aluva (alwaye ) is the nearest railway station .... you could also drop down at Kochi airport .... and if u r coming through Ernakulam ... CUSAT is north east .... 12 km approx ...
as far as the date is concerned .... no dates havent been notified .... and guess what ... it might very well be in august .... because ... ONAM is coming up .... the mega festival of Kerala ... it is month long celebration there ... so it will end by August first week .... so must be someday after that