Marine Engineering & Research Institute, A unit of Indian Maritime
University and was established at the onset of Independence in 1947 to
satisfy the growing need of marine engineers in India. The Institution
earlier named as Directorate of Marine Engineering Training had its
headquarter in Calcutta and a branch at Mumbai, under Ministry of
Shipping (Government of India). The Institute has been renamed Marine
Engineering and Research Institute in 1994. It is affiliated to Jadavpur
Universtiy and recognised by All India Council for Technical Education
(AICTE), Institution of Engineers, India, Indian National Shipowners
Association (INSA).