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.

For more: https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https://www.careers360.com/careers/merchant-navy&ved=2ahUKEwje3vTJj_DzAhVJbn0KHUBrA2kQFnoECAUQAQ&usg=AOvVaw1USWDNUVM5Ny48vLB6TJND