1992
Deemed
Co-Ed
India’s first
Maritime Deemed to be University for maritime-related education, training and
research.
Overlooking
the deep blue sea cradled by the Bay of Bengal and tucked in the scenic drive
way of east coast road is AMET. The one and only University from India to be a
member of the International Association of Maritime Universities. With quality,
commitment, knowledge and excellence as its corner stones, AMET had a humble
beginning in the year 1993 with just 14 cadets molded for a career in merchant
navy through a Higher National Diploma programme in marine engineering. AMET’s
uncompromising strides of excellence in the field of maritime education and
training laced with its capacity to feed the global shipping industry with an
unrivalled maritime human resource secured it the status of becoming the first
Deemed to be University in India for maritime education, training, research and
development activities on the 21st August 2007.
AMET had the
privilege and unprecedented status of getting unveiled as a Maritime Deemed to
be University from the hands of the secretary general of the International
Maritime Organization, Mr.Efithimios E Mitrapoulos.
AMET serves
as an ocean of knowledge for over 3000 students pursuing Programmes ranging
from diploma to Doctoral programs through 4 schools and 2 intensive research
and training centers for marine and marine related activities. Equipped with an
excellent infrastructure for research and development, co curricular and
extracurricular activities AMET secured its compliance certificate for ISO
9001:2015 QMS standards from the prestigious and globally renowned DET NORSKE
VERITAS, Norway.
The National
Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) an autonomous institution of the
University Grants Commission has assessed AMET and accredited with B Grade
during November 2015. The accreditation is an indication of standards of
quality as set by the NAAC and valid for a period of five years from
16-11-2015.
Forged with a
vision to secure a position of prominence among the world’s maritime
universities and with a mission to be the fountainhead for nurturing finest
intellectual capital base for the maritime sector – worldwide, education at
AMET caters to the comprehensive development of all its students so as to make
them better educated, more articulate and demanding. To that end is enabled and
inculcated by modern teaching aids, well equipped workshops for practical
training, marine workshop for hands on training on marine auxiliaries, Ship in
Campus, well furnished hostel, canteen facilities, indoor and outdoor games,
swimming pool, medical facilities backed by an overall conducive learning environment.
For over two
decades AMET is remaining as the favorite destination for campus interviews by
many shipping giants such as AP MOLLER MAERSK, GOODWOOD, NYK, SONANGOL, VSHIPS,
WALLEMS, SHELL, CHEVRON, STENA and so goes a list of over 100 companies. Besides
positions onboard, AMET Business school graduates have secured lucrative jobs
in commercial shipping sectors such as chartering and ship broking. Never the
less, Naval architecture, petroleum engineering, harbor engineering, marine
electrical and electronics engineering graduates have successfully walked away
from AMET with jobs offering sumptuous packages along with an opportunity to
grow and glow in their career swiftly. Needless to say about the
entrepreneurship development activities nurtured into AMET’ians has been found
rewarding by students who are chief executive officers of their own
organization.
AMET works
closely and cohesively with the global shipping industry and aligns its
objectives regularly to suit the demands of the evolution in technology. Such
alignment keeps the students updated and industry-ready. With a consistent
placement record AMET has been recognized as a premier institution for marine
and marine related jobs and has earned a position as a trustworthy consultants
for research and development projects wherein the investment are worth to the
tune of several crores of rupees. Adducing to this achievements are the awards
and accolades garnered by AMET for a range of activities in pursuit of
excellence over the last two decades in maritime education, training, research
and development.
AMET
commitment to cater for the maritime capacity building has no bounds. AMET’s
strong hold as an institution for quality, discipline and rigor has drawn the
attention of several growing maritime nations. To name a few are Republic of
Nigeria, Angola and Djibouti that has signed a long term memorandum of
understanding with AMET for developing their nation’s maritime human resource
in particular and maritime infrastructure in general. Nigerian Maritime safety
authority (NIMASA) which is the supreme authority for maritime administration
in Nigeria, has got over 500 cadets trained through AMET over the last five
years. AMET is a host to over 400 international students hailing from more than
10 countries across the world, thus providing and proving itself as a
culturally diverse destination with a pledge to “Respect Diversity” and to
promote cross cultural understanding which is the most essential quality for
working in global environment.
AMET has a
very ambitious vision 2025 plan wherein it aims to be a one stop solution for
all marine related activities happening around the world and has clearly
charted out an action plan to gauge its growth towards its 2025 milestone. The
dogged perseverance of AMET’s unmatched faculty gears up the student to meet
the challenges of their life and career with tenacity of mind, endeavor to face
them and emerge victorious. With a synergistic attitude prevailing among
management, staff and student, AMET is all set to achieve and sustain a status
par excellence.