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The Indian Maritime University (IMU), headquartered in Chennai, is a teaching- cum-affiliating University established by an Act of Parliament on 14th November 2008 by merging seven legacy institutes.

The seven legacy institutes have been subsumed in the six regional campuses in Chennai, Kolkata, Mumbai, Navi Mumbai, Visakhapatnam, and Kochi.

The objective of setting up IMU is to facilitate and promote maritime studies, training, research, and extension work with a 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.

The Maritime India Vision 2030 of the Ministry of Ports, Shipping & Waterways envisages India to become a top seafaring nation with world-class education, training, and research and has entrusted IMU with a pivotal role in realizing this vision.

Campus	Erstwhile institutes subsumed into IMU
Chennai	National Maritime Academy, Chennai [1986]
Kochi	The Campus was newly set up in 2010, after formation of IMU.
Kolkata	Marine Engineering Research Institute, Kolkata [1949] Indian Institute of Port Management, Kolkata [1965]
Mumbai	Marine Engineering Research Institute, Mumbai [1949]
Navi Mumbai	Training Ship Chanakya [1927]
Visakhapatnam	National Ship Design and Research Centre, Visakhapatnam [1991]

IMU Navi Mumbai

The history of the Navi Mumbai campus goes back to 1927, when nautical training commenced on Training Ship [TS] Dufferin. After TS Dufferin's decommissioning, cadets' training began in the TS Rajendra from 1972 onwards.

The training moved to a shore-based academy - TS Chanakya - in 1993 to offer broad-based education, including personality development.

The erstwhile maritime training institute TS Chanakya became the Navi Mumbai Campus of IMU.

IMU Mumbai Port Campus

The Mumbai Campus of IMU was created by merging two legacy institutes – (i) Lal Bahadur Shastri Centre for Advanced Maritime Studies (LBS CAMSAR) and (ii) Marine Engineering and Research Institute (MERI).

LBS CAMSAR was established in 1948 to offer a range of post-sea training courses for merchant navy personnel.

The Directorate of Marine Engineering Training (DMET) was established in 1949 by the Govt. of India with two institutes located in Mumbai and Kolkata. DMET, Mumbai, was renamed Marine Engineering and Research Institute (MERI) in 1995.

The Campus offers the following programmes – (i) B.Tech (Marine Engineering), (ii) Postgraduate Diploma in Marine Engineering (PGDME)

IMU Kolkata Campus

The Kolkata Campus of IMU was created by merging two legacy institutes – (i) Marine Engineering and Research Institute (MERI) and (ii) Indian Institute of Port Management (IIPM).

The Directorate of Marine Engineering Training (DMET) was established in 1949 by the Govt. of India with two institutes located in Mumbai and Kolkata. DMET, Kolkata, was renamed Marine Engineering and Research Institute (MERI) in 1995.

IIPM was established in 1965 to offer professional training programmes to employees of the port sector.

IMU Chennai Campus

The history of the Chennai campus can be traced back to 1984 when the National Institute of Port Management (NIPM) was set up as an autonomous body by the Government of India with technical assistance from UNDP/UNCTAD to offer professional training courses to personnel in the ports sector.

In 2006, the institute was renamed National Maritime Academy (NMA), with a mandate to train personnel from all maritime industry sectors, including ports.

The NMA became the Chennai Campus of IMU in the year 2008.

IMU Visakhapatnam Campus

The erstwhile National Ship Design and Research Centre (NSDRC) became the Visakhapatnam Campus of IMU.

NSDRC was established in 1991 as a research centre to cater to the needs of the government and industry in the domains of ship design, shipbuilding, and ship procurement.

The Visakhapatnam Campus has two premises. The main Campus is located in the Vangali village of Sabbavaram Mandal, whereas the old Campus is situated in the Gandhigram area.

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