Tolani Maritime Institute
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Tolani Maritime Institute is a maritime college in Pune, India which was established in 1998. It has about 1,500 students in its campus based and distance learning programmes.
It was set up by the The Tolani Group, a ship-owning and ship management company, which perceived a need for India to produce increasing numbers of well-educated marine officers.
TMI and its courses are approved by the Directorate General of Shipping (DGS), which is responsible for maritime administration and for overseeing maritime education and training in India.
TMI degree programmes are conducted in collaboration with the Birla Institute of Technology and Science (BITS), Pilani.
TMI is a member of the Association of Maritime Education and Training Institutions in Asia-Pacific (AMETIAP). The goal of AMETIAP, which has over 85 members, consisting of maritime training institutions throughout the Asia-Pacific region, is to foster cross-border co-operation and to improve the quality of maritime training and education.
