Vels School of Maritime Studies (Thalambur) is under the Vels Institute of Science Technology & Advanced Studies (VISTAS) located in Pallavaram , Chennai, Tamil Nadu and India.Web: www.velsuniv.ac.in & www.velsmaritime.com.Vels commenced maritime education in 1999 and was granted Deemed University status in 2008 by University Grants commission under section 3 of UGC Act 1956. Vels University – School of Maritime Studies is graded A1 (Outstanding) in Comprehensive Inspection Programme by IRS as approved by DG Shipping. Vels University is the first institution in India to install all steel ship-in-campus in 2006.
PLACEMENT RECORDS: In the recent years our students / cadets have been placed with various reputed shipping Companies as follows & we have received positive feedback from the companies regarding their performance.
The key highlights of Vels School of Maritime Studies placements are mentioned in the table below:
Highest package – INR 10 LPA
Company visited – 50+
Number of offers – 5000+
New recruiters – 50%