National Institute of Ocean Technology
| NIOT | |
| Agency overview | |
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| 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 |
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| 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.