Lab underAquatic Animal Health Management department Bacterial Test Analysis
15	Kerala University of Fisheries and Ocean Studies,Panangad	Quality assurance lab	Lab under Fish Processing Technology department The lab mainly focused on the nutritional as well as biochemical quality assessment of fish and fishery products. Proximate analysis, nutritional and biochemical quality parameters like peroxide value, free fatty acid, trimethyl amine, total volatile base nitrogen, thiobarbituric acid etc. are carried out for BFSc, MFsc, Ph.D students
16	Kerala University of Fisheries and Ocean Studies,Panangad	Biochemistry Lab	Lab under Fish Processing Technolory department On-going research in the lab includes Molecular characterization of fish lectins and its role in antimicrobial defence, Evaluation of neutraceuticals and immune modulatory activity of a herbal formulation by transcriptomic approach in Nile tilapia challenged with pathogen, Screening and identification of fish lectins
17	Kerala University of Fisheries and Ocean Studies,Panangad	Fish Nutrition Lab	Lab under Aquaculture departmentUG, PG, PhD practical labs for analysis of proximate composition of feed ingredients and various formulated feed
18	Kerala University of Fisheries and Ocean Studies,Panangad	Micro Biological Lab	Lab under Aquaculture department. UG, PG, PhD practical labs. Various microbiological interventions in Aquaculture like probiotics, bioremediaters, and microbial characterization.
19	Kerala University of Fisheries and Ocean Studies,Panangad	Wet Lab	Lab under Aquaculture departmenl MFSc, PhD research work involving the raring of fishes and shell fishes.
20	Kerala University of Fisheries and Ocean Studies,Panangad	PG Lab	Lab under Fish Resource Management department. Laboratory with classroom
21	Kerala University of Fisheries and Ocean Studies,Panangad	Navigation and Seamanship Lab	Lab under Fish Engineering Techology. Chart work of navigation of vessel. Lab Display of Navigation signals, lights ,flag etc.
22	Kerala University of Fisheries and Ocean Studies,Panangad	Student PathologyLab department.UG/PG with classroom	Lab under Aquatic Animal Health Management Department.UG/PG with classroom
23	Kerala University of Fisheries and Ocean Studies,Panangad	Histopathology Lab	Lab under Aquatic Animal Health Management department for Histology study.
24	Kerala University of Fisheries and Ocean Studies,Panangad	Seafood Products and Byproducts lab	Lab under Fish processing Technology.This Lab focuse on providing hand on practical experiences for the student and research scholars under the departmet of various advanced fish processing technology for equipping them to become indusrty and research ready in their respective carriers.The lab also provide facilities for organizing hand on training for intrested entrepreneurs and women self help groups on various aspects of production and markrting of value added seafood products
25	Kerala University of Fisheries and Ocean Studies,Panangad	Lab for feed Analysis	Lab under Aquaculfu re department .Researches on Alternative feed ingredients to replace fish meal in the diet of fish and shrimp.
26	Kerala University of Fisheries and Ocean Studies,Panangad	Molecular biology Lab	Lab under Aquatic Animal Health Management departmenlMolecular level diagnosis, PCR DNA Extraction , sequencing etc for research purpose
27	Kerala University of Fisheries and Ocean Studies,Panangad	Microbiology Lab	Lab under Fish Proccessing Techology departmenl Ongoing research activities in the lab includes development of multiplex PCR for the rapid detection of seafood pathogens, development biocontrol strategies to prevent spoilage offish and fishery products. For purification studies

SN	Scholarshipname	Eligibility	Amount	Duration	Degree	FellowshipNo	Discipline
1	NTS UG	Student perusing Bachelor degree program admitted through AIEE in agriculthural university	3000	4	Undergraduate	5	B.F.Sc Fisheries
2	NTS PG	Student perusing Master degree program admitted through AIEE in agriculthural university	5000	2 years	Postgraduate	10	M.F.Sc
3	KUFOS JUNIOR FELLOWSHIP FOR UG STUDENTS	Top 10 students	2500 per semester	4 years	Undergraduate	10	BFSc.Fisheries
4	KUFOS JUNIOR FELLOWSHIP FOR PG STUDENTS	Top 5 students	10000 per Semester	2 Years	Postgraduate	5	MFSc Fisheries
5	Seniour Research Fellowship	Top 5 students	13000 per month	3 Years	Doctoral	5	PhD

College	Campus	Library	Hostel	Laboratory
Kerala University of Fisheries and Ocean Studies,Panangad	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
College of Fisheries,Panangad	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes

1	College of Fisheries,Panangad
2	Faculty Of Fisheries Science,Kochi
3	Faculty Of Fisheries Science,Kochi