You need to do below mentioned things to become a deck officer:

You can join the merchant navy from age 16 onwards as an officer cadet or marine apprentice and train as a deck rating. You will at least four GCSEs (grades A-C), or equivalent qualifications. These should include English, Maths and physics (or combined science).

You must have good eyesight and be physically fit, as you will have to pass a medical before you can start training. You can also start your career after completing an industry-backed foundation degree, HND or degree at university. These courses usually include on board practical training.

So if you are a 12th repeater then there will be no problem provided you should satisfy the age eligibility criteria.

I hope my answer helps. All the very best for your future endeavors!

Dear Aspirant,

following are the main eligibility criteria for joining as Merchant Navy upon completion of your 12th standard.

• Candidates are required to complete their 12th standard with subjects including Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics
• Candidates are required to be unmarried Indian citizens
• Normal vision is required but glasses up to plus or minus 2.5 may be allowed
• Admission is given based on an entrance exam followed by screening test and a main written examination
• Upon clearing the test an interview is taken followed by a medical test
• Candidates are also required to complete a ship-training course prior to the employment. The course is generally short-term where the candidates are taught basic security concerns of voyaging

Hi student,

After completing 12th in physics, chemistry, maths with an aggregate of 50 percent of marks or equivalent to it from a recognised board, you are required to give certain entrance exams to be eligible for admission into some top level good colleges. Some of the popular entrance examinations are listed below:-

• JEE Mains
• JEE Advanced
• HIMT-OET
• TMI-BITS-EE

When you will clear the cutoffs of these exams, you will do a course regarding merchant navy and then you are a merchant navy officer.

Refer here for more info - Merchant Navy - Career, Role, Education, Jobs & Salary (careers360.com)

Feel free to ask doubts in the Comment Section.

I hope this information helps you.

Good Luck!

Hello Aakib,

I believe that you want information about merchant navy sponsorship test. So, here it goes:

Sponsorship in reference to Merchant navy means that you have been selected by a shipping company and upon completion of your pre-sea training or course you will be able to train abroad their ship and learn practical skills and earn stipend as well.

The sponsorship test of merchant navy is completed in 3 phases as follows:

1. Written offline/online test

2. Psyometric/16 PF test

3. Personal interview

4. Medical examination ( by D.G. approved doctors)

Candidate who successfully passed all phases are then spnsored by the company and issued sponsorship letter.

Hope it helps.

Good Luck!

Hello Ujjwal,

For joining merchant navy, you have to complete your graduation and so for pursuing bachelor merchant navy courses, you must have completed your Class 12 with science stream and physics, chemistry and mathematics as compulsory subjects.

The minimum requirement is 60 percent and the minimum age requirement for this is between 17 to 25 years.

Some of the popular merchant navy courses are as follows:

1. B.Tech Marine Engineering

2. B.Tech Naval Architecture and Offshore Engineering

3. G.P Rating

4. B.Tech Harbour and Ocean Engineering

5. BBA Shipping

Hope it helps.

Good Luck!

Hi,

Being a commerce student, you may not join Merchant Navy as PCM subjects are needed for it.

To join Merchant Army after class 12th, candidates need to have 50% aggregate marks in the subjects of Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics from a recognised board. Candidates after completing this needs to appear for the entrance exams conducted by the various colleges/universities. Some of the popular entrance exams are:

• JEE Mains and Advanced
• IMU CET
• HMI OET

After clearing this, candidates can get into various bachelor's program of Marine engineering and other specialisations  and after completing their Bachelor's candidates can join Merchant Navy at the entry level or can go for post graduation.

Check more information here: https://www.careers360.com/careers/merchant-navy

Hello there,

The basic eligibility criteria for merchant navy is that the candidate must have completed 10+2 with Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics from a recognized board or any institution.

Candidates have to be unmarried Indian citizens (male or female).

Normal eyesight is required but glasses up to plus or minus 2.5 may be considered.

So, as per your query, you are not eligible to join merchant navy since you are from commerce stream.

To know more in details about the exam related to merchant navy, kindly visit the link below :

https://engineering.careers360.com/articles/imu-cet

Thank you.

Hello there,

The basic eligibility criteria for of IMU CET 2021 (Merchant Navy Examination) is that the candidate must have completed 10+2 with Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics from a recognized board or any institution with minimum of 60% aggregate marks.

Mathematics is a compulsory subject for appearing in this examination, so as per your query, you are not eligible to join merchant navy since you are from commerce stream.

To know more in details about the exam related to merchant navy, kindly visit the link below :

https://engineering.careers360.com/articles/imu-cet

Thank you.

Hi Shren!

They are various Courses through which you can get inside Merchant Navy like Bachelor Courses, Diploma Courses, 6-Months Courses, PG Courses, etc,.

The Eligibility Criteria for the Bachelor Course is PCM with 60% aggregate Score. The maximum age limit is 25 years.

Some of the Entrance Exams for Bachelor's Degree are given below:

• IMU CET
• JEE Advanced
• MERI Entrance Exam
• TMI SAT

Some of the Universities are:

• Ganpat University, Mehsana.
• IIT Kharagpur.
• IIT Chennai.
• VELS Univeristy, Chennai.
• Andhra University, Vishakapatnam.
• IMU Chennai.
• TNU Kolkata.

From this, you can get yourself an admission in any of their Colleges!

Hope this is helpful!

All the best!