Best Colleges in Kochi

Kochi, a city in Kerala state, consists of well ranked colleges and universities as per the NIRF Rankings. Kerala, located in India's coastal region, has the highest literacy rate. Top colleges in Kochi offer diploma, undergraduate, postgraduate and doctorate courses. The courses are offered in a plethora of educational fields, be it engineering, management, architecture or law.

Some of the Top 10 colleges in Kochi are Cochin University of Science and Technology, NLU Kochi, Rajagiri Business College and many more. Availability of quality education and all the basic resources makes Kochi a go-to option for educational endeavours.

Top 10 Colleges in Kochi: Admission Process

Admissions in Top 10 colleges in Kochi are done on the basis of exams such as CAT, XAT, MAT, CMAT, GMAT, GRE, CUSAT CAT. Read below to know more about the process of admission:

Top Colleges in Kochi: Entrance Exam 2024

The details of the entrance examinations accepted by the top colleges in Kochi are listed below:

MAT - Management Aptitude Test is a standard aptitude test conducted by the All India Management Association. MAT is used for admission into MBA and allied programmes.

GATE - Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering(GATE) is a national-level exam conducted in online mode every year. Organising Institute for GATE 2024 is Indian Institute of Science Bengaluru.

XAT- National-level management entrance examination conducted by XLRI, Jamshedpur for admission to MBA/PGDM programmes.

CMAT - Common Management Admission Test is an online computer-based test conducted for facilitating institutions.

CUSAT CAT - Cochin University of Science and Technology Common Admission Test conducted for admission to several engineering courses offered by the university.

JEE Main - A computer-based test for admission into multiple undergraduate programmes in engineering, architecture, and planning across colleges in India.

CAT - Common Admission Test (CAT) is conducted annually for admission into IIMs and other B-schools offering MBA/PGDM courses.

CLAT- The Consortium of NLUs administers the offline Common Law Admission Test (CLAT) annually.

List of Top Colleges/Universities in Kochi - NIRF Rankings 2024

NIRF - National Institute of Ranking Framework, governed by the Ministry of Education, works to rank colleges and universities from all over the country on the basis of different criterias like infrastructure, quality of education, past year reports of placements and admissions and so on. The table below contains the list of top colleges in Kochi on the basis of their NIRF rankings.

College Name	Category	NIRF Rank 2024
Cochin University of Science and Technology	University	34
Sacred Heart College	College	48

Top Government Colleges in Kochi: Fee-Wise

The fee range of top government colleges in Kochi are listed below:

College Name	Fees in Rs.
Cochin University of Science and Technology	Rs 31,750 - Rs 10,77,000
Cochin University of Science and Technology	Rs 31,750 - Rs 10,77,000	National University of Advanced Legal Studies Kochi	Rs 18,500 - Rs 10,25,000
School of Engineering CUSAT	Rs 1,01,000 - Rs 7,53,000

Top Private Colleges in Kochi - Fee-Wise

The fee range of top private colleges in Kochi are listed below:

College Name	Fees in Rs.
Sacred Heart College	Rs 18,790 - Rs 2,46,000


Rajagiri Business School	Rs 7,87,000


ASADI Kochi	Rs 4,82,000
Xavier Institute of Management and Entrepreneurship Kochi	Rs 8,50,000
Amrita School of Business	Rs 10,96,000
Rajagiri School of Engineering and Technology Kochi	Rs 3,03,000 - Rs 3,82,000
Rajagiri School of Engineering and Technology Kochi	Rs 3,03,000 - Rs 3,82,000
Siena College of Professional Studies	Rs 54,000 - Rs 1,13,000

Top Courses Offered by the Top Colleges in Kochi:

College Name	Course Offered
Cochin University of Science and Technology	B.Tech, M.Tech
National University of Advanced Legal Studies Kochi	B.A. L.L.B (H), L.L.M
Sacred Heart College	BA, B.Com, B.Sc, MA, M.Com, M.Sc, BBA Self Financed
Rajagiri Business School	PGDM, PGDM for Working Professionals, FPM
ASADI Kochi	B.Arch
School of Engineering CUSAT	B.Tech, M.Tech
Xavier Institute of Management and Entrepreneurship Kochi	P.G.D.M
Amrita School of Business	MBA
Rajagiri School of Engineering and Technology Kochi	B.Tech, M.Tech
Rajagiri School of Engineering and Technology Kochi	B.Tech, M.Tech
Siena College of Professional Studies	BA English, B.Sc Information Technology, B.Com, M.Sc Computer Science, M.Com, BBA, BCA

Top Colleges/Universities in Kochi - Placement-wise

Top colleges in Kochi have a training and placement cell which works to organise workshops, seminars, and educational visits for the development of students. Additionally, placement cells also provide internship and job opportunities to their students. The table provides an overview of the placement reports of top colleges in Kochi.

Placements in Top Colleges in Kochi	Median Salary UG	Median Salary PG
NLU Kochi Placements	Rs 10,00,000	Rs 10,12,000
Rajagiri Business School Placements	NA	Rs 6,00,000
School of Engineering CUSAT Placements	Rs 3,50,000	Rs. 3,67,000
XIME Kochi Placements	NA	Rs 7,83,000
Amrita School of Business Placements	NA	Rs 8,00,000
RSET Kochi	Rs 4,50,000	Rs 4,72,000

Top Colleges in Kochi with their Top Recruiters:

Top Colleges in Kochi	Top Recruiters
Rajagiri Business School	Godrej, Havells, HDFC Bank, BYJU’S, Coca Cola, Deoitte, Flipkart
XIME Kochi	Infosys, Wipro, KPMG, Oracle, OYO, Hyundai, HDFC Bank, ICICI Bank, TATA, Deloitte, HITACHI, State Bank of India
Amrita School of Business	Deloitte, Amazon, Wipro, TCS, Infosys
RSET Kochi	Accenture, Adobe, Amazon, ATTRA Infotech, Blue Conch, Bigbinary