Hello aspirant,

Following are some of the best colleges for becoming Merchant Navy:

• Marine Engineering and Research Institute (MERI), Kolkata
• Indian Maritime University (IMU) - It has 2 campuses located in Vizag and the other in Chennai.
• SCI Maritime Training Institute, Mumbai
• College of Engineering, Andhra University
• Tolani Maritime Institute (TMI)
• Samundra Institute of Maritime Studies
• International Maritime Institute (IMI)
• Chennai School of Ship Management
• Vels Academy of Maritime Studies
• Maharashtra Academy of Naval Education and Training (MANET), Pune

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Hii There,

You can pursue a career in the merchant navy after completing your 12th grade in the commerce stream. Students who have passed Class X or higher from a non-science background can also join the merchant navy by enrolling in the GP Rating Course. Admissions for this course are open throughout the year. This course prepares you to join the merchant navy as part of the crew.

I hope this answers your question.

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Hello Aspirant

To join the Merchant Navy as an officer, you must have an aggregate of 60% or more in your 12th standard. Additionally, you must have completed Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics in your 11th and 12th standard. If you have not scored 60% or more, you can still join the Merchant Navy in the non-officer category.
For detailed information, you can refer to our blog.
https://www.careers360.com/careers/merchant-navy

B.SC. Nautical Science 3 year pre sea course, for class 12 students to join as Deck cadet on a ship. This course consists of 6 semesters, and provides a better insight into the job than the DNS course. After completing the pre sea training and receiving the B.SC degree,cadets can join a ship and can raise to the position of captain in 8 to 10 years.

Where as a Diploma in Nautical science is an undergraduate course of one year. This consists of two semesters and is also for class 12 students to pursue a career as Deck officer.

As for deciding which is better no one can answer that question.  Both B.SC and DNS have their own set of drawbacks and advantages. You should analyze yourself better which course suits you better.

By choosing B.SC you get to experience a college life, in these 3 years the college will help you build right attitude to tackle all the challenges. As both are Degree courses, the advantage in B.SC. degree is you can quit the job and can be able to enroll yourself in other PG courses. On the other hand,  if you studied DNS you will be stuck until you clear your MMD exam. While coming to advantages in DNS, the investment in terms of fees is less and you can start earning early also your job is secure.

Hello,

Hope you are doing great.

According to your question, you can either go for the completion of the course again or else you can just enroll yourself in NIOS programme as well. As recently the Directorate General of Shipping accepted the NIOS syllabus on par with the regular syllabus. So, what matters is only your skills and knowledge for your chosen dream. Study either way but study in a perfect manner,

Hope this helps!!

Hello,

Commerce students can indeed join the Merchant Navy, but typically not as officers or engineers. However, they can explore opportunities in the hospitality department, specifically in the catering department. Another option for commerce students is to pursue logistics or port management by doing an MBA or BBA from the Indian Maritime University (IMU).

Hope this helps you,

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