7-529: 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
14-459: The following academic programs: Following are list of colleges affiliated under IMU. As of 2018, there were 21 colleges. Central University (India) Central universities in India are public universities established by an Act of Parliament and are under the purview of the Department of Higher Education in the Ministry of Education , except for nine universities which are under
21-471: 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
28-672: The headquarters is at Chennai . It has six campuses in Chennai , Kochi , Kolkata , Mumbai Port , Navi Mumbai , and Visakhapatnam . 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
35-573: The list of central universities published by the UGC includes 56 central universities. The region with the most central universities in India is Delhi with seven universities. There are central universities in all of the states of India except Goa . Of the union territories , there are central universities in Delhi , Jammu and Kashmir , Ladakh and Puducherry . The establishment Act of universities established by
42-737: The purview of other ministries. In general, universities in India are recognised by the University Grants Commission (UGC), which draws its power from the University Grants Commission Act, 1956 . In addition, 15 Professional Councils are established, controlling different aspects of accreditation and coordination. Central universities, in addition, are covered by the Central Universities Act, 2009 , which regulates their purpose, powers, governance etc., and established 12 new universities. As of June 2023,
49-590: 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
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