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Cochin University of Science and Technology - Common Admission Test 2025 ( CUSAT CAT )

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Updated on Sep 14, 2025 13:29 IST

By Samridhi Mishra, Senior Executive

CUSAT CAT 2026 Latest News & Updates: The Cochin University of Science and Technology will conduct the Common Admission Test  (CUSAT CAT) for admission to UG and PG programmes at the University. Candidates will be offered BTech admission to 3 campuses of CUSAT based on the rank list of CUSAT CAT. The authority will conduct the CUSAT CAT exam in May 2026 while the CUSAT CAT registration will start in January 2026. Candidates who submit the CUSAT CAT application form will be issued the admit card. Candidates have to report to the allotted centres along with the CUSAT CAT 2026 admit card to sit for the test. Candidates can check the CUSAT CAT's latest news 2026 here. The application process for CUSAT CAT comprises registration, filling out a form, uploading documents, and payment of fee. For more details about CUSAT CAT 2026 latest news and updates, candidates must check this page regularly. 

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Answered 2 months ago

The CUSAT CAT cutoff is the minimum rank at which candidates are allotted a branch. The CUSAT CAT cutoff is different for each course and college. The authority will announce the cutoff of CUSAT CAT after each round of counselling.

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Answered 2 months ago

The CUSAT CAT passing marks for the BTech exam is 10 marks in maths and 10 marks in physics and chemistry combined. However, Kerala SC and ST candidates do not have a minimum passing mark.

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Answered 2 months ago

The authority will announce the CUSAT CAT 2026 exam date on the website, admissions.cusat.ac.in.

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Answered 2 months ago

As per the CUSAT CAT marking scheme, candidates will get 3 marks for every correct answer while 1 mark will be deducted for every incorrect response. 

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Answered 2 months ago

The total duration of CUSAT CAT exam is 3 hours. There is also a subject-wise time limit. The Physics section will be conducted in the first 60 minutes, the Chemistry section will be held in the next 45 minutes and finally the mathematics section for 75 minutes.

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Answered 2 months ago

As per the CUSAT CAT exam pattern there will be 225 MCQs. The mathematics section will have 90 questions, physics will have 75 questions, while chemistry will have 60 questions. The exam duration is 3 hr and the maximum mark is 675.

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Answered 2 months ago

Yes. NCERTs should form the base of your preparation since the CUSAT CAT syllabus is the same as mentioned in the NCERTs.

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Contributor-Level 9

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The CUSAT CAT exam will have 3 subjects- Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics.

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The CUSAT CAT syllabus is based on the class 10+2 Board syllabus for Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics.

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There is no age limit to apply for the CUSAT CAT exam.

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