How to Book Courses at HIMT?
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Online Booking
All the courses are available for booking online from any part of the Globe. The seats are allocated on First cum First serve basis by the software.
Shifting of Course
If a candidate is unable to attend the course on the scheduled date, the booking may be shifted to the next available batch within one (1) year, subject to availability.
Shifting Charges
Total Course Fees Paid = (Course Fees + D.G.Shipping Exit Exam Fees – 1st Attempt, if applicable) – Loyalty Discount (if applicable)
- If shifting to a batch with a higher course fee, the fee difference + shifting charges must be paid.
- Interchange of course or participant is not permitted.
Cancellation & Refund Policy
The Institute reserves the right to cancel any course due to administrative, technical reasons or insufficient enrolment.
In case of cancellation due to force majeure or circumstances beyond the Institute's control, candidates will be eligible only for shifting to a future batch without any charges.
Refund Structure
Important Notes
- 1Any course that is shifted is not eligible for cancellation. In case of withdrawal for a shifted course, the fees would be forfeited.
- 2While booking the course, if the seats get full, you would be accommodated in the next earliest available batch without any charges.
- 3Students should not be sailing or be working parallel in any shore organization during the period of the course.
- 4Candidates who are visiting India to undergo any courses should be holding a valid student visa, if not they would not be permitted to the course.
- 5If the INDOS Number is generated by HIMT after booking BST & STSDSD Courses, and a request for withdrawal is received, then the fees stands forfeited. In case a candidate is unable to attend the course, then they can only shift the course by paying the applicable shifting charges.
Dress Code
Collarless T.Shirts, Shorts, Sandals, Bathroom slippers are not permitted for Physical Classes.
For Virtual Classes, kindly ensure you are dressed appropriately.
Attendance
100% attendance is mandatory, and any candidate having a shortfall in attendance needs to re-book and re-do the full course in the next available batch as a new enrollment. For courses having a duration of 10 days or more, under special cases and as per the DGS guidelines, candidates can compensate up to 1 day of missed out session in the next subsequent batch subject to availability of seat. Additionally, the candidate needs to pay 10% for the Theory class and 20% for Practicals of the course fee per session for the same.
The attendance requirement is 100% for every course, and there is no provision for a missed out session. In case a candidate has a shortfall in attendance, he/she would need to undergo a fresh course in the next batch.
Loyalty Discount Slab
Exclusive benefits for repeat learners at HIMT
- Loyalty Discount is not applicable for batches with Discounted Fees & Discounted Packages.
- The above slab is applicable only for D.G.Shipping Approved Courses, for which Fees is more than 5,000/.
- Only one discount offer can be availed. E.g., if a package discount is being applied, the loyalty discount will not be applicable.
- Candidates need to avail the discount by mailing help@himtmarine.com within 1 month of the course commencement.
- Note: Only the above discount is applicable for UK MCA Approved Courses. Loyalty Discount or any other discounts are not applicable.
General Notes
- The Refund amount will be issued only through Online payment to the Candidate's account.
- The Place of commencement is subject to change between HIMT Campuses. Batch dates are subject to change.
- Cancellation is not allowed for a single course which is booked as a package.
- No refund for courses postponed due to national issues/act of god.
- Refund is not applicable for Shifting / Boiler Suit / Safety Shoe / Missed Out / Exit Exam / Any Other additional charges.
- Duplicate receipts will be issued by remitting 300 per receipt.
- For Value Added and Offshore Courses Minimum 3-4 students are required to confirm the batch.
- For UK MCA approved courses, a minimum of 4 Students for ECDIS & 2 Students for all other Courses are required.
- The Course is subject to confirmation from a minimum of 25% of the course capacity. In the event that the number of participants in the course reduces due to withdrawals, causing the batch strength to fall below 25% of the originally enrolled students, the course would be rescheduled. The course will be shifted to the next available date as D.G.Shipping's regulations mandate a minimum batch strength of 25%.
- All disputes are subject to the jurisdiction of Chennai City only.
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