BTech Marine Engineering and B.Sc Ship Building and Repair and DNS - 2011

INDIAN MARITIME UNIVERSITY

Prospectus & Application for BTech Marine Engineering & B.Sc Ship Building & Repair
http://www.imu.tn.nic.in/admission-2011/BTECH-PROSPECTS.pdf

Prospectus & Application for Diploma in Nautical Science leading to B.Sc (Nautical Science)
www.imu.tn.nic.in/admission-2011/DNS-PROSPECTS.pdf




B.Sc. SHIP BUILDING & REPAIR

Aim and Objectives
The programme is designed to educate and train the students in ship building technology with a view to perform shop floor work at ship building or ship repair industries.
The programme is designed as a combination of Lectures, Practicals and workshop and apprenticeship at a shipyard. The lectures and practicals are equally divided in the whole duration of the programme.
The programme will have six semesters of which two semesters of lectures will be conducted by IMU. The remaining four semesters will be conducted by the Institute of which one semester will be theory (lectures) and the remaining three semesters will be practicals with a major focus towards practicals.
Duration
The programme of three years comprises of six semesters. A student is expected to complete the programme in 3 years period and those who could not do so can complete in within 5 years (not more than 10 semesters).
Location
The programme will be conducted jointly by IMU Cochin campus and College of Ship Technology, Poonjamthodi, Kannanora Pattola, Puthucode, Palakkad district, Kerala having the requisite facilities of workshop and a tie up with TEBMA ship yeard Ltd. for apprenticeship of students.
Entry Requirements
A pass in 10+2 or its equivalent examination with minimum 60% aggregate in the Physics, Chemistry and mathematics group, and at least 50% in English at 10th or 12th Standard.
Age
17 to 25 years as on August 2011
SC/ST : relaxable as per Government guidelines.
Physical Fitness
All qualified candidates will have to submit a Physical Fitness certificate from a Registered Medical Practitioner in a prescribed format that will be made available to them at an appropriate time.
Eligibility
Unmarried (male/female) Indian Citizens, limited foreign nationals may be admitted.
Seat Reservation
As per Government of India directives.
Mode of Selection
It involves 2 stages
i. Application to Indian Maritime University
ii. Selection on the basis of CET by Indian Maritime University
Course Fee : Rs.2,00,000/- per year
HOW TO APPLY
The IMU – CET application form will be made available through the following channels:
1. The application form along with the information brochure and admission procedure can be availed at selected branches of Indian Bank by paying Rs. 800/- (Rs. 450/- for SC/ST Candidates).
2. Download the application form, Information Brochure & Payment Challan through online at
http://www.imu.tn.nic.in/ , fee viz. Rs. 800/- (Rs. 450/- for SC/ST Candidates) can be paid through Challan payable at any of the SBI/Indian Bank branches all over India.
3. Through Post by sending a demand draft valued Rs. 800/- (Rs. 450/- for SC/ST Candidates) in favor of “Indian Maritime University” payable at Chennai to the university.
4. Direct Visit to our University Offices at Chennai / Mumbai / Kolkata / Vizag and Cochin by submitting a Demand Draft valued Rs. 800/- (Rs. 450/- for SC/ST Candidates) in favor of “Indian Maritime University” payable at Chennai.
Admission Procedure
1. The admission for this programme is offered in August. IMU invites applications from prospective learners through advertisements in national and regional dailies detailing all the relevant information and criteria for admission.
2. It is mandatory for all the candidates to qualify in the Common Entrance Test conducted by IMU to seek admission in B.Sc., (Ship Buildings & Repairs) and B.Tech Marine Engineering programme of IMU irrespective of whether their candidature is sponsored by a Shipping Company/DGS approved (RPS registered) manning agent or not.
3. The eligible candidates in all respects i.e. educational qualifications, age, physical and medical standards and eye-sight is advised to apply for the Common Entrance Test conducted by IMU. Those appearing for qualifying examination (i.e. 10+2/ B.Sc./ B.Tech.) are also eligible to apply provided they meet all the eligibility criteria and produce the certificates to that effect to the IMU authorities for verification at the time of counseling and submit to the respective Institute at the time of joining the course.
4. Various employing shipping companies/ their manning agents registered with the Directorate General of Shipping, Mumbai may also advertise for the programme for selection of candidates for sponsorship clearly mandating that all such candidates will have to appear in the Entrance Examination to be conducted by IMU, for which the candidates shall make separate application to IMU. In case of Sponsored candidates, the companies are free to select IMU-CET qualified candidates of their choice and to set their own ‘addon’ criteria of selection (Psychometric test / Written test/ Interviews/ Higher passing percentage in eligibility educational qualification examination etc.) provided they meet the minimum eligibility as prescribed in “Eligibility” given. All such aspirants must qualify in the IMU-CET. Thus, they need to additionally apply for the Common Entrance Test of IMU. For the Sponsored candidates it would be sufficient that they are declared qualified in the Common Entrance Test and are sponsored by the Shipping Companies / DGS approved (RPS registered) Manning Agents. All such Sponsored candidates who qualify in the Common Entrance Test conducted by IMU shall be selected by the Shipping Companies / DGS approved manning agents who sponsor such candidates for admission to be made at the respective Training Institute having tie-up with such companies. Thus, in case of sponsored candidates, this allocation of Training Institutes is directly done by the sponsoring shipping companies / registered manning agents and accordingly these sponsoring shipping companies / registered manning agents shall communicate to the Sponsored candidates as well as IMU the name of Training Institute allotted to them as per the tie up between the sponsoring shipping companies /registered manning agents and the Training Institutes.
5. The Common Entrance Examination shall have 150 objective type multiple choice questions each carrying one mark distributed in six subjects which are to be attempted in 3 hours duration. The standard of this Common Entrance Test will generally be that of 10+2 level.

6. There are two distinct forms in this Prospectus for the IMU- CET. The Application Form ‘A’ is to be filled in by the candidate to get qualified in the IMU-Common Entrance Test. The same has to be submitted at the time of certificate verification in the case of sponsored candidates.
7. Completed Application Form should be sent to “Controller of Examinations; Indian Maritime University; East Coast Road; Uthandi; Chennai-600119” in an envelope super-scribed “Application form for B.Tech Marine Engineering / B.Sc Ship Building & Repair for Common Entrance Test along with proof of payment or payment challan or demand draft for Rs.800/- (Rs.450/- for SC/ST candidates) drawn in favour of “Indian Maritime University” payable at Chennai. The applicants are advised to write their name, address and Phone No. on the reverse of the D.D. Incomplete Application Forms or those received after the due date (27th May 2011) will be summarily rejected and no enquiries will be entertained in this regard. The students are, therefore, advised to fill the relevant information carefully in the Application Form. The University will not accept any statement from the students about their ignorance in meeting these requirements.

Validity of CET Score is applicable only for Academic Session starting August 2011.
Prospectus and Application will be available at
IMU website from : 18.04.2011
Last Date for receipt of filled in applications
at IMU –Chennai : 27.05.2011
Common Entrance Test will be held on : 19.06.2011
(2.00 pm – 5.00 pm)
Date of Declaration of Results : 27.06.2011
Counseling Dates : 11th July, 2011
Course Commences on : 1st August, 2011