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Career as Naval Officer
The Navy protects and safeguards the country's exclusive economic zone, the ocean resources and the coasts from any invasion. Navy consists of the combat fleet, support ships, personnel, training establishments and the land bases. It has patrol boats, torpedo crafts ( for patrolling and safeguarding coastal regions), warships, aircraft carriers, cruisers, destroyers, frigates and submarines. Support ships, also known as auxiliary ships, provide them with fuel, rations, armament repair facilities and various other services. The officers and sailors are trained to meet the challenge at sea.
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The Navy
This is the Operational Branch of the Navy. It has
(a) General Service ; (b) Aviation Arm and (c) Submarine Arm
General Service
- Protects and safeguards the country's exclusive economic zone, the ocean resources and the coasts from any invasion
- Controls the sea in war
- During invasion, navy attacks enemy coastal defences
- Officers work in the following departments:
This is the Operational Branch of the Navy. It has
(a) General Service ; (b) Aviation Arm and (c) Submarine Arm
General Service
- Executive Officers manage the ship and use the ship as an instrument of tactical warfare.
- The Executive Officers specialise in:
- Gunnery and missiles
- Navigation and direction
- Torpedo and anti-submarine warfare
- Communications
- Logistic management
- Hydrography
- Armament inspection
- Manages supplies e.g fuel, water and spares for the vast array of sophisticated equipment and machinery on land and at sea
- Inspects of armaments supplied to the Navy by various agencies
- Ensure the quality, safety and reliability of naval armament and stores
- Are responsible for in-house research and development
- Responsible for collecting information needed for the charts used by the Indian Navy and other Navies around the world
- Navy pilots and observers act as airborne tactical coordinators of maritime warfare, fly ship borne helicopters and shore based maritime reconnaissance aircrafts
- Naval aircrafts locate and attack enemy surface ships and submarines
- Fight amphibious warfare
- Carryout search and rescue operations
- Evacuate casualty in wartime
- In peace time train for war as effectively as possible
- Modern ships, submarines and aircrafts have advanced technological systems. The Engineering Branch is responsible for keeping all these and their equipments serviceable. Engineers work in shore jobs in naval dockyards, laboratories and indigenous production units
- Navy employs engineers of various disciplines. Naval College of Engineering at Lonavala near Pune and Electrical Training Establishment at Jamnagar provide further training.
- Design, construct, quality control, repair and carry out new construction work of naval vessels
- Manages efficient maintenance of computer based or computer-aided weapon systems, missile systems, underwater weapons, radars and raid communication equipment
- Is responsible for imparting theoretical aspects of technical subjects of all branches of the Navy and for general education, both ashore and afloat
- Specialize in Oceanography and Meteorology and also in any of the specializations of the General Service, Executive Branch
- Advise on evidence in court martial and other disciplinary actions and give legal advice to naval staff in various civil matters
Employment Opportunities
Recruiting Companies
Indian Navy 
Railways How do I get there?
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Std XII
Stream:Science PCM
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Competitive ...
NDA entrance test*
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Training
NDA & Naval Academy
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Goal
Naval Officer
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Std XII
Stream: Science PCM
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Selection
Merit in Std XII(Min 70%)
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Entry Training
Naval Engineering College**
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Goal
Naval Officer (Technical)
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Std XII
Stream: Sc PCM
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Graduation
BE/BTech(Completed/Appearin...
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Selection
CDSE/NCC 'C'certNavalSn wg
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Goal
Navy Tech Officer
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Std XII
Stream:Any
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Graduation
BE/BTech/BSc/BCom/MBA/MCA
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Selection
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Goal
NavalOfficer(Logistics)
*National Defence Academy , Pune. A competitive examination is
held twice in a year, in February & September, for a 3 year
training course commencing in January and July. Only unmarried male
candidates age between 16 1/2 and 19 years are eligible
**Naval Engineering College
Navy selects candidates for their Engineering College at Lonavala based on merit in the qualifying exam(min 70%). Male candidates between the age of 16 1/2 and 19 years who have passed XII with Maths, Physics and Chemistry are eligible to apply. The Naval Engineering College trains cadets selected in Naval Architecture, Marine Engineering and Electrical Engineering. The course starts in December.
**Naval Engineering College
Navy selects candidates for their Engineering College at Lonavala based on merit in the qualifying exam(min 70%). Male candidates between the age of 16 1/2 and 19 years who have passed XII with Maths, Physics and Chemistry are eligible to apply. The Naval Engineering College trains cadets selected in Naval Architecture, Marine Engineering and Electrical Engineering. The course starts in December.
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