Cochin University of Science and Technology stands out from the crowd not only for its academics but also for the noteworthy facilities it provides for its students. The university has state-of-the-art laboratories, fully equipped workshops and multiple canteens. CUSAT's main campus is located 1.5 km off the National Highway 47 in South Kalamassery. Spread across three extensive campuses, Cochin University infrastructure covers more than 180 acres of land. CUSAT offers multiple hostels to provide comfortable living spaces to the students. To learn more about CUSAT infrastructure, watch the video below.
CUSAT Campus Highlights
Cochin University has three campuses, namely, Thrikkakara, Lakeside, and the Pulincunnu campus. The Thrikkakara campus is the main campus, styled in traditional Kerala architecture, located 1.5 km away from the National Highway 47 in South Kalamassery. It houses various departments and schools, hostels, guesthouses, playgrounds, a fully computerised central library with free internet access for its students and plenty of other amenities.
The other two campuses, part of Cochin University's infrastructure, are the Lakeside campus, popular for oceanography and marine science course branches and housing one of the largest marine science libraries in Asia, and the Pulincunnu Campus in Kuttanad, Alappuzha District, surrounded by water scenery, mesmerising temples and beautiful churches, which is 65 km away from the main campus. It is home to Cochin University of Computer Applications (CUCCA) and Cochin University of Engineering (CUCEK), popular among the students for the annual Nehru Trophy Boat Race. Some of the major highlights are below:
| Particulars | CUSAT Campus Highlights |
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| Area | 180 acres |
| Location | Kochi, India |
| Hostels | 9 |
| Basic amenities | Library, sports complex, cafeteria, auditorium, research centre, medical services,hostel |
CUSAT Hostel Facilities
Admission to hostels is only available to full-time regular students. There are messes for each hostel, located in its vicinity. Hostels provide a cot, study table, chair and a cupboard for each student. Every hostel has a 24-hour electricity and water supply, water coolers, a common TV room, reading rooms and much more. The hostel accommodation is available for both boys and girls, with a capacity for 600 male and 700 female students.
CUSAT has 5 men’s hostels named Siberia, Sahrudaya, Sagar, Sarovar and Sanathana, which is one of the oldest hostels of the institute and is exclusively for postgraduate (PG) first-year students with an intake capacity of 162.
There are also 6 hostels dedicated to women, including Aishwarya, Anashwara, Alakananda, Athulya, Anagha and Ananya. With the majority of the hostels' locations being on the main campus, students should not have trouble locating them.
CUSAT Boys' Hostels:
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Hostel Details |
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| Siberia |
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| Sarovar |
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| Sahrudaya |
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| Sanathana |
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| Sagar |
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Hostel Details |
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| Anashwara |
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| Athulya |
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| Anagha |
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| Ananya
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| Aishwarya |
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| Alakananda |
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CUSAT Academic and Research Facilities
CUSAT infrastructure includes 6 smart classrooms equipped with modern audio and video systems, Wi-Fi coverage and modern computer labs with around 50-plus working stations, and world-class ICT infrastructure with high-quality hardware, software, and communication systems. With a centralised computer centre providing free internet access to its students and a library with a ‘special collections section', which is one of the best in India, students can issue physical books, e-resources, and audiobooks, whichever suits them.
Additionally, CUSAT campus boasts various research labs like the Optics Lab, Nuclear Physics Lab, MSC Physics and an integrated MSC Physics Lab. As well as an auditorium and seminar complex with seating for 100+ people equipped with state-of-the-art audio and speaker systems, making it perfect to host a plethora of guest lectures, student talks, workshops, etc. The university takes care of every need and want of its students. For more information on academics and courses provided by the university, click on the link: CUSAT Courses.
CUSAT Sports Facilities
CUSAT also encourages students to participate in extracurricular activities and organises cultural events quite frequently, such as the University Youth Festival, Talent Showcases, and plenty of other sports events. Students are also motivated to take part in various student clubs like HR, marketing, NSS, and NCC for a holistic approach to life at Cochin University.
Life at Cochin City University Campus
Students are provided with plenty of facilities such as career guidance sessions, soft skill development, employability enhancement programmes, a health centre, counselling services, etc., making for an extremely rich and inclusive experience for their time at CUSAT. The campus café remains open from 8:00 AM to 8:00 PM on all working days, including Saturday, with a wide variety of North and South Indian dishes available at a very nominal price.
