Cochin University of Science and Technology

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Cochin University of Science and Technology
Mottotejasvi nāvadhītamastu (Sanskrit)
Motto in English
May learning illumine us both[1]
TypeState University
Established1971 , 10th July
ChancellorGovernor of Kerala[2]
Vice-ChancellorP. G. Sankaran [3]
Address
University Road, South Kalamassery
,
Kochi
,
Kerala
,
India

10°02′39″N 76°19′42″E / 10.0443°N 76.3282°E / 10.0443; 76.3282
CampusUrban, 180 acres (73 ha)
Colours  Light green
  Gray
AffiliationsUGC, NAAC, AICTE, AIU, ACU, NBA
Websitewww.cusat.ac.in
Administrative office [4]
Main gate of Cochin campus (CUSAT)

Cochin University of Science and Technology (CUSAT) is a state government-owned autonomous university in Kochi, Kerala, India. It was founded in 1971 and has three campuses: two in Kochi (Kalamassery and Ernakulam) and one in Kuttanad, Alappuzha, 66 km (41 mi) inland.

The university was founded in 1971 as the University of Cochin through an act of the Kerala Legislature, which was the result of a campaign for postgraduate education in the state. It was renamed as Cochin University of Science and Technology (CUSAT) in February 1986. Its goals are to promote undergraduate and postgraduate studies and advanced research in applied science, technology, industry, commerce, management and social sciences.[5]

Admissions to both undergraduate and postgraduate courses are based on the Common Admission Test (CAT). Departmental Admission Tests (DAT) are conducted for some postgraduate courses. As of 2019, the university has 29 Departments of study and research, offering graduate and post-graduate programmes across a wide spectrum of disciplines in Engineering, Science, Technology, Humanities, Law & Management. The university has academic links and exchange programmes with several institutions across the globe.[citation needed]

A new species of amphipod collected from the Cochin backwaters was named Victoriopisa cusatensis after the university in 2018.[6]

The motto of the university is Tejasvinavadhithamastu, which is taken from the Vedas and conveys "May the wisdom accrued deify us both – the teacher and the taught - and percolate to the universe in its totality".[1][7]

Student Amenity Center
  1. ^ a b "Vision and Mission". Retrieved 7 September 2017.
  2. ^ https://cusat.ac.in/office/chancellor
  3. ^ https://cusat.ac.in/office/vc
  4. ^ CUSAT, Director, CIRM. "Cochin University of Science and Technology-Home Page". cusat.ac.in. Retrieved 25 September 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  5. ^ "Cusat -overall" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 December 2008. Retrieved 23 June 2008.
  6. ^ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Victoriopisa cusatensis Ph. Joseph,Abhishek Sharma, P.R. Jayachandran, 2018". marinespecies.org. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
  7. ^ "The University: About CUSAT". Archived from the original on 19 June 2009. Retrieved 26 September 2009.