NIRF 2025

CUSAT Kochi NIRF ranking 2025

Explore Cochin University of Science and Technology NIRF ranking, category ranks, scores, rank movement and official ranking trends. Best current result: Law #13 in NIRF 2025.

Cochin University of Science and Technology

Cochin, Kerala · NIRF ID IR-L-U-0253

Government Best in 2025: Law #13 4 categories in 2025 3,298 students
Ranking edition · Profile data year NIRF 2025 snapshot
Official-data brief

At a glance

Cochin University of Science and Technology is a government institution in Cochin, Kerala. Its best current NIRF result is #13 in Law (2025). Its official submission reports a UG placement rate of 97.4% and a ₹7.7L median annual salary for the 2023-24 graduating batch. The latest student-strength disclosure covers 3,298 students.

₹7.7LUG median salary
2023-24
97.4% UG placed
151 / 155
#50Overall rank
NIRF 2025
899PhD scholars
full + part-time

NIRF Law journey & 2025 category scoreboard

Rank in every category published for this edition. Open any category to understand its result and movement.

UniversityNIRF 2025 Rank#32 Score57.55
CUSAT Kochi is ranked #32 in University for NIRF 2025 with a score of 57.55.
OverallNIRF 2025 Rank#50 Score55.38
CUSAT Kochi is ranked #50 in Overall for NIRF 2025 with a score of 55.38.
ManagementNIRF 2025 Rank#82 Score47.47
CUSAT Kochi is ranked #82 in Management for NIRF 2025 with a score of 47.47.

Placements — official numbers

UG placement rate 52.8% → 97.4%; latest median salary ₹7.7L. These are NIRF submission values, not marketing claims.

What happened to the UG batch? 155 graduates
97.4%
  • 151 placed — 97.4% of the batch
  • 4 chose higher studies
  • 0 reported another outcome
Median salary · 2023-24 ₹7.7L

Half of the 151 placed graduates earned above this and half earned below.

Seven-year high
₹7.7L
Placement rate
97.4%

Salary and placement rate, year by year

Median salary (₹L)Placement rate %

What this means: These are graduate outcomes, not staff pay. Median salary means half of placed graduates earned more and half earned less, so one unusually large offer cannot distort it like an average. The placement rate rose from 52.8% to 97.4%. The reported median salary moved from ₹3.5L in 2017-18 to ₹7.7L in 2023-24.

PG (two-year) placements

Latest three graduating batches.

BatchPlacedRateMedian
2021-22 382 / 796 48.0% ₹4L
2022-23 483 / 803 60.1% ₹4.94L
2023-24 516 / 855 60.4% ₹4.4L

Who studies here

Student strength from the NIRF 2025 submission.

Total students3,298All reported programmes
From outside the state15.6%516 students
International107Students from outside India
Women54.8%1,806 students
Full fee reimbursement178Funded by the institution
Largest programme group1,792PG [2 Year Program(s)]

Research & PhD

Research capacity behind the RPC pillar.

PhD scholars899739 full-time · 160 part-time
PhDs awarded 2023-24251170 in 2021-22 → 251 in 2023-24
Sponsored projects193Peak reported year 2023-24
RPC pillar score55.1Was 55.1 in 2025

Where the institution spends its money

Faculty and staff salary expenditure ₹106.54 Cr → ₹198.02 Cr. Latest library expenditure is below the first reported year.

Faculty & staff salaries₹198.02 Cr₹106.54 Cr in 2017-18 → +86%
Academic maintenance₹56.54 CrConsumables and infrastructure upkeep
Lab equipment₹83.91 CrNew equipment in the latest reported year
Library₹2.89 CrBooks, journals and databases

Year by year, 2017-18–2023-24

Library (₹Cr)Lab equipment (₹Cr)Faculty & staff salaries (₹Cr)

Keep these charts separate: This chart is what the institution spends, while the placement chart is what graduates earn. The salary line is the faculty and staff pay bill: ₹106.54 Cr in 2017-18 to ₹198.02 Cr in 2023-24. Latest reported library spending is ₹2.89 Cr and new lab-equipment spending is ₹83.91 Cr.

Official sources

Every deep-profile fact links back to an official NIRF submission.

The five NIRF pillars

Teaching & Resources (TLR) improved most: 81.5 → 81.5. Perception (PR) is the lowest latest pillar.

What the lines mean: Each line is a score out of 100: TLR covers teaching and resources, RPC research, GO graduation outcomes, OI outreach and inclusion, and PR peer perception. CUSAT Kochi improved most in Teaching & Resources (TLR) (81.5 → 81.5). Its latest strongest pillar is Teaching & Resources (TLR) at 81.5, while Perception (PR) is lowest at 27.1.

Questions about CUSAT Kochi

Ranking searches on the left, wider student questions on the right — every answer is based on the same official submissions.

CUSAT Kochi ranking questions

What is CUSAT Kochi NIRF ranking 2025?

Cochin University of Science and Technology's best listed NIRF 2025 result on NIRFRank is Law rank #13 with a score of 65.19.

Which NIRF categories include CUSAT Kochi in 2025?

CUSAT Kochi appears in the NIRF 2025 Law, University, Overall and Management ranking categories on this profile.

Is Cochin University of Science and Technology private or government?

Cochin University of Science and Technology is marked as a government institution in the NIRFRank institution registry.

Where is Cochin University of Science and Technology located?

Cochin University of Science and Technology is listed in Cochin, Kerala.

Students also ask

What is the median placement salary of CUSAT Kochi graduates?

The official submission reports a ₹7.7L median annual salary for placed UG four-year graduates in 2023-24, with 151 of 155 graduates placed (97.4%). The latest PG two-year median is ₹4.4L.

What is CUSAT Kochi's best NIRF category?

Law is its best current result at #13 in NIRF 2025, with a score of 65.19.

How many students does CUSAT Kochi have?

The latest official student-strength disclosure reports 3,298 students, including 516 from outside the state and 107 international students.

Is CUSAT Kochi improving in research?

Its NIRF RPC pillar moved from 55.1 in 2025 to 55.1 in 2025. The latest disclosure also reports 899 PhD scholars.

How much does CUSAT Kochi spend on faculty, labs and its library?

Latest reported expenditure includes ₹198.02 Cr for faculty and staff salaries, ₹83.91 Cr for new lab equipment, and ₹2.89 Cr for the library. These are institution expenses, not graduate placement salaries.

Data source: NIRF, Ministry of Education, Government of India. Ranking cards and deep-profile facts are limited to official data published through the selected 2025 edition.