Tolani Maritime Institute is one of the largest maritime educational centers offering MARINE ENGINEERING and NAUTICAL TECHNOLOGY degree programs. Nautical Technology degrees by the well established Birla Institute of Technology and Science (BITS) Pilani, a deemed university widely recognised as one of India's pre-eminent centres for technology education. Tolani Maritime Institute is a maritime col
lege in Pune, India which was established in 1998. It has about 1,500 students in its campus based and distance learning programs. It was set up by 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. Crisil has assigned ‘Grade 1’ to the degree courses offered by TMI. This highest grading indicates that the quality of education imparted by the graded courses at the Institute with respect to the course objectives as stated by DGS is outstanding. 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. TMI degree programmes are approved by the Maritime Port Authority of Singapore. TMI graduates may, if they so desire, appear for Deck Officer Certificate of Competency / MEO Class 5 Certificate of Competency, after completing a two week course at Singapore. The TMI Quality Management System has been certified by the Indian Register Quality Systems (IRQS) to meet the exacting requirements of ISO 9001:2008