Cochin University of Science and Technology

Cochin University of Science and Technology, based in Cochin, Kerala, has 2,825 students and 290 teaching staff across its programmes. In NIRF 2025, it was ranked #13 in Law (score 65.19), #50 overall (score 55.38), and #82 in Management (score 47.47), reflecting a spread across disciplines rather than strength in one alone.

In the 2023-24 placement cycle, the two-year Management PG programme saw 80 of 129 graduates placed, with a median salary of 7.88 LPA, up from 7.5 LPA the year before and 4.87 LPA in 2021-22. The four-year UG programme placed 151 of 155 graduates at a median of 7.7 LPA, continuing a rise from 6 LPA in 2022-23 and 5.73 LPA in 2021-22. The three-year UG programme placed 16 of 27 graduates at 3.2 LPA.

Law placements have been more modest. The five-year UG Law programme placed 40 of 60 graduates in 2023-24 at a median of 3 LPA, a figure that has held steady across the three years reported. The two-year Law PG programme placed 15 of 45 graduates at 3.6 LPA, similar to the 18 placed out of 44 the year before, suggesting placement rates in Law lag behind the management and undergraduate tracks despite the university's higher NIRF Law rank.