Indian Maritime University

Indian Maritime University
	Mumbai Port, Navi Mumbai, Visakhapatnam
Acronym	IMU
Website	imu.edu.in
	Location in Chennai, India Indian Maritime University (Tamil Nadu)

The Indian Maritime University, abbreviated as IMU, is a

public central university directly under the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways, in India. It deals with a wide range of topics related to the sea, ranging from oceanography to maritime law and history, and including practical topics such as search and rescue at sea and the transportation of dangerous goods. It is India's prestigious national institute for the training of Merchant navy

Officers. Admissions to IMU are done through IMUCET entrance examination, which is conducted every year across the country. It was established by the Indian Maritime University Act 2008, on 14 November 2008.Before the foundation of IMU, there were seven renowned teaching and research institutes under the Ministry of Shipping. Following institutes were subsumed under IMU in 2008.

National Maritime Academy, Chennai

Training Ship Chanakya, Mumbai
Lal Bahadur Shastri College of Advanced Maritime Studies & Research, Mumbai
Marine Engineering and Research Institute, Mumbai
Marine Engineering and Research Institute, Kolkata
Indian Institute of Port Management, Kolkata
National Ship Design & Research Centre, Visakhapatnam

It has an All-India jurisdiction and the headquarters is at

Mumbai Port, Navi Mumbai, and Visakhapatnam.^[1]^[2]

Chennai Campus

The Chennai campus has a history dating back to 1984 when the National Institute of Port Management (NIPM) was established by the Government of India as an independent body. The NIPM provided professional training courses to individuals working in the ports sector with technical assistance from

UNDP. Later it came to be known as National Maritime Academy and after the formation of IMU in 2008 , it is now known as Indian Maritime University

- Chennai campus. The campus houses the academic block, hostel, residential and recreational facilities.

The academy was established with the technical assistance from

UNCTAD. It is credited with ISO 9001:2000 Certification and accredited as grade 1 rating by ICRA

. It has modern facilities to conduct training programmes for both port and marine personnel.

IMU Chennai offers the following academic programs:

B.Sc., in Nautical Science
B.Tech. in
Marine Engineering
Diploma in Nautical Science
MBA in Port and Shipping Management
MBA in International Transportation and Logistics Management
BBA in Logistics, Retailing and E-Commerce
Post Sea / STCW Courses

Affiliated colleges

Following are list of colleges affiliated under IMU. As of 2018, there were 21 colleges.^[3]^[4]

No.	Name of college	Location
1	Anglo-Eastern Maritime Academy	Raigad
2	Applied Research International School of Maritime Studies	New Delhi
3	Coimbatore Marine College	Coimbatore
4	College of Ship Technology	Palakkad
5	Dr. Ambedkar Institute of Technology	Port Blair
6	Euro Tech Maritime Academy	Kochi
7	HIMT College (Hindustan Institute of Maritime Training)	Chennai
8	International Maritime Institute	Greater Noida
9	MMTI'S Education & Research Trust	Mumbai
10	Park Maritime Academy	Coimbatore
11	Maritime Training Institute (SCI)	Mumbai
12	Maritime Training Institute (SCI)	Thoothukudi
13	RL Institute of Nautical Sciences	Madurai
14	Samundra Institute of Maritime Studies	Pune
15	Sriram Institute of Marine Studies	New Delhi
16	Southern Academy of Maritime Studies	Chennai
17	The Great Eastern Institute of Maritime Studies	Mumbai
18	Tolani Maritime Institute	Pune
19	Training Ship Rahman	Mumbai
20	Vishwakarma Maritime Institute	Pune
21	Yak Education Trust	Mumbai

References

^ "Welcome to Indian Maritime University". Archived from the original on 17 June 2016. Retrieved 14 June 2016.
^ "IMU". Archived from the original on 22 July 2011. Retrieved 29 January 2013.
^ "The list of institutes affiliated under IMU for B.Tech. Marine Engineering" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 April 2013.
^ "The list of institutes affiliated under IMU for various courses" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 March 2017.

External links

Official website

[1] "Welcome to Indian Maritime University". Archived from the original on 17 June 2016. Retrieved 14 June 2016.

[2] "IMU". Archived from the original on 22 July 2011. Retrieved 29 January 2013.

[3] "The list of institutes affiliated under IMU for B.Tech. Marine Engineering" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 April 2013.

[4] "The list of institutes affiliated under IMU for various courses" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 March 2017.

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