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Last date for programme fee payment for candidates selected in the second list was October 23, 2020. Last date of registration for admission into PG & Research Programmes was October 31, 2020.

Indian Maritime University MBA Important Dates

Indian Maritime University offers MBA with two specializations namely Port and Shipping Management at Chennai and Cochin campus and International Transportation and Logistics Management at Chennai, Kolkata, Visakhapatnam and Cochin campus. 

• The duration of the programme is 2 years which consists of 4 semesters in total. Each year consists of 2 semesters. The schedule of the odd semester is from August to January and the even semester is scheduled from February to July. 
• The eligibility criterion for getting admission into the MBA course is to hold a bachelor's degree in any discipline with a minimum of 50% marks in aggregate from Recognized Universities. 
• The application process for the course is online and admission is based upon marks in the IMU Common Entrance Test (IMU-CET). The institute holds a country rank of 251 and world rank of 7010 by UniRank.

Indian Maritime University MBA Eligibility criteria:

For being eligible to seek admission into the course of MBA,

• The candidate needs to pass the 10+2 examination.
• The candidate must be holding a bachelor's degree in any discipline with a minimum of 50% aggregate marks from a recognized university (for general category) and 45% aggregate marks (in case of SC/ST).
• The candidate shall have at least 50% marks in English subject in the 10th/12th/UG degree.
• There is no age limit for admission to the MBA program.

Indian Maritime University MBA Admission criteria:

The candidates seeking admission into the MBA course shall apply online through the admission portal available on the official website of the university to appear for the Common Entrance Test (IMU-CET). The application fee charged in order to appear for the entrance test is INR 1000/- (for general category students) and INR 700/- (for SC/ST students).

How to apply?

• Visit the official website and register yourself.
• The system will generate an application number after you're done with the "basic registration process process".
• The application number will be sent to you via email and SMS
• For further logins, the student may use this application number as the login ID and his/her date of birth as the password.
• In the detailed registration section, the student will be required to fill in all the detailed and necessary information like the address of correspondence, educational details, preferred choice of exam cities etc.
• The student will also be required to upload the necessary scanned documents followed by the payment of CET registration fees.
• After the payment of the registration fees, the student will receive a receipt which shall be kept for future reference.
• The service or payment gateway charges for the online transaction shall be borne by the candidate only.
• The student is required to choose the 'Awaiting Results' option if the 12th/UG exam results are awaiting.

Documents Required:

• Passport size photographs
• Scanned signature
• Mark sheet as date of birth proof
• 12th/10th mark sheets
• UG degree certificate
• Community Certificate in respect of SC/ST/OBC (NCL) candidates.

After getting shortlisted, the candidates will have to register for the online counselling for the allotment of seats which will be followed with the verification of original mark sheets and certificate. For the online counselling, the student will be required to submit INR 10,000/- for registration which will be non-refundable.

The selection process will be based upon merit marks secured in the entrance test followed by the online counselling session.

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Indian Maritime University MBA Course details

The course of MBA is for the duration of two years and is divided into four semesters. The course subjects as per the specializations are given in detail below:

Specializations: Port and Shipping Management and International Transportation and Logistics Management 

Ports and shipping management

• Campus: Chennai and Cochin
• Total Intake: 61

Subjects are mentioned in the table below:

International Transportation and Logistics Management 

• Campus: Chennai, Kolkata, Visakhapatnam and Cochin
• Total Intake: 84

Subjects are mentioned in the table below:

Indian Maritime University MBA Fee Structure

The detailed fees structure is tabulated below:

Read more: Indian Maritime University Courses & Fees

Indian Maritime University MBA Scholarships

• State wise post matric scholarships are available for OBC/SC/ST and other minority category students.
• Many other scholarship facilities are also provided by the University to the meritorious students depending upon their performance in examinations.

Indian Maritime University MBA Placements

The university has significantly improved its placement rate and now 70-80% students get placed via campus selection. According to the 2015-2017 placement brochure-

• 43 students from the Chennai campus belonging to the ports and shipping management (MBA) got placed.
• 3 students from the Kolkata campus belonging to the international transportation and logistics management (MBA) got placed.
• 16 students from the Kochi campus belonging to the international transportation and logistics management (MBA) got placed.
• Repeater shipping companies like and NYK, chevron, anglo eastern, MSC come into the campus to recruit the students and each one gets at least 2 chances to appear for the placement drive.
• The university has got around 90 companies like BETA, CAT Logistics, Century Ply, MAK, DHL, Chemoil Adani, Agility providing summer internships to the students.

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