IMU CET 2024: Spot Counselling Registration (Open), Rank Certificate (OUT), Seats, Admission Process

Exam Name

Indian Maritime University Common Entrance Test (IMU CET)

Conducting Body

Indian Maritime University

Exam Level

National level

Exam Frequency

Once a year

Mode of Exam

• Computer based test
• Offline for PhD

Courses offered through Entrance Exam

UG

• BSc (NS)
• B.Tech (Marine Engineering)
• BTech (Naval Architecture & Ocean Engineering)

Diploma

• DNS

PG

• MBA (Port and Shipping Management)
• MBA (International Transportation and Logistics Management)

• MTech (Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering)
• M.Tech (Dredging and Harbour Engineering)
• MTech (Marine Engineering & Management)

PhD

• PhD / MS (By Research) / Integrated PhD

Exam Fees

• INR 1000 for General / OBC (NCL) candidates
• INR 700 for SC / ST candidates

Exam Duration

3 hours

No. of Papers

One

Language/Medium of Exam

English only

Colleges Accepting Exam Score

IMU Campuses

1. IMU Navi Mumbai
2. IMU Mumbai Port
3. IMU Kolkata
4. IMU Visakhapatnam
5. IMU Chennai
6. IMU Kochi

IMU affiliated colleges

• Anglo Eastern Maritime Academy, Mumbai
• Applied Research International, New Delhi
• Coimbatore Marine College, Coimbatore
• College of Ship Technology, Palakkad
• Dr B R Ambedkar Institute of Technology, Port Blair
• Euro Tech Maritime Academy, Cochin
• HIMT College, Chennai
• International Maritime Institute, New Delhi
• Maritime Training Institute (SCI), Mumbai
• RL Institute of Nautical Sciences, Madurai
• Samundra Institute of Maritime Studies, Mumbai
• Sriram Institute of Marine Studies, New Delhi
• Southern Academy of Maritime Studies, Chennai
• The Great Eastern Institute of Maritime Studies, Mumbai
• Tolani Maritime Institute, Pune
• Training Ship Rahman, Mumbai
• Yak Education Trust, Mumbai

No. of Test Cities

86

Official Website

imu.edu.in

Contact Details

Indian Maritime University
East Coast Road
Semmencherry
Chennai - 600119
+91 (44) 2453 9020

Students Admission Related Queries

Email: academicscell@imu.ac.in
+91 (44) 2453 9027 / 2453 9028

Information brochure

Important downloads

Instruction for online registration

Medical fitness standards

List of UG and PG Programmes offered by IMU Campuses

Programmes offered at Affiliated Institutes of IMU

List of Non-Affiliated Institutes and Programmes

 Reserved category certificate formats (SC, ST, OBC-NCL, GEN-EWS)

UG (Except BBA)

1st, 2nd, 3rd lists

IMU-CET 2024 ranks

Spot counselling

IMU-CET 2024 ranks & CUET (UG) 2024 scores

BBA

1st, 2nd lists & First Come First Served (FCFS)

CUET (UG) 2024 scores or 12th Class Marks

MBA

1st, 2nd, 3rd lists & spot counselling

• IMU-CET 2024 / IMU-CET 2023
• CAT 2023 percentile scores
• MAT - May 2024 /Feb 2024 / Dec 2023 / Sep 2023
• CMAT 2024 / CMAT - 2023

