Merchant Navy Officer

The Indian Maritime University is a Central University, that was established by Government of India for imparting quality education in the maritime field. It has an All-India jurisdiction and the headquarters is at Chennai.
It has campuses at Chennai, Kolkata, Mumbai, Visakhapatnam and Cochin. University conducts degree and Post graduate courses on Nautical Science, Marine Engineering, Ship building and International Transportation and Logistics Management. Lot of private colleges are affiliated to IMU. IMU conducts its own entrance namely All India Common Entrance Test. You may appear in CET to pursue your merchant navy career. You have options of doing Nautical Science or Marine engineer to join merchant navy as an officer. You may please refer to following link for further details.www.imu.edu.in

The Indian Maritime University is a central university which is established by Government of India for imparting quality education in the maritime field. It has an All-India jurisdiction and its headquarter is in Chennai.
It has campuses at Chennai, Kolkata, Mumbai, Visakhapatnam and Cochin. University conducts degree and postgraduate courses in Nautical Science, Marine Engineering, Shipbuilding and International Transportation and Logistics Management. A lot of private colleges are affiliated to IMU. IMU conducts its own entrance namely All India Common Entrance Test. You may appear for CET to pursue your merchant navy career. You have options of doing Nautical Science or Marine engineering to become a merchant navy officer.
You may refer to the following link:
www.imu.edu.in

The Indian Maritime University is a central university Which is established by Government of India for imparting quality education in the maritime field. It has an All-India jurisdiction and its headquarter is in Chennai. It has campuses at Chennai, Kolkata, Mumbai, Visakhapatnam and Cochin. University conducts degree and postgraduate courses in Nautical Science, Marine Engineering, Shipbuilding and International Transportation and Logistics Management. A lot of private colleges are affiliated to IMU. IMU conducts its own entrance namely All India Common Entrance Test. You may appear for CET to pursue your merchant navy career. You have options of doing Nautical Science or Marine engineering to become a merchant navy officer. You may refer to the following link: www.imu.edu.in

Hi Akshay,
You can join merchant navy directly after class 12th by clearing the NDA (National Defense Academy) exam or IIT-JEE.
Following is the eligibility criteria for the same:
1. Candidates must have completed class 12th with PCM subjects from any recognised institute.
2. You must have at least 55% in class 12th.
3. Must pass a medical fitness test for sea service under standard norms and with eyesight 6/6 with no colour blindness.
For more details, kindly visit the links mentioned below:
http://nda.nic.in/eligibility criteria.html
http://career.webindia123.com/career/options/defence_government/merchant_navy/eligibility.htm for more details

Hello Shivam,
Candidates wishing to enter the navigational and engineering fields of Merchant Navy need to complete their degree in mechanical or marine engineering, before they can gain admission to the field. In some cases, students who have completed their 12th with PCM (Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics) are eligible to join as Deck Cadets.
Navigating Officers - Candidates will need to obtain a Certificate of Competency, as per the regulations in India relating to the examinations of Masters and Mates. Conducted by the Ministry of Surface Transport, in association with the Directorate General of Shipping (DGS) Mumbai, the examinations help determine the promotion prospects for the officers.
For training, the best training institution for the navigating officers is the T.S. Chanakya. Candidates who qualify from here, that is complete their first certificate of competency of Second Mate, need to go through a three year training in Nautical Science (B.Sc.) and then complete a year's duration of practical training in the deck department of a merchant ship.Selection is based on the Joint Entrance Examination given by the IIT; a merit list is prepared after the written test and interview are completed and the Director General of Shipping has the authority to chose which of the 2 training programmes the candidate is best suited for (students can let their preference be known) Both the T.S. Chanakya and MERI institutions do help (under no Government obligations) in recruiting their graduates in suitable Indian Shipping Companies.
As far as remuneration and other benefits are concerned Merchant Navy is one of the few careers where the salary is relatively high. The pay is definitely different from company to company, depending on the city, country, export and import needs, seniority etc.
I hope this information helps. Please feel free to revert.
Wish you luck.