BITS Pilani & RLINS Madurai Collaboration Sailing for Success

(I-Newswire) August 21, 2005 - Today, roughly 90 percent of Global Cargo moves by containers. The Maritime Education has vast career opportunities all over the world. Earlier, in India, the Government of India alone was conducting Maritime Training through Government Institutions. Due to increase in Maritime activities, there is a shortage of qualified Maritime Officers for Merchant Navy.

The Birla Institute of Technology & Science - "BITS", Pilani is an all India Institute for higher eduaction deemed to be a University by the Government of India. BITS, Pilani which was founded by Late Shri G D Birla a doyen of Indian Industry is one of the very few non governmental nationally and internationally recognized Indian Educational Institution. BITS Pilani is committed to Achieving Excellence in Education and has extensive tieup with the industries for addressing the HRD needs through Work Integrated Learning programmes.

RL Institute of Nautical Sciences - "RLINS", Madurai is a unit of Subbalakshmi Lakshmipathy Foundation (SLF) promoted by Dr R Lakshmipathy a doyen of the Newspaper Industry. The facilities at RLINS, Madurai include T S Meenakshi a ship in the Madurai Campus apart from Full Mission Engine Simulator, Full Mission Ship Manoeuvring Simulators.

RLINS, Madurai is a certified institution by the Indian Register Quality System (IRQS) to meet the requirements of ISO 9001:2000 apart from CRISIL rating of "Very Good".

BITS Pilani has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding with RL Institute of Nautical Sciences
- "RLINS" Madurai for conducting the BS Marine Engineering Program approved by the DG shipping conforming to the standards of STCW of IMO for developing Human Resources for the Merchant Navy profession.

On 21 August 2005, at RLINS Madurai, a batch of 60 cadets who have successfully completed the BS Marine Engineering program in July 2005 were awarded the Transcripts and Provisional Certificates by Prof L K Maheshwari, the Pro Vice Chancellor and Director of BITS Pilani.

The BITS Pilani - RLINS Madurai collaboration is indeed sailing for success.




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