MTech

1st, 2nd, 3rd lists & spot counselling

• IMU-CET 2024 / IMU-CET 2023
• GATE 2024 / 2023
• CUET (PG) 2024 / 2023
• PGCET 2024 / 2023

BTech - Marine Engineering

4

Chennai, Kolkata & Mumbai Port

BTech - Naval Architecture & Ocean Engineering

4

Visakhapatnam

BSc - Nautical Science

3

Chennai, Kochi & Navi Mumbai

DNS - Diploma in Nautical Science

1

Chennai & Navi Mumbai

BBA – Logistics, Retailing & E-Commerce

3

Chennai & Kochi

Apprenticeship embedded BBA – Maritime Logistics

3

Vishakhapatnam

MTech - Naval Architecture & Ocean Engineering

2

Visakhapatnam

MTech - Dredging & Harbour Engineering

2

Visakhapatnam

MTech – Marine Technology

2

Kolkata

MBA - International Transportation & Logistics Management

2

Chennai, Kolkata, Visakhapatnam & Kochi

MBA – Port & Shipping Management

2

Chennai & Kochi

Anglo Eastern Maritime Academy, Mumbai

DNS

160

Applied Research International, New Delhi

DNS

120

Coimbatore Marine College, Coimbatore

B.Tech (ME)

80

College of Ship Technology, Palakkad

B.Sc (SBR)

40

BBA (ML)

30

Dr B R Ambedkar Institute of Technology, Port Blair

DNS

30

Euro Tech Maritime Academy, Cochin

B.Tech (ME)

80

HIMT College, Chennai

B.Tech (ME)

80

B.Sc (NS)

80

International Maritime Institute, New Delhi

DNS

160

B.Tech (ME)

80

Maritime Training Institute (SCI), Mumbai

DNS

120

RL Institute of Nautical Sciences, Madurai

BTech ME

120

Samundra Institute of Maritime Studies, Mumbai

DNS

120

BTech ME

40

Sriram Institute of Marine Studies, New Delhi

DNS

40

Southern Academy of Maritime Studies, Chennai

DNS

40

The Great Eastern Institute of Maritime Studies, Mumbai

DNS

80

Tolani Maritime Institute, Pune

DNS

120

BSc (NS)

120

BTech ME

240

Training Ship Rahman, Mumbai

DNS

120

Yak Education Trust, Mumbai

DNS

120

1

AMET University

BE/BTech, BSc (NS)

2

BP Marine Academy - Panvel

BSc (NS)

3

Chitkara University School of Maritime Studies

BSc (NS)

4

Coimbatore Marine College

BSc (NS)

5

GKM College of Engineering & Technology

BE/BTech, BSc (NS) / DNS

6

Haldia Institute of Maritime Studies & Research

BSc (NS)

7

International Maritime Academy, Chennai

BE/BTech, BSc (NS) / DNS

8

Jeyanthinath er Academy of Marine Studies

BSc (NS)

9

Maharashtra Academy of Naval Education & Training

BE/BTech, BSc (NS) / DNS

10

Seacom Marine College, Howrah

BE/BTech, BSc (NS) / DNS

11

Sri Nandhanam College of Engineering And

Technology

BE/BTech, BSc (NS) / DNS

12

Southern Academy of Maritime Studies

BE/BTech, BSc (NS) / DNS

13

The Neotia University

BE/BTech, BSc (NS) / DNS

14

TS Rahaman

BSc (NS)

15

U. V. Patel College of Engineering

BE/BTech, BSc (NS) / DNS

16

Vels Academy of Maritime Education & Training

BE/BTech, BSc (NS) / DNS

17

School of Maritime Studies, Centurion University of Technology & Management

BSc (NS), DNS

18

SU-NAV Maritime Academy

BE/BTech, BSc (NS) / DNS

19

HIMT College Kalpakkam

DNS

20

Maritime Foundation

DNS

21

C.V. Raman College Of Engineering

BE/BTech

22

Kunjali Marakkar School of Marine Engineering of Cochin University of Science And Technology

BE/BTech

23

Mangalore Marine College And Technology

BE/BTech

24

Mohammed Sathak Engineering College

BE/BTech

25

Noorul Islam University

BE/BTech

26

Praveenya Institute of Marine Engineering & Maritime Studies

BE/BTech

27

PSN College of Engineering & Technology

BE/BTech

28

Srivenkatesh wara College Of Engineering

BE/BTech

BSc (NS), BTech (ME), BTech (NAOE), DNS 

English, General Aptitude, Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics (10+2 level)

MBA (PSM) & MBA (ITLM)

