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NAUTICALSCIENCE

DEPARTMENT

PROSPECTUS & APPLICATION FORM

AUGUST 2012

ANNOUNCESCONDUCT OFCOMMON ENTRANCE TEST (CET) JUNE 2012

FOR ADMISSION TO

One Year Diploma Course in NauticalScienceleading to B.Sc. Degree

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The Merchant

Navy

Merchant NavyCareerisone of the mostprofessionallysound & satisfyingcareerwhich any

young person would like to acquire in his/her life. This career has been primarily male

oriented although legallythere is no ban on girlstaking up thisprofession.However, over the

yearsgirls have star ted choosing seafar ing as a chal lenging profession .

For the young boys and girls this isone of the bestcareersamong the variousprofessions

which are available in India. It gives considerable job satisfaction, it is economicallyverylucrative and it also leads to various openings for those who would not like to continue

working on ships for a long time but would be interested in occupying variousprestigious

positionsin merchant navyrelatedjobsashore.

The basicrequirement for such a young person isthathe/she should

a) be reasonablyphysicallyfit,

(b) be willing to work hard both physicallyand mentally,

(c) have a liking for travelingacrossthe world.

Naturally, by virtue of having to work onboard the ships,he/she would be away from his/her

family for longduration and would probably be cut off from the mainstream of society

ashore. However, these drawbacks are compensated to a considerable extent by modern

mode of communicationswhich has now been incorporated on board every shipand which

enables him/her to keep in touch with all his/her near and dear ones regardless of where

his/her shipisin any part of the world.

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FUTURE PROSPECTS

All navigatingofficers do have the facilitythat if they wish to settle down in a shore job

then they can opt for variousmarinerelatedjobsas follows:

01. Surveyorsand Examinersemployed by Government of India

02. Trainersin varioustraininginstitutions both in Government and privatesector

03. Surveyorsemployed by variousclassification Societies

04. Pilotsemployed by MajorPorts for bringingin and taking out ships

05. Surveyorsemployed by variousprivateorganizations for settlement of insuranceclaims,

damage assessmentand cargocalculations,etc.

06. Charteringand brokering for fixture of ships to carrycargoas wellas for saleand

purchase of ships.

07. TechnicalSuperintendentsemployed by Shipping Companies to oversee the proper

operation of theirships.

08. Officersemployed by agencies who look after all the requirements of foreign ships

coming to India.

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D.N.S. CAREER PATH

HSCor 10+2 (PCM 55%, ENG 50%) or WITH PHYSICS ASONE OFTHESUBJECTS IN B.Sc.WITH AMINIMUM OF 5O% IN FINAL YEAR or

B.E/B.TECH. DEGREE

ONE YEAR PRE-SEA TRAINING (DIP.IN NAUTJCALSCIENCE)

AT IMU (1&11SEMESTERS)+4 STCW COURSES

MINIMUM 18 MONTHSSEASERVICE WITH DISTANCE LEARNING(Ill,IV,V SEMESTERS)

4 MONTHS POSTSEASECOND MATE (FUNCTIONAL) COURSEAT IMU

+ MODULARCOURSES & TO CLEAR Ill,IV, V & VI SEMESTEREXAMS

OBTAIN B.Sc.NAUTICALSCIENCE DEGREE (IMU)

OBTAIN SECOND MATE (FG) CERTIFICATE OF COMPETENCY (DGS)

18MONTHSSEASERVICE AS3RD/2ND MATE

3MONTHSFIRST MATE (PHASE-I ) COURSE

3MONTHSFIRST MATE (PHASE IICOURSE+ MODULARCOURSES+ WRITTEN&ORAL EXAMS(MMD), OBTAIN FIRSTMATE CERTIFICATE OF COMPETENCY (DGS)

12 MONTHSSEA SERVICE AS CHIEF MATE

1 MONTH ASMCOURSE+MODULAR COURSES+ WRlTTEN&ORALEXAMS

OBTAIN MASTER CERTIFICATE OF COMPETENCY (DGS)

CAPTAIN OF SHIP

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The wages are not as high as on board the ship when you are employed ashore.However, thereare variouspromotionalavenuesand perquisitesand terminalashorebenefitswhich the

seafarers would definitelyfind it attractiveenough.

