Hello Sumit Kumar Gupta,

Thanku for asking this question.

A merchant navy or merchant marine is the fleet of ships which are basically tranport agents from place to place or country to country.  You need to appear any of one entrance exam like IMU CET conducted by Indian Maritime University, CUSAT CAT etc. for Merchant Navy.

IMU CET Eligibility: As per the Eligibility you must have passed their Class XII with an aggregate marks of 60% in Mathematics, Physics and chemistry. To check the complete information you can go throguh with given below link.

IMU CET Eligibility

CUSAT CAT Eligibility: As per the eligibility you should have secured at least 60% aggregate marks in Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry in class XII. To check the complete information you can go through with given below link.

CUSAT CAT Eligibility

The salary is based on your designation & your skill & performance but the minimum you can expect more than 35 to 40,000K.

Good Luck!

hello adarsh,

Yes definitely, you are eligible to join in  Merchant Navy after completion of your diploma.

The basic  Eligibility criteria is  Candidate must have done diploma with at least 50% marks and Diploma College should be approved by AICTE. Maximum age limit should not exceed 28 years

Hello Aspirant,

A Merchant navy or merchant marine is the fleet of ships which are basically tranport agents from place to place or country to country. IMU CET is the entrance Exam, You can appear conducted by Indian Maritime University.

As per the Eligibility you must have passed their Class XII with an aggregate marks of 60% in Mathematics, Physics and chemistry. To check the complete information you can go throguh with given below link.

IMU CET Eligibility

Good Luck!

• DRBR Ambedkar institute of technology, port blair.

• Marine Engineering and Research Institute, Mumbai

• Indian Maritime University, chochin

• SCI Maritime Training Institute, Kolkata

Hi,Sirish

The eye standards required for merchant navy is given below:

There should not be any degree of squint or any morbid condition of eyes or of the eyelids that is liable to aggravate or recur, the pressure of trachoma and iris complication sequela. Candidates must possess good binocular vision (fusion faculty and a full field of vision in both eyes). Movement of the eyeballs must be full in all directions and the pupils should react normally to light and accommodation.

Below mentioned vision standards must be met by the applicant:

Deck Department:  Vision should be 6/6 in better eye and 6/9 in the other eye;

Engine and Electrical Department: Vision should be 6/12 in each eye or 6/9 in better eye and 6/18 in the other eye;

The vision should be 6/6 (normal) in each eye separately. Defective colour vision tested by Ishihara Colour Blindness Test is a disqualification.

Hope this helps.