The Indian Meritime University (IMU) has been established as a Central University by the Government of India under an Act of Parliament, namely, the Indian Maritime University Act 2008.

The Act was brought into force on 14th November 2008 and notified in the Gazette of India. The University will integrate into its fold the existing seven maritime academic institutions, namely, National Maritime Academy-Chennai, T S Chanakya-Mumbai, Lal Bahadur Shastri College of Advanced Maritime Studies & Research-Mumbai, Marine Engineering Research Institute-Mumbai, Marine Engineering Research Institute-Kolkata, Indian Institute of Port Management-Kolkata and National Ship Design & Research Centre-Visakhapatnam.



 

• The academic infrastructure includes 23 class rooms (out of which 11 class rooms are air conditioned) equipped with audio visual aid. For training the deck personnel, the campus has a state-of-the-art Ship simulator having the capability to generate images of various types of ships and port approaches in diverse operational and climatic conditions.

• Students get hands-on training in the fully equipped machine shop and workshops for plumbing, electrical, pneumatic, fitting, hydraulics etc. Laboratories for Chemistry, Physics & Navigation are available for training students. A computer lab with internet connectivity exposes students to various computer applications.

• It has one of the best maritime libraries in the country with more than 8,000 books, journals and magazines in the maritime sector to augment the academic studies of the participants.

• The Audio Visual division produces video films for training and marketing. It has an archive of over 600 titles on DVDs covering a gamut of marine and port operations.