The Ministry of Education (MoE) has released the NIRF ranking 2025. As per the rankings, Cochin University of Science and Technology has achieved an NIRF rank of 50 in the overall category along with an NIRF rank of 32 in the university category. The institute has also achieved NIRF scores of 55.38 and 57.55 in the overall and university categories, respectively. In terms of category-wise rankings, the Cochin University of Science and Technology NIRF ranking in management for 2025 is at the 82nd position with a score of 47.47. Additionally, the university secured a rank of 13 in the law category with a score of 65.19 and a rank of 6 in the state public universities category with a score of 66.24.
Cochin University of Science and Technology has been featured in the NIRF 2025. According to the NIRF Ranking 2025, Cochin University of Science and Technology is ranked 50 in Overall category, 82 in Management category, 32 in University category, 13 in Law category. The rankings reflect the Cochin University of Science and Technology's consistent efforts toward academic growth and student development.
The table below shows Cochin University of Science and Technology’s NIRF ranking trends across major categories in 2025 and 2024.
| Category/Stream | 2025 Rank | 2024 Rank |
| Overall | 50 | 51 |
| Management | 82 | 81 |
| University | 32 | - |
| Law | 13 | - |
NIRF evaluates institutions on various parameters like OVERALL, TLR, RP, GO, OI, PR, QNR, QLR, SFC. In the Law, Cochin University of Science and Technology scored 65.19.The following table shows Cochin University of Science and Technology’s performance across all the parameters in the Law category:
| Parameter | 2025 Score | 2024 Score |
| Total Score | 65.19 | - |
Cochin University of Science and Technology has been featured in the Outlook India 2024. According to the Outlook India Ranking 2024, Cochin University of Science and Technology is ranked 22 in Engineering category. The rankings reflect the Cochin University of Science and Technology's consistent efforts toward academic growth and student development.
The table below shows Cochin University of Science and Technology’s Outlook India ranking trends across major categories in 2024 and 2023. Cochin University of Science and Technology has shown stability in the Engineering category compared to last year.
| Category/Stream | 2024 Rank | 2023 Rank |
| Engineering | 22 | 22 |
Comparison of Cochin University of Science and Technology against similar NIRF - 2025 ranked college in Law category.
| College Name | 2025 Rank | 2024 Rank |
| Cochin University of Science and Technology | 13 | - |
| KIIT | 14 | 11 |
| Dr. B.R.Ambedkar College of Law | 16 | 16 |
| CNLU Patna | 17 | 31 |
| UPES Dehradun | 18 | 28 |
| Saveetha University | 19 | - |
| Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University (BBAU) | 12 | 10 |
| Sree Visvesvaraya Institute of Technology and Science | 11 | 14 |
| SOA Bhubaneswar | 10 | 9 |
| AMU | 9 | 12 |
| Jamia Millia Islamia | 8 | 6 |