Engineering Colleges accepting IMUCET for B.Tech in India

A good score in IMUCET is above 120-130 marks out of 200. This score helps secure a rank (under 1000-2000) for premier courses like B.Tech Marine Engineering.

The difficulty level of the exam is of moderate level. Candidates who have studied properly during their 10 to 12, will be able to easily crack the exam.

No, they are not the same. There is a valley of difference between the paper pattern of both these exams. JEE Main Syllabus is strictly limited to 3 subjects (Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics). Every subject carries identical question weightage while the IMU CET Syllabus structure is distributed across 5 sections (PCM + English + General Aptitude/GK).

No the IMUCET eligibility is the same like previous years. It is not changed.

Yes, the BTech in Marine Engineering is one of the most popular courses of Tolani Maritime Institute. When it comes to the placements, the institute offers decent placements annually. As per the students’ reviews on Shiksha page, Tolani Maritime Institute recorded 98% placements recently. The highest and average package offered during the recent Tolani Maritime Institute placements stood at INR 40 LPA and INR 28 LPA, respectively. The key highlights Tolani Maritime Institute placements are presented below:

Particulars	Placement Statistics
Placement percentage	98%
Highest package	INR 40 LPA
Average package	INR 28 LPA
Minimum package	INR 8.50 LPA

Note: The data mentioned above has been taken from students’ reviews on Shiksha page.

Yes, there is negative marking in the exam. As per the minus marking, for every wrong question, 0.25 marks will be deducted from candidates.

The IMUCET application process for the 2026 session is already started. Students can visit the official website to apply.

The Indian Maritime University- IMU Kolkata BTech total fees is INR 11 Lakh. IMU Kolkata provides students with residential programme for the BTech course. The mentioned fees comprises for all the four years. It should be noted that the aforementioned fees is taken from the official sources and could be subject to revision.

The Neotia University BTech admission is granted to the applicants who fulfil the eligibility criteria for their chosen specialisation. Eligible candidates can start by submitting a duly filled application form through the university's official website. The application form must be submitted with all the required documents and an application fee of INR 300. The next step is to submit the 'Provisional Admission Fee' by logging in to the dashboard on the official website. The university allocates BTech seats for various specialisations based on the applicants' merit in the last qualifying exam (Class 12/Diploma/IMU CET/equivalent). Candidates seeking admission to BTech (Lateral Entry) courses are required to appear for a Personal Interview with the Vice Chancellor/Competent Authority. Offer letters are issued to selected candidates, who in turn must confirm their admission by submitting the applicable fees for their chosen specialisation.

Candidates who want to take admission to BTech in HIMT College first need to appear in the IMU-CET (Indian Maritime University Common Entrance Test). It is a national-level common entrance test for admission to BTech and various courses at IMU campuses and affiliated colleges by the Indian Maritime University. 

Coimbatore Marine College and Academy of Maritime Education and Training both are renowned universities for B.E. / B.Tech. However, in terms of affordability, Coimbatore Marine College is a better option since the total tuition fee for Coimbatore Marine College is INR 297,000 and the total tuition fee for B.E. / B.Tech at Academy of Maritime Education and Training is INR 360,000 - INR 1,540,000. In the total fees that students generally end up paying the university or the college, various other components are also included, such as the exam fee, application fee, lab and other charges.

The IMU CET 2026 application fee is as follows:

Application Fee for Registration for BBA:

• INR 200 for General /General-EWS/ OBC (NCL) candidates
• INR 140 for SC / ST candidates.

For all other UG and PG Programme/ Research Programmes:

• INR 1000 for General /General-EWS/ OBC (NCL) candidates
• INR 700 for SC / ST candidates

The course wise no. of companies visited and students placed during MANET Pune BTech placements 2019-23 and MANET Pune BSc Placements 2020-23 are presented below:

Course	No. of Companies (2023)	Students Placed (2023)
BTech  (Marine Engineering)	4	19

The course-wise trends with respect to the no. of companies visited and students placed witnessed over the past three years during MANET Pune placements are also presented below:

Course	Placement Rate (2021)	Placement Rate (2022)	Placement Rate (2023)
BTech Marine Engineering	Companies visited: 12 Students Placed: 40	Companies visited: 10 Students Placed: 43	Companies visited: 4 Students Placed: 19

Currently, the counselling process is going on for admission to the BTech course at IMU Chennai, which has been released. In this Chennai campus, candidates who qualify for IMU CET can register themselves for the counselling process after the release of the IMU CET list. The application form usually starts in the month of April/ May every academic year. For the academic batch of 2025, the last date to fill out the IMU CET Application form was 2 May 2025.