Tolani Maritime Institute
Induri, near Pune, Maharashtra
DNS · B.Sc Nautical Science · B.Tech Marine Engineering
Maritime institutes · college guides
Maritime institutes in India: courses, eligibility and how to prepare
For Class 12 PCM students — Physics, Chemistry, Maths · age 17 to 25 (relaxations apply) · girls and boys. Not PCM? This path is not open to you.
Six plain guides to the maritime colleges students ask us about most. Each one says what the institute teaches, how a Class 12 PCM student gets in, and how NavPath prepares you for the exam and the interview.
NavPath Academy is not affiliated with any of these institutes. These are independent preparation guides.
Six guides
Institute guides for IMU CET aspirants
Read the guide, then confirm the current course list, seats and dates on the institute’s own website. Admission to every institute is that institute’s decision.
Anglo-Eastern Maritime Academy
Karjat, Raigad district, Maharashtra
DNS
Samundra Institute of Maritime Studies
Lonavala, Maharashtra
DNS · B.Tech Marine Engineering
Great Eastern Institute of Maritime Studies
Lonavala, Maharashtra
DNS
AMET University
Chennai, Tamil Nadu
DNS · B.Sc Nautical Science · B.E. Marine Engineering
HIMT College
Chennai (pre-sea campus at Kalpakkam), Tamil Nadu
DNS · B.Sc Nautical Science · B.Tech Marine Engineering
The IMU campuses
The Indian Maritime University also runs its own campuses, which take students through IMU CET counselling: IMU Chennai, IMU Kochi, IMU Kolkata, IMU Mumbai Port, IMU Navi Mumbai, IMU Visakhapatnam. They are government campuses with their own course lists. Confirm the current courses and seats on the university’s website.
How to use these guides
Start with the eligibility checker so you know which courses are open to you. Then read the guide for each institute you are considering, and decide DNS, B.Sc Nautical Science or B.Tech Marine Engineering in counselling with a parent present. NavPath runs a college-specific exam and interview module for each institute on this page, alongside IMU CET coaching for May 2027.
For the company side of the question, read the shipping company guides and the selection preparation page.
Know the course before you sit the exam.
Check your eligibility, then apply for NEST, our IMU CET model test.