The programme will
address the growing demand for skilled professionals in the maritime industry. The agreement was
signed between its MD and CEO S Divakar, and representatives of IIT-Chennai and
IMU-Chennai in the presence of Union Minister for Ports, Shipping and Waterways
Sarbananda Sonowal in the national capital, Dredging Corporation of India
Limited (DCIL) said in a statement.
“The MoU was exchanged between
Dredging Corporation of India Limited, Visakhapatnam, Indian Institute of
Technology (IIT) Chennai and Indian Maritime University (IMU) Chennai, to
launch National Joint MTech Programme on Dredging Engineering,” it added.
The memorandum of understanding
(MoU) aims to address the growing demand for skilled professionals in the
maritime industry, DCIL said.
The programme will
be run jointly by the three entities.
“Students will start their
first semester at IIT in Chennai and then move to IMU for their second
semester. For the third semester, students are at DCIL doing landside and
onboard work and for the fourth semester, students are free to choose the
location for their master thesis,” the statement said. Based in Visakhapatnam,
Andhra Pradesh, DCIL caters to dredging and allied services to ports, Indian
Navy, fishing harbours and other maritime organisations.