The AMET University is situated on the outskirts of the city of Chennai (Madras), is a State-of-the- art establishment totally dedicated to the dissemination of knowledge to the Shipping Industry.
AMET was launched on 15th February 1993 and caters to the needs of the Shipping Industry not only in India, but worldwide. AMET is the first Maritime Academy in India to have its Quality Management System certified to conform to ISO Standards.
AMET is a private enterprise promoted by Smt. Pattammal Educational and Charitable Trust. Mr.J.Ramachandran is the Chancellor of the Trust.
Currently AMET is certified to ISO 9001:2000 QMS Standard by Det Norske Veritas till 2010 for Design, Development and Conducting Maritime Training Courses, Programmes, Examinations and Assessments.
He is also the Chairman of NAESEY (New Era Association of Educated Self Employed Youth). Through NAESEY he has generated thousands of jobs for unemployed graduates in Tamil Nadu.
AMET has signed a MOU with AP Moller Singapore to train 300 cadets per year in dual competency.
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