Many qualified officers have secured shore employment in foreign countries because the

Indian qualification complywith the highestInternationalStandardsprescribed by IMO and

theseofficerscan competefavourablywith the bestin the world.

COMMON ENTRANCE TEST JUNE 2012

IMU invites application from eligible candidates for the Common EntranceTest JUNE2012 to be conducted on 17th June 2012 from 10.00 a.m. to 01.00 p.m. for the one yearDiploma in NauticalSciencecourse leading to B.Sc. NauticalScienceProgramme atIMUcampusesand itsaffiliatedinstitutes

DNS Course Leading to B.Sc. Degree

Aims and Objectives:

This education & training programme aims at preparing the candidates to face with fortitude &endurance, the hardships of life at sea & to instill in them a sense of devotion to duty, feeling of

goodwill & comradeship, which is essential for the life at sea.

Programme Structure and Delivery:

This is a six-semester (three year) programme constituting three stages.

Initially, a candidate is admitted for the one year residential (2 Semesters) Pre-sea course and on

completion of I & II Semesters, a candidate will be awarded Diploma in Nautical Science (DNS).

This diploma programme is followed by one and a half year (3 Semesters) on-board ship

training and after successful completion of the same, a candidate is awarded Advanced Diplomain Nautical Science (ADNS).

After completion of the on-board training, the Sixth Semester constitutes Second Mate

Certificate of Competency awarded by the Director General of Shipping and simultaneous

award of B.Sc., (Nautical Science) degree from the University.

Medium ofinstruction:

The medium of instruction for this programme is English.

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Programme Duration

The minimum duration for this programme is Three years. However, a maximum duration of Six

years is permissible to complete the programme.

Admission to this programme is offered on the basis of qualifying in the Common Entrance Test

conducted by IMU twice a year. The candidates seeking admission fall into two categories -Sponsored and Non-Sponsored.

A candidate can be sponsored for admission by an employing shipping company/their authorised

manning agents registered with the DGS and hence fall under category of Sponsored candidates.

The Non-Sponsored candidates are those candidates who do not get sponsorship for their

admission in the programme but they later seek sponsorship for their on-board training after

obtaining admission in the programme. Accordingly, all candidates (sponsored or non-sponsored) are required to successfully clear the IMU-CET Common Entrance Test to become

eligible for admission in the programme. The Sponsored and Non-Sponsored candidates appeartogether in the Common Entrance Test and obtain minimum qualifying marks. Those below the

qualifying marks will not be allotted to any Training Institute.

All candidates (sponsored or non-sponsored) are required to successfully clear the IMU Common

Entrance Test, which will be conducted on 17th

June 2012, at 1000 hours, to become eligible for

admission in the programme.

The sponsoring companies are free to select IMU-CET qualified candidate of their choice to suit

their companys requirement and need not go by ranking in IMU-CET in picking up the IMU-

CET qualified student of their choice. However all such sponsoring companies are required to

intimate to this University, the number of candidates they are selecting and the institutionsnominated before the commencement of the course.

All the sponsored candidates shall report to IMU for certificate verification session which will be

held separately. The date and time of the same will be intimated later. A non-refundable

Certificate Verification fee of Rs.10,000/- will be charged from the sponsored candidates.

Educational Qualification:

1. Pass in 10+2 examination from a recognized Board / University with Physics, Chemistry

and Mathematics (PCM), with not less than 55% marks in PCM aggregate.

ORWith Physics as an individual subject in any one of the years of B.Sc., with not less than

50% marks in the final year of B.Sc., from a recognized University provided that thecandidate must have passed 10 + 2 examination with Physics, Chemistry and

Mathematics (PCM) from a recognized Board.

OR

B.E./B. Tech. or its equivalent degree from I.I.T. or from a college recognized byAICTE/UGC

AND

2. Should have passed with not less than 50% marks in English as a separate subject, at

either 10th

or 12th

standard or in the Degree programme conducted by a recognized

Board/University.

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Age Limit:

Should not be more than 25 years. The age limit is relaxable by 2 years in case of female

candidates and 5 years for SC/ST candidates.

Physical and Medical Standards:

Medically fit as per the standards set by Merchant Shipping Medical Examination Rules, 2000 as

amended from time to time.

Eye-sight:

6/6 in each eye without visual aids. Normal colour vision. Candidates may have to undergo afull eyesight test conducted by the Mercantile Marine Department (MMD) before being finally

selected for the programme.

