Chinmaya Vishwavidyapeeth

Chinmaya Vishwa Vidyapeeth (CVV), commonly known as Chinmaya University, is the first deemed university in the 'de novo' category in Kerala, recognised by the University Grants Commission (UGC). It was established in 2016, during the centenary year of Swami Chinmayananda. Its headquarters are located at Veliyanad, near Piravom, in Ernakulam District, Kerala, at the maternal home of Adi Shankara. The university operates from three campuses: Chinmaya Eswar Gurukula (CEG) in Veliyanad, Chinmaya Naada Bindu Gurukula (CNBG) in Kolwan near Pune, and Chinmaya VishwaVidyapeeth LVP Campus near Onakkoor in Piravom. CVV offers more than 20 programmes at undergraduate, postgraduate, integrated, and doctoral levels in fields such as engineering, commerce, management, psychology, Sanskrit, and education. Its engineering and management programmes are approved by the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE), while education programmes are approved by the National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE). CVV is also an active member of the Association of Indian Universities (AIU). The university includes several schools, such as the School of Vedic Knowledge Systems, School of Philosophy, Psychology and Scientific Heritage, School of Contemporary Knowledge Systems, School of Ethics, Governance, Culture and Social Systems, School of Linguistics and Literary Studies, School of Kalayoga, and the Institute of Science and Technology (CVV-IST), launched in June 2023.