# M.Tech. Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering — Visakhapatnam Campus at Indian Maritime University

> M.Tech. Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering — Visakhapatnam Campus (M.E./M.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: [M.E./M.Tech in Naval Architecture and Offshore Engineering](https://www.studentstraffic.com/courses/me-mtech-naval-architecture-offshore-engineering)
- 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: ₹1,75,000 (2026-27)
- 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: 2026-27 non-residential tuition ONLY for foreign students classified by IMU in the SAARC/BIMSTEC/African-country category: INR 87,500 per semester x 2 = INR 175,000 per year. Programme fee, admission registration, application, caution deposit, accommodation and mess are additional. Other nationality groups need their own confirmed fee quotation. Indian citizens using overseas eligibility require separate fee classification; this quote does not apply automatically.

## 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

M.Tech. Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering at the Visakhapatnam Campus is a 2-year regular English programme. Two-year non-residential master’s study in naval architecture and ocean engineering, combining advanced technical study with postgraduate project work.

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

- Engineering degree in Mechanical, Civil, Marine, Naval Architecture, or B.Tech. Fisheries Engineering, or an accepted equivalent, with 55% aggregate.
- SC/ST applicants receive a 5 percentage point relaxation in academic marks. There is no upper age limit.
- IMU-CET is preferred. The 3 July 2026 notice also accepts the specified GATE, CUET-PG and PGCET scores from 2026 or 2025; follow the notified counselling route.
- Submit physical fitness certification from a registered medical practitioner at the prescribed verification stage.
- Direct overseas route: bachelor’s in Mechanical, Civil, Marine, Naval Architecture, Fisheries Engineering or accepted equivalent with 55% aggregate, plus GRE at least 300; no upper age limit.
- 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: Qualifying bachelor’s degree or permitted alternative qualification and full mark sheets/transcripts.
- Document: Domestic IMU-CET or accepted GATE/CUET-PG/PGCET score for the specific notified route.
- Document: Direct overseas route: valid GRE result of at least 300.
- 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: 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

- 2-year regular programme at Visakhapatnam (English): Two-year non-residential master’s study in naval architecture and ocean engineering, combining advanced technical study with postgraduate project work.

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