M.Sc. in Zoology 

at CU Kerala, Kasargode

The MSc placements at the Central University of Kerala seem to be promising. Most of the students got placed with very good salary packages, and the university has a distinct placement cell that offers placements and internship opportunities to students. The median package offered to PG (2-year) students during the 2022 placements was INR 4.80 LPA, and the highest salary package offered was 10 LPA. The placement statistics for the academic years show a good number of students placed and a decent median salary offered. The university also conducts job fairs and trains and grooms students for their professional careers.

The admission process to the MSc at the Central University of Kerala is not complete without the physical verification of documents needed to establish the eligibility of a candidate. The university has specified an entire list of original documents that need to be brought during reporting to the university. The same has been mentioned below:

• Scanned Class 10, Class 12 and graduation mark sheet
• Entrance exam scorecard
• Transfer Certificate
• Leaving Certificate
• Aadhaar Card
• Passport-size photograph
• Signature
• If Applicable (Cast certificate / Non Creamy layer for backward class / Fee free Ship card / Gap certificate)

In terms of placements, the University has maintained a decent track record. The official placement report or brochure is yet to be released. As per the data gathered from the NIRF report 2024, 156 out of 818 PG (2-year) graduates were placed in 2023. Earlier, 234 out of 803 students were placed in the 2022 drive. Further, the median package offered in 2023 was INR 3.26 LPA, which was almost 32% less in comparison to 2022. Take a look at the below table for a detailed analysis of Central University of Kerala placement trends:

NOTE: The above data is fetched from the NIRF report 2024.

The University has released the median package details in the NIRF report 2024. During 2023 placements, the median package offered to PG (2-year) students was INR 3.26 LPA. Earlier, the median package offered in 2022 was INR 4.80 LPA. Looking at the past three years' records (2021 to 2023), a fluctuating trend was observed in the median package of PG (2-year) courses. For better understanding refer to the below table depicting the Central University of Kerala placement package trends:

According to unofficial sources, the Central University of Kerala alumni are working in top-notch companies such as Amazon, TCS, EY and many more. The majority of them are involved in Operations sector with a 27% share. The detailed sector-wise distribution of alumni is illustrated below:

Central University of kerala offers a wide range of course to the underground (UG) students. There is also the canst reservation system in tge selection process and also fee concession for Sc and st students.

As it is a government university the fees are not high they are reasonable for a middle class students.

The candidate can check fee structure for the following links :-

1)https://www.shiksha.com/university/central-university-of-kerala-kasargode-32704/courses

A link from siksha websites in this a candidate can  check the complete fee structure and alsothe reviews from the students of CU kerala.

2) candidate can also reffer the official website of CU kerala where the fee structure is available 

According to central University of Kerala NIRF report 2024, the median package offered during Central University of Kerala PG 2-year placements 2023 stood at INR 3.26 LPA. Earlier, the University has not released the official placement data for the year 2023. However, the NIRF report 2023 is out on the official website. As per the report,  234 PG (2-year) students were placed during the 2022 drive. The median package offered to PG (2-year) students during the Central University of Kerala placements 2022 was INR 4.80 LPA. 

Disclaimer: The data presented above is the overall placement statistics. Hence it is not course-specific.