CUSAT CAT 2026 Exam Date has been announced. Cochin University of Science and Technology (CUSAT) organises university-level entrance exam known as CUSAT CAT. Admission into UG and PG programmes is offered via CAT test conducted by Cochin University.
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CUSAT CAT 2026 Exam Date – Announced
CUSAT CAT 2026 Exam Date has been announced. The exam will be conducted on 9th, 10th & 11th May 2026. Check below for complete exam dates details. Click here to subscribe for registration alerts.
CUSAT CAT is conducted to provide admission into B. Tech, UG & PG Courses. In this article, we have updated complete information about CUSAT Exam Dates 2026. The application form is provided with the release of prospectus and exam notification.
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Here, in this article we have included all the relevant dates for CUSAT CAT 2026 exam, application form, admit card, answer key, result, etc.
CUSAT CAT 2026 Exam Dates
In the below table, we have provided complete official dates for CUSAT 2026:
| Events | Dates 2026 |
| Starting of registration for CAT & fee payment (all UG/ PG) | 4th week of January to last week of February 2026 |
| Online registration for MBA programme | 4th week of January to last week of February 2026 |
| Online registration to M.Tech | Fourth week of January to last week of May 2026 |
| Online registration for seats reserved for International candidates | |
| Issuance & receipt of applications for Ph.D/ PDF / diploma programmes from the department/ schools concerned | |
| Availability of admit card (UG/ PG programmes) | First week of May 2026 |
| CUSAT 2026 Computer based Test (CBT) | 9th, 10th & 11th May 2026 |
| Releasing of answer key | May 2026 |
| Declaration of result | May/ June 2026 |
| Starting of counselling | June/ July 2026 |
CUSAT 2026 Exam Schedule
Check here for complete details about CUSAT 2026 important dates schedule including pre-examination & post examination dates.
Pre Examination Dates:
Authority will release a notification regarding the schedule of CUSAT Exam. Candidates can fill out the CUSAT Application Form 2026 in last week of January 2026.
Candidates have to submit their application form before last date of submission, as no candidates will be allowed to submit application form after last week of February 2026 (without late fee). With a late fee, candidates can submit the application form by last week of February 2026.
After the completion of registration process, successfully registered candidates will be able to download their CUSAT admit card 2026 in first week of May 2026. Cochin University will conduct CUSAT 2026 Examination on 9th, 10th & 11th May 2026.
Post Examination Dates:
After completion of the examination, the university will release the answer key. Authority will provide an objection facility on answer key and after the completion of objection facility authority will release CUSAT Final Answer Key 2026.
CUSAT 2026 result will be uploaded after a few weeks from the declaration of final answer key. Candidates will be able to check their ranks in May/ June 2026 through online mode.
The CUSAT Cut Off will be released along with the result. After a few weeks of the examination, the counselling procedure will get started. CUSAT 2026 Counselling will start in June/ July 2026 for UG/ PG courses.
Subject Wise CUSAT 2026 Schedule
Check course wise CUSAT CAT time table/ schedule below (as per last year):
Day 1
| Day 1 Time | Subjects |
| 09: 30 am to 12: 30 pm | Test in Physics, Chemistry & Mathematics for [B. Tech/ M.Sc. (Five Year Integrated) in Photonics / M.Sc. (Five Year Integrated) in Computer Science/ 5- Year Integrated M.Sc. (Chemistry/ Mathematics/ Physics] |
| 09: 30 am to 11: 30 am | Test for MCA |
| 02: 30 pm to 04: 30 pm | Test for MA Hindi |
| Test for M Voc in Software Application Development | |
| 02: 30 pm to 05: 30 pm | Test in Physics, Chemistry & Mathematics for [B. Tech/ M.Sc. (Five year Integrated) in Photonics/ M.Sc. (Five year Integrated) in Computer Science/ 5-Year Integrated M.Sc. (Chemistry/ Mathematics/ Physics] |
| Test for Lateral Entry to B. Tech programmes | |
| 02: 30 pm to 04: 30 pm | Test for Master in Bioethics (MBE) |
Day 2
| Day 2 Time | Subjects |
| 09: 00 am to 11: 00 am | Biotechnology (601), Botany (602), Chemistry (604), Electronics (606), Engineering Science (607), Fisheries (608), Geology (609), Law (for LLM) (610), Life Science (611), Mathematics (612), Physics (613), Statistics (614), Zoology (615), Food Science (618) |
| Test for M Voc in Consultancy Management | |
| 12.30 pm to 2.30 pm | Test for M.Sc. in Econometrics and Financial Technology |
| Aptitude Test for Five-year BBA LLB (Hons)/ B.Com LLB (Hons) | |
| Microbiology (623) | |
| 04: 00 pm to 06: 00 pm | Aptitude Test for M.Sc. Computer Science |
| Test for MA Applied Economics | |
| Test for B Voc programme |
| Day 3 Time | Subjects |
| 09:00 am to 12:30 pm | Test in Physics, Chemistry & Mathematics for [B. Tech/ M.Sc. (Five year Integrated) in Photonics/ M.Sc. (Five year Integrated) in Computer Science/ 5-Year Integrated M.Sc. (Chemistry/ Mathematics/ Physics] |
| 02: 30 pm to 05: 30 pm | Test in Physics, Chemistry & Mathematics for [B. Tech/ M.Sc. (Five year Integrated) in Photonics/ M.Sc. (Five year Integrated) in Computer Science/ 5-Year Integrated M.Sc. (Chemistry/ Mathematics/ Physics] |
| Day 4 Time | Subjects |
| 09:30 am to 12:30 pm | Test in Physics, Chemistry & Mathematics for [B. Tech/ M.Sc. (Five year Integrated) in Photonics/ M.Sc. (Five year Integrated) in Computer Science/ 5-Year Integrated M.Sc. (Chemistry/ Mathematics/ Physics] |
| 09:30 am to 11:15 am | Physics & Chemistry for M.Sc. (Five year Integrated) in Biological Sciences |
| 09:30 am to 11:30 am | Aptitude Test for LLM (IP) Ph.D. and LLM (IPR) Ph.D. |
| 2: 30 pm to 03: 45 pm | Test in Biology [5-Year Integrated M.Sc. (Biological Sciences] |
| 2: 30 pm to 04: 30 pm | Test for Three-year LLB Programme |
| Test for M.Sc. Forensic Science |
CUSAT 2026 Application Form
The CUSAT application form can be filled out in last week of January 2026 through online mode only. The application form is accessible through the website of exam conducting authority. The authority does not release the application form through offline mode.
The application form without a late fee can be filled till last week of February 2026. The application form with a late fee can be filled out till March 2026.
Candidates who wish to apply for courses like Ph.D, M. Phil, Diploma, post-graduation diploma, and certificate programs get the written application personally or through mail from the related department.
Those applying on the basis of GATE Score or MAT should email a soft copy of their Score Sheet /Mark List to CUSAT on or before the final date for online submission of application. The candidate must keep a copy of submitted application.
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