Merchant Navy Officer
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Sunil SoniManagement & IT Consultant
Scholar-Level 18
You cannot join merchant navy by appearing for NDA exam. Recruitment for Indian Navy, Army and IAF as a Commissioned Officer is done through NDA exam. Lot of Indian Navy officers move to merchant navy after few years of service by seeking premature retirement.
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Sunil SoniManagement & IT Consultant
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You are advised to appear for Joint Admission Test conducted by Indian Maritime University after class 12. You may refer to IMU for further details
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Zubin MehtaExpert Advisor for Senior Management.
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You can join, but your academic qualification will be completely different from your job role, then you may get opportunities into core sectors like aviation, defence, metallurgy and lesser opportunities into IT stream.
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Sunil SoniManagement & IT Consultant
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NDA exam is conducted by UPSC twice a year in the month of April and September. Advertisement by UPSC is published 3 months in advance of examination in leading newspapers. Students appearing in the 12th board are eligible for NDA. Unmarried male candidates with age above 16 but below 19 are eligible to appear for NDA. You may look for details on UPSC website. Candidates who clear written test undergo SSB and medical examination for selection. Candidates with only PCM stream are eligible for commission in technical corps in Army, Flying pilot in IAF and Indian Navy. Humanities students are eligible for non-technical corps in Indian Arm
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Govind SharmaHR, startup entrepreneurs, career blogger
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No, you can't opt for merchant navy as mostly males are preferred for this course. The acceptable qualification is Bachelor's in nautical science and mechanical engineering.
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