Category: News

  • CUSAT forms sub-committee to study BTech fee hike issue

    Cochin University of Science and Technology (CUSAT) authorities will hold talks with engineering students to tide over fresh trouble in the varsity due to hike in fee for BTech courses. Sources said that the CUSAT syndicate met here on Saturday and decided to form a sub-committee comprising of CUSAT registrar and conveners of the syndicate…

  • CUSAT signs MoU with Central Institute of Plastics Engineering and Technology

    KOCHI: Cochin University of Science and Technology signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Centre for Bio-Polymer Science and Technology (CBPST), a unit of Central Institute of Plastics Engineering and Technology (CIPET) that is under the ministry of chemicals and fertilizers, for academic cooperation on Friday. The MoU was signed at Cusat. The main objective…

  • CUSAT seeks legal opinion in professor termination matter

    KOCHI: After the Cochin University of Science and Technology (CUSAT) syndicate decided to initiate process to terminate the services of professor B Madhusoodana Kurup, the university has referred the matter for legal opinion. Kurup is presently on deputation as vice-chancellor of Kerala University of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences (KUFOS) and is alleged to have committed…

  • CUSAT announces new course in seafood safety

    KOCHI: Cochin University of Science and Technology ( CUSAT ) on Friday announced its new MFSc programme in seafood safety and trade. The course is sanctioned recently by the UGC, under its innovative programme – Technology and Research in Interdisciplinary and Emerging Areas. The course will commence from September 2012. The two- year programme is…

  • Call to conserve mangroves in CUSAT

    Mangroves which play a large role in reducing pollution are fast vanishing and its  conservation is the need of the hour, said Deputy Mayor B Bhadra. She was inaugurating the seminar and lab to field programme on mangrove propagation and conservation jointly organised by the School of Marine Sciences, Cochin University of Science and Technology…

  • CUSAT Riding high on the healthy path

    Amid the rising oil prices and growing   air pollution, Cochin University of Science and  Technology has decided to go the green and healthy way. A cycle promotion venture will be launched on the campus next week. The idea arose during the Monsoon Madness camp  held recently in which about 40 students participated. As the rainfall…

  • CUSAT excels in B.Tech. placement

    The School of Engineering, Cochin University of Science and Technology, has successfully placed 215 out of 376 B.Tech students passed out this year, said an official press release. The Safety and Fire Engineering division topped by placing 22 (85%) out of 26 pass-outs, with the Electronics and Communication (70%), Information Technology (69%) and Computer Science…

  • Fees hike – Protest launching soon on CUSAT

    However there is a unofficial news that a political party have now declared an indefenite strike from July 9th (very same date of reopening of SOE Classes) onwards against the Fees hike of CUSAT.

  • CUSAT : Fifty percent seats remain after Second Counselling

    Only half of the total seats were filled at CUSAT for BTech courses after second allotment. The second allotment was announced by the the university on 1st July and the admissions based on it were made on 4th and 5th. Today by the closing of second allotment altogether 460 students were admitted out of the…

  • Grant for CUSAT Research group

    The Department of Science and Technology has sanctioned Rs.52 lakh to the mobile computing research group of the Department of Computer Science in Cochin University of Science and Technology.

  • Cusat likely to be upgraded to IIEST under 12th Plan

    Chandy met Kapil Sibal on Monday to discuss proposal The Union Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD) is likely to consider upgradation of Cochin University of Science and Technology (Cusat) into an Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology (IIEST) under the 12 Five Year Plan. Chief Minister Oommen Chandy, who met MHRD Minister Kapil…

  • CUSAT in Media – December 28th 2011

    Malayala Manorama 28th December 2011 – Special Suppliment – Metro manorama Its quite interesting that Malayala Manorama included a full page report on describing the heavy financial threat of CUSAT.find the report here.   ഇനി യാദാര്‍ത്ഥ്യം…  – Enna Kodumma sir ithu ഇതൊരു പാവം വിദ്യാര്‍ഥിയുടെ വേദന ആണ്… എന്നും രാവിലെ എഴുനേറ്റു വരുമ്പോ ഇങ്ങനേ കുസാറ്റ് “മാങ്ങ” ആണ് “തേങ്ങാ” ആണ്…