MERI: A LEGACY

The Maritime sector has three courses to choose Btech marine engineering, Bsc Nautica Science and Diploma in Nautical Science. I have choose the Btech marine engineering and it includes all studies from thermodynamics to fluid dynamics to C languages. These course is package of every field from management studies to law studies even you can become a codes if you love it. The course is divided into 8 semesters. 1st year is all about the 12 revision and basic knowledge of mechanical engineering, stress, strain, bending etc. 2nd year is about the learning of main engine and auxiliary machines along with the fluid dynamics studies, thermodynamics and Marine Pollution Annexures. 3rd year is about learning Ship Design and Building with Naval Architecture and Machine Design and CFD. and final year it's all over arrangements of machines in vessel body and piping design and valves design and studies plus 2 month practical training at the MDL Mazgaon Dockyard. Final semester exams are in the month of December for odd semester and in June for the even semester.

The college provide by college had to done in the month of June and July. We have given the opportunity for the Internship in the GumaTech Workshop. It is a workshop were ship equipment are brought for repairs and maintenance. Here we are given one month internship programme with zero stipend but they provide accommodation. Yes the workshop is at gujrat and far from city so instead of stipend they provide accommodation for the days we are there for intership. We have also hand on practice on the MDL.

The college has the 100% placement, yes you have heard it right the college has full placement. Each and every cadets who gets graduate from her has a job in his hand with good income. I myself got placement in my 6th semester. My batch strength is 40 and 20 are placed already and some companies are already in line for select the cadets. February we are expecting Fleet Management Ltd. Company. We have an average offer of 600 dollars with no tax cutting.

The Indian Maritime University Mumbai Port Campus also Known as Marine Engineering and Research Institute, Mumbai has a beautiful history and legacy being followed from 1940's. The total fees for the course per year is 225000. This includes the hostel, mess, uniform, medical. This is divided as 200000 for the course studies and hostel fee and remaining 25000 for uniform notebooks, library. About the scholarship, people under SC/ST for them scholarship will be there upto 50000 to 100000. And for other if there states give the scholarship they are also eligible. The total fees for the 4yr course is 900000. From the year 2024 there's an increase in the fee 275000 per year and total of 1100000 including everything.

The college view is beautiful. This is my final year but being with my friends the time spent well. We have many clubes Technical Club, Literary Club, Robotics Club, Disaster Management Club, Pr Club and many more. The cadets are free to choose there club of interest. Also about the sports the college provide good sports equipment we have a ground near the college. Only drawback is we are social not in contact with outside world. The classrooms are provided with Smartboards and projectors and good ventilation. We have a college fest Prayaan coming in the month of April. I will glad if you participate.

I was preparing for Nda and given 3 attempts but it didn't work out the way. Then I applied for these college and got selected. Yes, I have not applied for any other colleges. This college was my first preference and got addmission here. For the addmission process first you have to give IMU CET entrance exam and score good ranking in it. After the result is declared you have to pay 10000 for the college selection process. After that some days later a list will be declared with the cadets selected for the college on the website. If you have the name you are the lucky guy. You will get a call from the college to bring the required documents plus check for the college fee. Yes your first exam fee will be only accepted through check. You have to pay 25000 extra as a caution deposit which you will get back once you have graduated from the college.

The college has a good teaching staffs. They are the retired merchant Navy officers who are here to train new cadets. We have s technical supritendent who has a 15 or more years experience in shipping and through his studies students learn alot. Her we have some Phd holders who have no knowledge abt the shipping but they also try there best to learn themselves and also teach the cadets. The course includes abt the main engine studies of ship auxiliary machines. Structure and building of the ships. The course include technical studies and plus some management level studies on basic level. Exam criteria is 50%. The division is 30 internal and 70 exam paper. From 100, 50 is passing. The exams for odd semester is conducted in the month of December and for even semester in the month of June. 2 Internal test between the courses.

No nightouts. Yes we are not allowed to roam at night. This helps to develop a discipline in the cadets as he has to be on ship for months. Only Sunday outing. We have gym provided to us timing in Morning from 6 to 8 and evening 5 to 7. We have canteen where we have to pay if we have to be there. Plus we have a good shore view from our cafeteria/canteen.