Kerala University of Fisheries & Ocean Studies, Kochi

At a glance

Established

2010

Institution type

Government

Location

Kochi, Kerala

NIRF 2025

#31 Agriculture

Median salary

₹6.6 LPA (2-year PG programmes, 2023–24)

Placement rate

54.8% (2-year PG programmes, 2023–24)

Students enrolled

510 (2023–24)

Also known as

KUFOS

Website

kufos.ac.in

Placement and student figures: data submitted by the institution to NIRF 2025.

About Kerala University of Fisheries & Ocean Studies, Kochi

Kerala University of Fisheries & Ocean Studies, Kochi is a government institution in Kochi, Kerala, established in 2010. In the NIRF 2025 rankings it is placed #31 in Agriculture. Of its 62 graduates in 2023–24 from postgraduate 2-year programmes, 54.8% were placed at a median salary of ₹6.6 LPA.

The National Institutional Ranking Framework (Ministry of Education) ranks institutions in separate lists.

Source: NIRF India Rankings 2025, Ministry of Education. Data submitted by the institution (PDF)

Placements

34 of the 62 students who graduated from Kerala University of Fisheries & Ocean Studies, Kochi's 2-year PG programmes in 2023–24 were placed (54.8%), at a median salary of ₹6.6 LPA. 11 went on to higher studies.

Source: data submitted by the institution to NIRF 2025.

Scholarships and Fee Reimbursement

In 2023–24, 243 of 510 students at Kerala University of Fisheries & Ocean Studies, Kochi (47.6%) had their full tuition fee reimbursed by government schemes, the institution or private bodies (NIRF 2025 data).