Academy of Maritime Education and Training University (AMET), Chennai

AMET has not published the 2027 AMET CET dates (checked 16 October 2026). Its admissions page says applications are available from 1 December 2026 and the test is held in two phases, April and May, with dates to be informed shortly, though it labels the test "AMETCET 2026". In the 2026-27 cycle, Phase I was tentatively 17-19 April 2026 and Phase II 15-17 May 2026. The application fee is Rs 1,250 + GST.

AMET has not published a 2026-27 tuition fee table: the Fee Structure 2026-27 and Prospectus 2026-27 pages on ametuniv.ac.in had no working download link on 16 October 2026. Published amounts are the Rs 1,250 + GST application fee, Rs 25,000 as admission and registration fee within five days of the selection list, and 2026-27 refund deductions of Rs 7,500 (by 3 June 2026), Rs 15,000 (4-25 June) and Rs 50,000 (26 June-15 July). For tuition, write to admission@ametuniv.ac.in or call 1800 108 3030.

Class 12 with Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics and English, a PCM average of at least 60%, and at least 50% in English in Class 10 or 12. A candidate must qualify in IMU CET or score at least the 40th percentile in JEE or a state engineering entrance exam, hold a passport, be an Indian citizen, be below 25 at the start, and pass the DG Shipping medical (Rs 1,500). At least 60% of the sanctioned seats are filled through IMU CET. AICTE approved 300 seats for 2026-27.

In the data AMET submitted to NIRF 2026, 239 of the 291 students who graduated from four-year undergraduate programmes in 2024-25 were placed (82%), at a median salary of Rs 5,75,000 a year, and 21 went on to higher studies. For three-year undergraduate programmes, 350 of 386 were placed (median Rs 5,80,000); for postgraduate programmes, 53 of 58 (median Rs 4,10,000). Highest and average packages are not published on the pages read.

NAAC gave AMET an A grade (CGPA 3.13, second cycle); the certificate dated 13 September 2021 was valid up to 12 September 2026 and no later cycle had been published on 16 October 2026. NBA accredited B.E. Marine Engineering and B.E. Naval Architecture and Offshore Engineering at Tier I up to 30 June 2027. AMET submits NIRF data but was not in the NIRF 2025 ranked lists.

AMET is a private deemed-to-be university. The Government of India declared it a deemed university under Section 3 of the UGC Act, 1956, on 21 August 2007 (de novo category), and AICTE lists it as a deemed university (private). The institution itself began in 1993. It awards its own degrees.

The Directorate General of Shipping's approval letter (MTI No. 401001, 29 May 2019) covers B.Sc. Nautical Science, B.E. or B.Tech. Marine Engineering, Electro Technical Officer, Graduate Marine Engineering, Training for General Purpose Ratings, GMDSS and other pre-sea modules. AMET lists five DG approved certification programmes besides its degrees, and the A.P. Moller-Maersk Centre of Excellence on campus trains Maersk cadets.

Yes. The university gives a 15% tuition concession to students with more than 90% in Class 12, to first-generation graduates, to female cadets in marine education, to wards of ex-servicemen and to fishermen-community students, each with a family income limit of Rs 2,00,000. The Maritime Training Trust of DG Shipping gives Rs 1,00,000 a year to Indian women seafarers in approved pre-sea courses.

AMET is at No. 135, East Coast Road, Kanathur, Reddykuppam, Chennai 603 112, Tamil Nadu, on East Coast Road, overlooking the Bay of Bengal, as the university describes it. The phone number on the site is +91 44 2744 4625.

AMET admits through an online application and its own entrance test, AMET CET, with a rank list that also uses Class 12 marks. B.E. Marine Engineering and B.Sc. Nautical Science also need IMU CET (or a JEE or state engineering score) and a DG Shipping medical. The 2027 AMET CET dates were not published on 16 October 2026.

Academy of Maritime Education and Training University (AMET), Chennai offers 38 programmes in Engineering, Management, Science, Commerce, Hospitality and Paramedical, including Bachelor of Engineering, Bachelor of Technology, Master of Engineering, PG Diploma in Marine Engineering, Electro Technical Officer and Diploma in Nautical Science.

Academy of Maritime Education and Training University (AMET), Chennai lists approval or accreditation from UGC, AICTE, NBA and DG Shipping.

Academy of Maritime Education and Training University (AMET), Chennai is also known as AMET University and AMET.