Quantitative ability, Data interpretation, Verbal ability and Reasoning

All MTech Programmes

Logical reasoning, Mathematics & one of Mechanical Engineering/Civil Engineering/Marine Engineering /Naval Architecture

PhD

Relevant topic related to the School / Research Area 

Physics

50

Mathematics

50

Chemistry

20

English

40

Aptitude

40

Total

200

Logical Reasoning

30

Verbal Ability

30

Data Interpretation

30

Quantitative Ability

30

Total

120

English

20

Mathematics

20

Subject-based (Mechanical Engineering/Civil Engineering/Marine Engineering /Naval Architecture)

80

Total

120

Agra

Chennai

Ahmedabad

Chhapra

Aligarh

Cochin

Allahabad

Coimbatore

Anantapur

Dehradun

Bangalore

Delhi

Bankura

Dhanbad

Baroda

Durgapur

Bhagalpur

Faizabad

Bhatinda

Faridabad

Bhopal

Gaya

Bhubaneshwar

Ghaziabad

Bokaro

Gorakhpur

Calicut

Gurgaon

Chandigarh

Guwahati

Hissar

Kollam

Hubli

Kota

Hyderabad

Kottayam

Indore

Lucknow

Jabalpur

Madurai

Jaipur

Mangalore

Jalandhar

Meerut

Jammu

Mumbai

Jamshedpur

Muzaffarpur

Jodhpur

Mysore

Kannur

Nagpur

Kanpur

Noida

Karimnagar

Nasik

Karnal

Palakkad

Kolkata

Patna

Pune

Thrissur

Purnea

Tirunelveli

Raipur

Tirupati

Rajahmundry

Trichy

Ranchi

Trivandrum

Rourkela

Udaipur

Sagar

Varanasi

Salem

Vellore

Sambalpur

Vijayawada

Shimla

Visakhapatnam

Siliguri

Warangal

Solapur

Surat

Srinagar

Thanjavur

Educational qualification

• 10+2/equivalent (PCM-Average: Minimum 60% and a minimum of 50% marks in English subject in 10th / 12th Examination).
• Marital status – Unmarried.

Age Criteria

Maximum age: The reference date for the calculation of the age will be 01.08.2024.

• For Males: General-25 years, OBC (NCL) - 28 years, SC/ST-30 years
• For Female: General-27 years, OBC (NCL) - 30 years, SC/ST-32 years.

Relaxation

For SC/ST candidates: There will be a 5% relaxation in eligibility marks of PCM; however, it will not apply to English Marks. A relaxation of 5% in English marks will apply to candidates who are natives of the Lakshadweep and Andaman & Nicobar Islands and belong to their Scheduled Tribes and who & both of whose parents were born in those islands & belong to the Scheduled Tribes of those islands.

Medical conditions

Physical Fitness: Candidates seeking admission to this Marine Engineering Programme must be medically fit including eyesight and hearing as prescribed in the Merchant Shipping (Medical Examination) Rules, 2000, as amended.

Eyesight:

• There shall be no evidence of any morbid condition of either eye or of the lids of either eye which may be liable to risk of aggravation or recurrence.
• Candidates must possess good binocular vision (Fusion faculty and full field of vision in both eyes). Movement of the eyeballs must be full in all directions and the pupils should react normally to light and accommodation.
• Normal colour vision shall be tested by Ishihara Test Chart. Distance Vision unaided 0.5*(6/12) in each eye or 0.67*(6/9) in the better eye and 0.33 (6/18) in the other eye.

Medical certificate requirement

At the time of admission, candidates will be required to produce a certificate of medical fitness issued by doctors approved by the Directorate General of Shipping.

(Refer to the page at https://www.dgshipping.gov.in/Content/MaritimeHealthBranch.aspx)

Educational Qualification

10+2/equivalent (PCM Average-Minimum 60%) with minimum of 50% marks in English subject in 10th / 12th Examination.

Age Criteria

Maximum age: The reference date for calculation of the age will be from the date of commencement of the Academic Session (01.08.2024).

