TMI-BITS Distance Learning Centre (DLC)

TMI-BITS DLC is an initiative born out of the collaboration between TMI and the Birla Institute of Technology & Science (BITS), Pilani in response to the requirement of STCW 95, which requires structured training methodology to be incorporated into all the shipboard training of Merchant Marine Officers.

The TMI-BITS Distance Learning Programme is conducted from the TMI-BITS Distance Learning Centre in Andheri (E), Mumbai. The Centre offers a B. S. Degree Programme in Nautical Sciences through distance learning and the course represents a merging of the Diploma and Degree courses previously offered by the Centre.

Distance Learning meets the challenge of matching the best practices in education to the training of human resources without the compulsion of physically bringing together students and teachers. This goes beyond the realm of correspondence courses, which merely serve to deliver study material and unsophisticated evaluation components to students. In the maritime context, it facilitates the fusion of theoretical learning and real world practicality for shipboard training.

Educational curricula are designed and continuously upgraded by the Maritime Domain Experts of TMI in conformity with the standards and methodology developed by BITS, Pilani. Successful completion of a programme earns the student a B.S. Degree in Nautical Sciences, awarded by Birla Institute of Technology and Science.