भारतीय समुद्री विश्वविद्यालय | |
Motto | Samudra Gyanam Gyana Samudram |
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Type | Public |
Established | November 14, 2008 |
Chancellor | President of India |
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 |
Campus | Chennai, Kochi, Kolkata, Mumbai Port, Navi Mumbai, Visakhapatnam |
Acronym | IMU |
Website | imu |
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. The following legacy institutes were subsumed under IMU in 2008.
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]
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 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:
Following are list of colleges affiliated under IMU. As of 2018, there were 21 colleges. [3] [4]
No. | Name of college | Location |
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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 |
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