Hello Swaroop ,

Yes , you can join the merchant navy course after 12th class from the commerce stream . Any Class X pass students or higher but from non-science background can join the Merchant Navy by enrolling for the GP Rating Course. Candidates should be physically and medically fit, as per Merchant Shipping rules.

All the best !!

After completing class 10th, you will be eligible to apply for following merchant navy courses:

• NCV (Near Coastal Voyage)
• Diploma in Nautical Science (DNS)
• Commercial Diving
• G.P Rating

After completing class 12th, you will be eligible to apply for following merchant navy courses:

• B.Sc in Nautical Science
• B.Sc in Marine Catering
• B.E/B.Tech in Marine Engineering
• B.E Naval Architecture and Offshore Engineering
• B.E / B.Tech in Mechanical Engineering
• B.E Harbour and Ocean Engineering
• B.E / B.Tech in Civil Engineering
• B.E / B.Tech in Electrical and Electronics Engineering
• Electro-Technical Officer Course

All these eligibility criteria to join merchant navy are:

1. Finishing class 12th with Physics, Chemistry and Maths with at least 60% in PCM.
2. Candidate should be unmarried Indian citizen (male or female).
3. Age should be between 17 to 25 .
4. Physical fitness is most important for career in merchant navy. A fitness certificate is necessary from registered medical practitioner for admission in this course.
5. Normal eyesight and glasses up to + or - 2.5 maybe allowed but colour blindness is not permitted.
6. Admission will be done by entrance exam which is then followed by screening test and main written examination .
7. After clearing the test, there will be an interview round and medical test .
8. Have to complete ship training course.

All the details regarding physical fitness and fitness certificate can be found, https://dgshipping.gov.in/Content/PageUrl.aspx?page_name=MedicalExaminationRules2000

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Hello Akash,

Hope you are doing well.

As per your query, you are eligible to join Merchant navy with 58% in Class 12th.

Following are the steps one has to follow in order to join Merchant Navy:

Step 1: Clear 10+2

Students are required to complete 10+2 in physics, chemistry, maths with an aggregate of 50 per cent of marks or equivalent to it from a recognised board.

Step 2: Entrance exams

Several colleges conduct entrance exams before taking student admission. In order to be eligible to sit for the entrance exam, students must complete their 10+2 with a minimum of 50 per cent marks. There are other colleges and universities which provide admission on the basis of the cut-off of 12th passing percentage.

Entrance exams like-

• JEE MAINS
• JEE ADVANCE
• IMU-CET (INDIAN MARITIME UNIVERSITY COMMON ENTRANCE EXAM)
• HIMT-OET (HINDUSTAN INSTITUTE OF MARITIME ONLINE ENTRANCE TEST)
• TMI-BITS-EE (TOLANI MARITIME INSTITUTE- BIRLA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY AND SCIENCE ENTRANCE EXAMINATION)

Step 3:Undergraduate

In order to pursue a career as a merchant navy one needs to opt for a bachelor’s degree programme in related specialisation. Here are some popular bachelor’s degree programmes that will provide students an understanding of how to become a merchant navy officer.:

B.Tech/B.E Courses-

• Offshore Engineering
• Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering
• Marine Engineering
• Naval Engineering

Step 4: Post Bachelor

Once the bachelor's degree is completed the student has two options:

Option 1 : He or she can begin working in the field of merchant navy at an entry-level post.

Option 2 : The candidate can go for his or her master’s degree programme in the specializations related to merchant navy.

Post Graduate Merchant Navy course list-

M.Tech/M.E Courses-

• Naval Architecture
• Offshore Engineering
• Marine Engineering
• Dredging and Harbour Engineering

For further information related to Merchant Navy as career, please visit the link provided below:

https://www.careers360.com/careers/merchant-navy

Hope this helps. All the best!

Hi,

I hope you are doing good.

The eligibility for joining merchant navy is finishing class 12 with Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics.

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

Normal vision is required but glasses up to plus or minus 2.5 may be allowed.

Admission is through an entrance followed by a screening test and a main written examination.

After clearing the test, there is an interview and a medical test.

You also need 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.

I hope this information will be helpful for you

All the best.

Hi aspirant,

The basic eligibility criterias to become a merchant navy officer includes:

• Candidates should have completed their 12 ^th Boards with PCM.
• A minimum of 60% aggregate score is required in the 12 ^th
• The minimum age criteria is between 17year – 25 years.

So you can not become a merchant navy officer with commerce as stream. Now there are other diploma and post graduation courses as well but all have PCM as required subjects.

Hope it helps!!

Hii Sujith,

Hope you are doing good.

A one year Graduate Marine Engineering (GME) course after mechanical engineering would give students the licence to enter merchant navy. This one year GME course is all you need to become a marine engineer after doing mechanical engineering.

should have an eyesight of 6/6.

The selection procedure involves; Written Exam, Physical Test, Medical Test, and Personality Interview.

For GME, a candidate must hold a B.E/ BTECH degree in Naval architecture/mechanical engineering.

Merchant Navy is a 4.5 year course.

salary in Merchant Navy ranges between 1.8 Lakhs to 11.5 Lakhs. This is an estimate based on salaries received from employees of Merchant Navy.

Eligibility criteria:

• Graduation in BE (Mechanical) Engineering / Naval Architecture with minimum marks of 50% in final year
• Must have minimum 50% marks in English language at 10th or 12th or in Degree Exam.
• Must not be more than 28 years old
• Should satisfy all health requirements that are necessary to join the merchant navy.

Some of the prominent institutes offering GME course are:

1. Academy of Maritime Education & Training, Chennai
2. Samundra Institute of Maritime Studies, Lonavala, Maharashtra
3. Vels Academy of Maritime Education and Training, Chennai
4. International Maritime Institute Ltd, Greater Noida

For details:

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hopefully this will be helpful.

BEST wishes ahead.

Hello,

Merchant navy is a lucrative career option and for the person who follows all the necessary steps needed to be primarily taken, it is one of the best career options of today's times.

The eligibility criteria for becoming a merchant navy officer is that you should have Science (Physics, Chemistry & Mathematics) with at least 60 % in your class 12th. You should also have 50% marks in English. You should be unmarried at the time of joining.

So as per your query you have 50%in English that means you are eligible for this course. Go for it. The minimum age is 17 years and the maximum is 25 years to be eligible for examinations pertaining to the merchant navy.

https://www.careers360.com/careers/merchant-navy

Hope this helps!!

To study Mechant Navy, you need to have Physics , Chemistry and Mathematics as your combination in 10+2 and you have to obtain atleast 50% or equivalent marks in 10+2. Now to get admission into different colleges you need to sit for entrance exams like

1. JEE Mains and Advanced

2. IMU- CET

3. HIMT- OET

4. TMI-BITS-EE

And the UG Courses that you can take up B.Tech / B.E in

1. Offshore Engineering

2. Naval Engineering

3. Marine Engineering

4. Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering

And you can do M.Tech/ M.E after that to pursue your dream.

Hope it helps, all the best!!

There are no options available online for admission to Merchant Navy after the bachelors. See if you want to be in merchant navy then you need to pass 10+2 with Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics with 50% marks at least. Apart from this you need to attend an entrance examination in order to get into merchant navy school. After that you need to do graduation under the discipline of your choice and eligibility. On passing the graduation you can be an Merchant navy. So you need to do the degree based on the merchant navy entrance.

To know more about Merchant Navy visit the link below:

https://www.careers360.com/careers/merchant-navy

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