Indian Maritime University

The Indian Maritime University, abbreviated as IMU, is a public central university directly under the Ministry 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 of merchant Navy officers. IMU is highly regarded as the number 1 maritime institute in India. 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 teaching and research institutes under the Ministry of Shipping. The following legacy institutes were subsumed under IMU in 2008.National Maritime Academy, Chennai Training Ship Chanakya, Mumbai Lal Bahadur Shastri College of Advanced Maritime Studies & Research, Mumbai Marine Engineering and Research Institute, Mumbai Marine Engineering and Research Institute, Kolkata Indian Institute of Port Management, Kolkata National Ship Design & Research Centre, Visakhapatnam