Cochin University of Science & Technology (CUSAT) is a government owned autonomous university in Kochi (Cochin), Kerala, India. Founded in 1971, the university consists of three campuses, two in Kochi and one in Kuttanad, Alappuzha, about 66 km inland. The university awards degrees in various fields of engineering and allied subjects at the undergraduate, postgraduate and doctoral levels. Nearly 2,000 students engage yearly in various areas of undergraduate and postgraduate study in this university.

The institute was poised to become Indian Institute of Engineering, Science and Technology, Kochi (IIEST Kochi) [1] , but the proposal was rejected by the state government in a surprising turn of events.