Admission to the undergraduate programmes offered by the Indian Maritime University will be through Common Entrance Test, Vice-Chancellor Malini V. Shankar said.
Around 1,000 seats are available on the six campuses in Chennai, Kochi, Kolkata, Nerul-Navi Mumbai, Sewri-Mumbai and Visakhapatnam. Seventeen maritime training institutes are affiliated to the university with an intake of 600 to 700 students.
Ms. Shankar said candidates must appear for CET conducted by the university for the technical programmes such as B. Tech (Marine Engineering), a four-year specialised course; B.Sc., (Nautical Science) a three-year course; and B. Tech Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering. The latter is available in only a few institutions such as the Indian Institute of Technology in Kharagpur and Madras and in IMU and in Kochi. A BBA in Logistics, Retail and e-Commerce is offered.
