CUSAT Placement & Salary Insights

According to data gathered from multiple online sources, Engineering sector has placed the most no. of CUSAT students. The CUSAT alumni placement statistics are presented below:

Note: The above-mentioned alumni data is gathered from unofficial sources and hence may vary.

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.

As per the latest media report, the highest package offered during CUSAT placements in 2024 stood at INR 25 LPA. The same is presented below:

Note: The above-mentioned highest package is sourced from the media reports. It may vary once the final placement report 2024 is out.

Cochin University of Science and Technology offer undergraduate and postgraduate courses acrocss various streams such as Engineering, Management, Science, Commerce, Law, and others. The univeristy offers BSc, BTech, BVoc, BBA LLB, MCA, MTech, MVoc, and others. Aspiring candidates must appear for the application process. 

Yes, CUSAT offers a BSc degree to students. Candidates willing to pursue a BSc at CUSAT have to enrol themselves into the Integrated MSc programme offered at CUSAT. The university offers eight Integrated BSc + MSc courses in the full-time mode. The duration of these courses is five years, which is further divided into ten semesters. Candidates successfully completing six semesters of the programme are eligible to exit the programme with a BSc degree. For more information, candidates can visit the official website of the university.

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.

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. 

Aspirants need to fill out the online form (admission.cusat.ac.in) and submit it for being eligible to take admission. However, the seat allotment for each M.Tech programme shall be on the applicant’s GATE score. Candidates without a GATE exam score can take CUSAT DAT/ Sections A and B exam by the Institution of Engineers (India).

MBA is one of the popular courses of CUSAT. Cochin University is ranked 41 among the top universities in the country as per NIRF 2022 rankings. In 2023 rankings, the university made a position jump to 37. Looking at the placement, CUSAT MBA 2023 placements statistics are also available. The highest and average package offered to the participants of the placement drive stood at INR 20.14 LPA and INR 9.32 LPA, respectively. In addition, four international offers were made.

Talking about curriculum, the two year MBA (Full-time) programme at School of Management Studies offers both core and elective courses. Students also get a chance to take up internship programmes during the summer break after the first year wherein they are mandated to carry out project work in their chosen companies for internship.

CUSAT offers two-year MBA and three-year MBA part-time course. Below are the MBA specialisations that students can choose in the second year of the course:

• Finance
• Marketing
• Human Resource
• Production and Operations
• International Business
• Data Science & Business Analytics
• Information Technology

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.

Students seeking Cochin University of Science and Technology admissions can pick from the large diversity of courses available. Students must have passed their Higher Secondary and previous qualifying examination. Also, they must ensure that they have appeared for the prescribed entrance examination for their desired course. The entrance tests differ according to the course preference. The admissions method at CUSAT is both merit and entrance-based.

Yes, students of CUSAT can various the following scholarships:

• Govt. of Kerala Portal for Student Scholarships
• National Scholarship Portal for students
• Commonwealth Scholarships from the UK

Candidates can apply for these scholarships by visiting the official website.

Admission to MBA at CUSAT is entrance-based. Students need to follow the below steps to get a seat in Cochin University:

Step 1: CUSAT MBA Application Process 2024

Candidates meeting the eligibility criteria can apply with an application fee of INR 1,100. There is a relaxation in application fee for Kerala SC/ ST candidates. They need to pay a fee of INR 500.

Step 2: Selection Rounds

Cochin University accepts management aptitude tests such as KMAT, CMAT, and IIM-CAT and  CUSAT CAT for admission to MBA programme. Aspirants shortlisted based on the entrance exam score are further called for group discussion and personal interview rounds.

Step 3: Rank List

The final rank list for MBA is based on aptitude test, marks obtained in personal interview and group discussion rounds in the ratio of 70:15:15, respectively. The normalisation procedure of the scores in KMAT, C-MAT and IIM-CAT will be decided by the University/Admission
Committee.

Step 4: Admission Confirmation

After the release of the rank list, selected candidates must come for document verification. They need to pay a course fee to confirm their seat in the university.

Candidate must have passed in BCA or Bachelor's in Computer Science Or BSc/BA/BCom with Mathematics in Class 12 with 50% aggregate or BVoc Data Analytics programme offered by CUSAT. Applicants belonging to Kerala Scheduled Caste (KSC) and Kerala Scheduled Tribe (KST) require minimum pass marks in the qualifying examination to apply.

Candidates who meet the eligibility requirements can get in CUSAT Integrated BSc-MSc programme through CUSAT CAT. Below are Integrated BSc-MSc specialisation-wise eligibility:

Yes. The Non-GATE entrants can take admission with a valid Department Admission Test (DAT) score or ‘A and B’ exams score conducted by the Institution of Engineers (India). Candidates can apply for the DAT exam by visiting the CUSAT website.

The CUSAT CAT Cutoff 2025 for admission to various UG and PG courses was released for all categories and rounds under the Home State and All India quota. As per the closing cutoff in the last round for the General AI students, the cutoff range fell between 7 and 4401, wherein Integrated LLM in Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) + Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) was the most competitive course and B.Tech. in Civil Engineering, the easiest course for this category. Students can go to this page to know more:

After graduation, candidates can apply for CUSAT MBA. Below is detailed eligibility criteria:

• Aspirants who have passed a bachelor's degree in any subject with at least 50% aggregate (45% aggregate for SEBC candidates of Kerala State who are certified as belonging to non-creamy layer) can apply for MBA programme.
• Candidates belonging to Kerala Scheduled Caste (KSC) and Kerala Scheduled Tribe (KST) communities are eligible for applying, if they have minimum pass marks in the qualifying degree.