The Research Council is responsible for all policy decisions and guidance on matters relating to the research programmes of the University.

• Dr. V. Anil Kumar (Vice Chancellor)
• Dr. TB Venu Gopalapanicker (Dean, Faculty of Malayalam Language Studies)
• Dr. C. P. Achuthanunni (Dean, Faculty of Literature)
• Kalamandalam Haimavathi (Dean, Faculty of Arts)
• Dr. MR. Raghava Warrior (Dean Faculty of Heritage Studies)
• Dr. K. G. Paulus (Dean, Faculty of Traditional Knowledge Systems)
• Dr. Karna Maharajan (Dean, Faculty of Media)
• Dr. PK Poker (Dean, Faculty of Social Sciences)
• Dr. Lissy Mathew (Vice Chairman, Research Council)
• Dr. C. Rajendran (Vice Chairman, Research Council)
• Dr. Chakkappan CD (Vice Chairman, Research Council)
• Dr. Smitha K Nair (Director, School of Linguistics)
• Dr. Roshni Swapna (Director, School of Literature Studies)
• Dr. Asokh D’cruz (Director  School of Creative Writing )
• Dr. Rajeev Mohan R (Director, School of Media Studies)
• Dr. Manjusha R. Verma (Director, School of History)
• Dr. G. Sajina (Director, School of Cultural Heritage)
• Dr. Sundararaj .T (Director, School of Sociology )
• Dr. Jayni Varghese (Director, School of Environmental Studies)
• Dr. Mallika MG (Director, School of Development Studies)
• Dr. Vidya R. (Director School of Film Studies)
• Dr. KM Anil (Director, School of Ezhuthachan Studies)
• Dr. Lissy Mathew – Prof. Literature (Vice Chairman, Research Council)
• Dr. KM Bharathan – Professor (Folk Arts)
• Ponkunnam AM Ramachandran- (Retd) Professor (Music)
• Dr. C Rajendran- (Retd.) Professor (Vice Chairman, Traditional Knowledge System)
• Dr. Chakkappan CD – (Retd.) Professor (Vice Chairman, Media)