NOTE

1. The candidates are strongly advised that before participating in Common Entrance Test

they shall get themselves medically examined for their physical and medical fitness as

per the standards set by Merchant Shipping Medical Examination Rules, 2000, asamended from time to time as well as for their eye-sight to ensure that they meet the

relevant criteria in this regard. It would be prudent to get the eye-sight checked from a

qualified Eye specialist to ascertain that the candidate possess 6/6 eye-sight in both eyes

and do not suffer from colour blindness or any other deformity of eyes.

2. The candidates in their own interest are strongly advised to undergo full medical

checkup before making an application for participation in Entrance Examination, to

ascertain their eligibility and to avoid any last minute embarrassment.. However, it is

made clear that the candidates are required to meet the medical criteria as prescribed in

Merchant Shipping Medical Examination Rules, 2000, as amended from time to time.

The candidates are required to produce medical fitness certificate and sight test certificate

issued by DGS approved Doctor at the time of counseling. All candidates are required to

undergo ISHIHARA Test for colour blindness at the DG approved Medical Examiner.The candidates may also be subjected to full eyesight test conducted by Mercantile

Marine Department of Government of India. For details please visit the website of

Directorate General of Shipping i.e. www.dgshipping.com. (MS Notice No.25 of 2011dated 5/10/2011). In fact, the candidate undergoing the training programme shall

cultivate the habit of visiting this website for their professional purposes.

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To be declared fit to undergo the prescribed training programme, a candidate must be ingood mental and physical health and free from any bodily defect likely to interfere with the

efficient performance of duties.

3. The candidates are expected to possess good communication skills in English. It is

recommended that the candidates should have good command in written and spokenEnglish language as the same may help the candidates to improve their performance in the

Common Entrance Test and interviews for on-board placement which are conducted only

in English. It will also help in comprehending the courses taught and also getting

placements with the employing shipping companies.

HOW TO APPLY

1. Download the application form, and payment challan from IMU websitewww.imu.tn.nic.in . Remit Rs.800/- (General Category and OBC) and Rs.450/- for

SC/ST candidates in any branch of State Bank of India or Indian Bank or Axis Bank

using the challan in the Account number given in the challan

2. The application form complete in all respects should be sent to the Controller of

Examinations, Indian Maritime University, East Coast Road, Uthandi, Chennai in an

envelope super scribed Application form for one year DNS along with proof of

payment challan and Journal number.

SC/ST candidates who are remitting Rs.450/- are required to produce a copy of the

Case Certificate along with application.

The applications should reach IMU on or before 31st

May 2012. Applicationsreceived beyond last date will not be entertained.

FEE STRUCTURE

Course Fee: The course fee for the DNS programme is Rs.1,92,500/- .In addition to this,

Counseling fee of Rs.10,000/- (non-refundable) has to be paid at the time of counseling and

another sum of Rs.27,500/- being the programme fee of IMU has to be paid at the time of

allotment.

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Admission Procedure

1. The admission for DNS programme is offered twice a year, i.e. in January/February

and July/August. IMU invites applications from prospective candidates through

advertisements in national and regional dailies detailing all the relevant information and

criteria for admission.

2. It is mandatory for all the candidates to qualify in the Common Entrance Test conductedby IMU to seek admission in DNS programme of IMU irrespective of whether their

candidature is sponsored by a Shipping Company/DGS approved (RPS registered)manning agent or not.

3. Candidates can apply for both DNS and B.Sc. (Nautical Science) programmes provided

they meet the eligibility criteria for both. However they need to submit separate

application forms duly filled in with separate challans.

4. The eligible candidates who meet all the requisi tes i.e. educational qualifications,age, physical and medical standards, eye-sight are advised to apply for the Common

Entrance Test conducted by IMU. Those appearing for the qualifying examination (i.e.

10+2/ B.Sc./ B.Tech.) are also eligible to apply provided they meet all the eligibility

criteria and produce the certificates to that effect to the IMU authorities for verification at

the time of counseling and submit them to the respective Institute at the time of

joining the course.

