- Chair for Gandhian Studies and Research
- EMS Chair for Marxian Studies and Research
- Chair for Sanathana Dharma Studies and Research
- Chair for Christian Studies and Research
- Chair for Islamic Studies and Research
- Vaikom Muhammed Basheer Chair
- Chair for Maritime History of South India
- CH Muhammed Koya Chair for Studies on Developing Societies
- Muhammed Abdurahiman Chair for Secular Studies
- Moulana Abdulkalam Azad Chair
- Mahatma Ayyankali Chair
- Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar Chair
