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AMET University Contact No. 1800 108 3030

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Toll free Number(s): 
  • 1800 108 3030 (For Admission Support)
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Email

  • admission [at] ametuniv [dot] ac [dot] in (For Admission Related Query)

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Admission Enquiry

Sr No Service Contact Details
1 Malayalam / English 9962080324
2 English / Tamil / Telugu 9344391418
3 Tamil / English 9941646119
4 English / Tamil / Kannada 7667799444
5 Hindi / English 8754599801
6 International Admission Support 91 - 94447 52994
internationaloffice [at] ametuniv [dot] ac [dot] in

Telephone Directory

Sr No. Designation Intercom No.
1 Chancellor 101
2 Pro Chancellor 102
3 Managing Trustee 103
4 Trustee 104
5 Pro Chancellor - Academics 105
6 Vice Chancellor 501
7 Joint Registrar 106, 141
8 Director HRDC 145
9 Registrar 107
10 COE 132
11 Reception 9
12 CEO 108
13 Center for Research 109
14 PS to Chancellor 110, 500
15 PS to Pro-Chancellor 111
16 PS to Pro Chancellor - Academics 112
17 PS to Vice Chancellor 502
18 PS to Joint Registrar 433
19 Marine Engineering 113
20 Marine Staff Room 114
21 Public Relation Officer 115
22 Deputy Registrar 116
23 Asst Registrar - Admin 117
24 Deputy Warden - Yamuna Hostel 118
25 Asst Registrar - Maintenance 119
26 Vigilance Officer 120
27 Purchase Dept 121
28 Purchase Staff 122
29 Stores Materials and Stationaries 123
30 Asst Registrar (Academic) 125
31 Section Officer - Admin 126
32 Duty Officer 127
33 Admission Staff 129, 130
34 Admission Head i/c 131
35 COE Staff Room 133
36 Deputy Financial Controller 135
37 Accounts Staff Room 136
38 Financial Controller 137
39 Accountant 138
40 Cash Counter 139
41 Civil Dept 144
42 Director - Physical Education 147
43 Director - Placement 148
44 Placement Staff Room 149, 150
45 HOD - CSE 151
46 Principal DGS Courses 152
47 Nautical Science Staff Room 153, 154
48 Seamen Ship - Lab 155
49 Ship in Campus 157
50 Marine Faculty Room 158
51 IQAC Staff Room 159
52 ADNS Dept 160
53 HOD - Mining 161
54 HOD - GMDSS 162
55 HOD - Pre Sea Modular Course 163
56 Dean - Post Sea Training 164
57 Simulator Engine Room 165
58 Safety and Fire Fighting Lab (SIC) 166
59 GME - HOD 167
60 HOD - Mathematics 170
61 NAand OE Staff Room 171
62 Director - NAand OE 2125
63 Dr.T.Sasilatha, Dean Academics 175
64 EEE Staff Room 176
65 EEE Lab 177
66 HOD - ETO 179
67 HOD - AMET Business School 180
68 AMET Business School 182
69 MBA Staff Room 183
70 Janakiraman Auditorium F Block 186
71 HOD - Mechanical 190
72 Mech Engg Staff Room 2124
73 HOD - PE 192
74 HOD - Commerce 193
75 PE Staff Room 194
76 HOD - Marine Biotech 195
77 HOD - Chemistry 197
78 HOD - EEE 199
79 Physics Lab 200
80 HOD - English 201
81 CCPD 202
82 HOD - IT 204
83 Dept of Physical Education 206
84 Medical Officer 209
85 IT - System Manager 210
86 Workshop II 211
87 Workshop I 212
88 Student Councellor 2121
89 Dean Research 214
90 Co-ordinator - IQAC 408
91 HOD Sagarmala/ IAS 215
92 Transport Department 216
93 Ganga Hostel Warden 217
94 Yamuna Hostel Warden 218
95 Saraswathi Conference Hall 219
96 Maintenance 220
97 Electrical Department (Support) 222
98 Main Gate 225
99 Canteen Manager 226
100 HOD Canteen Dinning Hall 227
101 Dean Student Welfare 231
102 Library 232
103 Xerox Operator 239
104 HOD - FPT 240
105 Proctor 248
106 Accounts Department 327
107 Nano Photonic Lab 2073
108 Incubation Center 501
109 Marine Biotech Lab 437
110 Marine Biotech Dept 503
111 IT Staff Room 405
112 HOD - Physics 2119

Administration Contact Details

Sr No. Designation Name Contact/Email
1 Chancellor Dr.J.Ramachandran 044-27444625, 044-27444627, 044-27444628, Extn. No: 501
2 President Dr. Rajesh Ramachandren 044-27444625, 044-27444627, 044-27444628
3 Vice Chancellor Dr.V.Rajendran 044-27444629, 9787137373, vc [at] ametuniv [dot] ac [dot] in
Functional Deans
5 Dean Academics Dr. S .Priya, Professor priya [dot] s [at] ametuniv [dot] ac [dot] in
6 Dean Research and Development Dr.S.G.Ponnambalam deanrnd [at] ametuniv [dot] ac [dot] in
7 Dean Student Welfare Dr.N.R.Ramkumar ramkumar [at] ametuniv [dot] ac [dot] in
Academic Deans
8 Dean, Faculty of Maritime Studies Capt.Gopal Srinivas 044-27444625, 044-27444627, 044-27444628,
gopalsrinivas [at] ametuniv [dot] ac [dot] in
9 Dean, Faculty of Engineering and Technology Dr.S.Bharathiraja drsbharathiraja [at] ametuniv [dot] ac [dot] in
10 Dean, Faculty of Advanced Computing Sciences Dr.K.Sampath Kumar k [dot] sampath [at] ametuniv [dot] ac [dot] in
11 Dean, Faculty of Life Sciences Dr.K.Altaff, Professor altaff [dot] k [at] ametuniv [dot] ac [dot] in
12 Dean (i/c), Faculty of Science and Humanities Dr.Anita R.Warrier anitawarrier [at] ametuniv [dot] ac [dot] in
Directors
13 Director, Centre for E-Governance Dr.D.Arivazhagan prof [dot] arivazhagan [at] ametuniv [dot] ac [dot] in
14 Deputy Director (i/c), Centre for E-Governance Dr.M.Rajavelan rajavelan [dot] m [at] ametuniv [dot] ac [dot] in
15 Director, Centre for Academic Research Dr.D.Lakshmi lakshmi [dot] d [at] ametuniv [dot] ac [dot] in
16 Director, Innovation, Incubation and Entrepreneurship Dr.Anitha Rexalin Devaraj anitha [dot] rexalin [at] ametuniv [dot] ac [dot] in
17 Director, Alumni Relations Dr.P.Sivabalan sivabalan [at] ametuniv [dot] ac [dot] in
18 Director, Student Support Systems and Scholarship Dr.K.Sampath Kumar k [dot] sampath [at] ametuniv [dot] ac [dot] in
19 Director, Educational Material Resources Development Centre Mr.R.Sundar sundar [dot] r [at] ametuniv [dot] ac [dot] in
20 Director, Centre for ICT Enabled Education Mr.P.Arunkumar arunkumar [dot] p [at] ametuniv [dot] ac [dot] in
Administrative Staff
21 Dean - Office of the International Affairs Dr.T.Sasilatha 044-27444625, 044-27444627, 044-27444628,
internationaloffice [at] ametuniv [dot] ac [dot] in
22 Librarian Dr. V.B.S. Rajan Library vbsrajanlibrary [at] ametuniv [dot] ac [dot] in
23 Designation: Controller of Examinations i/c , Nodal Officer - e-SANAD Dr. A. Rajesh Kanna 044-27444628 , Extn: 132,
coe [at] ametuniv [dot] ac [dot] in
24 Security Advisor Mr.S.Asokan 044-27444625 , 044-27444627 , 044-27444628
25 Former Director and Head, Department of Centre for Advanced Study in Botony, University of Madras Dr.N.Mathivanan 9840253789,
prabhamathi [at] yahoo [dot] com
26 Registrar Dr.V.Sangeetha Albin Fax : 044-27472804, Extn. No: 107
registrar [at] ametuniv [dot] ac [dot] in

Department Contact Details

Sr No. Department Contact No. Extn No. Email
1 Marine Engineering 044-27444625, 044-27444627, 044-27444628 113 (Off) marineengineering [at] ametuniv [dot] ac [dot] in
2 Nautical Science - 234 (Off) hodns [at] ametuniv [dot] ac [dot] in
3 Computer Science and Engineering 9659954347 - hodcs [at] ametuniv [dot] ac [dot] in
4 Naval Architecture and Offshore Engineering 044-27472804, 044-27472904 2125 (Off) hodna [at] ametuniv [dot] ac [dot] in
5 Petroleum Engineering - 192 (Off) nagalakshmi [dot] t [at] ametuniv [dot] ac [dot] in
6 Mechanical Engineering - 190 (Off) hodmec [at] ametuniv [dot] ac [dot] in
7 Electronics and Electronics Engineering 044-7472804 175 (Off) deaneeem [at] ametuniv [dot] ac [dot] in
8 Food Processing Technology - 240 (Off) johnwyson [at] ametuniv [dot] ac [dot] in
9 Mining Engineering 044-27444625, 044-27444627, 044-27444628 161 (Off) hodmin [at] ametuniv [dot] ac [dot] in
10 Information Technology 044-27444625, 044-2744462 , 044-27444628 202 (Off) hodcs [at] ametuniv [dot] ac [dot] in
11 Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning 7904318695 - admissions [at] faceprep [dot] in
12 Ph.D. 044-32577030, 044-32577002 109 phd [at] ametuniv [dot] ac [dot] in
13 Commerce 9944103021 - hodcom [at] ametuniv [dot] ac [dot] in
14 Marine Biotechnology 044-27444625, 044-27444627, 044-27444628 195 (Off) hodmbt [at] ametuniv [dot] ac [dot] in , ramakritinan [at] ametuniv [dot] ac [dot] in
15 Mathematics 044-27444625, 044-27444627, 044-27444628 199 (Off) hodmaths [at] ametuniv [dot] ac [dot] in
16 Chemistry 044-27444625, 044-27444627, 044-27444628 197 (Off) hodche [at] ametuniv [dot] ac [dot] in
17 English 044-27444625, 044-27444627, 044-27444628 201 (Off) hodeng [at] ametuniv [dot] ac [dot] in

Department Wise Faculty Contact Details

Sr No. Name Designation Contact/Email
1 Prof. Bhoopathy Baskaran Faculty of Marine Studies bhoopathy [at] ametuniv [dot] ac [dot] in
2 Dr. S.Bharathi Raja Faculty of Engineering and Technology drsbharathiraja [at] ametuniv [dot] ac [dot] in
3 Dr. Anita.R.Warrier Faculty of Science and Humanities anitawarrier [at] ametuniv [dot] ac [dot] in
4 Ms.Padmaja Counsellor 7904782631
Computer Science and Engineering
5 Dr.D.Sivakumar Professor and Head hodcse [at] ametuniv [dot] ac [dot] in
Advanced Computing Science
6 Dr.N.Duraimutharasan Professor and Head hodcs [at] ametuniv [dot] ac [dot] in
7 Mrs. G. Jegadeeswari Assistant Professor, Dept. of EEE 8870283439
8 Mrs. J. Padmapriya Scientist, DST-WoS B 9344036530

Academic Council Contact Details

Sr No. Name Designation Email
Deans of Faculties
1 Capt. K. Karthik Principal, AMET Institute of Science and Technology karthik [dot] k [at] ametuniv [dot] ac [dot] in
2 Capt.Gopal Srinivas Principal, DGS Courses principal [at] ametuniv [dot] ac [dot] in
3 Mr. K.R. Chidambaram Director - Marine Engineering chidambaram [dot] kr [at] ametuniv [dot] ac [dot] in
4 Mr. M. Sathishkumar Dean - Marine Engineering sathish [dot] m [at] ametuniv [dot] ac [dot] in
5 Prof. Dr. T. Sasilatha Dean - International Relations deanir [at] ametuniv [dot] ac [dot] in
6 Dr. S. Priya Dean - Academics deanacd [at] ametuniv [dot] ac [dot] in
7 Dr. S.G. Ponnambalam Dean - Research and Development deanrnd [at] ametuniv [dot] ac [dot] in
8 Dr. A. Rajesh Kanna Dean - Administration (i/c) deanadm [at] ametuniv [dot] ac [dot] in
9 Dr. N.R. Ramkumar Dean - Students Welfare deanstw [at] ametuniv [dot] ac [dot] in
10 Dr. R. Rajavel Dean - Staff Welfare deanstfw [at] ametuniv [dot] ac [dot] in
11 Dr. S. Bharathi Raja Dean, Faculty of Engineering andTechnology deanet [at] ametuniv [dot] ac [dot] in
12 Dr. N. Duraimutharasan Dean, Faculty of Advanced Computing Sciences deanacs [at] ametuniv [dot] ac [dot] in
13 Prof. Dr. K. Altaff Dean, Faculty of Life Sciences deanls [at] ametuniv [dot] ac [dot] in , altaff [dot] k [at] ametuniv [dot] ac [dot] in
14 Dr. Anita R. Warrier Dean (i/c), Faculty of Science andHumanities deansh [at] ametuniv [dot] ac [dot] in
15 Dr. J. Rengamani Director - Centre for Distance andOnline Education rengamani [dot] j [at] ametuniv [dot] ac [dot] in
16 Dr. Karthikeyan Director, AMET Institute of Science andTechnology r [dot] karthi1968 [at] ametuniv [dot] ac [dot] in
17 Prof. S.K. Bhattacharya Director, Naval Architecture andOffshore Engineering skbhskbh [at] ametuniv [dot] ac [dot] in
Heads of Departments
18 Capt. P. Rajendran Nautical Science rajendran [dot] p [at] ametuniv [dot] ac [dot] in
19 Dr. P. Sivabalan Naval Architecture andOffshore Engineering hodna [at] ametuniv [dot] ac [dot] in
20 Dr. P. RajKumar AMET Business School hodabs [at] ametuniv [dot] ac [dot] in
21 Dr. C.M. Ramakritinan Marine Biotechnology hodmbt [at] ametuniv [dot] ac [dot] in
22 Dr. V. Sridevi Electrical andElectronics Engineering hodeee [at] ametuniv [dot] ac [dot] in
23 Dr. S. Ramalingam Mechanical Engineering hodmec [at] ametuniv [dot] ac [dot] in
24 Dr. K.S. Siva Subramanian Mining Engineering hodmin [at] ametuniv [dot] ac [dot] in
25 Mr. R. Theertham ADNS theertham_r [at] ametuniv [dot] ac [dot] in
26 Dr. John Wyson Food Processing Technology hodfpt [at] ametuniv [dot] ac [dot] in
27 Dr. S. Subramaniyan Maritime Commerce hodcommerce [at] ametuniv [dot] ac [dot] in
28 Dr. K. Sampath Kumar Computer Science andEngineering k [dot] sampath [at] ametuniv [dot] ac [dot] in
29 Mr. Antony Gomez Pre-Sea Modular Courses stcw12course [at] gmail [dot] com
30 Dr. P. Balaganesan Mathematics hodmaths [at] ametuniv [dot] ac [dot] in
31 Dr. M. Subha English hodenglish [at] ametuniv [dot] ac [dot] in
32 Dr. D. Arivazhagan Director, E-Governance prof [dot] arivazhagan [at] ametuniv [dot] ac [dot] in
33 Dr. K. Sekar Librarian sekar [at] ametuniv [dot] ac [dot] in
34 Mr. P. Ramanathan Addl. Controller of Examinations addl [dot] coe [at] ametuniv [dot] ac [dot] in
Professors
35 Dr. A. Shameem AMET Business School drshameem [at] ametuniv [dot] ac [dot] in
36 Dr. D. Lakshmi EEE lakshmi [dot] d [at] ametuniv [dot] ac [dot] in
37 C/E. Koki Panneer Selvam Marine Engineering cekoki [at] ametuniv [dot] ac [dot] in
38 Dr. D. Madhesh Mechanical Engineering madhesh [dot] d [at] ametuniv [dot] ac [dot] in
39 Dr. J. Ananth Marine Engineering jambuananth [at] ametuniv [dot] ac [dot] in
40 Dr. D. Sivakumar Computer Science andEngineering sivakumar [dot] d [at] ametuniv [dot] ac [dot] in
Associate Professors
41 Capt. R.K. Kumar Nautical Science captrkkumar [at] ametuniv [dot] ac [dot] in
42 Dr. Rupesh Kumar Naval Architecture andOffshore Engg. rupeshkumar [at] ametuniv [dot] ac [dot] in
Assistant Professors
43 Mrs. R. Divyaranjani AMET Business School divyaranjani [dot] r [at] ametuniv [dot] ac [dot] in
44 Mr. V. Saravanan Marine Engineering vsaravanan [at] ametuniv [dot] ac [dot] in
Eminent Educationists (Nominated)
45 Dr. K. Sivasami Assoc. Prof andHead - SMET, IMU Chennai ksivasami [at] imu [dot] ac [dot] in
46 Dr. Kalyani Desikan Dean - Academic Research, VIT Chennai kalyanidesikan [at] vit [dot] ac [dot] in
47 Dr. S. Swamynathan Prof. of Information Technology, Anna Univ. swamyns [at] annauniv [dot] edu
48 Dr. S. Rajadurai President andCEO, Sharda Motor Industries Ltd. srajadurai [at] hotmail [dot] com
49 Dr. Chitra Krishnan Former Prof. andHead, Dept. of French, Univ. of Madras krishchi [at] gmail [dot] com
Eminent Persons (Co-opted)
50 C/E. Mr. Suresh Shenoi Project Manager, V Ships andIMEI Chairman suresh [dot] shenoi [at] vships [dot] com
51 Capt. Arvind Shankar Culture andCapability Manager, Maersk arvind [dot] shankar [at] maersk [dot] com
52 C/E. P.K. Mishra Joint MD, IRS Indian Register of Shipping pk [dot] mishra [at] irclass [dot] org
53 Capt. Sartaj Gill Chief Strategic Advisor, V. Ships sartajgill76 [at] gmail [dot] com
54 Mr. J. Shyam Sundar Director andCOO, Flyjac Logistics Pvt. Ltd. shyamsundar [at] flyjac [dot] com

National Academic Depository (NAD) Cell Contact Details

Sr No. Designation Contact No. Email
1 Registrar i/c 044-27444625 , Ext: 107 registrar [at] ametuniv [dot] ac [dot] in
2 Director-Centre for E-Governance 408 diregov [at] ametuniv [dot] ac [dot] in
3 Additional Controller of Examinations 132 addl [dot] coe [at] ametuniv [dot] ac [dot] in
4 AMET Business School 180 r [dot] balaji [at] ametuniv [dot] ac [dot] in
5 Joint Secretary 011-23230047 avichal [dot] ugc [at] nic [dot] in
Industry Institute Interaction Cell
6 Associate Professor 9025958564 anitha [dot] rexalin [at] ametuniv [dot] ac [dot] in

Students Counseling Centre Details

Contact No. : 8939372181 (24/7)
Timing : Mon-Fri , 9am-4:30pm
Email : studentcounsel [at] ametuniv [dot] ac [dot] in
Address : Student Counselling Centre,
AMET University, Kanathur, Chennai - 600 119

Library Timing

Sr No. Days Timing
1 Mon-Sat 8:30am-9pm
2 On Holiday and Vacation 9am-5pm
3 During Examination 8:30am-10pm
Library is open on Sundays

For Complaint

  • For any query/complaint you can contact at the details given below:
    Sr No. Name Designation Contact No. Email
    1 Prof.Dr.V.Rajendran Vice-Chancellor 9994137373 vc [at] ametuniv [dot] ac [dot] in
    2 Dr.V.Sangeetha Albin Registrar i/c 9443873501 registrar [at] ametuniv [dot] ac [dot] in
    3 Dr.T.Sasilatha Dean International Relations 9444752994 deanir [at] ametuniv [dot] ac [dot] in
    4 Dr.N.R.Ramkumar Dean Students Welfare 9381080111 deanstw [at] ametuniv [dot] ac [dot] in
    5 Capt.P.Rajendran Associate Professor and Head, Department of Nautical Science 9445263760 rajendran [dot] p [at] ametuniv [dot] ac [dot] in
    6 Dr.K.S.Sivasubramanian Professor and Head, Department of Mining Engineering 9003108479 hodmin [at] ametuniv [dot] ac [dot] in
    7 Dr.N.Mathivanan Former Director and Head, Department of Centre for Advanced Study in Botony, University of Madras 9840253789 prabhamathi [at] yahoo [dot] com

Anti-Ragging Committee Contact Details

Contact No. : 18001805522
Email : helpline [at] antiragging [dot] in, antiragging [at] c4yindia [dot] org (Centre for Youth (C4Y))

Sr No. Name Designation Contact No.
1 Prof.Dr.V.Rajendran Vice-chancellor and Chairperson 9994137373
2 Dr.V.Sangeetha Albin Registrar 9443873501
3 Capt.Gopal Srinivas Principal DGS Courses 9003071866
4 Dr.S.Bharathiraja Dean-Engineering and Technology 8838309682
5 Dr.N.R.Ramkumar Dean-Students Welfare and Convener 9381080111
6 Dr.A.Rajesh Kanna Dean-Administration and Chief Warden 9445964887
7 Dr.K.Gayathri Asso. Professor, Dept. of Physics 9789933245
8 Mr.Prem Anandh NCC Officer and Faculty Warden 9003360606
9 Mr.Varghese Mathew Proctor 9072469064
10 Mr.S.Asokan Security Advisor 7092222220
11 Mr.Mahesh Henry Advocate 9444319991
12 Mr.Murugan Inspector of Police 9443265168
13 Ms.Sandhya Rani Ramadass Lady Member of NGO and Psychologist 9840982160
14 Mr.Dilli Ganesh Local Media 9003135791

Anti-Ragging Squad

Sr No Name Designation Contact No.
1 C/E.M.Sathishkumar Dean-Marine Engineering 9445656702
2 Dr.S.Meher taj Asst. Professor, Dept. of Maths 9789933245
3 Dr.VT.Vimalanathan Asst.Professor and Faculty Warden 8148388360
4 Dr.P.Prasanna Asst.Professor and Faculty Warden 8608878386
5 Mr.Anto Cardoza Duty Officer 9176778079
6 Mr.Muthaiyal Raj ASO 9443873501

Internal Complaint Committee Contact Details

Sr No Name Designation Contact No. Email
1 Dr.N.Duraimutharasan Professor and Head, Advanced Computing Sciences 7358320176 hodacs [at] ametuniv [dot] ac [dot] in
2 Dr.A.Rajesh Kanna Associate Professor, Department of Naval Architecture and Offshore Engineering 9445964887 rajeshkanna [dot] a [at] ametuniv [dot] ac [dot] in
3 Dr.N.Sivakumar Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry 8248327054 sivakumarn [at] ametuniv [dot] ac [dot] in
4 Dr.S.Ponmani Assistant Professor, Department of Mining Engineering 8939416548 ponmani [at] ametuniv [dot] ac [dot] in
5 Mr.Stalin Kesavan Assistant Professor, Department of Marine Engineering 9894733898 stalin [dot] k [at] ametuniv [dot] ac [dot] in
6 Dr.A.Shameem Professor, AMET Business School 9994137373, 9884063040 drshameem [at] ametuniv [dot] ac [dot] in
7 Ms.Sandhya Rani Ramadass Lady Member of NGO and Psychologist 9840982160 -
8 Capt.S.Sudarsanan Associate Professor, Department of Nautical Science 9790798464 -
9 Mrs.K.Jayabharathi Financial Controller, Department of Accounts 9344389012 -
10 Mrs.D.Juliyamary Assistant Section Officer, Department of Accounts 9841224555 -

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Offices Address

Sr. No. Office Contact Details Address
1 City 044-26161180 , 044-26161026 , 044-26161438, 8754599801 5107, H2, II Avenue, Anna Nagar Chennai - 600040
2 Cochin 099-62080324 3rd Floor, Spacez Castle Rocks Business Center Near South Overbridge Manorama Junction Cochin - 682 016, Kerala
3 City College 9176044766 , 9176079666
ametcitycollege [at] gmail [dot] com		 R.R. Tower, 61/54, Jawaharlal Nehru Inner Ring Road, (200 feet Road), Sastha Nagar, Villivakkam, chennai - 600 049 TamilNadu, India

Campus Address

Academy of Maritime Education and Training (AMET)
135, East Coast Road Kanathur-603112
Tamil Nadu, India
Contact No.: 044-27444625, 044-27444627, 044-27444628
Fax : 044-27472804, 044-27472904
Email: office [at] ametuniv [dot] ac [dot] in

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