The university is the first of its kind in the country and 52nd in the world. It is a teaching as well as affiliating University which offers Degree, Post Graduate Degree and Research Programs in various disciplines of maritime sector.
The Indian Maritime University encompasses under its fold the following Government Institutions (Regional Campus)
• National Ship Design & Research Centre, Visakhapatnam
• T S Chanakya, Mumbai
• Lal Bahadur Shastri College of Advanced Maritime Studies & Research, Mumbai
• National Maritime Academy, Chennai (HQ)
• Marine Engineering Research Institute, Kolkata
• Indian Institute of Port Management, Kolkata
Indian Maritime University, Vishakhapatnam campus (Formerly National Ship Design Research Center, NSDRC) has achieved milestone in the field of ship design and research in last 21 years. Now, this premier research centre has been merged into Indian Maritime University, Visakhapatnam Campus.