About

The College of Co-operation, Banking, and Management, a constituent institution of the Kerala Agricultural University, was established in 1981 in accordance with Section 5 of the KAU Act (Act 33 of 1977). The College is the brainchild of great visionaries who saw the need for a multi-disciplinary innovative management institution to impart education and conduct research and extension in the field of agriculture and related institutional support sectors by blending agricultural input supply chain, post harvest activities, and managerial talents for the benefit of the agricultural sector and rural development.

Since April 1985, the College has been granted independent status. Since its inception, the college has grown many folds and has an excellent academic record with dedicated faculty. Several national level institutions have designated the College as a resource center for training programs, workshops, summer institutes, seminars, and short courses. Currently, the College offers a four-year Professional Management Degree, B.Sc. (Hons.) C&B, a Postgraduate Programme, M.Sc. (C & B) with three specializations (Co-operative Management, Rural Marketing Management, Rural Banking and Finance Management), a Doctoral Programme in Rural Marketing Management, and an MBA in Agribusiness Management. The College's graduates and post-graduates hold coveted managerial positions in leading banking, financial services, cooperative, agribusiness, retailing institutions, and universities in India and abroad.