Vivek Kumar's Review On Indian Maritime University - [IMU], Chennai

Faculty
4.0
Social Life
3.5
Placement
3.5

Remarks

It is the oldest marine college in india and has a legacy of its own. Since it is a government college the fees is comparatively lower than other marine colleges. It has good infrastructure with a campus area of 35 acres with reside in campus facilities for the cadets of the college. It has a workshop of its own and is also the biggest workshop in asia as compared to any other marine college in asia.It also is at a place where we have eveything that a student could need. It also has several labs, simulators, engines for proper study and research for cadets. it also host the fest known as Tempest and several other co - curricular competition for an all round development of cadets. it also has sports like cricket, football, basketball, volleyball, tennis that can help you in keeping yourself fit. It also has a olympic size swimming pool, a park, a gym for the cadets. Talking about the placements, this college has the best placement scenario that any other college with almost 70% placement. comapnies like NYK,chevron, fleet, MSC, Dokecdale, Anglo eastern visit the campus every year.

Course Curriculum Overview

I am currently pursuing BTech in Marine Engineering from the college it includes both mechanical and electrical study. The curriculum can be used for an all round development to successfully produce Marine engineer. we learn about compressors, engines, ship building. the curriculum focus more on the mechanical engineering part. This is a 4 year course and we go through eight semesters. The syllabus is regularly updated on the direction given by DG shipping INDIA. Most of the faculties working here are the pass outs of this very own college and have sailed for years, most of them have held important position like Surveyor and Head at Indian registrar of shipping. The college also exchanges professor and Associate processes with colleges like Jadhav University ad they act as guest faculty over here at Indian Maritime university Kolkata campus. i have had the opportunity of interacting with Dr SK Sinha, Dr K Mitra who have held important position in the Indian Maritime Board.

Placement Experience

3.5

Almost 70% cadets are placed each year. Repeater shipping companies like and NYK, chevron, anglo eastern, MSC comes into the campus to recruit TME from the campus. since, it is the oldest marine college of india, the alumni network is quite strong. The alumni constantly help the cadets in getting placed in reputed shipping companies all over the world. Everyone gets 2 chances to appear for the placement drive. The cadets are shortlisted based on their CV, then we have a one to one interview with the HR team and in the end followed by a medical checkup. One who qualifies everything is placed in turn. The placement process is good and gives everyone an equal opportunity to get placed.

College Events

3.5

The college hosts several like Tempest and lithosphere along with that there are several co curricular competitions which are held time to time and on the direction of the government. Tempest is one of the largest Marine fest in India with foot count of almost 20000. It also hosts kolkata got talent and femina College princess during the college fest. Events keeps on happening depending upon the directions government. The college also hosts an MUN ( model united nation conference ) every year at the college auditorium. It also has a sports week which includes a cricket championship, a football championship, a volleyball cup, a basketball cup, a hockey championship and several other championship related to tennis, badminton, chess and carrom.

Fees and Financial Aid

The college also offer scholarships to the meritorious students, the college topper is awarded INR 100000 each semester the next 30 rankers are awarded 75000 and the next 30 rankers are awarded with a cash prize of 50000 each semester.

Campus Life

The college has a campus size of 35 acres on area, it has a gym, playground individually for cricket, football and hockey. It also has four different hostels for the cadets with Wifi access 24* 7. It also has a badminton court, tennis court, basketball court, volleyball court, and a Parade Ground. it also has a Olympic size swimming pool. It has got a workshop which is the biggest workshop in Asia, has got a library with almost 35000 books in total. It has got several simulation Labs and other lab like electrical lab, mechanical lab, the engine lab, a park, a temple, a masjid, along with a conference room and a Auditorium with almost 1000 seat capacity.

Hostel Facilities

It is a 4 yr residential program. There are four separate hostels for each batch of the college it is a full Wi-Fi campus. The hostel is divided into 10 different wings. Each wing has 3 - 4 rooms and 25 cadets live in it together. The rooms are properly ventilated and each room 6 cadets live together. There are four fans in each room, 4 windows and is properly lit with 4 fluorescent tubes, it also has a study room, an upper and lower rack, a kit room, a tv room, hostel mess, a visitor room, a sports kit room and a quadrangle for muster and fall ins.

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