IMUCET 2026
Exam Dates, Application & Eligibility

IMUCET 2026 — Key Dates

What is IMUCET?

IMU-CET (Indian Maritime University Common Entrance Test) is the mandatory national entrance exam for admission to maritime training programmes in India. It is required for IMU's own campuses and accepted by most major private maritime institutes — including those offering DNS, B.Sc Nautical Science, and B.Tech Marine Engineering.

IMUCET Eligibility

• Class 12 passed or appearing with Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics
• Minimum 60% aggregate in PCM for most programmes
• Minimum 50% in English at Class 10 or 12
• Age 17 to 25 years
• Medical fitness as per DGS standards

IMUCET Exam Pattern

• Total 200 MCQ questions
• Duration: 3 hours
• Subjects: Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, English, General Knowledge
• Most years: no negative marking

Where is IMUCET Accepted?

Anglo Eastern, Synergy, Fleet Management (IMI), MSC, Maersk-AMET, Tolani Maritime, AMET University, MANET, Training Ship Rahaman, Great Eastern, Samundra, HIMT and most other major maritime institutes accept IMU-CET scores.

9CC IMU-CET Results

9CC students have scored AIR 5, AIR 10 and AIR 23 in IMU-CET — among the best results in India. Our IIT faculty for Physics (M.Sc IIT Kharagpur), Chemistry (M.Tech IIT Kharagpur) and Maths (M.Tech IIT Chennai) give you the preparation edge that makes this possible. IMU-CET coaching is included in both our DNS Sponsorship batches — online and Gurgaon centre.