Marine Engineering and Research Institute, Kolkata, was started in the year of 1947 to amuse the growing need of marine engineer in India. The former name of the college was Directorate of Marine Engineering Training had it’s headquarter in Calcutta and a branch at Mumbai, under the Ministry of Shipping (Government of India). The Institute was renamed as Marine Engineering and Research Institute in 1994. The institute was a dream project of independent India at that time. The students of the college established themselves in the corporate boulevards of administrative services, management, industrialism, etc.

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Why to join Marine Engineering and Research Institute?

1. Shipping Industry growth:

1. Enhancement and advancement in Engineering techniques & technology has had an effect on the growth in terms of increase in the number of ships plying the seven seas as compared to the increase in cargo volume movement.

2. Help in placement:

1. ome of the internationally reputed companies hold campus interviews for the candidates for direct recruitment. These companies guarantee great prospects for the students intending to make a career at sea. Some of these companies are Great Eastern Shipping, Mobil Shipping Co. Ltd, Neptune Orient Lines Pvt., Mitsui OSK Lines, etc.

3. Better career growth and higher studies:

Marine Engineering and Research Institute is just not only about another educational institution but also gives better career opportunity. Some of the popular choices are there like MBA, Computer Science & Information Technology, M.S. / Ph.D in marine transportation.