My brother is an alumnus of CUSAT and based on the things I heard from him about the institute, I will say opting for CSE in CUSAT SOE will be a wise decision.

With a rank of 437 in CUSAT SOE, you can get admission to any branch of your choice at CUSAT.

Here is a brief outline of the institute.

You can visit the official website to know more about the institute.

MSc in Environmental Biotechnology is a very niche course that is offered by very few universities in India, Cochin University of Science And Technology (CUSAT) being one of them. Personally, I have come across very few schools of Environmental Studies in Indian universities that offer this program.

But then if you are interested then nothing should come between you and your choice. You may look at some of the IITs, IISERs, and other top universities if they provide this course or not and whether or not you are eligible for it. If you are not getting them, then CUSAT is fine as well.

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.

The Fire and Safety Engineering Department is one of the best at CUSAT. As one of my friends studied there, I might be able to share some details which can help you with your question.

• This department has got good infrastructure along with good faculties.
• About 90% of the students of this branch get a good offer for a package.
• But this field is limited to getting a job, as most of the companies recruiting on-campus look for other colleges.
• The competition will be less as very few colleges offer this kind of branch.
• CUSAT is the best fire and safety branch in India.

You will get placement with the package of INR 8-10 LPA initially for PSU in the sector of Oil. The placements are mostly in the field of public sector units like IOCL, GAIL, and ONGC.

My brother is an alumnus of CUSAT and according to him, the best branch to opt for at the institute is Naval Architecture and Shipbuilding. It is the flagship course offered by the university.To get admission into this branch you will need a rank less than 500 in the CUSAT CAT or a relaxed rank depending on the category of reservation you have.

Here is the required cutoff for Naval Architecture and Shipbuilding according to 2020 trends.

Hope this clears your doubts.

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.