CUSAT conducts Common Admission Test (CAT) to admit students into various courses it offers.

CUSAT CAT 2021

CAT for this year will be conducted on 12,13, and 14 June across various centres in the country.

Among the engineering programmes offered are Civil Engineering, Marine Engineering, Safety and Fire Engineering.

The regular science programmes at post graduate level offered here are Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry and others.

Three year LLB and MBA and two year LLM are also among the courses offered at CUSAT.

Candidates seeking admission into these programmes have to pass CUSAT CAT 2021 which is expanded into Cochin University of Science and Technology Common Admission Test 2021.

Futher information about the courses available and CUSAT CAT 2021, applicants can access the prospectus at ‘https://admissions.cusat.ac.in/pros_2020’

Eligibility
The condition of eligibility to apply for CUSAT CAT 2021 depends on the course candidates wishes to seek admission through the test.

Applicants targeting engineering courses of undergraduate level have to be a pass in plus-two with maths, physics, chemistry as subjects.

Applicants aiming for admission into other undergraduate courses through CUSAT CAT 2021 must be a pass in plus-two..

Individuals targeting admission into post graduation courses through CUSAT CAT 2021 must have passed the bachelor’s degree in the discipline he or she wishes to study post graduation.

For more details about courses offered at CUSAT and eligibility conditions, applicants can refer the prospectus at ‘https://admissions.cusat.ac.in/pros_2020’

Also applicants who have scores in CAT/KMAT/CMAT exams can apply for MBA courses.

These candidates will be selected based on CAT/KMAT/CMAT and their performance in group discussion and interview.

Individuals applying for masters in engineering (MTech) courses must have valid GATE score.

Those with no GATE score have to apply for DAT (Department Assessment Test) which will be conducted by the department of the university which teaches the course applicant wants to study.

How to apply
Applicants willing to apply for CUSAT CAT 2021 must remember that the method to apply is online.

Applications sent to the university through any other means for CUSAT CAT 2021 will not be accepted.

Applicants for CUSAT CAT 2021 must visit the official website ‘https://admissions.cusat.ac.in/’ and scroll down the page to see a button ‘New Candidate Registration’

Individuals have to click ‘New Candidate Registration’ and commence the process of registration to obtain username and password.

Post obtaining the username and password, candidates must comeback to the website ‘https://admissions.cusat.ac.in/’ and login using the username and password obtained during registration.

Once logged in, indivduals can start applying for CUSAT CAT 2021.

Applicants must provide the required information while applying for CUSAT CAT 2021.

After the information is provided, candidates have to choose the course they are applying for, pay the registration fee and select the exam centre.

Post providing all the information, applicants can finally submit the application for CUSAT CAT 2021 exam.

Point to remember
Candidates applying for MBA must also upload the required KMAT/CMAT/IIM ‐ CAT scores.

Applicants for MTech courses through CUSAT CAT 2021 must upload their GATE score while filling the application form.

Candidates seeking admission into PhD/PDF/Diploma/Certificate programmes offered by CUSAT need not register online for CUSAT CAT 2021.

These applicants can approach the departments concerned at CUSAT and obtain the application form.

Registration fee
Applicants of CUSAT CAT 2021 must pay Rs 1,100 if they are opting State Merit/All India Quota seats (other than NRI/International/PIO/Children of Indian Gulf Workers).

The registration fee for Kerala SC/Kerala ST candidates is Rs 500.

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International candidates and Persons of Indian Origin applying for CUSAT CAT 2021 must pay USD 100.

Applicants for CUSAT CAT 2021 who are children of Indian Gulf Workers the fee is Rs 6,100 and if children of Indian Gulf Workers applying for CUSAT CAT 2021 are Kerala SC/Kerala STs, they have to pay Rs 5500.

Important dates
The registration for CUSAT CAT 2021 for all courses except PhD and diploma programmes began on 10 March.
The last date to submit application is 31 March without fine and the same by paying fine is 7 April.

The registration process for seats reserved for international candidates in connection with CUSAT CAT 2021 exam also began on 10 March.

The last date for registration for seats reserved for international candidates is 30 April.

Individuals targeting MBA can apply from 10 March to 31 May.

Applicants targeting MTech admissions through CUSAT CAT 2021 have to apply from 10 March to 21 April without paying fine.

Candidates submitting after 21 April have to pay fine and can submit with fine till 30 April.

Applicants for PhD or Diploma courses can obtain applications from departments concerned from 10 March and submit them till 15 April.

Admit cards will be available for download in connection with CUSAT CAT 2021 from 25 May to 14 June.

The number of questions will be about 250 and the duration to answer them is three hours.

Each correct answer will fetch three marks and a wrong answer would deduct one mark.

