Engineering Colleges accepting IMUCET for B.Tech in India

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.

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).

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.

UG course

Total questions - 200 

Total marks - 200

PG course

Total questions - 120

Total marks - 120

TMI offers a four-year UG course of BTech in Marine Engineering. The tuition fee for BTech course is around INR 9 lakh for all four years. This information is sourced from official website/ sanctioning body and is subject to change. Students are requested to visit the official website to get more details on TMI BTech fees. The institute offers a 50% fee waiver on the tuition fee for its female candidates each semester. At the time of admission, there are other fee components that need to be paid such as Admission & Orientation Fee, Campus & Establishment Fee, Books, Uniforms, and Stationery along with an interest-free and refundable Caution Deposit.

IMUCET application form the 2026 session was released on February 6, 2026. The last date of registration was April 28, 2026.

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

The Neotia University offers various merit-based and need-based scholarships to students enrolled in its BTech programme. Candidates who fulfil the preset eligibility criteria can get a scholarship of up to 100% on the tuition fee. Some scholarships that students pursuing BTech can avail of are listed below:

• Chancellor Scholarship: For students with a family income less than INR 2.5 LPA on special recommendation of the Empowered Committee
• Mere Apne Scholarship: For AmbujaNeotia Group employees
• Sahodarya Scholarship: For siblings of all TNU students (present or passed out)
• Gramotthan Scholarship: For students from the Gram Panchayat area of South 24 Parganas with a family income of less than 5 LPA
• Special Hill Students Scholarship: For residents of GTA Area (West Bengal), North-East states, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Nepal & Bhutan
• Sports Scholarship & Cultural Scholarship: For State/National-level participants/champions

About 80-90% students were placed per year at IMU Kolkata. The highest salary is 25000 Usd and the lowest salary is 600 usd. Top recruiting companies are chevron, NYK, MOL, anglo eastern torm etc.

IMU is one of the best colleges for marine engineering in India. Placement-wise, the college offers lots of good chances. Almost 90% of every batch gets placed within the 4 years of the course.

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 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

Prominent maritime firms including MSC, VR Maritime, V-Group, Maersk, Fleetguard, and Mazagon Dock are among the top recruiters of the International Maritime Institute (IMI), Greater Noida. A record-breaking 45 LPA USD package was recorded by IMI Greater Noida during the placement drive, indicating the close proximity of these top selection representatives to the university. 

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.