• For Male: General-25 years, OBC(NCL)-28 years, SC/ST-30 years
• For Female/Transgender: General-27 years, OBC(NCL)-30 years, SC/ST-32 years.

Relaxation

For SC/ST candidates: There will be a 5% relaxation in eligibility marks of PCM; however, it will not apply to English Marks.

Eligibility Medical

All Candidates who qualify for this course will have to submit a Physical Fitness Certificate from a Registered Medical Practitioner at the time of Certificate Verification

Educational Qualification

10+2/equivalent (PCM Average-Minimum 60%) with a minimum of 50% marks in English subject in 10th / 12th Examination.

Age Criteria

Maximum age: The reference date for calculation of the age will be from the date of commencement of the Academic Session (01.08.2024).

• For Male: General-25 years, OBC(NCL)-28 years, SC/ST-30 years
• For Female/Transgender: General-27 years, OBC(NCL)-30 years, SC/ST-32 years.

Relaxation

For SC/ST candidates: There will be a 5% relaxation in eligibility marks of PCM; however, it will not apply to English Marks.

Eligibility Medical

All Candidates who qualify for this course will have to submit a Physical Fitness Certificate from a Registered Medical Practitioner at the time of Certificate Verification

Eligibility Criteria

• 10+2/equivalent (PCM Average-Minimum 60% and minimum of 50% marks in English subject in 10th / 12th Examination).
• Marital status – Unmarried.

Age Criteria

Maximum age: The reference date for calculation of the age will be from the date of commencement of the Academic Session (01.08.2024)

• For Male: General-25 years, OBC(NCL)-28 years, SC/ST-30 years
• For Female: General-27 years, OBC(NCL)-30 years, SC/ST-32 years.

Relaxation

For SC/ST candidates: There will be a 5% relaxation in eligibility marks of PCM; however, it will not apply to English Marks.

Relaxation of 5% in English marks will be applicable to candidates who are native of the Lakshadweep and Andaman & Nicobar Islands and belongs to their Scheduled Tribes and who & both of whose parents were born in those islands & belong to the Scheduled Tribes of those islands.

Medical conditions

Physical Fitness: Candidates seeking admission to this Nautical Science Programme must be medically fit including eye sight and hearing as prescribed in the Merchant Shipping (Medical Examination) Rules, 2000, as amended.

Eyesight:

• There shall be no evidence of any morbid condition of either eye or of the lids of either eye which may be liable to risk of aggravation or recurrence. Candidates must possess good binocular vision (Fusion faculty and full field of vision in both eyes).
• Movement of the eyeballs must be full in all directions and the pupils should react normally to light and accommodation.
• Normal colour vision shall be tested by Ishihara Test Chart.
• Distance Vision unaided 1.0*(6/6) in better eye and 0.67*(6/9) in other eye.

Medical certificate requirement

At the time of admission, candidates will be required to produce a certificate of medical fitness issued by doctors approved by the Directorate General of Shipping.

(Refer to the page at https://www.dgshipping.gov.in/Content/MaritimeHealthBranch.aspx)

Educational Qualification

10+2/equivalent (PCM Average-Minimum 60%) with minimum of 50% marks in English subject in 10th / 12th Examination.

OR

B.Sc. in Physics, Mathematics, Chemistry or Electronics with Physics as individual subject in one of the years, with an average of not less than 55% of the marks in the final year.

OR

• B.E./B.Tech Degree from IIT or from a college recognised by AICTE with an average of not less than 50% of the marks in the final year.
• Marital status: Unmarried

Note: The candidate should have a minimum of 50% marks in English subject in 10th / 12th / Degree Examinations.

Age Criteria

Maximum age: The reference date for calculation of the age will be from the date of commencement of the Academic Session (01.08.2024)

• For Male: General-25 years, OBC(NCL)-28 years, SC/ST-30 years
• For Female: General-27 years, OBC(NCL)-30 years, SC/ST-32 years.

