KOCHI:
There is a sharp increase in the number of applications for UG/PG courses of Cusat. It is because of the curriculam standard, worldwide recognition and the high percentage of placement to the students of the University. Novel courses like Inter disciplinary Master’s Degree Course is one of the main attractions.
28 Cusat Students could bag placement in front line companies like ONGC, BPCL, IOCL. Students could also get placement at companies like TCS, IBM, Wipro, Cybage, Unisys, Envestnet, Tata Communication, Verizone, Tecnicolor, Reliance, Adani, Godrej, SRF, Vedanta, KITCO, etc. Annual salary offered is between 4.5 lakhs and 18 lakhs. Cusat Chief Placement Officer informed that 48 companies have completed placement and more companies are expected.
The attraction of the newly introduced Interdisciplinary M.Sc course of five year duration is that students can select the core area of study after the fourth semester. Other courses in which students are showing much interest are B.Voc and M. Voc courses of DDUKK. CUSAT is having a vibrant campus with students from all over India. The status of the best university in the state
possessing ‘A’ grade NAAC accreditation, curriculam which is matching that of IIT’s and NIT’s are also factors attracting students to CUSAT. The last date for submitting online application to various courses is 8 th March.