5. Various employing shipping companies/ their manning agents registered with theDirectorate General of Shipping, Mumbai may also advertise for the programme for

selection of candidates for sponsorship clearly mandating that all such candidates will

have to appear in the Entrance examination to be conducted by IMU, for which the

candidates shall make separate application to IMU. In case of Sponsored candidates, the

companies are free to select IMU-CET qualified candidates of their choice and to set their

own add-on criteria of selection (Psychometric test / Written test/ Interviews/ Higher

passing percentage in eligibility educational qualification examination etc.) provided they

meet the minimum eligibility as prescribed in Eligibility given. All such aspirants mustqualify in the IMU-CET Entrance examination. Thus, they need to additionally apply for

the Common Entrance Test of IMU. For the Sponsored candidates it would be sufficient

that they are declared qualified in the Common Entrance Test and are sponsored by theShipping Companies / DGS approved (RPS registered) Manning Agents. All such

Sponsored candidates who qualify in the Common Entrance Test conducted by IMU shall

be selected by the Shipping Companies / DGS approved manning agents who sponsor

such candidates for admission to be made at the respective Training Institute having tie-up with such companies.. Thus, in case of sponsored candidates, this allocation of

Training Institutes is directly done by the sponsoring shipping companies / registeredmanning agents and accordingly these sponsoring shipping companies / registered

manning agents shall communicate to the Sponsored candidates as well as IMU the name

of Training Institute allotted to them as per the tie up between the sponsoring shipping

companies /registered manning agents and the Training Institutes.

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6. The Common Entrance Examination shall have 180 objective type multiple choicequestions each carrying one mark distributed in six subjects which are to be attempted in3 hours duration. The standard of the Common Entrance Test will generally be that of

10+2 level. These six subjects are as follows:

English 30 questions

General Knowledge 30 questions

Reasoning Aptitude 30 questionsMathematics 30 questions

Physics 30 questions

Chemistry 30 questions

TOTAL 180 questions

List ofExamination Centres

Sl.Name of City Code No.

1. Bhubaneswar 01

2. Chandigarh 02

3. Chennai 034. Cochin 04

5. Coimbatore 05

6. Dehradun 06

7. Guwahati 07

8. Jaipur 08

9. Kandla 09

10. Kolkata 10

11. Lucknow 11

12. Mumbai 12

13. New Delhi 13

14. Patna 1415. Port Blair 15

16. Visakhapatnam 16

If the no. of candidates are inadequate in any centre , candidates will be required towrite the exam at the nearest centre allotted

7. There are two distinct forms in this Prospectus for the IMU CET. The Application FormA is to be filled in by the candidate to get qualified in the IMU-Common Entrance Test.

The Form B has to be filled by the candidates both sponsored and non-sponsored and to

be submitted at the time of counseling only in the case of non-sponsored candidates. The

same has to be submitted at the time of certificate verification in the case of sponsored

candidates.

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8. The application form complete in all respects to be sent to Controller ofExaminations,

Indian Maritime University, East Coast Road, Uthandi, Chennai-600 119 in anenvelope super-scribed Application form for Diploma in Nautical Science leadingto B.Sc. degreefor Common Entrance Test. Incomplete application formsor

thosereceived after 31stMay 2012 will be summarily rejected and no enquiries will

be entertained in this regard. The students, are therefore, advised to fill the relevantinformation carefully in the application form. The University will not accept anystatement from the students about their ignorance in meeting these requirements.

9. CANDIDATES ARE ADVISED TO RETAIN A PHOTOCOPY OF THE FILLED-IN

APPLICATION FORM. On the basis of information furnished by the candidate in the

Application Form, he/she will be sent an Admit Card for the Common Entrance Test. In

case the candidate does not receive the same, he/she should check for it on the website of

IMU and take a printout of the same and paste his/her photograph over it and get it

attested from a Gazetted Officer. At the time of Common Entrance Test, on this print outthe candidate will be required to put his/her signature in the presence of Invigilator and

thereafter the Invigilator will also put his signature on this copy. In case the candidates

Admit card is also not found on the website, please contact the IMU along with the

photocopy of the Application Form submitted by him/her for the issuance of a Duplicate

Admit Card.