Relaxation

For SC/ST candidates: There will be a 5% relaxation in eligibility marks of PCM; however, it will not apply to English Marks.

Relaxation of 5% in English marks will be applicable to candidates who are native of the Lakshadweep and Andaman & Nicobar Islands and belong to their Scheduled Tribes and who & both of whose parents were born in those islands & belong to the Scheduled Tribes of those island.

Medical conditions

Physical Fitness: Candidates seeking admission to this DNS Programme must be medically fit including eyesight and hearing as prescribed in the Merchant Shipping (Medical Examination) Rules, 2000, as amended.

Eye sight:

• There shall be no evidence of any morbid condition of either eye or of the lids of either eye which may be liable to risk of aggravation or recurrence.
• Candidates must possess good binocular vision (Fusion faculty and full field of vision in both eyes). Movement of the eyeballs must be full in all directions and the pupils should react normally to light and accommodation.
• Normal colour vision shall be tested by Ishihara Test Chart. Distance Vision unaided 1.0*(6/6) in the better eye and 0.67*(6/9) in the other eye.

At the time of admission, candidates will be required to produce a certificate of medical fitness issued by doctors approved by the Directorate General of Shipping, Mumbai.

(Refer the page at https://www.dgshipping.gov.in/Content/MaritimeHealthBranch.aspx)

Educational Qualification

Engineering Graduate in Mechanical/ Civil/ Marine/ Naval Architecture/BTech (Fisheries Engineering) or equivalent with 55% in aggregate marks.

Age Criteria

There is no age restriction

Relaxation for SC/ST

candidates

There will be a 5% relaxation in eligibility marks.

Eligibility Medical

All Candidates who qualify for this course will have to submit a Physical Fitness Certificate from a Registered Medical Practitioner.

Educational Qualification

Engineering Graduate in Mechanical/ Civil/ Marine/ Naval Architecture/BTech (Fisheries Engineering) or equivalent with 55% in aggregate marks

Age Criteria

There is no age restriction

Relaxation for SC/ST candidates (if any)

There will be a 5% relaxation in eligibility marks.

Eligibility Medical

All Candidates who qualify for this course will have to submit a Physical Fitness Certificate from a Registered Medical Practitioner.

Eligibility

BE/BTech in Marine Engineering/Mechanical Engineering/Naval Architecture with at least 55% in aggregate marks from a recognized University.

OR

Associate Member of Institution of Engineers Part A and B in Mechanical Engineering with at least 55% marks (by examination).

OR

MEO Class I Certificate of Competency Issued by Govt. of India

Note: Candidates with GATE Scores in Marine Engineering/ Mechanical Engineering/ Naval Architecture are exempted from IMU’s CET, however, they will be considered only against the residuary seats, if any.

Age Criteria

There is no age restriction

Relaxation for SC/ST candidates (if any)

There will be a 5% relaxation in eligibility marks.

Eligibility Medical

All Candidates who qualify for this course will have to submit a Physical Fitness Certificate from a Registered Medical Practitioner.

Educational Qualification

A Bachelor’s Degree in any discipline with a minimum of 50% in aggregate marks from recognized universities and a minimum of 50% marks in English subject in 10th / 12th / UG Degree

Age Criteria

There is no age restriction

Relaxation

For SC/ST candidates: There will be a 5% relaxation in eligibility marks; however, it will not apply to English Marks.

Eligibility Medical

All Candidates who qualify for this course will have to submit a Physical Fitness Certificate from a Registered Medical Practitioner.

Educational Qualification

A Bachelor’s Degree in any discipline with a minimum of 50% in aggregate marks from recognized universities and a minimum of 50% marks in English subject in 10th / 12th / UG Degree.

Age Criteria

There is no age restriction

Relaxation

For SC/ST candidates: There will be a 5% relaxation in eligibility marks; however, it will not apply to English Marks.

Eligibility Medical

All Candidates who qualify for this course will have to submit a Physical Fitness Certificate from a Registered Medical Practitioner.