Integrated LLM in Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) + Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) 

at CUSAT, Kochi

Computer Science Engineering is a popular BTech specialisation offered at CUSAT. Aspirants need to qualify CUSAT CAT to get a seat in BTech CSE. As per previous year CUSAT CAT cutoff for BTech for General Category, aspirants need to secure a rank under 700 to get a seat in the BTech CSE programme. CSE is a highly competitive branch of BTech. Hence, candidates must prepare well to get a seat in this course.

Cochin University of Science and Technology admission 2024 to MBA course is based CUSAT MBA 2024 scores. As per the previous year's CUSAT MBA cutoff 2023, the overall cutoff for MBA for All India quota is 83, whereas for Home State Quota, it is 73. In 2022, the overall CUSAT MBA cutoff stood at 76 for All India and at 64 for Home State Quota for the General category students. 

Looking at the past year trends, candidates seeking admission to CUSAT for MBA must score between 73 and 83 for All India and betwen 64 and 76 for Home State Quota.

CUSAT is an autonomous university owned by the state government. CUSAT has been ranked 34 among the top Universities in India and 51 in the Overall category by NIRF 2024. Cochin University of Science and Technology Kochi is recognised by the University Grants Commission (UGC) and the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE). CUSAT courses include 24 Undergraduate (UG), 55 Postgraduate (PG) and 9 MPhil and 28 PhD programmes in various streams. CUSAT also provides various infrastructural and academic facilities to the students and faculty members of the Institute. CUSAT is spread over an area of 180 acres.

CUSAT admission to BTech course is based on CUSAT CAT score. The university also conducts a Lateral Entry Test (LET) to select candidates for BTech (LE) courses. LET is a three-hour test including 200 objective-type questions designed to test proficency in English, Mathematics, Engineering Mechanics, Engineering Graphics and General Engineering.

The university selects candidates for BTech (PT) courses based on merit in the last qualifying exam and admission test conducted by the department. CUSAT also considers the number of years of experience of candidates after obtaining the diploma.

Yes, CUSAT offers good placements annually for courses like MBA, BTech, MTech, etc. The key highlights of CUSAT placements for the Class of 2024 are tabulated below:

Note: The above-mentioned placement stats are sourced from the media reports. These may vary once the final placement report 2024 is out.

Looking at the previous year CUSAT CAT cutoff, gettimg admission with a rank of 6,000 is difficult. The chances become even more less for General Category candidates. As per the previous-year data, the rank for some of the top courses were:

The university might accept such as rank if applying via any other national-level entrance exam accepted for that course. Students are advised to prepare well if wishing to apply via CUSAT CAT score. Check CUSAT CAT preparation tips

CUSAT accepts various national entrance exams such as CAT, CMAT, KMAT, KMAT Kerala, rank requirement varies with the course. Below are the past year CUSAT CAT ranks for MBA course for the reference of the students:

MBA

Note:- This information is taken from the official website and might vary. 

The CUSAT placement report for the Class of 2024 is yet to be released on the official website. However, the media reports have covered the CUSAT placement details for Class of 2024. According to the reports, the the highest and average packages offered so far during CUSAT placement 2024 stood at INR 25 LPA and INR 7.32 LPA,  respectively. Further, the participating recruiters offered over 700 job offers to various courses of the batch 2024. The top recruiters of CUSAT placement in 2024 included ISCO, TCS, Accenture, Air India, IBM, MRF, Ernst & Young, Hyundai, Visteon, Alstom, Zifo, SAP, Reliance Industries, IOCL, Gail,  etc..

CAT is one of the accepting exams for CUSAT MBA admission. There are two types of CAT accepted for MBA. One is CAT conducted by conducted by IIM for admission to MBA programme. The other is CUSAT CAT conducted by Cochin University of Science and Technology. CUSAT CAT is accepted for MBA and other courses except PhD and Diploma programmes. Now the question is, if it is mandatory or not.

No, it is not. Aspirants who have passed KMAT or CMAT can also take admission to MBA programme. Aspirants shortlisted based on the entrance exam score are further evaluated in group discussion and personal interview round.

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.