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Indian Maritime University, Visakhapatnam

Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India • 10 Employees
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University Page Admin: Rajasimhan Murugavel, B.E(Marine), MBA(Port & Shipping)(Managing Director, BUREAUCRATZ IAS ACADEMY, Chengalpattu.)INDIAN MARITIME UNIVERSITYThe birth of Indian Maritime University is a long cherished dream of the maritime community of India.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.(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 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.Role of the UniversityIMU is in the category of Professional University intended for fulfilling the requirements of the Maritime Sector. Ability to establish and develop activities in the maritime sector is the primary advantage of the IMU system. The Governance SystemThe Governance system of the IMU will be similar to the Institutions of National Importance fulfilling the requirements of the University Grants Commission for recognition as a University for the award of degrees.