Graduate Marine Engineering or in short GME is a one year course which has to be done by a MECHANICAL ENGINEER GRADUATE, if he/she wants to pursue a career in the MERCHANT NAVY. This GME course is a residential course which is covered up in 2 semester. If any student from the mechanical engineering background fails to secure a job on land he/she can try to make a career at sea by doing the GME as the first step. Some DG Shipping Approved Institutes which offer GME are-

1. Anglo Eastern Maritime Academy, Maharashtra.

2. Marine Engineering Training Institute (Cochin Shipyard), Kochi ( Sponsorship is must here for every student before the course commences)

3. Maritime Foundation, Chennai.

4.Garden Reach Ship Builders and Engineers Ltd, Kolkata.

5.Mangalore Marine College, Mangalore.

In today's job market scenario, getting a sponsorship prior to getting admitted into GME course is a mandatory step. Even if you don't get a sponsor company, after GME you can approach many shipping companies for selecting you on the basis of you skill.

Hello,

Graduate marine engineering is a diploma training course of 1 year, the course is for those who work in merchant Navy of wish to work in merchant Navy, only those who have a bachelor's degree in Naval architecture or Merchant Navy are eligible for this diploma course, those who go for this course can become marine engineers, marine surveyor.

The admission procedure is based on both merit-based or entrance based exam, varies from college to college. The average course fee for the same is from 24,000 to 3,50,000. The entrance exam for the same are IMU CET, AP EAMCET.


Top colleges for the course are:

1. Marine Engineering and research institute mumbai.

2. Research institute of Mumbai

3. Hindustan institute of maritime Training chennai

4. Academy of maritime education and training Chennai


Hope this helps, all the best.

Hi

As per your question according to the data GME or Graduate Marine Engineering may be a 1-year

diploma training course, undertaken by candidates who wish to figure within the merchant navy sector.

the universities that provide this program are monitored by the Directorate General of Shipping who

choose the admission criteria and eligibility criteria.

The course is supposed for eligible candidates who have a bachelor’s degree in engineering or in naval

architecture. Graduates from this course continue to become marine engineers, marine surveyors etc.

Graduates from this program are eligible to figure as junior engineers and complete a minimum of 6

months training service in merchant navy vessels. Upon completion of the training period, one has got

to sit for the category IV Part ‘B’ examination.

GME Course Highlights

Course Level Postgraduate

Full-Form Graduate Marine Engineering

Duration 1 year

Course Type Semester System

Eligibility Bachelor’s degree in any specialization (but engineering and Naval Architecture are going to be

preferred)

Admission Process Merit-based or entrance exam based

Average Course Fee INR 24,000 to INR 3,50,000

Entrance Exams IMU CET, AP EAMCET

Top Colleges Marine Engineering and Research Institute Mumbai, Hindustan Institute of Maritime

Training Chennai, Academy of Maritime Education and Training Chennai.

Average Salary INR 2,00,000 to INR 11,00,000 p.a.

Recruiting Companies Anglo-Eastern Ship Management Ltd., Bernhard Schulte Ship Management, DHL

Express, Fleet Management, HCL, K Line, Larsen and Toubro, MAERSK, Mitsui Osk

Job Positions Marine Engineer, Marine Surveyor, Marine Sales Manager, Structural Engineer

Further Studies MBA, Law, PhD.

Hope helpful.

Yes there is a course called Bachelors in Marine Engineering which is for 4 years and is provided by many private colleges in our country.

The eligibility is as follows: You must have at least 60% in 12th standard Science from any recognised educational board. Along with this minimum 50% in English in either 10th or 12th.

Some institutes also take your medial test so that you are not facing from any disability or any disease that might kill your career in this field.

There is an entrance exam IMUCET related to this field.

Also there are one year and two year diploma courses in marine engineering courses. You can do that too after your graduation from any other field

Thank you hope you like the answer!!!!

Hello aspirant,

Yes there is a course related to marine engineering in BE.

In inter if you got 55% above marks in physics ,chemistry and mathematics then you can join in BE .This is the 4 Years course  divided into 8 semesters.

Thankyou ,Good luck!

JNEC Aurangabad

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