Indian Maritime University

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Indian Maritime University
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MottoSamudra Gyanam Gyana Samudram
Type Public
EstablishedNovember 14, 2008 (2008-11-14)
Vice-Chancellor Dr. Malini V. Shankar IAS (Retd)
Administrative staff
150
Location
12°52′21″N80°14′09″E / 12.87250°N 80.23583°E / 12.87250; 80.23583
Campus Chennai, Kochi, Kolkata, Mumbai Port, Navi Mumbai, Visakhapatnam
AcronymIMU
Website imu.edu.in
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Location in Chennai, India
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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.

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It has an All-India jurisdiction and the headquarters is at Chennai. It has six campuses in Chennai, Kochi, Kolkata, 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.

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IMU chennai campus

The academy was established with the technical assistance from UNDP / 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:

Affiliated colleges

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IMU campus in Visakhapatnam

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

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

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References

  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.