Places to visit in and around the Cochin University Campus
Cochin University infrastructure provides students with a variety of fun weekend places they can spend time at with their friends, such as those interested in the historic culture at Kochi can plan a visit to Fort Kochi, Mattancherry Palace, etc. LULU Mall is a must-visit to enjoy an evening of movies and shopping.
Students can also sit at the campus park located at the Thrikkakara campus, accompanied by the sweet chirping of birds and clean and healthy air, or they can opt for the Miyawaki forest set up at the university by the Kerala Development and Innovation Strategic Council (K–DISC) on 400 sq. m of land sprawling with over 1600 native saplings. For more information on Cochin University, watch the below videos.
Infrastructure/Facilities
- Library
The Library has a collection of 95000 inclusive of several valuable reference books, doctoral theses and back volumes of periodicals, patents, 51 Indian Journals, 92 foreign print journals, CD-ROM etc. The Library has started a special Collections Section on the top floor of the building. It includes a collection of theses, patents, art books, census reports, vipassana Rekha and books on library and information science. Central Library subscribes to about 45 online journals and 13 databases and about 15,000 e-journals also available through various consortiums.
- Cafeteria
The campus cafe opens from 8:00 am to 8:00 pm on all working days including Saturdays. A wide variety of South Indian and North Indian dishes are available. During lunchtime, meals are available at very nominal rates.
- Hostel
The hostel accommodation is available for Undergraduate/ Postgraduate/ Research students. The main campus has Sanathana, Siberia, Sarovar and Post metric hostels for boys Men's Hostels, Aiswarya, Athulya , Anaswara and Post metric hostels for girls Ladies' Hostels and OBC Post Metric Hostel for Girls Ladies' Hostel. The Lakeside campus has Cochin University Marine Science Campus Hostel Men's Hostel.
Boys HostelNumber of beds - 600, Girls HostelNumber of beds - 700 - LabsAvailable Facilities:Computer Lab
- Sports ComplexHospital / Medical FacilitiesWi-Fi CampusAuditorium
CUSAT Infrastructure FAQs
Given below are the FAQs about Infrastructure of CUSAT:
CUSAT's main campus is located 1.5 km off National Highway 47 in South Kalamassery. The campus is sprawling over an area of 180 acres. The facilities include labs, workshops, Triveni Coffee House, canteens, etc. Cochin University of Science and Technology has a total of 3 men's hostels which include Siberia, Sarovar, and Sanathana and 5 women's hostels which include Aishwarya, Anashwara, Athulya, Anaga, and Ananya.
With the main building styled in traditional Kerala architecture, the campus houses various Departments & Schools except Marine Sciences, in addition to the administrative office, auxiliary institutions, hostels, guest house, visiting faculty complex, computer centre, central library, staff quarters, playgrounds and other amenities. The fully computerised Central Library is a central source of information for the academic community of the CUSAT. The Computer Center provides free internet access to the students. The campus hosts the buildings of the departments. There are three men's hostels — Siberia, Sarovar and Sanathana — and five women's hostels — Aishwarya, Anashwara, Athulya, Anaga and Ananya. A new B.A tech hostel has been set up. The campus hosts the accommodation of its employees.
Infrastructure Reviews
Infrastructure: The infrastructure is basic, nothing more than that. The Wi-Fi is good. Labs are also good, and we do have a great university library and okayish classrooms. The hostels are mostly well-kept, and the mess food is awesome. There is a dedicated sports arena for those who are interested in them.
Infrastructure: College is providing good infrastructure and facilities. Classrooms are well maintained and furnished, and all classrooms as well as lab are under camera surveillance. They provide a good Wi-Fi connection. I am a hosteler, and it is also maintained properly. Food quality is also okay. They have proper schedule as well as food menu and follow it properly.
Infrastructure: Rooms come with a pair of fans, and there is a continuous supply of water and electricity available around the clock. The meals offered are of high quality, providing nutritious shakes, milk, and fruits during breakfast. Enrollment is completed online via the college's official website, and the costs are fair and manageable for students.
Infrastructure: Infrastructure base of our college is beautiful and well-equipped. There is air conditioning in every class. In addition, the classrooms here are quite large and bright. The college has a large library with a large number of books from home and abroad. There is also a playground, gym center, and free Wi-Fi on the campus.
Infrastructure: The college infrastructure is decent and includes most essential facilities, but there is still room for improvement. Facilities such as well-maintained classrooms, library, and fab labs are available, although some of the department-specific labs could be better maintained. Wi-Fi is available, but the connectivity is not always reliable. The canteen is decent and hygienic, and the hostels are okay.
