Marine Engineering

The eyesight of candidates must not have any degree of squin or any morbid condition of eyes or of the eyelids that is liable to aggravate or recur. Neither should they exhibit symptoms of the pressure of trachoma and iris complications. 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 direction and the pupils should react normally to light and accommodation. Use of corrective lenses for eyesight is permitted but the maximum permissible limits, at entry, are 6/12 in each eye or 6/9 in better eye and 6/18 in the other eye for distant unaided vision.

This year's placement stats of every IIT were influenced by the Make in India campaign of the Indian Government and because of this campaign, not only the number of core companies increased but it also embarked enthusiasm for core companies among students. This initiative of Prime Minister Narendra Modi meant that the institutes give early slots to core companies over non-core ones.
The placement for Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering Department of IIT-Kharagpur increased from 38% in 2015 t0 46% in 2016.
The recruiters are ABG Shipyard Limited, HSBC Electronic Data Processing India Pvt. Ltd., American Reprographics, Impetus Infotech (India) Pvt. Ltd., Anglo Eastern Ship Management Ltd., Indian Navy, Babajob Services Pvt. Ltd., Indian Register of Shipping, Bankbazaar Infotech Enterprise Ltd., Barclays Capital, Keppel Fels Offshore Engineering Services, Larsen & Toubro Ltd., Bharati Shipyard Ltd., Magma Fincorp Ltd.
Capillary Technologie, Mazagon Dock Limited, Capital One Financial Services (India), Ministry of Defence (Navy), Cognizant Technology Solutions, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Cybermarine Knowledge Systems Pvt. Ltd., Pipavav Defence and Offshore Engineering
Company Limited, Defence Research & Development
Organization [DRDO]
PricewaterhouseCoopers Private Limited, Deloitte Consulting India Pvt. Ltd., Shoft Shipyard, Flextrade Systems Pvt. Ltd. (Flexalgo) Tata Consulting Engineers Limited, Flipkart Online Service Pvt. Ltd., Times Internet, Futures First Information Services Pvt. Ltd., Wipro Technologies, Garden Reach Shipbuilders Engineers Ltd., Y Media Labs, Goa Shipyard Limited, Z. S. Associates India Pvt. Ltd., and Zebec Marine Consultant & Services Pvt. Ltd.

You have to pursue a 4-year BE/B.Tech Marine engineering course on the completion of which you qualify to become a fifth engineering onboard a merchant ship. You can also become a fifth engineer after completing a one-year graduate mechanical engineering course prior to which you should have completed BE/B.Tech in mechanical engineering. To become a fourth engineeer, you have to qualify part IV exam conducted by DG Shipping, Govt. of India. This qualification will take you through to the second engineer rank. To become a chief engineer, you have to pass a separate exam conducted by DG Shipping. You will also require a sailing experience of six months to become a fourth engineering and more years of sailing experience to rise up the rank.