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Marine Sciences– Maritime Institutes in AP, Tamilnadu, Kolkata, Pondicherry and Goa

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India has the largest sea shore thanks to its geographical location. This is also helping the flourishing of colleges and universities that offer different courses in Marine and ocean related courses like Marine Engineering, Maritime Studies, Marine Biology, Fisheries, Merchant Navy, Port Management etc. All the major port cities like Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai, Visakhapatnam, Pondicherry and Goa have number of institutes of training in marine related courses.

One of the most important thing candidates should look for before joining in any of the courses related to marine sciences is the approval to such institutes by Directorate General of Shipping Corporation of India. There may be some fly by night operators due to the demand from candidates for this exciting career. Following is list of colleges/ institutes offering marine courses in Tamilnadu, Pondicherry, Andhra Pradesh, Kolkata (West Bengal) and Goa.

Marine Institutes in Chennai, Tamilnadu:

1. National Institute of Port Management-Chennai.
2. Port Trust- Chennai.
3. RL Institute of Nautical Science-Madurai.
4. Chidambaram Institute of Maritime Training-Chennai.
5. S.B. Vignesh Marine Training Centre – Chennai.
6. Hindustan Institute of Maritime Training-Chennai.
7. Indus Seafarers Training Academy-Chennai.
8. Maritime Foundation-Chennai.
9. Cosmopolitan Technology of Maritime-Chennai.
10. Sailors Maritime Academy – Chennai.
11. Southern Academy of Maritime Studies-Chennai.
12. MASSA-INTERFACE, Maritime Academy-Chennai.
13. Vel’s Academy of Maritime Studies-Chennai.
14. Chennai School of Ship Management- Chennai.
15. Balaji Seamen Training Institute -Chennai.
16. PSN College of Engineering & Technology -Thirunelveli.
17. Indian Maritime College-Chennai.
18. Marine Officer Training Academy-Pondicherry.
19. Sri Chakra Maritime College-Pondicherry.
20. Coimbatore Marine College- Coimbatore.
21. Sri Venkateshwara College of Engineering-Sriperumbadur.
22. Tamil Nadu Maritime Academy -Thoothukudi.
23. Marine Training Academy – Daman.

Maritime Institutes in Andhra Pradesh:

1. Vishakhapatnam Port Trust-Vishakhapatnam.
2. National Ship Design & Research Centre-Vishakhapatnam.
3. Hindustan Shipyard Limited-Vishakhapatnam.
4. Naval Maritime Academy East-Vishakhapatnam.
5. Commander Ali’s Academy of Merchant Navy-Secunderabad.
6. Sailors Maritime Academy-Vizianagaram.

Marine Institutes in Goa:

7. Institute of Petroleum Safety, Health & Environment Management-Goa.
8. Angel Maritime Academy-Goa.
9. NUSI Maritime Services Pvt. Ltd.-Goa.
10. Francon’s Marine Academy-Goa.
11. Institute of Maritime Studies-Goa.

Marine Training institutes in Kolkata:

12. Central Island Water Transport Corporation Ltd.-Kolkata.
13. Sensea Maritime Academy-Kolkata.
14. Mercantile Marine Academy-Kolkata.
15. Kolkata Port Trust –Kolkata.
16. FMIRO Maritime Centre, Kolkata.
17. Seacom Marine College-Kolkata.
18. Garden Reach Ship Builders and Engineers Ltd.-Kolkata.
19. Marine Engineering& Research Institute- Kolkata.
20. Marine Engineering and Research Institute (MERI), P-19, Taratolla Road, Kolkata–700088, West Bengal.
21. Maritime Academy of India-Kolkata.
22. Hooghly Dock and Port Engineers-Kolkata.
23. Sea Explorer’s Institute Educational Trust-Kolkata.
24. Marine Educational Charitable Trust –Kolkata.
25. College of Maritime Studies & Research-Kolkata.
26. Indian Institute of Port Management-Kolkata.
27. St. John Ambulance Association-Kolkata.

Best Universities for Geology in India

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Geology has been gaining ground in India as a specialized subject / discipline thanks to its rich natural resources. Geology is an important branch of science. It basically deals with the study and exploration of the earth and its substances. It also involves study of related areas like environment, history of earth, minerals and so on. The discipline has been expanding with so many branches and specialized areas are coming up like structural geology, planetology, geomorphology, mineralogy, geological engineering etc. A geologist is nothing but who specialized in study of earth and its composition. Geology is going to be in great demand in the near future as Government and number of corporate Oil and Gas companies are expanding their activities massively in order to find natural resources.

Geology has entered into education at the graduation level itself. You can specialize in Geology as a main subject in your B.Sc. Geology courses are offered at M.A. and M.Sc. levels in various universities and colleges. Andhra University and Aligarh Muslim University, BHU and IITs are very renowned institutes for geology education in India. Those specialized in Geology can grab job opportunities in industries / companies like Oil and Natural Gas Corporation, Central Ground Water Board, GSI- Geological Survey of India, Mineral Exploration Authority, Hindustan Zinc, Coal India and many other organizations. There are corporate companies like Reliance, Cairn India, JSW energy etc. to absorb talented students trained in Geology. The defense sector also use services of geologists. Following is the list of some well known universities / institutions offering Geology courses in India.

1. Pondicherry University, Pondicherry-605 014.
2. Aligarh Muslim University, Allgarh, Uttar Pradesh-202 002.
3. University of Delhi, New Delhi -110 007.
4. Dr. Harishingh Gour Vishwavidyalaya, Sagar-3.
5. Annamalai University, Annamalainagar-608 025, Tamilnadu
6. Osmania University, Hyderabad-500 007, Andhra Pradesh.
7. Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi-221 005, Uttar Pradesh.
8. University of Pune, Pune-411 007, Maharashtra.
9. Kurukshetra University, Kurushetra, Haryana -136 119.
10. Cochin University of Science and Technology, Kochi, Kerala.
11. Gulbarga University, Gulbarga – 585 106, Karnataka
12. M.Sc. Marine Geology at Goa University, Taleigao Plateau, Goa- 403 203.
13. Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar-143 005, Punjab.
14. University of Madras, Chennai-600 005, Tamilnadu.
15. Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur-721 302, West Bengal.
16. Nagpur University, Nagpur-440 010, Maharashtra.
17. Anna University, Guindy, Chennai-600 025, Tamilnadu.
18. Indian School of Mines, Dhanbad-826 004.
19. Andhra University, Vishakhapatnam- 530 003, Andhra Pradesh.
20. University of Roorkee, Roorkee-247 667.
21. Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirapallu-24, Tamilnadu.
22. Jamia Millia Islamia, Jamia Nagar, New Delhi-25.
23. MS University of Baroda, Vadodara-390 002, Gujarat.
24. Pt. Ravishankar Shukla University, Raipur-10, Uttar Pradesh.
25. University of Mysore, Mysore-570 005, Karnataka.
26. Karnataka University, Dharwad-580 003, Karnataka.
27. Utkal University, Bhubaneshwar-751 004, Orissa.

Most of these universities admit candidates based on national level entrance tests or their own entrance examinations. Candidates should have studied Geology at Graduation level to sought or pursue Post Graduation in Geology. Research in Geology is always highly rewarding with excellent opportunities in Public and Corporate sector with good pay packages. The universities usually release admission notifications during December – March every year.

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