Both the Cochin University of Science And Technology (CUSAT) and Federal Institute of Science And Technology (FISAT) are very good institutes and have almost similar rankings in the state of Kerala. Now you can compare both the institutes on various parameters. I have taken two broad and the most popular parameters for this comparison.

Placement - In this regard, the School of Engineering (SoE) of CUSAT is better than FISAT. According to the recent placement statistics, the average and highest CTC offered at CUSAT is 4 LPA and 15 LPA respectively. Cochin University College of Engineering Kuttanad (CUCEK) campus of CUSAT is also similar to SoE in terms of placements.

Infrastructure - Here FISAT takes an upper hand and has better facilities than both SoE and CUCEK. SoE is slightly good and is comparable to FISAT but CUCEK lacks a lot of facilities compared to both.

So it totally depends on you and what your priorities are. If you only aim for placements then choose CUSAT. If you want good infrastructure, then FISAT is preferable.

CUSAT is worth spending your 2 years of MBA. School of Management Studies, CUSAT is one of the most reputed B-schools in Southern India, therefore considered a very good place to study.

The campus is quite large and welcoming along with the quality education. The college owns an ample amount of well-qualified faculty members, thereby giving you complete knowledge regarding the particular field.

The placements earlier were organized for a particular field. But now, there is a single placement cell and a placement officer heading it. This has increased the placement offers for the students.

The environment of the college gives you a chance to work for your holistic development along with the curriculum. Also, the college offers decent placement opportunities in the most prestigious companies across the country.

So if you have thought of getting admission into the School of Management Studies, CUSAT, for your MBA, you can go for the option without any second thought.

GD-PI round is conducted to test your personality and communication skills. I also prepared for CUSAT during my college days, I might be able to help you with your question.

• You can improve your communication skills by speaking in front of a mirror.
• Reading newspapers, discussing current topics with your friends and families will keep you updated with the recent happenings and trends.
• Your debating skills should be good.
• If someone tries to suppress your point you should be able to express yourself and highlight the important points in the discussions. This will make you stand out.
• Search various GD topics on the internet.
• You should also prepare yourself with some academic questions like “why do you want to study law” and “why do you want to join CUSAT”, etc.
• Whatever you say, you should be confident enough to express your points.
• Your approach for presenting the point should be factual and creative.
• Reading various kinds of news articles in the newspaper will help you a lot.

These are some of the things I did while preparing for my GD-PI session. Just be confident and express your points thoroughly.

CUSAT exams are of 750 marks also the CUSAT CAT exam is hard to give. Here’s what I got to know from some of my friends studying at CUSAT.

• In the trial allotment rank, 400 means a lot considering this approx number you will get a chance for being selected in the IT branch or some other core branch.
• It may also be possible that you may get into EEE or ECE although the chances of that happening are average but not impossible.
• You can be sure that you won’t get a CS branch.
• These choices will be for the second CUSAT campus during the real-time allotments.

CSE is the most sought out branch in CUSAT in both of the campuses, therefore a 400 waitlist opportunity will take a long time to come to you. Even if it does, the CSE seats would be filled for both campuses in the general category. With a reservation, you may still have luck finding yourself a chance to get the CSE seats in spite of the waiting list.

Some of my friends are from CUSAT. Whatever information I have gathered from them, I will share as this could help you understand the question a bit more. Here are some placement statistics you can consider as far as CUSAT placements are concerned:

• The quality of students also differs and it has become drastically different from before.
• The cutoff from the last few years has also gone up by almost half.
• Some really good companies also visit the institute for placements.
• These include Oracle, Google, and other e-commerce companies like Amazon, Flipkart, and Snapdeal.
• However, you should know that only a few students will qualify through the interview round and secure a job.
• You will have to be a good programmer and maintain a CGPA of 8.5 at least.
• Many students don’t do well in interviews if they lack programming skills and do not have that sort of GPA.
• But, in every case, there is an exception. Some exceptional students are able to crack these interviews and get placed in decent companies with really high packages.
• For example, back in 2016, a student cracked the IBM interview and secured a pay of INR 36 lakhs per annum.
• Many other students also have got good placements in off-campus recruitment so you can try that too.

You don’t have to be too worried about being placed. Once your overall course is complete many companies will continue visiting the college and students will get placed in the future.

There are two options that you can pursue after an integrated M.Sc in photonics at CUSAT.

Industry Jobs - The jobs offered by the photonics industry of India are mostly sales. Yes, there are jobs in the telecommunications industry especially in the fiber optics sector which could fetch you some very good technical roles as well.

Research - Photonics is one of the very interesting topics to research upon. The field offers some very good opportunities in India as well as abroad. However, very few educational institutions in India have a photonics department and they also prefer physics students when they hire their professors. So getting a teaching job may also become difficult.

Anyway, if you are really interested in the subject then nothing should come between your choice because opportunities will appear over time.

Congratulations on getting such a good rank. I have many friends who cleared CUSAT and are well settled in their respective fields. Based on their reviews about the institution, I can give you some information about it a bit.

• For the main campus of CUSAT, you can get into almost any branch with this rank.
• However, the exceptions are Computer science engineering and Safety & Fire engineering.
• In the case of CUCEK, which is the rural branch of CUSAT, you can get into any branch with this score.

In short, 1,820 is quite a good rank for CUSAT if you are into any field except CSE and Safety & Fire. Nevertheless, if you are looking for these specific branches, you can most likely get into these at CUCEK.

According to one of my cousin’s personal experiences, Naval Architecture and Shipbuilding is a very innovative course that a student can pursue, therefore get a chance to explore many different things.

If you are interested in pursuing DoST CUSAT, then there are ample opportunities that you can get. Not only in terms of education but the college provides an excellent placement to all the students. But at the same time, you should be aware enough to grab the opportunities and work very hard to achieve the targeted career opportunities.

There is a group of well-qualified faculty members who prepare you for all your future endeavors so that you can make the best out of yourself. Not only academics but they give you hands-on experience to the particular that is very helpful for you during your placement interviews.

The placements are quite decent in which many prestigious companies across the country as well as from many other countries like Saudi Arabia, Iran, and various other countries participate. But due to the oil crisis, the placements were a little dull during the past one to two years. If we look at the overall placements they are good.

Therefore, we can conclude that the placement opportunities for Naval Architecture and shipbuilding are very attractive to opt for.