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In the year 1993, Smt. Pattammal Educational and Charitable Trust established a marine engineering institute in Kanathur district of Tamil Nadu, namely, Academy of Maritime Education & Training (AMET University). It is considered to be one of the pioneer institutes to get the ISO 9001:2000 certification.
The institute deals a wide range of courses that offers an exciting career for adventurous students and it involves the construction and maintenance of ships and other sailing vessels, ports, cargo facilities at harbor. The programmes that are offered by the college:
B.B.M. (Shipping)
B.E (Applied Marine Information Technology and Communication)
B.E (Electronics and Communication Engineering) – Marine
B.E (Petroleum and off-shore Engineering)
B.E. (Electrical & Electronics Engineering) – Marine
B.E. (Harbour Engineering & Offshore Technology)
B.E. (Marine Engineering)
B.Sc. (Nautical Science)
Besides, all these training programmes, the institute also offers Master courses with the specialization in Marine engineering in different branches such as Marine Human Resource Management, Marine Bio technology, Fleet operations Management, Marine Engineering Management and MBA in Cruise ship hospitality management and shipping finance.
COURSES
· B Sc Nautical Engineering
· Academy of Maritime Education and Training (AMET University) offers B Sc in Nautical Engineering which is a 3 years course approved by The Directorate General of Shipping, Government of India and is divided in six semesters. In this course the cadets are trained to become navigating officers on board merchant navy ships worldwide. Candidates for this course must be physically fit with eyesight 6/6 in better eye, 6/9 in other eye and with no colour blindness.
· Eligibility
Candidate eligible for this course must have cleared 10 + 2 with minimum 60 % marks in maths, physics and chemistry. The age of candidate must not be more than 25 years.
B E Marine Engineering
It is a four years duration course which is divided in 8 semesters and is approved by The Directorate General of Shipping, Government of India. Candidates for this course must be physically fit with eyesight upto 6/12 in both eyes or 6/9 in better eye, 6/18 in other eye and with no colour blindness. Both boys and girls can apply for this course.
· Eligibility
Candidate eligible for this course must have cleared 10 + 2 with minimum 60 % marks in maths, physics and chemistry. The age of candidate must not be more than 25 years.
B E Petroleum Engineering
· Academy of Maritime Education and Training AMET University offers B E in Petroleum Engineering which is a four years course divided in 8 semesters. This course has a modern curriculum that emphasizes not only Petroleum Engineering fundamentals but also the business management processes that are applied to reach optimal engineering options for field development and exploitation of hydrocarbon. Apart from this the department raise students with good moral ethics and teach them to be responsible, committed, socially valuable and healthy person. Before providing training to students all safety measures are taken.
· Eligibility
Candidate eligible for this course must have cleared 10 + 2 with minimum 60 % marks in maths, physics and chemistry. The age of candidate must not be more than 25 years.
B E Harbour and Ocean Engineering
· The university provides B E in Harbour and Ocean Engineering which is a four years course divided in 8 semesters. Students in this course gets to learn about the port and harbour structures and also to operate and maintain offshore oil drilling platforms for oil exploration and production. Qualified harbour and offshore engineers are provided job opportunities in India as well as abroad with good salary packages.
· Eligibility
Candidates eligible for this course must have a pass certificate of 10 + 2 with 60% minimum marks in physics, maths and chemistry. The age limit for this course is 25 years and both girls and boys can apply for this course.
B E Electricals and Electronics Engineering Marine
· Academy of Maritime Education and Training AMET university offers B E in Electricals and Electronics Engineering which is a four years course divided in 8 semesters. The university allows students to work on ship as electrical engineers. The course offers theory and practical knowledge to students to have good exposure to electrical circuit building and fault finding. Modern machines are available for students to learn the ships operation and fault finding. The engineers can also work on marine related industries or can do jobs with shipyards, dry docks, ship machinery manufacturers
Eligibility
Candidates eligible for this course must have a pass certificate of 10 + 2 with 60% minimum marks in physics, maths and chemistry. The age limit for this course is 25 years and both girls and boys can apply for this course
BBM Shipping
· It is an under graduate course of 3 years and has 6 semesters. By this course students are developed to meet the requirements of organizations in the Shipping and Logistics sector. Knowledge of theory and practical is given to students so that they operate business operations with an ease. This course is built in 3 phases and at the end of the year they have to undergo for internship. After final year students are provided with job facilities in shipping, logistics, international freight forwarding companies and ports.
· Eligibility
Candidates eligible for this course must have a pass certificate of 10 + 2 with minimum of 50% marks.
