The Paraprofessional Institute of Fisheries Technology (PPIFT) was instituted under the 110 announcement of the Government of Tamil Nadu with extending a grant of Rs.5.00 crores to offer a three years Bachelor of Vocational (B.Voc.) degree programme in Industrial Fish Processing Technology during the month of October, 2018 at Madhavaram campus, Chennai by the Government Order (MS) No. 48 Animal Husbandry Dairying and Fisheries Department dated: 13.03.2018. Being a skill initiative and capacity building programme, UGC has also given a grant of Rs. 1,04,50,000/- (Rupees One crore four lakhs and fifty thousand only). The first installment of Rs.43.30 lakhs had been released for the year 2019-20 vide No.F.2-306/2018 (NSQF) dated: 30.05.2019 of University Grants Commission, New Delhi.