Indian Maritime Univ offers PREMIUM Engg, BSc, BBA Courses

Applications for 2026 admissions in niche Marine Engineering and related Sciences / BBA courses in Indian Maritime University, a Central University under Ministry of Shipping, Government of India shall close soon on 24 Apr 2026.

The admissions, in all technical courses, shall be through a common entrance test (CET-IMU).

Admission in BBA is on the basis of Class 12 marks (no entrance test).

Course(s) offered

B.Tech (Marine Engineering)

B.Tech (Naval Architecture & Ocean Engineering)

B.Tech (Navan Architecture & Ship Building)

3 Yr B.Sc (Nautical Science)

3 Yr BBA (Logistics, Retailing & E-Commerce)

3 Yr BBA – Maritime Logistics, Apprenticeship embedded

Campuses & Courses: In addition to 6 IMU campuses, there are 18 affiliated institutes and some DGS approved non-affiliated institutes

In IMU campuses, courses offered are as below:

i) B.Tech in Marine Engg is offered at Kolkata, Chennai and Mumbai Port.

ii) Naval Arch & Ocean Engg is offered at Vishakhapatnam.

iii) Naval Architecture & Ship Building is offered at Visakhapatnam.

iv) BSc (Nautical Science) is offered at Chennai, Kochi and Navi Mumbai.

v) BBA (Maritime Logistics) is offered at Visakhapatnam.

(vi) BBA (Logistics, Retailing & E-Commerce) is offered at Chennai and Kochi.

Admissions in Institutes Regulated by DGS: As per DGS (Directorate General of Shipping) Training Circular 12 of 2020, dated 01.04.2020, all Maritime Training Institutes (MTIs) regulated by DG Shipping are required to admit candidates on the basis of IMU-CET ranking and as amended from time to time. IMU-CET is mandatory for admission to DGS approved Programmes.

Acceptance of CUET-UG: Candidates can seek admission, based on CUET-UG 2026 score, to UG Programmes (except BBA) in the spot counselling round. However, preference will be given to candidates with IMU-CET rank.

Acceptance of 2025 admission test: Candidates desirous of taking admission to IMU programmes (other than BBA) through any other eligible scores or through IMUCET ranks of year 2025, need not register in IMU-CET 2026 portal.

However, candidates are to note that IMU-CET 2026 will have preference and hence candidates should opt for IMU-CET 2026, for having a better chance of securing seats.

Key dates

Last date to apply online: 24 Apr 2026 (17 Jun 2026 for BBA)

Date of entrance test CET-IMU: 24 May 2026

Check complete details about course-wise Eligibility, Test pattern, Test centres, Application procedure, Clashing entrance exams etc and also to download brochure and related documents.