10. The candidate shall make sure that he/she retains his/her Admit card with him/her duly

countersigned by the Invigilator concerned after the Common Entrance Test and keep itin safe custody. He / She will be required to produce it at the time of Counseling.He/She may also be required to produce his/her Admit Card at the time of Interviews

conducted by shipping companies/their manning agents. Finally, this Admit Card is to be

enclosed along with the Proforma for Admission. The candidate will also be asked to

produce his/her original testimonials at the time of Counseling at IMU for

purposes of verification. However, he/she will have to necessarily produce all original

certificates/testimonials at the time of taking admission.

11. The continuation of admission beyond Second Semester (DNS Course) i.e. in

3rd, 4th and 5th Semesters which includes On-board Ship training will be

possible only after the candidate gets the placement on the Ship which shall be

the responsibility ofthe candidate himself/herself. Manning agents visit traininginstitutes of repute and interview cadets who are not sponsored candidates .

Candidates are advised not to fall prey to the promises made by

UNAUTHORISED AGENTS OF PLACEMENTS ON BOARD SHIPS AGAINSTPAYMENT OF LARGE SUMS OF MONEY.

12. No candidate can be admitted directly as the sponsored candidate of a Training Institute.

The sponsoring authority will be only the Shipping companies and DGS approved (RPS

registered) manning agents.

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13. Please see the checklist before sending the Application Form.

14. The sponsored candidates are advised to seek sponsorship only from bonafide ShippingCompanies or their duly registered manning agents. The website of DGS has relevantinformation in this regard and the same may be made use of. Also, it is in the interest of

sponsored candidates to possess a letter of sponsorship in their own custody so as to

make sure that they are duly sponsored. Such letter of Sponsorship shall clearly mention

the name of the candidate, date of birth, fathers/mothers name, the e-mail ID of

shipping company/manning agents and their contact telephones etc. (The IMU can ask for

the production of Sponsorship letter in Original from the candidates admitted failing

which the admission is liable for cancellation)

15. After completion of first round of counseling and allotment of seats, for the subsequent /resultant seats which may arise due to non-joining of candidates due to being medical

unfit, etc., cases, IMU reserves the right to decide whether to allot seats for non-

sponsored candidates through counseling or through direct allotment without counseling

(based on rank obtained by the candidate in IMU-CET).

16. A non-refundable fee of Rs.10,000/- will be collected by IMU by way of D.D. from thecandidates who appear for counseling . This non-refundable fee does not form part of

the regular course fee to be paid to the Institute at the time of joining the course.

17. The reservation for Scheduled Caste (SC), Scheduled Tribe (ST) and OBC candidates

shall be as per Government of India rules.

18. In case of candidates obtaining the same rank in IMU-CET, for admission purpose, theirPCM percentage and in case of further tie, their date of birth will be the criteria for

allotment of seats.

19. Validity of CET Score is applicable only for August 2012 batch.

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Last Date for receipt of filled in applications at IMU Chennai 31.05.2012

Common Entrance Test will be held on 17.06.2012

DNS 10.00 am 1.00 pmCounseling Dates 16 20 July 2012Course Commencing on 01 August 2012

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IMPORTANT EVENTS

Sl. No. EVENT SCHEDULE

01. Last date for submission of filled ApplicationForms

31.05.2012

02. Date of Examinations 17.06.2012

03. Date of Declaration of Results 25.06.2012 (Tentatively)

04. Scheduled date of Counseling 16 - 20 July 2012 (Tentatively)

05. Commencement of the course 1st

August 2012

Entry in the Examination Hall : 9.15 A.M.

Checking of Admit Cards by Invigilators : 9.30 A.M. to 9.45 A.M.

Distribution of Test Booklet : 9.45 A.M.

Seal of Test Booklet to be broken/ : 9.55 A.M

Opened to take out the AnswerSheet

Test Commences : 10.00 A.M.

Test Concludes : 01.00 P.M.

NOTE:

1. Candidates are advised to visit IMU website www.imu.tn.nic.in for latest updates

regarding Common Entrance Test date and admission, etc.

2. Candidates are advised to bring the Hall ticket, ball-pens and pens and pencils of good

quality.

3. Calculators/Mobile Phones/Electronic gadgets are strictly prohibited in the ExaminationHall.

4. All rough works are to be done in the Test Booklet only in the space earmarked for suchWorks.

CHECKLIST

Before submitting the application forms, please make sure that you have affixed yourphotograph and signed over it and attach the following

1. Proof of payment

2. Self attested Category Certificate for SC/ST/OBC candidates wherever required.