The Indian Maritime University, established through an Act of Parliament (Act 22) in November 2008 as a Central University, is poised to play a key role in the development of trained human resource for the maritime sector.
The following are the objectives of the University:
(i) to facilitate and promote maritime studies, training, research and extension work with 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, and also to achieve excellence in these and connected fields and other matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.
(ii) to promote advanced knowledge by providing institutional and research facilities in such branches of learning as it may deem fit and to make provisions for integrated courses in Science and other key and frontier areas of Technology and allied disciplines in the educational programmes of the University;
(iii) to take appropriate measures for promoting innovations in teaching-learning process, inter- disciplinary studies and research; and to pay special attention to the promotion of educational and economic interests and welfare of the people of India;
(iv) to promote freedom, secularism, equality and social justice as enshrined in the Constitution of India and to act as catalyst in socio-economic transformation by promoting basic attitudes and values of essence to national development; and
(v) to extend the benefits of knowledge and skills for development of individuals and society by associating the University closely with local, regional and national issues of development.
IMU CAMPUSES
- Mumbai Port Campus
- Navi Mumbai Campus
- Kochi Campus
- Vishakhapatnam Campus
- Kolkata Campus
- Chennai Campus
Deck Cadet (DGS+ IMU Scheme) – Leading to B.Sc. Nautical Science
Educational Qualification : Pass/appearing in 10+2 examination from a recognized Board/ University with Physics, Chemistry and Maths (PCM), with not less than 60% marks in PCM.
OR
with Physics as an individual subject in one of the years of B.Sc. in PCM or Electronics with an average of not less than 50% marks from a UGC/DEC recognized university.
OR
B.E./ B.Tech. Degree from college recognized by AICTE.
AND
Should have passed with not less than 50% marks in English as a separate subject at either 10th or 12th standard.
Age : Not more than 25 years.
Medical: Eyesight should be 6/6 with no color blindness.
B.S. Nautical Technology
Educational Qualification: Pass/ appearing in 10+2 examination from a recognized Board/University with Physics, Chemistry and Maths (PCM), with not less than 60% marks in PCM.
AND
Should have passed with not less than 50% marks in English as a separate subject at either 10th or 12th standard.
Age : Not more than 25 years.
Medical: Eyesight should be 6/6 with no color blindness.
04 Year Marine Engineering (TME)
Educational Qualification: Pass/ appearing in 10+2 examination from a recognized Board/ University with Physics, Chemistry and Maths (PCM), with not less than 60% marks in PCM.
AND
Should have passed with not less than 50% marks in English as a separate subject at either 10th or 12th standard.
Age: Not more than 25 years.
Medical: Use of corrective lenses permitted but the maximum permissible limits at entry are +_ 2.5 with no colour blindness.
Note : 5 Years age relaxation for SC/ST Candidates.
Subject | Marks | Time |
Mathematics | 50 | 3 Hours |
Physics | 50 | |
Chemistry | 50 | |
General Knowledge | 25 | |
English | 25 | |
General Aptitude | 25 | |
Total Marks | 200 | |
Note : There is no negative marking for wrong answers. |
To make your thoroughly prepared for the Merchant Navy Entrance Exam, we have shared the detailed syllabus below:
English:
- Parts of Speech
- Idioms
- Tenses
- Phrasal verbs
- Meaning of words/phrases
- Synonyms and Antonyms
General Aptitude:
- Instructions
- Calendar
- Stocks
- Clocks
- Ratio
- Time & Work
- Time & Distance
- Data Interpretation
- Critical Reasoning
- Word Groups
- Boat & Streams
- Odd Man Out
- Height & Distance
- Quantitative Aptitude
- Structural Analysis
- Syllogism (Logic Syllogism (Logic based questions)
- Fill in / Completion of series based on Pattern / Logic, Data Sufficiency
- Numerical Estimation
- Numerical Computation
- Pipes & Cisterns
- Logic Reasoning
- Analytical Reasoning
- Mechanical Reasoning
- Numerical Reasoning
- Abstract Reasoning
- Mixture & Allegation
- Fault Diagnosis
General Knowledge
- Current Affairs
- Basic GK Questions
Chemistry
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Mathematics
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