Samundra Institute of Maritime Studies

Located in Mumbai, Maharashtra, the Samundra Institute of Maritime Studies was envisioned by an international ship management company named Executive Ship Management (ESM) Pte Ltd, Singapore. The institute’s goal is to impart quality education and adopt innovative methods of training to match the industry requirements and standards.

The College is recognised by the Directorate General of Shipping, India and Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore. It has also been rated by ICRA and approved by Maritimes and Coastguard Agency, UK.

The institute was incorporated in 2002 and has been training future seafarers since then to become competent professionals and carry on the tasks of the shipping industry. 

The institute offers four courses in the field of Maritime Studies including:

• Graduate Marine Engineering – 1 Year
• B.Tech Marine Engineering – 4 Years
• Diploma in Nautical Science - 1 Year
• Electro Technical Officer Training – 1 Year

These are the general criteria that are applicable to all the courses:

• The candidates should be unmarried
• They should be medically fit.
• They should have eyesight of 6/9 in the better eye and 6/18 in the other.
• Applicants must own a passport prior to admission.

Given below are the course-specific criteria that the candidates need to qualify:

To apply at the college the applicants need to visit the home page and then follow these steps:

• Click on the ‘Training’ Tab and then go to the desired course under the ‘Course Application’ space.
• This will take the candidate to the application form.
• The applicant needs to fill in their personal details and other required information in the form and click on Submit.

SIMS offers Scholarships awards to the financially unprivileged and meritorious applicants and the selected candidates are called in for an interview at the main campus.