Established May 4, 2010 Date founded 4 May 2010 | Website Keralaports.gov.in Phone 0476 268 6060 Founder V. S. Achuthanandan | |
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Key people E. SreedharanTraining manager Similar College of Engineering Karunagappally, MMNSS College Kottiyam, Travancore Medical College, College of Engineering - Perumon, Azeezia Medical College | ||
Kerala Maritime Institute is a premier institute for Maritime education in the state established by the Government of Kerala at Neendakara in Kollam city, India. The institute is envisaged by the Port Department of Kerala state to give quality training for the students in Kerala. The campus is located on 10 acres of land attached to the Neendakara Port. More than 5,000 students have already got trained at Neendakara maritime institute under the Boat Crew training programme. It has also played a major role in reducing the accidents in inland navigation in the state. The headquarters of the institute is at Neendakara.
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The institute was inaugurated on May 4, 2010, by V. S. Achuthanandan, former Chief Minister of Kerala.
History
The idea for starting Government owned maritime institutes in Kerala state was first conceived by V. S. Achuthanandan lead Kerala Government in 2009. The then Port Minister of the state M. Vijayakumar announced the project on 23 May 2009. N.K. Premachandran, Water Resource Minister of the state then, took the initiatives for setting-up the institute at Neendakara port complex.
Later in March 2012, Oommen Chandy lead Government has sanctioned Rs.24.8 crore for the construction of a new campus of Maritime Institute at Neendakara. The courses certified by the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) also be conducting at the institute. The institute has also secured the approval from the Directorate General of Shipping. On 21 February 2016, Minister for Fisheries, Ports and Excise of Kerala, K. Babu has inaugurated the new campus for Neendakara Kerala Maritime Institute.