my percentage is 58 in class 12 with PCM, can I join merchant navy
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!
Hey there
Sorry to say but the candidate must have completed his 10 + 2 with at least 60% marks in the aggregate. The candidate must have also completed 50% marks in English subject. The candidate must have been unmarried at the time of joining. The candidate must have studied science subjects at the time of 12th class.
