Cochin University of Science and Technology (CUSAT) – Everything you need to know!

Feb 7
11:26

2016

 Anshika Srivastava

Anshika Srivastava

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Students who look forward to study at Cochin University of Science and Technology must know about the admission procedure, entrance exam required and other criteria. Apart from this they must be aware about the pros and cons of studying at the university, as shared by current students and alumni.

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CUSAT (Cochin University of Science and Technology) is one of the popular educational institutions in south India. It is a public-autonomous university established in 1971 with three campuses – 2 in Cochin and one in Kuttanad.

The varsity offers a wide range of courses in engineering and science at undergraduate as well as postgraduate level. About 2000 students enroll every year into these courses offered at CUSAT. The university holds 5th rank in India and 1150 worldwide as per Webometrics Ranking of World Universities.

Admission to all the courses is carried out on the basis of CUSAT CAT held every year. The exam is held in April; this time it is scheduled to be conducted on 30th April,Cochin University of Science and Technology (CUSAT) – Everything you need to know! Articles 2016. The online registration for the exam started on 20th January and will go on till 15th February, 2016.

CUSAT CAT is not-so-difficult exam. It is pretty simple in comparison to other entrance exams like JEE Main, just the preparation has to be intact. Doing well in the exam requires aspirants to do the following:

  • Stick to class 11 and 12 NCERT text books for studying Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics.
  • Obtain previous year CUSAT papers, which are available as books in market.
  • Conduct error analysis. Knowing and working on the weak areas is very crucial to ace the exam.

Apart from the exam, students who look forward to take admission in the varsity need to know about the pros and cons as shared by alumni and current students on a social media platform.

Pros:

  • Campus

The university boasts campus area of 180 acres. Students feel that the lush green campus is something to look forward to.

  • Fees Structure

The fees structure of CUSAT is quite low in comparison to other private universities. Students can easily afford it and also recover the cost of studying if placed in the campus recruitment.

Cons:

  • Classroom Teaching

Syllabus is taught in the most conventional and boring way. Most of the students do not pay interest in attending lectures.

  • Few Places to Hang out

There are very less good places to hang out around the campus which is unanimously the worst part of studying at the varsity.

 

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