Indian Maritime University
Indian	 Maritime	 University	 (IMU)	 was	 set	 up	 in	 2008	 in	 Chennai	 with
campuses	 at	Chennai,	 Kolkata	 and	 Visakhapatnam	 as	 a	 central	 university.	 The
existing	seven	government	and	government	aided	maritime	training	and	research
institutes	 viz.,	 Marine	 Engineering	 and	 Research	 Institute,	 Kolkata,	 Marine
Engineering	 and	 Research	 Institute,	 Mumbai,	 Lal	 Bahadur	 Shastri	 College	 of
Advanced	 Maritime	 Studies	 and	 Research,	 Mumbai,	 T.S.	 Chanakya,	 Navi
Mumbai,	 National	 Maritime	 Academy,	 Chennai,	 Indian	 Institute	 of	 Port
Management,	 Kolkata	 as	 well	 as	 National	 Ship	 Design	 and	 Research	 Centre,
Visakhapatnam	have	been	merged	with	the	IMU.
