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    IMU CET

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    MODE

    Full time

    DURATION

    36 Months

    Bachelor of Engineering (BE) in Marine Engineering Lateral Entry is a four-year full-time undergraduate program offered by the Indian Maritime University, Chennai.


    Important dates

    Exams and EventsDates
    IMU CET
    Application Date (Mode - Online)
    5 Feb'26 - 23 Apr'26
    IMU CET
    Choice of Exam City - City intimation (Mode - Online)
    3 May'26 - 9 May'26
    IMU CET
    Exam Date (Mode - Online)
    23 May'26 - 23 May'26

    Eligibility Criteria

    • Category 1: Candidate can join the 2nd year of a 4-Year Marine Engineering Degree Course, provided he has passed the 1st year training from the Alternate Training Scheme, approved by D.G. Shipping (This will not be applicable to MERI).
    •  Category 2: Candidates can join the 2nd year of a 4-Year Marine Engineering Degree Course who have passed the 1st year from the Engineering College in other streams like Mechanical or Electrical approved by AICTE, with a minimum 60% average marks.
    •  Category 3: Candidates can join 2nd year of a 4-Year Marine Engineering Degree Course who have passed 3 years Diploma Course in Mechanical / Marine / Electrical / Electrical and Electronics, from the colleges approved by AICTE or State Board of Technical Education with a minimum of 55% of aggregate marks in the last year of Diploma Course.
    • Category 4: A candidate can join the 2nd year of a 4-Year Marine Engineering Degree course who has passed 4 4-year Diploma in Ship Building Engineering from the colleges approved by AICTE or the State Board of Technical Education with a minimum of 55% aggregate marks in the last year of the diploma course.
    • Category 5: Candidates can join the 2nd year of a 4-Year Marine Engineering Degree Course who have passed 3 years of Diploma Course in the following categories, from the colleges approved by AICTE or State Board of Technical Education with a minimum of 55% of aggregate marks in the last year of Diploma Course:- Mechanical Engineering Stream: Automobile / Machine Tools and Maintenance / Plant Engineering / Production Technology / Production Engineering / Advanced Diploma in Tool and Die Making. Electrical Engineering Stream: Electrical Power System. Electrical and Electronics Engineering Stream: Digital Electronics / Electronics and Communications / Electronics & Telecommunication / Industrial Electronics / Electronics / Electronics Production & Maintenance / Instrumentation /Instrumentation & Control.

    Admission Details

    The Candidate should appear for the IMU Common Entrance Test and must pass the test

    Top Exams Accepted by Coimbatore Marine College, Coimbatore

    (IMU CET) - Indian Maritime University Common Entrance Test

    Application Date - Online mode

    5 Feb'26 - 23 Apr'26

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