Cochin University of Science and Technology (CUSAT) is a government-owned autonomous science and technology university in Cochin, Kerala, India. Founded in 1971, it has three campuses: two in Cochin and one in Kuttanad, Alappuzha, 66 km inland. The university awards degrees in engineering and science subjects at the undergraduate, postgraduate and doctoral levels. Nearly 6520 students engage yearly in undergraduate and postgraduate study at the university. CUSAT has found a place among the best universities in the world, in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2016-17 with a rank in the 800+ category. In the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) University rankings CUSAT was placed in the top 30 for the year 2016. The university is placed at fifth rank in India in the Webometrics Ranking of World Universities with a world ranking of 1150