भारतीय समुद्री विश्वविद्यालय | |
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| Motto | Samudra Gyanam Gyana Samudram |
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| Type | Public |
| Established | 14 November 2008; 17 years ago (2008-11-14) |
| Chancellor | President of India |
| Vice-Chancellor | Dr. Malini V. Shankar,IAS (Retd.) |
Administrative staff | 150 |
| Location |   Chennai Mumbai Kochi Kolkata Visakhapatnam Indian Maritime University (India) India |
| Campus | Chennai,Kochi,Kolkata,Mumbai,Visakhapatnam |
| Acronym | IMU |
| Website | imu |
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TheIndian Maritime University, abbreviated asIMU, is apublic central university directly under theMinistry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways, in India. IMU is the national institution for maritime education, commercial shipping, marine engineering, and maritime administration. It is India's prestigious institution for the training ofmerchant Navy officers. IMU is highly regarded as the number 1 maritime institute in India. Admissions to IMU are done throughIMUCET 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 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 atChennai. It has six campuses inChennai,Kochi,Kolkata,Mumbai Port,Navi Mumbai, andVisakhapatnam.[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 fromUNDP. 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 fromUNDP /UNCTAD. It is credited with ISO 9001:2000 Certification and accredited as grade 1 rating byICRA.[citation needed]
IMU Chennai offers the following academic programs:
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Following are list of colleges affiliated under IMU. As of 2025, there were 21 colleges.[3][4]
| No. | Name of college | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anglo-Eastern Maritime Academy | Karjat |
| 2 | Applied Research International School of Maritime Studies | South Delhi |
| 3 | Coimbatore Marine College | Coimbatore |
| 4 | College of Ship Technology | Palakkad |
| 5 | Dr. Ambedkar Institute of Technology | Sri Vijaya Puram |
| 6 | Euro Tech Maritime Academy | Aluva |
| 7 | HIMT College (Hindustan Institute of Maritime Training) | Chennai |
| 8 | International Maritime Institute | Greater Noida |
| 9 | MMTI'S Education & Research Trust | Khalapur |
| 10 | Park Maritime Academy | Coimbatore |
| 11 | Maritime Training Institute (SCI) | Powai |
| 12 | Maritime Training Institute (SCI) | Thoothukudi |
| 13 | RL Institute of Nautical Sciences | Madurai |
| 14 | Samundra Institute of Maritime Studies | Lonavala |
| 15 | Sriram Institute of Marine Studies | Dwarka, Delhi |
| 16 | Southern Academy of Maritime Studies | Panapakkam |
| 17 | The Great Eastern Institute of Maritime Studies | Lonavala |
| 18 | Tolani Maritime Institute | Induri |
| 19 | Training Ship Rahman | Mumbai |
| 20 | Vishwakarma Maritime Institute | Pune |
| 21 | Yak Education Trust | Khopoli |
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