Cochin University of Science and Technology
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, 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.
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. , 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.
A new species of amphipod collected from the Cochin backwaters was named ''Victoriopisa cusatensis'' after the university in 2018.
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". Provided by Wikipedia
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1Published 1990Cochin : The University, 1990.335 p. ; 21 cm.“...Cochin University of Science and Technology...”
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2Cochin : The University.v. ; 22 cm.“...Cochin University of Science and Technology...”
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3Published 1997Kochi : School of Marine Sciences, Cochin University of Science and Technology, 1997-v. : ill. ; 29 cm.“...Cochin University of Science and Technology. School of Marine Sciences...”
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4Cochin, Kerala : Society of Polymer Technologists, Dept. of Polymer Science and Rubber Technology, Cochin University of Science and Technology,v. : ill. ; 28 cm.“...Cochin University of Science and Technology. Society of Polymer Technologists...”
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5Published 1988[Cochin] : School of Marine Sciences, Cochin University of Science and Technology, 1988.51 p. ; 28 cm.“...Cochin University of Science and Technology. School of Marine Sciences...”
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6Published 1974Cochin [India] : Dept. of Law, Cochin University, [1974-v. ; 26 cm.“...Cochin University of Science and Technology. Dept. of Law...”
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7Published 1990Cochin : The University, [1990?]113 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.“...Cochin University of Science and Technology. Dept. of Applied Chemistry...”