B E Ship Building Repair and Conversion Technology
Academy of Maritime Education and Training AMET University provides B E in ship building repair and conversion technology which is a four years duration course and approved by All India Council for Technical Education.
· Eligibility
Students with a pass certificate in HSC from any recognised university with 60 % minimum marks in maths, physics and chemistry are eligible for this course.
B E Information Technology
The college offers B E in Information Technology which is a four years duration course and divided in 8 semesters. There is a need for IT engineers with Merchant Navy and Naval Architecture. Different job opportunities are provided to students in general IT stream as well as specialized sector such as Maritime, Naval Architecture and Oil & Gas explorations establishments
· Eligibility
Students with a pass certificate in HSC from any recognised university with 50 % minimum marks in maths, physics and chemistry are eligible for this course.
MBA Shipping and Logistics Management
This course focuses on management education and training in the areas of Shipping and logistics management. It is a two years full time post graduate course. Through this course students get to learn skills and knowledge in the areas of general management, marketing management and also in shipping and logistics management. An internship of 6 to 8 weeks is provided to students at the end of first year.
Eligibility
Candidates eligible for this course must have a graduation degree from any recognised university with minimum 50% of marks
MBA Shipping Finance
Academy of Maritime Education and Training offers MBA in Shipping Finance which is a two years post graduate course approved by UGC. This course builds the skill and knowledge of students where they can opt for careers in finance and shipping and logistics companies. Proper training is given to students in the area of financial management which helps them in understanding the concepts and use them in real life. An internship of 6 to 8 weeks is provided to students at the end of first year.
· Eligibility
Candidates eligible for this course must have a graduation degree from any recognised university with minimum 50% of marks.
MBA Marine Human Resource Management
The academy offers MBA in Marine Human Resource Management which is a two years post graduate course approved by UGC. Through this course students build their skill and knowledge and use them in their career in human resource. Proper training is given to students in the area of HR management which helps them in understanding the concepts and uses them in real life.
· Eligibility
Candidates eligible for this course must have a graduation degree from any recognised university with minimum 50% of marks.
MBA Marine Human Resource Management
· The academy offers MBA in Marine Human Resource Management which is a two years post graduate course approved by UGC. Through this course students build their skill and knowledge and use them in their career in human resource. Proper training is given to students in the area of HR management which helps them in understanding the concepts and uses them in real life
· Eligibility
Candidates eligible for this course must have a graduation degree from any recognised university with minimum 50% of marks.
MBA Cruise Ship Hospitality Management
· The academy offers MBA in cruise ship hospitality management which is a two years duration course and approved by UGC. There is a shortage of qualified and experienced professionals in hospitality and tourism industry. This course help students in learning how to present them self in cruise lines.
Eligibility
Candidates eligible for this course must have a graduation degree from any recognised university with minimum 50% of marks
M Sc Marine Biotechnology
· The Academy of Maritime Education and Training (AMET University) offers M Sc in Marine Biotechnology which is a two years full time post graduate course divided in four semesters and has an intake capacity of 24 seats. In this course students get world class information which helps them in exploring in their life. The department encourages students to take part in the scientific events held in nation. Apart from this the university conducts industrial visits, field visits and educational tours for students to enhance their skills and build their confidence. Students will get job facilities in aquaculture field as there are thousands of jobs available for trained Marine Biotechnologists.
· Eligibility
To be eligible in this course candidate must hold a bachelors degree from any recognized universities in Life Sciences with minimum 55% marks.
M Phil Marine Biotechnology
· It is a one year full time course divided in 2 semesters with dissertation by research and is approved by UGC. In the first semester student has to do course work and in the next semester has to work on projects. Students are given training in a better way and researchers are concentrating more on biologically active molecules from Oceans to use them as lead molecules to develop novel drugs. This course has scope in both research and teaching.
· Eligibility
Candidates eligible for this course must have a pass certificate in Masters Degree in Life Sciences.
M Phil Marine Microbiology
· Academy of Maritime Education and Training (AMET University) offers Master of Philosophy in Marine Microbiology is a one year full time course divided in 2 semesters and approved by UGC. This course makes students highly competitive by which they can join in the Blue Revolution.
· Eligibility
Candidates eligible for this course must have a pass certificate in Masters Degree in Life Sciences.
M Tech Marine Engineering Management
It is a two years post graduate course which is approved by UGC and is divided in four semesters. Techno-commercial operations of shipping industry subjects are offered in this course. There various job opportunities for a candidate doing this course.
· Eligibility
Candidate having an under graduate pass certificate in marine, mechanical, electrical engineering and (Motor) Certificate of competency MOT are eligible for this course.