Infrastructure: The facilities and infrastructure available for our course were tremendous. Library was present on the campus. Labs were properly maintained and well-equipped with instruments and machinery. The hostel facility was also good. All necessary facilities, like fresh drinking water and clean washrooms were available.
Infrastructure: Every building is Wi-Fi enabled, including the hostels. The buildings are very good and located in a prime area. There are 12+ university hostels available on the main campus (6 for boys and 6 for girls), which are very close to the departments and very cheap (around 500/month). The campus is very nature-friendly. There are libraries in every department and a common university library.
Infrastructure: There is no Wi-Fi, but facilities are satisfactory. There are three people in each room, and each room contains three fans, 3 beds, three study tables 3 wardrobes, and the room is not congested. The food has variety, and the quality of the food is not compromised. The taste is good, and the quantity is more than enough to make our stomachs full. Bathrooms are cleaned every day except on Saturday, and rooms are cleaned every three days by the cleaning staff members. Food is hygienic and tasty, an...
Infrastructure: In our university, the infrastructure of the extracurricular activities and other things is pretty good. It has a very good library with Wi-Fi, canteens. Mess facilities are not bad. For sports and games, the university has better opportunities. The university has many tea centres. There are many hostels, so we have an option to take a university where we could eat the food on the university campus at the price of the university hostel. There are proper basketball courts and a shuttle court. A f...
Infrastructure: The infrastructure is good. Some Wi-Fi connections do not work. In labs, some equipment is not working. This will affect the students. Hostel and food are good. But sports activities will not get promoted anymore. There is no college trip in my college life.
Infrastructure: Colleges have nice labs but sometimes have Wi-Fi and serve problems. College has a nice building. There few courses in our college engineering section have only 3 streams computer science and engineering, electronics and communication engineering, electrical and electronics engineering. The availability of food in canteen is not that good. The college don't have a proper ground to conduct sports.
Infrastructure: The facilities and infrastructure available for our department. They provide free Wi-Fi in the classrooms. There are electrical labs, computer labs, workshops for engine practicals, fitting, welding, and lathe machinery. In the hostel, the food is poor, but the rooms and bathrooms are good.
Infrastructure: The infrastructure is average. Labs, fab labs, and the library are available, but not maintained properly. Wi-Fi is so bad. The hostel is okay. The mess and canteen are okay, not so good, and not so bad. It is hygienic, in my opinion, compared to nearby hotels. Classrooms are okay.
Infrastructure: There are 6 girls hostels and 9 boys hostels as of now but 2 are under construction. The food provided there is excellent, especially for the Alakananda hostel. The quality is amazing. The hostel fee is Rs. 500 per month excluding food and the monthly rate of food comes to around Rs. 2500 per month, it is varying. This is the case of university hostel. There is a caution fee upon admission to the hostel which is Rs. 1000 and an admission fee of Rs. 1350 for the hostel separately. The admission p...
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Anything you would want to ask experts?Answered 2 months ago
The library is open on all working days from 9 am to 8 pm, with issue and return up to 7 pm. On all second Saturdays and Sundays not forming part of public holidays, working hours are fixed as 10 am- 4 pm, with issue and return up to 3 pm. Members shall leave the library 10 minutes before the closin
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered 2 months ago
Yes, there are hostels exclusively for 1st year students such as Sanathana boys' hostel for first-year post-graduate (PG) first-year students with intake capacity of 162, as well as Aishwarya, which is a girls' only hostel with an intake capacity of 220 students.
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered 2 months ago
The Cochin University Library was established in 1974 as a central agency for meeting the information requirements of the academic community of the university. The library provides access to around 45 print periodicals, 15,000 online journals, 11 subject-specific databases, and 1490 e-books. The A
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered a year ago
Below is the seat division for CUSAT BTech (LE):
- A 10% of the total strength of individual branches of regular BTech programmes plus any vacant seats in each branch in the previous year batch. 50% of total seats are under All India Merit and 50% are under State Merit.
- An additional 10% of the total s
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Guide-Level 15
Answered 2 weeks ago
The CUSAT mediocre package offered during the placement drive of academic year 2024 stood at INR 7.32 LPA. The following table showcases the average package offered in 2024 placements at CUSAT:
Particulars | Placement Statistics (2024) |
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Average package (overall) | INR 7.32 LPA |
The CUSAT average package offered to MBA students during CUSAT placement between 2021 and 2023 are presente
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Contributor-Level 10
Yes, Cochin University offers free campus-wide Wi-Fi coverage to all its students. Students can make use of this facility to access e-journals from the digital library and connect to peers and professors whenever they wish.