# MBA Port and Shipping Management — Kochi Campus at Indian Maritime University

> MBA Port and Shipping Management — Kochi Campus (MBA) 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: [Master of Business Administration](https://www.studentstraffic.com/courses/mba)
- Duration: 2 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
- Restriction: Admission is tied to the named university-owned campus and verified entry route; affiliated colleges apply their own admissions.
- Restriction: Foreign/NRI/OCI routes are not verified for this campus offering here; request a programme-specific eligibility assessment. DASA and direct admission have separate rules.

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

MBA Port and Shipping Management at the Kochi Campus is a 2-year regular English programme. Two-year non-residential management study of ports, shipping operations and maritime business.

The domestic entry requirements below apply to this campus programme. Foreign and other overseas categories need a separate programme-specific assessment.

- Recognised bachelor’s degree in any discipline with at least 50% aggregate, plus at least 50% in English at Class 10, Class 12 or undergraduate degree level.
- SC/ST applicants receive a 5 percentage point relaxation in qualifying academic marks; the English threshold is unchanged.
- There is no upper age limit.
- The 3 July 2026 notice accepts IMU-CET 2026/2025, CAT 2025, specified MAT sessions, CMAT 2026/2025 or undergraduate graduation-exam merit through the notified route.
- Submit physical fitness certification from a registered medical practitioner at the prescribed verification stage.

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. Choose the named campus and course; follow allotment, original-certificate verification, medical certification and fee-confirmation instructions.
4. 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: Qualifying bachelor’s degree or permitted alternative qualification and full mark sheets/transcripts.
- Document: The selected domestic route’s IMU-CET/CAT/MAT/CMAT result, or graduation marks for the notified undergraduate-merit 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.
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.


## Teaching phases

- 2-year regular programme at Kochi (English): Two-year non-residential management study of ports, shipping operations and maritime business.

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