Cochin University of Science & Technology is an authority to conduct the university level entrance exam for admission in B. Tech and various PG courses. It is conducted with the name of Cochin University of Science & Technology Common Admission Test (CUSAT CAT). It is usually the computer-based exam and conducted during the last week of April. It is conducted every year to admit eligible candidates to undergraduate and postgraduate engineering, medical, law and many other courses that are offered across 23 campuses.
Syllabus:
Candidates who are appearing for the examination need to have detailed knowledge about the syllabus of the exam in order to prepare thoroughly for the exam. Following are the subject wise syllabus for CUSAT CAT 2019:
| Physics | Chemistry | Mathematics |
| Some Basic Concepts of Chemistry | Units and Measurement | Trigonometric Functions |
| Motion in Straight line | Classification of Elements and Periodicity in properties | The principle of Mathematical Induction |
| Structure Of Atom | Motion In A Plane | Linear Inequalities |
| Chemical Bonding And Molecular Structure | Laws Of Motion | Complex Numbers And Quadratic Equations |
| Thermal Properties of Matter | Equilibrium | Limits and Derivatives |
| States Of Matter | Work, Energy, And Power | Permutations And Combinations |
| Thermodynamics | Motion In A Straight Line | Binomial Theorem |
| Hydrocarbons | System Of Particles And Rotational Motion | Sequences And Series |
| Gravitation | Redox Reactions | Straight Lines |
| Hydrogen | Mechanical Properties Of Fluids | Conic Sections |
| The P-Block Elements | Electric Charges and fields | Determinants |
| The S-Block Elements | Mechanical Properties Of Solids | Mathematical Reasoning |
| Thermodynamics | Environmental Chemistry | Statistics |
| The Solid State | Oscillations | Introduction To Three Dimensional Geometry |
| Surface Chemistry | Waves | Inverse Trigonometric Functions |
| General Principles And Process Of Isolation Of Elements | Kinetic Theory | Matrices |
| Communication Systems | Chemistry in Everyday life | Probability |
| The D And F Block Elements | Current Electricity | Linear Programming |
| Electrostatic Potential And Capacitance | Electrochemistry | Relations And Functions |
| Moving Charges And Magnetism | Chemical Kinetics | Continuity And Differentiability |
| Electromagnetic Induction | Coordination Compounds | Application Of Derivatives |
| Alternating Current | Alcohols, Phenols, And Ethers | Integrals |
| Magnetism And Matter | Haloalkanes And Haloarenes | Differential Equations |
| Electromagnetic Waves | Aldehydes, Ketones And Carboxylic Acids | Vector Algebra |
| Wave Optics | Amines | Three Dimensional Geometry |
| Polymers | Ray Optics And Optical Instruments | Application Of Integrals |