Cochin University of Science and Technology (
CUSAT) is a government-owned
autonomous science and technology university in
Cochin,
Kerala,
India. Founded in 1971, it has three campuses: two in Cochin and one in
Kuttanad,
Alappuzha, 66 km inland. The university awards degrees in engineering and science subjects at the undergraduate, postgraduate and doctoral levels. Nearly 2,000 students engage yearly in undergraduate and postgraduate study at CUSAT. The university is placed at fifth rank in India in the
Webometrics Ranking of World Universities with a world ranking of 1150