CUSAT CAT (Cochin University of Science and Technology Common Aptitude Test)

01 January 1990

CUSAT CAT 2025 Notification, Exam Date, Application Form, Eligibility, Exam Pattern, Syllabus, Admit Card, Result, and Counselling

Cochin University of Science and Technology (CUSAT) conducts the  Common Admission Test (CAT), Lateral Entry Test (LET), Department Admission Test (DAT), Group  Discussion, and Interview (if applicable) for admission to its various programs. The application form for CUSAT CAT 2025 will be available only in online mode, tentatively till the second week of February 2025.

The Cochin University of Science and Technology (CUSAT) is a government-owned self-governing university located in the Kochi district of Kerala. It offers 9 different faculties at present, which include engineering, environmental studies, humanities, law, marine sciences, medical sciences and technology, science, social sciences, and technology has 27 departments for UG, PG, and research programs.

CUSAT 2025 Exam Date (Tentatively)

Events  Dates 2025
Starting for registration for CAT and Fee payment  4th week of January 2025 to 3rd week of March 2025
Online registration to MBA programme 4th week of January 2025 to 4th week of April 2025
Online registration to M.Tech 4th week of January 2025 to 4th week of May 2025
Online registration for seats reserved for International candidates
Issuance and receipt of applications for Ph.D/ PDF/ Diploma programmes from the department/ school concerned
Availability of admit card 1st week of May 2025 to 2nd week of May 2025
CUSAT 2025 2nd week of May 2025
Publishing of answer key May 2025
Announcement of result  June 2025
Counseling procedure June 2025

CUSAT 2025 Application Form

The online application form for CUSAT CAT 2025 is expected to be available in the second week of February 2025. To fill out the CUSAT CAT application form, candidates need to go through three steps:

Step 1: Registration

To get registered, candidates have to enter personal details, including name, email address, and date of birth. The email ID used for registration will be the user name. Upon successful registration, OTP will be sent to the candidate's email ID and registered mobile number.

Step 2: Filling out CUSAT CAT Application Form 2025

Candidates need to log in using the user name and password to fill out the CUSAT CAT 2025 application form. The CUSAT CAT application form has a number of fields like address, nationality, and parents’ name. Candidates must ensure that they enter only genuine information. The candidate will also be required to upload scanned copies of the photograph and signature and furnish course details.

Step 3: Payment of Application Fees

To complete the application process, the candidate has to pay the requisite CUSAT CAT 2025 application fee.

Application Fee

General- Rs. 1,000

SC/ST - Rs. 500

CUSAT 2025 Eligibility Criteria

  • All Indian/Foreign/PIO candidates are eligible to sit for the CUSAT test.
  • Candidates belonging to the Kerala Scheduled Tribe (KST) and Kerala Scheduled Cast (KSC) communities are eligible only if they have minimum passing marks in the qualifying examination except for Marine Engineering to satisfy the eligibility criteria for CUSAT CAT.
  • For all UG courses (except Marine Engineering), the eligibility criteria for SEBC candidates with Non-Creamy Layer Status of Kerala State into B. Tech program is a minimum of 45% in Mathematics and 45% in PCM (Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics) put together in the qualifying examination for candidates to satisfy the eligibility criteria.
  • For PG Courses, SEBC-NCL candidates of Kerala state are given a relaxation of 5% in the minimum marks for or unless otherwise specified.
  • Candidates applying for M.Tech Programmes with a valid GATE scorecard are eligible for 5% relaxation in the qualifying examination marks.
  • Candidates who want to pursue a B.Tech program should have qualified class 12th from the state of Kerala or any other equivalent board with PCM.
  • Candidates applying for MBA programs should clear MAT 2025 / C-MAT 2025/ CAT 2025 examination to satisfy the eligibility criteria for CUSAT CAT 2025.
  • Those candidates who want to get admission into the M.Tech program (except Marine engineering), have to clear GATE 2025 or DAT 2025 (conducted by the university) to satisfy the eligibility criteria.

CUSAT 2025 Exam Pattern

CUSAT CAT is held for various courses of study. Each course contains a different number of questions, subjects, etc.

Examination Mode: CUSAT CAT will be conducted in online mode (CBT).

Question Paper Type: The question paper will contain objective-type questions.

Number of Questions: Each course has a different number of questions.

Subjects: Each course will include different subjects.

Exam Duration: The time allotted to answer the questions will be 3 hours.

Marking Scheme: 3 marks will be awarded for each correct answer and 1 mark will be deducted for each incorrect response.

Subject

Total Questions

Maximum Marks

Mathematics

125

375

Physics

75

225

Chemistry

50

150

Total

250

750 Marks

CUSAT 2025 Syllabus

Cochin University of Science and Technology (CUSAT), which is the exam conducting body, doesn’t generally release any CUSAT CAT syllabus. However, going by trends of previous years it is expected that the syllabus of CUSAT CAT 2025 will be based on the syllabus of Class XI and Class XII of the state board.

CUSAT 2025 Admit Card

Availability of CUSAT 2025 admit card for CAT will be from the 20th Mar to the 6th of April 2025. The admit card will be issued online on the official website of CUSAT.

How to download the CUSAT CAT 2025, Admit Card:

  • Go to the official CUSAT CAT 2025 website.
  • Click on the link for admit card.
  • Log in using the CUSAT CAT 2025 register number and password given at the time of the CUSAT CAT application.
  • The CUSAT CAT 2025 admit card will be displayed on the screen.
  • Download the CUSAT CAT 2025 admit card and print it.

CUSAT 2025 Result

The result of CUSAT CAT 2025 will be declared tentatively in the month of May 2025. To check their results, candidates will have to log in to the result portal using the CUSAT CAT 2025 Roll Number.

How to check the CUSAT CAT result 2025:

  • Visit the official CUSAT CAT 2025 website.
  • Click on the link given to check the CUSAT CAT 2025 results.
  • A new page opens up. Enter the required details and click on submit.
  • The results will be displayed on the screen.
  • Print a few copies of the CUSAT CAT 2025 result for future reference.

CUSAT 2025 Counselling

The counseling of CUSAT CAT 2025 will start tentatively in the third week of May 2025. To participate in CUSAT CAT 2025 counseling, candidates need to get registered (Option Registration) and exercise choice filling; during the process, candidates have to fill in their choice of college and branch.

The Counselling of CUSAT CAT 2025 will be done as per the merit list of CUSAT CAT 2025, with candidates ranked higher in the list getting preference over those ranked lower. The seat allotment of CUSAT CAT 2025 will be conducted online, based on the options entered by the candidate and his/her merit rank. Post seat allotment, candidates need to report at the allotted institute within the prescribed time and date