The main aim of the cell is to monitor the guidelines issued by the MHRD, the University Grants Commission and by the Government of Kerala from time to time. The cell promotes the special interests of students in the reserved category and to provide special inputs in areas where the students experience difficulty. The cell has the responsibilities of receiving, scrutinizing and processing applications from SC/ST students pursing their course of study.
The cell regularly organizes interactive sessions and informal meetings with students to attend to their personal, social and academic problems. The SC/ST students can approach the Section Officer/ Liaison Officer of the Cell for redressal of any grievance(s) regarding academic, administrative or social problems. The Section Officer/ Liaison Officer meets the concerned students, understands their problems and takes the necessary actions and/or gives them the necessary advice/help to resolve the matter.