# B.Tech. Naval Architecture and Ship Building — Visakhapatnam Campus at Indian Maritime University

> B.Tech. Naval Architecture and Ship Building — Visakhapatnam Campus (B.E./B.Tech Naval Architecture) at Indian Maritime University, Chennai, India.

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- Last reviewed: 2026-10-25
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## Key facts

- University: [Indian Maritime University](https://www.studentstraffic.com/university/indian-maritime-university) (Public, Chennai, [India](https://www.studentstraffic.com/countries/india))
- Course family: [B.E./B.Tech in Naval Architecture and Offshore Engineering](https://www.studentstraffic.com/courses/be-btech-naval-architecture-offshore-engineering)
- Duration: 4 years
- Teaching language: English
- Language note: IMU statutory ordinances specify English as the medium for its schools and affiliated institutions. The 2026-27 prospectus also explicitly confirms English instruction.
- Tuition per year: Fee plan on request
- Fee verified: 2026-10-25
- Intake: August
- Official programme page: https://www.imu.edu.in/imunew/uploads/files/admissions/2026/Prospectus_2026-27_19032026.pdf

Fee notes: Request a current component-wise tuition and full cost quotation for the chosen campus and admission category. Include programme and registration fees, deposits, hostel and mess where applicable, and other compulsory charges. Foreign applicants should request a written quotation for their exact nationality classification and programme. Confirm tuition separately from accommodation, mess and other charges before paying.

## Who can apply

- Availability: restricted
- Eligible: Indian applicants meeting the domestic qualification, age, entrance and medical conditions
- Eligible: Foreign nationals studying in India or abroad through the specified IMU Direct overseas route
- Restriction: Admission is tied to the named university-owned campus and verified entry route; affiliated colleges apply their own admissions.
- Restriction: Direct overseas UG also permits Indian citizens who completed Classes 11 and 12 abroad; PG permits Indian citizens with a foreign undergraduate degree, or an Indian undergraduate degree following Classes 11 and 12 abroad.
- Restriction: Direct overseas UG age limit on 1 August 2026: men 25; women/transgender 27. Allotment remains subject to the indicative campus seats and competent-authority approval.

Domestic requirements and the separate direct overseas requirements must be read as different routes. No general international eligibility is inferred from the university’s status.

## Admissions

B.Tech. Naval Architecture and Ship Building at the Visakhapatnam Campus is a 4-year regular English programme. Residential undergraduate study in naval architecture and ship construction with academic, laboratory and design work.

The domestic entry requirements below apply to this campus programme. Separate direct overseas conditions are explicitly identified.

- 10+2 or equivalent with 60% average in Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics, plus 50% in English at Class 10 or 12.
- Maximum age on 1 August 2026: men General 25, OBC-NCL 28, SC/ST 30; women/transgender General 27, OBC-NCL 30, SC/ST 32.
- SC/ST applicants receive a 5 percentage point relaxation in qualifying academic marks; the English threshold is unchanged.
- For the 2026 domestic UG route other than BBA, valid IMU-CET rank and percentile cutoff apply: General 60, EWS/OBC-NCL 54, SC/ST 45. These are test percentiles, separate from qualification marks.
- Submit physical fitness certification from a registered medical practitioner at the prescribed verification stage.
- Direct overseas route: 10+2 Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics with 60%/6.0 CGPA, or a valid JEE Main rank; JEE preference if oversubscribed. UGC qualification equivalence is required.
- Direct overseas route: if English is not the first language or prior teaching medium, provide IELTS 6.5 overall/6 each or TOEFL iBT 95/writing 20 (or the listed older TOEFL format); scores must be within two years.

Steps:

1. Read the current programme and campus requirements on imu.edu.in and use the separately notified admission portal for your eligible route.
2. Domestic applicants: take the required IMU-CET or use an explicitly accepted alternative entrance/merit route, then register for counselling.
3. Eligible direct overseas applicants use IMU’s foreign admission portal for this campus choice, with qualification equivalence and the prescribed GRE/GMAT or UG academic route; Indian overseas eligibility needs separate fee classification.
4. Choose the named campus and course; follow allotment, original-certificate verification, medical certification and fee-confirmation instructions.
5. Obtain the complete fee, residential or optional hostel budget, and the next cycle’s schedule before committing; the published dates describe 2026.

- Document: Class 10 and 12 certificates and mark sheets.
- Document: Domestic IMU-CET rank and the applicable 2026 percentile record.
- Document: Direct overseas route: qualifying PCM marks or the valid JEE Main record for the route used.
- Document: Overseas qualification equivalence and applicable English-proficiency evidence for the direct overseas route.
- Application document: Recent photograph and the admission portal’s original-document checklist.
- Application document: Required physical fitness certificate and category documents where claiming a relaxation.
- Application document: Date-of-birth evidence for the programme’s age assessment.
- Application document: Overseas-route passport and qualification records; foreign nationals need the prescribed student visa and arrival registration.
The 2026-27 regular programme calendar specifies 1 August 2026 commencement. This is a dated 2026 baseline, not an announcement of a future intake or open application window.

- Foreign nationals need the appropriate student visa endorsed for IMU and must follow the prospectus’s visa submission and arrival-registration requirements.

## Teaching phases

- 4-year regular programme at Visakhapatnam (English): Residential undergraduate study in naval architecture and ship construction with academic, laboratory and design work.

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