IMU CET: National entrance test for navy aspirants

Indian Maritime University Common Entrance Test, also known as IMU CET is a national level entrance exam conducted every year by the Indian Maritime University for admission into under graduate courses in 10 affiliated colleges for aspiring navy merchants. The courses offered are: B. Tech in Marine Engineering or Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering (both for 4 years each), B.Sc. in Nautical Science or Ship Building and Repair (both for 3 years each) and BBA in Logistics, Retailing and E-Commerce (3 years). The entrance exam is conducted across 36 cities in India. This year the exam has been postponed due to administrative reasons. Registration for IMU CET 2022 will tentatively begin from April 2022. Here’s everything about this admission test. 

Eligibility criteria 

• All candidates should be aged between 17 and 25 years during the time of admission. A 5-year relaxation for the upper limit is given for the SC/ST students. 
• Candidates must be physically fit and fulfil the criteria of Merchant Shipping Medical Exam Rules, especially for vision (clear binocular vision is mandatory) and hearing.  

For B. Tech candidates 

• Candidates should have successfully passed their class XII board exams with minimum 60% with compulsory Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics.  
• Candidates should have also scored 50% and above in English in both class X and XII board exams. 
• Candidates belonging to SC/ST categories will have a relaxation of 5%. 

For B.Sc. candidates 

• Candidates should have successfully passed their class XII board exams with minimum 50% with compulsory Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics.  
• Candidates should have also scored 50% and above in English in both class X and XII board exams. 
• Candidates belonging to SC/ST categories will have a relaxation of 5% (not in case of English) 

For BBA candidates 

• Candidates should have successfully passed their class XII board exams with minimum 60% in any stream. 
• Candidates should have also scored 50% and above in English in both class X and XII board exams. 
• Candidates belonging to SC/ST categories will have a relaxation of 5% (not in case of English) 

Exam pattern 
IMU CET has a single question paper that is divided into five sections namely: Physics (50 questions), Chemistry (20 questions), Mathematics (50 questions), English (40 questions) and Aptitude (40 questions on current affairs and logical reasoning). There will be a total of 200 multiple-choice questions (MCQs). The syllabus will be from any 10+2 curriculum of Indian school boards. 

Marking scheme 
The total marks for IMU CET are 200. 1 positive mark will be awarded for each correct answer. There will be no negative marking for wrong or unattempted answers.  

Mode and duration 
The mode of this entrance exam is online proctored test. The duration is 2 hours. Candidates can choose to answer their paper in either English or Hindi.