Cochin University of Science & Technology, Kochi

Cochin University of Science and Technology (CUSAT) is a state government-owned autonomous university in Kochi, Kerala, India. It was founded in 1971 as the University of Cochin through an act of the Kerala Legislature, aimed at promoting postgraduate education, and was renamed Cochin University of Science and Technology in February 1986. The university has three campuses: the Main (Thrikkakara) Campus in South Kalamassery, the Lakeside Campus in Cochin city, and the Pulincunnu Campus in Kuttanad, Alappuzha. It is structured into nine faculties: Science, Technology, Engineering, Environmental Studies, Humanities, Law, Marine Sciences, Medical Sciences and Technology, and Social Sciences, encompassing 29 departments as of 2019. Admissions to undergraduate and postgraduate courses are based on the Common Admission Test, with Departmental Admission Tests for some postgraduate courses. The university promotes advanced research in applied science, technology, industry, commerce, management, and social sciences, and maintains academic links and exchange programmes with institutions worldwide. Its motto, Tejasvinavadhithamastu, is drawn from the Vedas.