Academy of Maritime Education and Training University - [AMET], Chennai

About Academy of Maritime Education and Training University Chennai

Overlooking the deep blue sea cradled by the Bay of Bengal and tucked in the scenic drive way of east coast road is AMET. The one and only University from India to be a member of the International Association of Maritime Universities.

With quality, commitment, knowledge and excellence as its corner stones, AMET had a humble beginning in the year 1993 with just 14 cadets moulded for a career in merchant navy through a Higher National Diploma programme in marine engineering.

AMET’s uncompromising strides of excellence in the field of maritime education and training laced with its capacity to feed the global shipping industry with an unrivalled maritime human resource secured it the status of becoming the first Deemed to be University in India for maritime education, training, research and development activities on the 21st August 2007.

AMET had the privilege and unprecedented status of getting unveiled as a Maritime Deemed to be University from the hands of the secretary general of the International Maritime Organization, Mr.Efithimios E Mitrapoulos.

AMET serves as an ocean of knowledge for over 3000 students pursuing Programmes ranging from diploma to Doctoral programs through 4 schools and 2 intensive research and training centers for marine and marine related activities. Equipped with an excellent infrastructure for research and development, co curricular and extracurricular activities AMET secured its compliance certificate for ISO 9001:2015 QMS standards from the prestigious and globally renowned DET NORSKE VERITAS, Norway.

Why Choose AMET University Chennai?

-The one and only University from India to be a member of the International Association of Maritime Universities.

-For over two decades AMET is remaining as the favourite destination for campus interviews by many shipping giants such as AP MOLLER MAERSK, GOODWOOD, NYK, SONANGOL, VSHIPS, WALLEMS, SHELL, CHEVRON, STENA + over 100 companies.

-55 MoU's signed by AMET with leading National, International organizations & Institutions.

Academy of Maritime Education and Training (AMET) is certified to ISO 9001:2008 QMS Standard by Det Norske Veritas.

Academy of Maritime Education and Training (AMET) is initiating many steps for the welfare of the students and one of its kind assisting for scholarships for the deserving students.

Academy of Maritime Education and Training (AMET) is assisting the deserving students to get their scholarships from various Government Departments like Adi Dravidar and Tribal Welfare Department of Government of Tamil Nadu and Minority Community Welfare Department of Government of Tamil Nadu and the Director of Fisheries, Government of Tamil Nadu. Apart from Government Scholarship, deserving students are also eligible for Maritime Training Scholarship, Merit award and Management Scholarship.

Schools under this college 

1. School of Maritime Studies 
2. School of Electrical and Electronics Engineering 
3. School of Engineering and Technology 
4. School of Ocean Engineering 
5. School of Management Studies 
6. School of Biotechnology 
7. School of Science and Humanities 

Specialised Courses 

International Collaborative Programmes

• Advanced Diploma in Nautical Science (Formerly HND-NS) (In collaboration with City of Glasgow College, U.K)
• B.Sc. Robotics and Artificial Intelligence  
• B.Sc. Data Science  
• B.Sc. Computer Science and Business System
• B.E.Naval Architecture and Offshore Engineering  
• B.B.A. Shipping 

Directorate General of Shipping Approved Certification Programmes

• Electro Technical Officers
• Graduate Marine Engineering (GME)
• Training for General Purpose Ratings (GP Rating - 6 months Course)
• Basic Safety Training (Pre Sea Modular Programmes)
• General Operator’s Certificate for GMDSS

Ph.D. Programmes

• AMET Business School
• Electrical & Electronics Engineering
• Harbour & Ocean Engineering
• Marine Bio-Technology
• Mechanical Engineering
• Petroleum Engineering
• Physics
• Chemistry
• English
• Information Technology
• Marine Engineering
• Mathematics
• Nautical Science
• Naval Architecture and Offshore Engineering

Part-Time Programmes

• BBA Shipping
• Diploma Programmes
• Post Graduate Diploma Programmes

Centre of Excellence in Collaboration with Industries Programmes

• On Board Ship Automation by CDCE School of Automation and robotics in association with Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises, Govt. Of India
• Innovation in robotics and artificial intelligence Electronics Platform Research (EPR) Lab

Value Added Programmes

• One credit course - Instrumented Safety Systems - by Yokogawa India Ltd
• PRIMA VERA ORACLE
• High Voltage Safety and Switch Gear - Operational Level Course (Directorate General of Shipping Approved Certificate Course)
• High Voltage Safety and Switch Gear - Management Level Course (DGS approved Certificate Course)
• CAD using CREO
• CNC Milling and Turning in association with National Small Industrial Corporation (NSIC), Govt. of India

Innovative Programmes for Rural Youth and Women

• Certificate Course in Fisheries Engineering for the unemployed youths of fishermen community
• Certificate Course in Tally for empowering economically poor rural women
• Certificate Course in Digital Photo Editing for empowering economically poor rural women