Page Loading... Please wait...
Wait

Education, Careers & Professional News

Central Government proposal to set up an Indian Maritime University at Chemmacherry

Filed under:

Central Government proposal to set up an Indian Maritime University at Chemmacherry

Chennai to have a Maritime University
The Central Government proposal to set up an Indian Maritime University (IMU) at Chemmacherry, with its headquarters at Chennai and regional campuses at Kolkata, Mumbai and Visakhapatnam, got the nod. The Cabinet also gave its approval for the transference of the assets and employees of the Training Ship Chanakya, Mumbai; the Marine Engineering and Research Institute, Mumbai; the Marine Engineering and Research Institute, Kolkata; the Lai Bahadur Shastri

College of Advanced Maritime Studies and Research, Mumbai; National Maritime Academy (NMA), Chennai to the IMU with appropriate options to employees. The government also okayed the winding up of NMA, Chennai as well as the Indian Institute of Maritime Studies (IIMS), Mumbai.

The formation of the IMU will facilitate and promote maritime studies research and extension work with focus on emerging areas like oceanography, environmental studies and other related fields.

Related pages

Concrete Step for the Creation of Indian Maritime University

In order to make appropriate changes in the institutional framework for imparting maritime training in India, the government has taken a step forward towards the creation of an Indian Maritime University. Earlier in 2002 the government has established Indian Institute of Maritime Studies (IIMS), which includes four governmental institutes. These .....

Concrete Step for the Creation of Indian Maritime University

In order to make appropriate changes in the institutional framework for imparting maritime training in India, the government has taken a step forward towards the creation of an Indian Maritime University. Earlier in 2002 the government has established Indian Institute of Maritime Studies (IIMS), which includes four governmental institutes. These .....

Marine and Shipping-related education, the AMET has become the countrys first maritime university

AMET countrys first Maritime University The countrys premier institution for Marine and Shipping-related education, the Academy of Maritime Education and Training (AMET), has become the countrys first maritime university. Upon inspection by a University Grants Commission (UGC) Committee which included representatives of The Indian Maritime Administration and FOSMA, an industry representatives .....

The SIB is now one of IIM Mohali

Chandigarh, Punjab April 18 May were deprived of a first-class training institution for a while, but no more. The government has recently adopted a proposal for the setting up of an Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), an Indian School of Business (ISB), and a number of major medical facilities. In .....

Proposal for IIT in Syrian capital to get delayed

New Delhi: With six new Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) set to come up this year, the Human Resource Development (HRD) Ministry has said that Syria's dream of an IIT on its soil will have to wait for some time. "The Government already has the huge task of setting .....

MMA Maritime Security Program Up and Running

MMA Maritime Security Program Up and Running More than 40 members of the military, first responders and law enforcement personnel were at Maine Maritime Academy last Wednesday and Thursday for a pilot program aimed at beefing up security at Maine seaports. Police and fire personnel and harbormasters from towns and cities in .....

Himachal Pradesh University Gets Rs 10 crore

Central government approves Rs 10 crore for development of Himachal Pradesh University as per the announcement made by the P.M, Dr Manmohan Singh. This money will be spent for infrastructure development of the university. As per this proposal, a sum of Rs 2 crore each would be spent on the .....

Haryana all set to play host to North’s first IIM

Haryana is all set to play host to northern region’s first Indian Institute of Management (IIM) which is proposed to be located in village Garnawati in Rohtak district. The project is likely to catalyse an investment of over Rs 200 crore and will be funded by the Central government. The .....

25% quota proposal for poor in private schools dropped

Date 2006-05-31 Information A proposal to reserve 25% of seats in all private schools in India for underprivileged children appears to have been dropped in the face of sustained pressure from the private school lobby. The Indian government has reportedly omitted the quota clause from the free and compulsory .....

IITs stare at ID change

A central panel tasked with reviewing higher education is considering converting the Indian Institutes of Technology into universities. The IITs must be converted to help improve the standard of research that is far behind top institutes in the developed world, committee chairman Yash Pal has proposed. “The IITs are today .....

Recently Visited Pages