National Institute of Ocean Technology

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National Institute of Ocean Technology

NIOT
Agency overview
Formed	November 1993
Jurisdiction	Government of India
Headquarters	Chennai, Tamil Nadu 12°56′48″N 80°12′40″E / 12.946656°N 80.211007°E / 12.946656; 80.211007
Agency executive	Tummala Srinivasa Kumar, Director
Parent agency	Ministry of Earth Sciences
Website	www.niot.res.in

The National Institute of Ocean Technology (NIOT) was established in November 1993 as an autonomous society under the Ministry of Earth Sciences in India. NIOT is managed by a Governing Council and is headed by a director. The institute is based in Chennai. The major aim of starting NIOT was to develop reliable indigenous technologies to solve various engineering problems associated with harvesting of non-living and living resources in India's exclusive economic zone, which is about two-thirds of the land area of India.