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:

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BEST wishes ahead.

Hello,

Merchant navy is a lucrative career option and for the person who follows all the necessary steps needed to be primarily taken, it is one of the best career options of today's times.

The eligibility criteria for becoming a merchant navy officer is that you should have Science (Physics, Chemistry & Mathematics) with at least 60 % in your class 12th. You should also have 50% marks in English. You should be unmarried at the time of joining.

So as per your query you have 50%in English that means you are eligible for this course. Go for it. The minimum age is 17 years and the maximum is 25 years to be eligible for examinations pertaining to the merchant navy.

https://www.careers360.com/careers/merchant-navy

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To study Mechant Navy, you need to have Physics , Chemistry and Mathematics as your combination in 10+2 and you have to obtain atleast 50% or equivalent marks in 10+2. Now to get admission into different colleges you need to sit for entrance exams like

1. JEE Mains and Advanced

2. IMU- CET

3. HIMT- OET

4. TMI-BITS-EE

And the UG Courses that you can take up B.Tech / B.E in

1. Offshore Engineering

2. Naval Engineering

3. Marine Engineering

4. Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering

And you can do M.Tech/ M.E after that to pursue your dream.

Hope it helps, all the best!!

There are no options available online for admission to Merchant Navy after the bachelors. See if you want to be in merchant navy then you need to pass 10+2 with Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics with 50% marks at least. Apart from this you need to attend an entrance examination in order to get into merchant navy school. After that you need to do graduation under the discipline of your choice and eligibility. On passing the graduation you can be an Merchant navy. So you need to do the degree based on the merchant navy entrance.

To know more about Merchant Navy visit the link below:

https://www.careers360.com/careers/merchant-navy

I hope this answer helps. All the very best for your future endeavors!

Hi,

I hope you are doing well.

Merchant navy is one of the most respected and challenging professions in our country.

Below I’ll be sharing a link which will provide you a very well informed and detailed article on Merchant Navy, as to what it is, scope, entrance exams, futuristic aspects, etc.

https://www.careers360.com/careers/merchant-navy

Have a brief look at this wonderful article & I am sure this should be of help.

I hope the above information helps.
All the very best.

hi, Aspirant,..

See, you can join the merchant navy as a cook or steward, but you will have to wait for the recruitment of relevant positions. So, after you finish your studies, try to get a job or internship in an international or national hotel, or you could try to join a cruise ship. Getting experience in the relevant discipline is extremely important and will help you to advance your career opportunities.

I hope this information helps.

Regards.

The eligibility criteria for Merchant Navy is that you should pass your 10+2 with PCM and have at least 55% marks in your 10+2. Normal vision is preferred but glasses upto +2.5 or -2.5 is allowed.

As you didn't have Physics you aren't eligible for Merchant Navy examinations.

To know more about Merchant Navy visit the link below:

https://www.careers360.com/careers/merchant-navy

I hope this answer helps. All the very best for your future endeavors!

Hello there!

Hope you are doing fine.

Yes, you can give mathematics exam next year from NIOS.

After clearing mathematics exam of class 12th, you will be able to apply for merchant navy.

You can detailed information about admission in NIOS, click the link below:

https://school-careers360-com.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/school.careers360.com/articles/nios-admission/amp?usqp=mq331AQKKAFQArABIIACAw%3D%3D&_js_v=a6&_gsa=1#referrer=https://www.google.com&csi=1

Hope it helps.

Stay safe.

Good luck !!

Hello Student..

In Merchant navy, as of now there is no pension on any rank .

But we can expect in near future it might happen.

As of now they get salary on term of the contract basis with the company they are employed in.

I hope this information helps.

Regards .