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Indian Maritime University conducts the IMU CET (Indian Maritime University Common Entrance Test) for admission into various courses related to the marine industry and Merchant Navy, including DNS, B.Sc, B.Tech, M.Tech, and more. IMUCET is a mandatory exam for aspiring candidates aiming to join the Merchant Navy. This guide by Merchant Navy Decoded will cover the importance of IMUCET, IMUCET eligibility criteria, syllabus, exam pattern, and all essential aspects for those preparing for the IMU CET 2025. Prepare well to secure your spot in one of the prestigious maritime courses offered by IMU.
| Criteria | Details |
| Duration | 180 minutes / 3 Hours |
| Total Marks | 200 marks |
| Negative Marking | 0.25 for every wrong answer |
| Physics | 50 Marks |
| Chemistry | 20 Marks |
| Mathematics | 50 Marks |
| GK & Aptitude | 40 Marks |
| English | 40 Marks |
IMU CET 2025 Important dates
| Events | Dates 2025 (Tentative) |
| Online registration | 18th March 2025 |
| Last date to submit the forms | 10th May 2025 |
| Admit card | 28th May 2025 |
| IMU CET 2025 | 8th June 2025 |
| Result Announcement | 4th week of June 2025 |
| Counselling Procedure | July 2025 |
| Events | Dates 2025 (Tentative) |
| Online registration | 2nd week of April 2025 |
| Last date for online submission of forms | 3rd week of June 2025 |
| Release of 1st list of selected candidates | 4th week of June 2025 |
| Last date for online payment of course fees for candidates selected in 1st list | 1st week of July 2025 |
| Release of 2nd list of selected candidates | 2nd week of July 2025 |
| Last date for online payment of course fees for candidates selected from 2nd list | 3rd week of July 2025 |
| Admission declaration on first come, first serve basis | 4th week of July 2025 |
| Opening & closing of the registration portal for FCFS | July 2025 |
| Certificate verification for admitted students at IMU campuses | August 2025 |
| Date of commencement of programmes | August 2025 |
Below we have provided the complete eligibility criteria for the IMU CET 2025 Examination
B.Tech. (Marine Engineering and B.Sc. Nautical Science):
| Educational Qualification iteria Criteria | Must have studied PCM (Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics) in Class 12th with a minimum of 60% marks in PCM. Must have secured at least 50% in English in either Class 10th or 12th. |
| Age Criteria | Males – General: 25 years OBC (NCL): 28 years SC/ST: 30 yearsFemales General: 27 years OBC (NCL): 30 years SC/ST: 32 years |
| Relaxation | SC/ST candidates only have a 5% relaxation in PCM marks (not in English). Scheduled Tribe candidates from Lakshadweep or Andaman & Nicobar Islands with native parents have a 5% relaxation in English marks. |
Below we have provided the complete examination pattern for the IMU CET 2025 Examination:
Below we have provided the complete details with some important instruction regarding the IMU CET Application Form 2025:
IMU CET Application Form fee can be submitted through online mode only. Applicants can use Credit Card, Debit Card and Net Banking Payment gateways for transaction of application fee.
| Category | Application Fee |
| For general and OBC- NCL category applicants | Rs. 1000 |
| For SC/ ST category applicants | Rs. 700 |
The syllabus for every offered program will be different as per the subject required for the examination. The UG Courses will consist of questions from the 11th and 12th academic syllabus whereas the syllabus for PG courses will be consist of questions from the relevant UG level courses.
The Admit card of IMU CET is an important document applicants will have to carry at the examination centre as no applicants will be allowed to participate in the examination without admit card. applicants will be able to download their admit card from the third week of June 2025.
The University will release the admit card for every successfully registered applicants individually through online mode. Official authority will not send any admit card to any applicants through by post or any other offline mode.
The result will be released by the official authority after few days from the conduction of examination. Official authority will release the result for every exam participated applicants individually through online mode. Applicants will be able to check their result by login into the website of university.
The result will be declared by the 2nd week of July 2025. The IMU CET Result 2025 will be prepared on the basis of final answer key. Applicants are suggested to keep their result safe till the completion of admission procedure.
The cut off will be the minimum marks prepared by the university for selecting the applicants for admission procedure. University will release the cut off marks for every exam participated applicants on the basis of their category. Every candidate must score more than the prescribed cut off marks to be eligible for admission procedure.
The cut off marks will be released through the official website of authority through online mode. Applicants can also check the complete cut off marks through our articles as for the ease of applicants, we will also provide the complete cut off list in our article.
The counselling procedure will be held by the Indian Maritime University for every exam qualified candidate through online mode. Applicants will be able to register themselves for the IMU CET counselling procedure from the 2nd week of July 2025.
The counselling procedure will be held in various rounds as per the availability of seats after each round of counselling. The seats will be provided to the applicants on the basis of their rank in the merit list.
Applicants will also have to report at their allotted centre along with all required document for confirming their admission.
Preparation of IMU CET 2025: