Scholarships

Scholarship is an award of recognition for achievement by an institution, an extra support or a financial aid award for an individual student scholar, for the purpose of furthering their education.

HIMT College offers attractive scholarships to reward merit, to encourage excellence and to make education accessible to students of all economic strata. The Institute has initiated a thriving tradition of offering various Scholarships every year to meritorious and deserving students.

1. Merit-Cum- Means based Scholarships in memory of Late Smt. Madhurika Suresh Vakil

Every academic year, several scholarships are awarded on the criteria of need – cum-merit. These scholarships are awarded to trainees from the low income group who achieve continuous meritorious academic performance and demonstrated economic needs are the key criteria for this scholarship. Madhurika Educational and Charitable trust has instituted 3 Merit cum Means based scholarships for GP rating students from 2006 in memory of Late Smt. Madhurika Suresh Vakil. The objective is to provide financial support to those identified students undergoing GP rating course at HIMT College. Each student undergoing the 6 months GP rating course is given a Scholarship amount of Rs. 25,000/-.

2. Merit Scholarships

MADHURIKA EDUCATIONAL & CHARITABLE TRUST Scholarships are awarded to meritorious students of various courses based on their outstanding academic performance.

3. Best Performance Merit Scholarships: (HIMT award of excellence)

In order to encourage and reward, Academic achievement the Management of HIMT College has decided to institute scholarships to meritorious students. The name of the scholarship award will be “HIMT award of Excellence “. The award will be available to all batches effective from the following dates.

A. 4 years B.Tech (ME) Course – All Batches

For the candidate from the B.Tech stream with maximum marks overall in the two semesters which form the Academic year, (without any arrears in each semester)- Rank 1 & 2, provided they have scored a minimum of 75% aggregate. This will be finalized when the IMU results for the 2nd/4th/6th/8th Semester are declared.
Rank 1 : Rs. 20,000/-
Rank 2 : Rs. 10,000/-

B. 3 years B.Sc (NS) Course – All Batches

For the candidate from the B.Sc stream with maximum marks overall in the two semesters which form the Academic year, (without any arrears in each semester)-Rank 1 & 2, provided they have scored a minimum of 75% aggregate. This will be finalized when the IMU results for the 2nd/4th/6th Semester are declared.
Rank 1 : Rs. 20,000/-
Rank 2 : Rs. 10,000/-

C. 1 year GME course – All Batches

For the candidate from the GME stream with maximum marks overall in the two semesters which form the Academic year(without any arrears in each semester) – Rank 1 & 2, provided they have scored a minimum of 75% aggregate. Results will be declared in Aug and Feb.
Rank 1 : Rs. 10,000/-
Rank 2 : Rs. 5,000/-

D. 6 months GP Rating course- All Batches

For the candidate from the GP Stream with maximum marks overall during the course. Results will be declared in June and December.- Rank 1 & 2, provided they have scored a minimum of 75% aggregate.
Rank 1 : Rs. 20,000/-
Rank 2 : Rs. 10,000/-

E. 4 Months ETO Course- All Batches

For the Candidate from the ETO stream with best overall performance Best performance
Rank 1 : Rs. 10,000/-
Rank 2 : Rs. 5,000/-

4. Benchmark setters award of Excellence- Waiver of 100% Tuition Fee

First year students of HIMT College who secure the highest marks in the Plus Two examinations at All India level will have their entire tuition fee waived for the first academic year. Similarly, if the same student continues to secure highest marks in hischosen discipline, (without any arrears in each semester) in the subsequent years, then 100% of his tuition fees would be waived.

5. Walk-in-Walk-out Scholarships

The top ten rank holders of any State or Central Board Examination at the Plus Two or equivalent level are entitled to pursue any of the Pre-sea courses at 50% of the tuition fees. Similarly, if the same student continues to secure highest marks (without any arrears in each semester) in the subsequent years, then 50% of his tuition fees would be waived.

6. Sports Scholarship

Sports scholarships are awarded to students with an outstanding record in sports. Typically, students who have participated in National and International level competitions conducted by accredited Sports Boards are eligible for these scholarships. Students who have won National level prize would be offered an one time scholarship of Rs 20,000/- in the course fees. Similarly, if any student has won a State level prize would be offered an one time scholarship of Rs 10,000/- in the course fees at the time of joining the course, or in the year which he wins the National or State level prize.

7. Scholarship for Special Merits

For the student whose overall % marks in the IMU Semester Exam shows the most improvement from Semester to semester, an award of Rs 5000/- each of the Nautical stream and Engineering Stream will be given annually.

8. Scholarship for Indian Armed Forces

50% off on tuition fees for the students whose parent has been Martyred while in the service of Indian Armed Forces (Army, Navy or Airforce)*.

* A confirmatory certificate from the Government of India must be produced.

9. HIMT Annual Scholarship award

In addition to the above, HIMT has been offering scholarships through professional associations like Nautical Institute& Institute of Marine Engineers every year- The said scholarship is named as HIMT Annual Scholarship which is awarded to the students from economic backward section. IME(I) & NI scholarship is open to the candidates of various institutes at All India level and Southern Part of India respectively.

10. Miscellaneous Scholarships

HIMT provides a scholarship upto 20% of the course fees for various modular courses to the cadets, during the period of undergoing the presea training.

11. Female candidate’s Scholarship

HIMT College offers a Flat 25% discount in Course Fees to all Female Candidates for the following courses:

1- GP Rating
2- Gradudate Marine Engineering
3- Electro Technical Officer

HIMT College offers a flat Rs. 1,00,000/- discount in Course Fees to all Female Candidates for the following courses:

1- B.Sc. Nautical Science
2- B.Tech Marine Engineering
3- B.Tech Marine Engineering (Lateral)

Further, Female Candidates can avail an additional Rs. 1,00,000/- discount from Maritime Training Trust (MTT), subject to their approval.

12. Life long Scholarship

Since a seafarer is required to constantly keep undergoing various modular courses, simulator based courses periodically every 5 years, the Revalidation courses, HIMT offers loyalty discounts to candidates undergoing courses at HIMT. There are candidates who have completed over 25 courses at HIMT, from cadetship to Master/Chief Engineer and have been receiving scholarships up to Rs 3000/- for every course done at HIMT.

13. Post-sea Course Fee Scholarship

All Pre-Sea Candidates of HIMT, after graduation, can avail the following alumni discounts, over and above the loyalty discount of upto 3,000/-

All D.G.Shipping Approved Courses (Apart from Refresher Courses)- 5% discount on course fees paid.
UK MCA Approved Courses- Flat Rs 1,000/- discount.

Candidates need to avail the discount by mailing [email protected] within 1 month of the course commencement

14. Scholarship for Lakshadweep Native Candidates

HIMT has taken an initiative of being a part of the SKILL DEVELOPMENT MISSION for Lakshadweep administration. Interested native candidates of Lakshadweep may utilize this opportunity prior joining the course (proof of his nativity from Lakshadweep administration required)

All scholarship schemes are subject to change without notice and the Management decision would be final.

* T&C Apply