Section 5 in THE THUNCHATH EZHUTHACHAN MALAYALAM UNIVERSITY ACT, 2013
5. Objects of the University.-The following shall be the objects of the University, namely:-
(a)to formulate and implement various programmes in such way as to make proudabout mother tongue and to encourage studies among malayalies;(b)imparting education at the postgraduate level ondifferentareasofMalayalamliterature, science, humanities, social 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 languagestudy, regional language study, the study in the categories of Poem, Short Story, Novel, StudyofKeralaRenaissanceHistory,Science,ScienceandTechnologyandSocialSciences,Epigraphy,Archaeology and Museology, and Translation into and from Malayalam;(c)imparting education on the various manifestations of Kerala’s cultureparticularly in the areas of folklore and written and unwritten cultural heritage, performingarts, traditional architecture, folk tales, classical and contemporary music, theatre, art ofengraving, 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 contextof Kerala’s culture, heritage, language and literature, for making Malayalam script moreadaptable to computer technology and to equip Malayalam to express advanced knowledgein science and technology;(f)to publish in Malayalam the literary composition regarding the culture, heritageand language of Kerala;(g)taking up projects for collection, documentation, preservation andinventorisation of cultural expressions of Kerala including valuable manuscripts, usingmodern technology.
