Discontinued (July 2025)- P.G. Diploma in Translation, Journalism and Computing 

at CUSAT, Kochi

Yes, students can join Cochin University of Science and Technology. It is mantary for students to qualify the Class 12 to appear for UG and PG courses. Aspiring canddidates must have to qualify the neligibility criteria set by the institute for thendesired course. 

CUSAT admission to Integrated BSc-MSc programme is based on CUSAT CAT score. CUSAT CAT or Cochin University of Science and Technology Common Admission Test is a computer-based test conducted for shortlisting aspirants for admission to various courses. After completion of selection rounds, CUSAT releases a rank list based on total marks secured in Physics, Mathematics and Chemistry subjects. A separate rank list is released for selected Integrated BSc-MSc specialisation. Based on the rank list, aspirants are called for counselling and document verification round.

Candidates need to qualify CUSAT CAT to get admission to Integrated BSc-MSc programmes. The university releases course-wise cutoff rank list. As per the below 2023 closing rank for All India Category, the highest was 29 for Biological Science. The lowest rank was of 62 of Physical and Mathematics. Below is the latest cutoff rank for Integrated BSc-MSc:

Predict CUSAT College based on your CUSAT CAT rank

No, admission to all the courses is through entrance exams. For various courses such as MSc, MBA, BSc, BVoc, and Diploma courses, admission is through an in-house entrance exam: CUSAT CAT. In addition, the university also accepts national-level exams such as CAT,  CMAT,  GATE,  etc. Below is the criteria for top CUSAT courses:

Cochin University of Science and Technology admission to various courses is based on CUSAT CAT 2024 score. CUSAT CAT cutoff 2024 for Round 1 has been released across various specialisations in opening and closing ranks. According to CUSAT CAT Round 1 cutoff 2024, the candidate seeking admission to CUSAT must acquire a rank between, 3 and 205 under General AI category to get into CUSAT. Among all the courses, M.Sc. in Microbiology is the most competitive course, while the least competitive course is MCA in Cost Sharing. For a detailed CUSAT CAT branch-wise cutoff 2024, candidates can refer to the table below for the Round 1 cutoff. The cutoff mentioned below is for the General category under the AI Quota.