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2008: MERI becomes IMU
On 14 November 2008, an Act of Parliament joined seven maritime institutes, MERI Kolkata and MERI Mumbai among them, into the Indian Maritime University.
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Story1953: the Taratala college opens
On 14 December 1953, Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru opened the new Marine Engineering College on Taratala Road, Calcutta. Cadets still train on the same site today.
Story1949: marine engineering comes ashore
On 10 August 1949, the Directorate of Marine Engineering Training opened in rented rooms in Calcutta and Bombay. It moved engineer training off the Dufferin and onto land.
Story1927 to 1972The Dufferin years (1927–1972)
For 45 years, a converted troopship at Bombay trained India’s merchant navy officers. From 1935, marine engineers trained on board too.
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