Indian Maritime University, a Central University under the Ministry of Shipping, was established by Act 22 of 2008, to facilitate and promote Maritime Studies and Research and to achieve excellence in areas of Marine Science and Technology, marine environment and other related fields and to provide for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto, to promote advanced knowledge by providing institutional and research facilities, to take measures for promoting innovations in teaching-learning process, etc.

Jurisdiction:

The jurisdiction of the University shall extend to the whole of India.

Establishment:

The headquarters of the University is at Chennai with its Campuses at Mumbai, Navi Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai, Visakhapatnam and Cochin.

Address:
Indian Maritime University
East Coast Road, Uthandi
Chennai - 600 119
044 2453 0343 / 345
044 2453 0335 / 24531084

Particulars of Organisation, functions and duties:
The birth of Indian Maritime University is a long cherished dream of the maritime community of India.The Indian Maritime University, established through an Act of Parliament (Act 22) in November 2008 as a Central University, is poised to play a key role in the development of trained human resource for the maritime sector.

Head of the Organization

Objectives of the University:
(i) to facilitate and promote maritime studies, training, research and extension work with focus on emerging areas of studies like oceanography, maritime history, maritime laws, maritime security, search and rescue, transportation of dangerous cargo, environmental studies and other related fields, and also to achieve excellence in these and connected fields and other matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.
(ii) to promote advanced knowledge by providing institutional and research facilities in such branches of learning as it may deem fit and to make provisions for integrated courses in Science and other key and frontier areas of Technology and allied disciplines in the educational programmes of the University;
(iii) to take appropriate measures for promoting innovations in teaching-learning process, inter- disciplinary studies and research; and to pay special attention to the promotion of educational and economic interests and welfare of the people of India;
(iv) to promote freedom, secularism, equality and social justice as enshrined in the Constitution of India and to act as catalyst in socio-economic transformation by promoting basic attitudes and values of essence to national development; and
(v) to extend the benefits of knowledge and skills for development of individuals and society by associating the University closely with local, regional and national issues of development.
The following are the authorities of the University and are in place for achieving its objectives:
(1) the Court;
(2) the Executive Council;
(3) the Academic Council;
(4) the Planning Board;
(5) the Board of Affiliation and Recognition;
(6) the Boards of Schools;

Role of the University:
IMU is in the category of Professional University intended for fulfilling the requirements of the Maritime Sector. Ability to establish and develop a critical mass of activities in the maritime sector is the primary advantage of the IMU system. All activities need not be in a single location but should be distributed across different locations in the country, which have the comparative advantages to facilitate the best possible education and training in a given area of specialization. The structure and content of the programmes leading to different levels of qualification of the personnel engaged in the maritime sector can be uniquely addressed by the IMU unconstrained by the limitations of the general purpose universities. The up-gradation of courses, revision of syllabi, introduction of new courses, adoption of new methods of technology - enabled learning, including regular class room instruction, virtual classes, distance learning etc, will be facilitated by the University system. The regulations governing the programmes for various qualifications can be customized to meet the particular needs of the industry and the international organizations. Similarly the University can develop its own transparent admission policy for its programmes to cater to the profiles of the beneficiaries serving the maritime industry.

The Governance System:
The Governance system of the IMU will be similar to the Central Universities and the Institutions of National Importance fulfilling the requirements of the University Grants Commission for recognition as a University for the award of the degrees. It will have the autonomy and flexibility to carry out its mandates with the approval and the consent of the designated bodies or persons of the University and the Central Government. The Board of Management of the IMU will be the apex body for evolving policies and decisions on the functioning of the University. In evolving directions for its programmes and functions, the University will have the benefit of experiences available in a substantial number of institutions around the world engaged in education and training relating to the maritime sector.

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PROGRAMMES:
The following programmes are offered by the Indian Maritime University:

Undergraduate Programmes:
4-Year B.Tech (Marine Engineering)
4-Year B.Tech (Naval Architecture & Ocean Engineering)
3-Year B.Sc (Maritime Science)
3-Year B.Sc (Nautical Science)
3-Year B.Sc (Ship Building & Repair)
3-Year BBA (Logistics, Retailing & E-Commerce)
1-Year Diploma in Nautical Science leading to B.Sc. (Applied Nautical Science)

Postgraduate Programmes:
2-Year MBA (Port and Shipping Management)
2-Year MBA (International Transportation and Logistics Management)
2-Year M.Sc (Commercial Shipping & Logistics)
2-Year M.Tech (Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering)
2-Year M.Tech (Dredging and Harbour Engineering)
2-Year M.Tech (Marine Technology & Management)

Postgraduate Diploma Programmes:
1 Year PGDME (Post Graduate Diploma in Marine Engineering)

Research Programmes:
Ph.D and M.S(by Research) programmes.

The Powers and duties of its officers and employees:
The Vice-Chancellor is the ex officio Chairman of the Executive Council, the Academic Council, the Planning Board, Board of Affiliation and Recognition and the Finance Committee and shall, in the absence of the Chancellor, preside at the convocations held for conferring degrees. The Vice-Chancellor shall exercise control over the affairs of the University and shall give effect to the decisions of all the authorities of the University. The Vice-Chancellor shall have all the powers necessary for the proper maintenance of discipline in the University and he may delegate any such powers to such person or persons as he may deem fit. The Vice-Chancellor shall have the power to convene or cause to be convened the meeting of the Executive Council, the Academic Council, the Planning Board and the Finance Committee. The Vice-Chancellor shall have the power to make short-term appointments with the approval of the Executive Council, for a period of six months of such persons as he may consider necessary for the functioning of the University.

Registrar is the custodian of the records, the common seal and such other property of the University.

The Finance Officer shall exercise general supervision over the funds of the University and shall advise it as regards its financial policy.

Other officers and staff of the Institute assume powers, responsibilities and duties as assigned to them from time to time by the Vice-Chancellor.

For more details see Act, Statutes and Ordinance of the University.

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