IMU Kochi

No, you cannot take admission for DNS at  Indian Maritime University  without sponsorship from any shipping company. Qualifying IMU CET alone is not sufficient in order to get admission in DNS. So in order to get admission, you need to look for a sponsorship form any shipping company along with passing IMU CET. All the courses at IMU does'nt require sponsorship exept DNS only. Your score in the entrance exam (IMU CET) should also be good in order to easily qualify in the merit and get admission.

No, you must follow the regular admissions procedure in order to enrol directly at IMU Kochi or any other IMU campus. The Indian Maritime University (IMU) uses a centralised entrance exam called the IMU Common Entrance Test (IMU CET) for admission to all of its programmes.Graduation in B.E. Mechanical / Naval Architecture disciplines from recognized institutes with minimum marks of 50% in the final year and a minimum of 50% marks in English language in 10th, 12th or Degree Exam. Max age limit: 28 years as of course commencement date.