CUSAT Kochi offers two types of MBA programs, Full-Time and Part-Time for a duration of two years and three years respectively. The full-time MBA offers specialization in Marketing, Finance, HRM, and International Marketing among a few others while the part-time evening professional MBA program offers a specialization in International Business and Travel and Tourism. The MBA program offered by CUSAT is an AICTE-approved two-year full-time PG program. The primary goal is to offer opportunities for pursuing a career in business. Curriculum: The curriculum is well-structured such that students are able to develop a thorough grasp of the basic concepts and techniques of management as well as the ability to practice them. During their final year, students work on a two-month independent research study-cum-internship at a registered corporation. Admission: Admissions into the program are done on the basis of cores in management entrance tests - KMAT of Kerala or C-MAT of AICTE or CAT of IIMs followed by a GD and PI round conducted by the university. Placements: CUSAT MBA placement scenario is decent and this year the CUSAT School of Management Studies recorded the highest and average packages at INR 20.14 LPA and INR 9.32 LPA, respectively. The institute maintains a 95% placement record every academic year and the students received 4 International offers also. School of Management Studies, CUSAT follows the motto of "Moulding Managers for Mankind” so you can expect excellent opportunities here!

CUSAT is a decent institute, which is quite famous across the country. My sister has studied there and the following are some major key highlights of CUSAT as per her experience:

• There is a 50:50 gender ratio in CUSAT. This makes it evident that CUSAT is popular in both North and South India, and not just in Kerala.
• It is a good institute and has two campuses. The first campus is in Cochin, known as SOE, and the other in Alleppey, known as CUCEK.
• The placements in both the campus of CUSAT are almost the same. There are some misconceptions in the minds of people that the campus in Alleppey is somewhat inferior in placement and other facilities. But, the truth is that students from both campuses get more or less equal opportunities.

• There are some concerns about placement among the freshers in CUSAT. For getting a decent job, students need to study during their entire course, and clear all backlogs, if any, before their placement.
• For students from North India, it is a little difficult to stay in Kerala. But, there are dedicated North Indian hostels for such students where they get the atmosphere and food they want.

Therefore, CUSAT is a decent option for students in engineering and computer application.

No, companies like Google, Apple, Amazon, etc don’t recruit students from any branch of engineering in CUSAT.

Companies like Google recruit students from premier institutes like IITs, NITs, DTU, NSIT, etc only. For institutes like CUSAT, such high-profile job offers cannot be expected on campus.

• In CUSAT, some of the companies that recruit students every year are Infosys, TCS, Mu Sigma, etc.
• The type of offers in placement and the packages offered by companies mostly depend on the branch of engineering in CUSAT. Mostly, circuital branches like CSE, IT, and ECE receive the best offers from companies during their in-campus placement.

These are some of the key highlights regarding the placement of students in CUSAT, which is decent, but not as good as IITs and NITs.

First of all, congratulations on getting a decent rank in KEAM.

Let’s be honest with this, I have only a little knowledge about colleges in Kerala apart from CUSAT. Being a student of CUSAT I can definitely assure you one thing and that is, classes at CUSAT are really good.

If you are hard-working, have a will to learn, and put in the effort, you will receive huge support and guidance from the faculty.

I request you to not believe in such kinds of rumors and false information. Also, do not be reluctant to make a choice and opt for CUSAT solely because of such rumors.

The year has not been predictable so far. Due to the pandemic, the procedure to make a merit list for the selected candidates has changed. Therefore, it is difficult to predict what rank you get based on your marks.

• The merit list gets prepared according to the normalized marks secured by the individual in the respective board exam.
• The institute will release the rank list.
• You can check your rank with the previous year's cut-off ranks to know where you stand.

The status of Keralite is not needed. There are quotas for Keralites and Non-Keralites. You get a 50 percent exemption from the fee in the case of Kerala. For further details, you can visit the official site of the institution.

Safety and Fire Engineering, Naval Arch, and Ship Building are the best branches of CUSAT. These branches are unique and are offered only at a few locations across the country. CUSAT placement for these branches is pretty good. The average CTC for these branches is around INR 7-10 LPA. 

Other than these, non-core branches like CSE, IT, and ECE also have good placement records. 

CUSAT is an autonomous government university. 

For home state students, the tuition fee is around 25-26k per semester, and for students from other states, it is around 45k per semester. This is the fee structure for B.Tech, for general and OBC category students. 

The fee structure may vary from one branch to another.