Applicants for undergraduate engineering courses can concentrate on maths, physics and chemistry of plus-two level for CUSAT CAT.

Candidates focusing on law, management and commerce courses at undergraduation level through CUSAT CAT  exam can focus on general knowledge and current affairs, law related subjects, reasoning ability and logical thinking.

Undergraduate law admission aspirants can also focus on legal aptitude, english, comprehension ability to prepare for CAT.

Applicants aspring for law admission at post graduate level can focus on subjects like mathematics, logical reasoning along with law subjects of undergraduation level.

Admission into UG medical courses, popularly known as MBBS would commence with conducting NEET UG for 2025. Candidates who pass the exam have to take part in the counselling for MBBS admission.

A few other sources convey that registration for NEET UG in 2025 may also commence in March 2025.

Schedule

NEET UG 2025 registration schedule will be made known after the announcement about exam’s application submission commences.

The NEET UG 2025 registration would usually be open for a month or more. The application correction facility will be made active after submission comes to an end.

After corrections, the admit cards are made available for download. Those who have completed their NEET UG 2025 application submission process successfully, alone will be able to download the hall ticket.

Candidates have to write the exam and pass it with required qualifying marks to be eligible for taking part in the counselling process for getting admitted into a medical college.

More about the exam

The full name of the exam is National Eligibility Cum Entrance Test  Undergraduate.

The exam is conducted offline in pen-and-paper mode and answers have to be registered on a separate answer sheet.

The questions in NEET UG 2025 would be related to biology, physics and chemistry which are taught in classes 10,11 and 12 in recognized educational institutions across India.

Questions will be in a multiple-choice format where each question has more than one reply and the right one among that has to be chosen to get marks.

Students willing to join BDS in colleges located across India also have to submit NEET UG 2025 application.

Medical colleges abroad also consider scores of NEET UG for providing admission into MBBS courses.

Who can take up NEET UG 2025 application submission?

Candidates who have passed plus-two in the science stream with biology, physics and chemistry as subjects can take up NEET UG 2025 application submission.

Students who have appeared for their final year exams and are waiting for the results or students who are about to appear for the final year exams of their qualifying degree can also take up NEET UG 2025 application submission.

However, these students have to pass their exams and provide proof of it by the time of admission.

1. The above URL has to be typed into the browser and submitted to allow the website to download.

2. Once the webpage is ready, candidates can click the button Click Here for Registration/Login

3. Clicking the above button will open another webpage with URL ‘https://neet.ntaonline.in/frontend/web/’

4. Once the webpage with above URL opens, candidates can click the registration link and create an account with username and password.

5. After obtaining the account, they can come to the same webpage (https://neet.ntaonline.in/frontend/web/) and login and start applying for the exam.

Website for NEET UG 2025 Application is Here

NEET UG 2025 application submission fees

NEET UG 2025 application submission fees is Rs 1700 for General category candidates and NRI applicants. The same is Rs 1600 for General-EWS/OBC-NCL category applicants.

SC/ST/PwBD/Third Gender category applicants have to pay Rs 1000 while taking up NEET UG 2024 registration.

The fee may also change due to various reasons, candidates can read information bulletin related to NEET UG 2025 application when it is released.

How to download hall ticket?

The process to download hall ticket is online and it can be done on the official website ‘https://exams.nta.ac.in/NEET’

1. Candidates have to type the URL mentioned above in the browser and submit it to allow the website to download.

2. Once the website is ready, candidates can click the link for the hall ticket.

3. This will likely open another website and there, they have to enter their application number and other details and submit them to view the admit card.

Point to remember

Once the admit card is visible, applicants can download and take a printout. Only those who have successfully completed NEET UG 2025 application submission will be able to download admit card.

The link to download admit card will be made active on the official website at the appropriate time.

Students can visit the official website as the exam time nears, to find the link for download hall ticket. Link for obtaining admit cards are usually made available about 10 to 15 days before the exam day.

Students who pass NEET UG 2025 application submission with the required qualifying marks can apply for counselling where they choose the college and course. Counselling takes place to fill seats at the All India level and state level.

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Students who wish to study in central government institutions can apply under the All India Quota for which Medical Counselling Committee (MCC) conducts the counselling.

Respective authorities of various states in India conduct counselling at their state level. Candidates can visit the official websites of the respective authorities for more information.

The best thing to do would be to follow the website of NTA for updates on 2025 NEET UG. Registration can be done at the appropriate time.

Candidates who do not get a seat in the institution of their choice in the initial rounds of counselling can apply in the subsequent rounds.

Preparation involves studying all the lessons in the syllabus, students must ensure that they have mastered all the subjects to score marks in NEET UG for 2025.