Going by the trends that we have come across in recent years, any non-Keralite has to secure a rank under 2000 in order to get shortlisted.

There might be a case that a particular branch has performed exceptionally well and even a rank below 2000 doesn’t seem to help. In that case, you have to wait for upcoming lists.

• There are some students who have a lesser rank than yours, who have been shot-listed. This is because of the choice of their subjects. 
• For example, the closing rank for Fire and Safety is 300-500 and that for Computer Science and Electronics & Communication is 1500-1800. 
• If you realize that you don’t have a good rank, it's better that you don’t opt for those subjects as your first option. 
• Getting admission into the first campus is obviously tougher than the second one. But if you are subject-specific, you can go for the second campus.

The worst-case would be, you might have to wait for all the admissions to get over for “on the spot admission”. This aims at filling up the left-out seats. But this is just a fluke. It would be better if you don’t depend entirely on this and keep looking for other options at the same time.

CUSAT is a Govt. college and has a reputation around the globe. But it is up to you to make most of your time at the institute. One of my seniors attended CUSAT. Her experience at the institute was quite good. The institute has a great track record in each of its departments. You can read about its legacy on Wikipedia.

Faculty:

The faculty at the institute is great according to the students.

Infrastructure:

• It offers well-equipped modern labs.
• In association with the Kerala Starting Mission CUSAT started a Centre for Innovation, Technology Transfer, and Industrial Collaboration (CITTIC). 

CSE Department:

• The CSE department of CUSAT is recognized worldwide. This means you can pursue higher education after the compilation of the course, easily. 
• CSE department is also one of the departments that have NBA accreditation. 

Funding: 

You will get enough funding for your project at the institute.

Placements:

Over the years the institute has maintained a staller placement record. The table below highlights the recent placement statistics at the institute.

To conclude, CUSAT is a great option for CSE.

BTech Safety and Fire Engineering at CUSAT is a lucrative branch with great career opportunities. Almost 90% of students graduate with a placement offer. But the career outcome of the institute is limited since it is not a mainstream branch. You may face problems in the future if you want to go for competitive examinations like GATE. Go for this branch, only if you are sure that you want a career in this field. Since not many institutes offer this engineering degree, the competition is less. It is easy to secure a good placement opportunity. 

Course Highlights:

• This course is great for people who want to make their career in Process Safety Engineering or Technical Safety Engineering. 
• It is not true that students of this branch get positions like Safety Officer or Fire Officer after completing the degree. Students of this course get a little better technical jobs. 
• There are many cool small companies in the vicinity of Chennai, Pune, Bangalore, or NCR. These companies offer good technical jobs. Although the initial salary package may be less, you will have the opportunity to improve your career. 
• You can also opt for off-campus placements and apply to companies directly.

The above discussion should give you an idea about the Safety and Fire Engineering at CUSAT.

In my opinion, CUSAT is much better than KTU and there are multiple reasons why. One of the only reasons why KTU could be better than CUSAT is the fact that results are released within a month of conducting exams. So if you have deadlines coming up or are applying somewhere, you will not have to wait too long. CUSAT does not follow this scheme. Although recently, they have changed this scheme.

Additionally, the choice between these two colleges will heavily depend on the branch you are planning on applying to. As you know, every place will have its own pros and cons. The points below should probably help you gain some insight:

• KTU and CUSAT are state universities. Moreover, they are both UGC and AICTE approved institutes. A plus point with CUSAT is that it has been accredited with NAAC grade A.
•  CUSAT also has a relatively better and robust syllabus as compared to KTU. From my knowledge, it is tougher than NITs and possibly nearly equivalent to the syllabus taught in BITs and IITs.

If you want to compare, you should take a look at the first-year syllabus taught at both places.

• CUSAT also has better faculty. Most of them hold a Ph.D. or are highly experienced individuals in their field of study.
• Moreover, CUSAT is ranked among the top 1000 universities in the world whereas NITs themselves are not on the list. 
• If you are concerned about placements, you don’t need to worry about them. The highest package offered at CUSAT is INR 15 LPA with an average package of INR 4.7 LPA.
• Major recruiters at the college include Cisco, L&T, and TCS whereas when it comes to KTU most students are of the opinion that only 30% of them have been placed.
• Another major plus point is that the Engineering branch has been accredited under tier 1 colleges by NBA.
• Lastly, the campus also plays a pivotal role when it comes to choosing between the two. My friends would describe it as the dream campus with exciting opportunities.

From this, my advice to you would be to definitely consider CUSAT over KTU for your studies. Your career will be set and you will have a plethora of opportunities open for you.

Yes, there is a uniform in Cochin University of Science and Technology (CUSAT). But the uniform is only for UG Engineering students. P.G students of M.Tech, M.Sc, PhD, etc, do not have any dress code.

Let’s see the uniform of these branches.

• School Of Engineering: For boys apple green color shirt and dark navy and grey trouser. Uniform for girls is apple green color kurta and dark navy and grey pajama.
• Marine Engineering: Marine Engineering has its own Dress code. 
• Other departments such as Polymer & Rubber, Instrumentation, Photonics do not have a uniform. Students are free to wear any decent dress to the class. 

Therefore, there are different dress codes for different schools. Apart from these, students of B.A LL.B, MBA, M.Com also have their specific dress code.