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:

https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https://www.careers360.com/careers/merchant-navy&ved=2ahUKEwi7vKK-to70AhUQlEsFHZL5AeUQFnoECAQQAQ&usg=AOvVaw1USWDNUVM5Ny48vLB6TJND

hopefully this will be helpful.

BEST wishes ahead.

Hello,

I hope you are doing good,

Merchant Navy deals with commercial services. Admission to merchant navy is made through an entrance exam called AIMNET (all India merchant navy entrance test) followed by a screening test and a main written examination. After clearing the exam, candidates will go through an interview and a medical test. More than this, the shortlisted candidates need to complete a ship-training course prior to employment. The course is generally short-term where the candidates are taught basic security concerns of voyaging.

Eligibility criteria required for Merchant Navy are as follows:

Should have completed Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering or Marine Engineering or a Degree of B.Sc in Nautical Science degree in order to join in the navigation or marine engineering branch of Merchant Navy.

The candidate must have secured a minimum of 60% in Graduation degree without any backlogs.

The candidate age should not be more than 25 years.

The candidate should not suffer from colour blindness and should have an eyesight of 6/6.

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