Hi Mayank,

First before joining the merchant Navy you need to figure out that which branch do you want to join. Majorly there are 2 branches the engineering side and the nautical side.

In the nautical side one has the work of navigation and cargo handling and all sorts of paper work.

In the engineering side you will have more hands on job like working on the machines and maintaining them or repairing them if needed because when you are at sea you would have to do all the job yourself and won't have the liberty to call a plumber or electrician or mechanic.

So once you have figured out what branch you want to join as per your caliber, capacity and will then you will have to fill out the forms

There are quite a few forms to fill out but IMUCET is the exam which is the most important one as through this you can get into each college and imu provides you the degree of either Btech marine engineering or BSc nautical sciences as per your choice.

The IMUCET forms would be out on April 6,2019 to May 11,2019

After this-

• IMU CET 2019 Admit Card will be released on May 16, 2019 .
• The total time allotted for the exams is 3 hours . No negative marking is applicable in the exam.
• Indian Maritime University will declare the result of IMU CET 2019 on June 5 . The candidates can now check the list of qualified candidates for admission
• Candidates who are willing to take the IMU CET 2019 exam can apply for it on IMU’s official website Imu.Edu.In .

Eligibility criteria-

• Only Unmarried candidates would be considered eligible for the purpose of this exam.
• Candidate must have applied for passport before taking admission through CET.
• Minimum age of candidate should be 17 years and Maximum age should not exceed 25 years. Both the ages that is maximum and minimum would be counted as on August, 1, 2019.
• Candidates applying in marine courses would be required to produce the medical fitness certified by Doctors approved by Director General of Shipping

After clearing the exam and then you will have to apply for the counseling and then there your would have to contact the colleges.

About the packages there is not a big difference on what college one joins as maritime industry has nearly the same package.

5th engineer- 300-900$ per month

4th engineer- around 3000$ per month

And then it depends on how well you perform and clear your exams and so does your package too.

The top colleges-

• Tolani Maritime Institute

Fees- nearly uptown 20 lakh for the whole degree course

• SIMS, Pune

Fees- upto 16-18 lakh for the whole course

• MANET, Pune

Fees- around 15 lakh for the course

• MERI, Kolkata
• MERI, Mumbai

Fees for both are around 10-12 lakh for the whole course.

These are some of the colleges who have a top hand in this industry as they have a good record placement.

I would like to wish you luck for your exam and for any enquiries your can either leave down a comment or contact the respective college.

All the best