Q1. What is AIMNET is it is Authentic?

The All India Merchant Navy Entrance Test (AIMNET) is a standersedised test being administrated by Offshore Shipping Academy to facilitate to screen candidates for admission to Maritime Training and allied programmes. OSA is Registered by Ministry of Corporate Affairs Govt. of India (Incorporated Under Company act, 1956 in INDIA.

Affiliated by IMETA-Institute of Maritime Education & Training Australia for Deck Cadet Course Approved by AMSA- Australian Maritime Safety Authority Leading to Australian CoC. And G. P. Rating Course Approved by Maritime Affairs Republic of Vanuatu.

ISO 9001-2008 by IRCLASS (Indian Register of Shipping)

Q2. What is IMUCET?

IMU-CET Exam is conducted by Indian Maritime University for different Maritime Training Courses approved by D. G. Shipping of India. Even colleges can conduct exam for self for different courses.

Q3. What is the difference between D. G Shipping of India, AMSA- Australian Maritime Safety Authority and Maritime Affairs Republic of Vanuatu.?

All these three are Member of IMO- International Maritime Organisation there is no difference between them. Click Here to Check http://www.imo.org/en/About/Membership/Pages/MemberStates.aspx

D G Shipping of India is clarified for Equivalency for Australian CoC.  Click on these links: http://www.dgshipping.gov.in/WriteReadData/News/201710131009255337996Circular.pdf & http://www.dgshipping.gov.in/WriteReadData/UserFiles/file/6th%20edition%20of%20e-newsletter_eng.pdf (At page 15 Point no 5. CERTIFICATE OF EQUIVALENCY (CoE): Certificate of Equivalency (CoE) for those holding UK, Australia CoCs, can be granted if they attend the Indian Maritime Legislation training for first three days of the ASM course for Chief engineers. In future, this course could be made on-line).

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MU is the Central University  with the motto of Imparting Maritime Education and pre sea training. It has been long cherished dream of Maritime society of india .

IMU Comprises of five campuses-

1. Directorate of Marine engineering and training- First Maritime college established in entire South asia in the year 1949.Ranks best in entire world in Maritime colleges. Which is now know as IMU-Kolkata Campus. It is Marine college which gives B-Tech degree In Marine Engineering.
2. IMU-Mumbai Campus-It Comprises the prestigious T.S.Chanakya and LBS
3. IMU Chennai Campus
4. IMU Kochi Campus.
5. IMU Vizag Campus

Graduate's in Marine Engineering are not necessarily need to join Merchant navy. Many PSU comes for Campus placement,many graduate's prefer higher studies .

AIMNET

All India Merchant Navy Entrance Test - They have college somewhere in agra. Cadets undergo a year pre sea training. And later on They join sea as a deck cadets .This is something like air hostess . They don't have any degree. They are just labour force on ship nothing else.

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