PEOPLE WHO WANT TO JOIN MERCHANT NAVY REMEMBER THE TWO MOST IMPORTANT THINGS, YOU HAVE TO CHOOSE BETWEEN RELATIONSHIP AND MONEY. LATER YOU WILL FIND OUT!!
TWO IMPORTANT WEBSITE: DIRECTOR GENERAL OF SHIPPING AND MERCANTILE MARINE DEPARTMENT.
FIRST GO AND SEARCH FOR THE D.G.S APPROVED COLLEGES. D.G.S APPROVAL IS MUST FOR A MARINER.
CAREER IN MERCHANT NAVY CAN BE PURSUED EITHER AS AN OFFICER
OR A RATING IN MAINLY TWO SPECIALIZED FIELDS, I.E. MARINE
ENGINEERING (ENGINE SIDE) AND NAUTICAL
(DECK SIDE). TO BECOME A SEAFARER, FOLLOWING STREAMS OF ENTRIES
(PRE-SEA COURSES) ARE AVAILABLE TO INDIAN CITIZENS IN THE GOVERNMENT AS WELL AS
IN PRIVATE TRAINING INSTITUTIONS (RECOGNIZED AND APPROVED BY DIRECTOR GENERAL OF SHIPPING, MINISTRY OF SHIPPING)
ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA ACCORDING TO D.G.S:
1>FOR G.P RATING -
PASS WITH AGGREGATE
40% MARKS IN 10TH STANDARD FROM A RECOGNIZED BOARD WITH SCIENCE,
MATHEMATICS AS SUBJECTS AND WITH MINIMUM 40% MARKS IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE EITHER
IN 10TH , 12TH OR DIPLOMA/DEGREE EXAM.
2>FOR FITTER OR PETTY OFFICER -
PASS IN 2-YEAR
I.T.I. COURSE FROM GOVT. APPROVED INSTITUTE WITH MINIMUM 50% AGGREGATE MARKS IN
FINAL YEAR AND MINIMUM 40% MARKS IN ENGLISH AT 10TH OR 12TH
OR DIPLOMA/DEGREE EXAM.
3>FOR 4-YEAR
DEGREE COURSE IN MARINE ENGINEERING -
(A) PASS IN
(10+2) OR EQUIVALENT EXAMINATION WITH PHYSICS, CHEMISTRY, MATHEMATICS AND
ENGLISH AS SEPARATE SUBJECTS WITH A PCM AVERAGE OF NOT LESS THAN 60%
OR
(B) CANDIDATE CAN JOIN 2ND YEAR OF 4-YEAR MARINE ENGINEERING DEGREE COURSE PROVIDED HE HAS PASSED 1ST YEAR TRAINING FROM THE ALTERNATE TRAINING SCHEME, APPROVED BY D.G. SHIPPING (THIS WILL NOT BE APPLICABLE TO MERI.)
(B) CANDIDATE CAN JOIN 2ND YEAR OF 4-YEAR MARINE ENGINEERING DEGREE COURSE PROVIDED HE HAS PASSED 1ST YEAR TRAINING FROM THE ALTERNATE TRAINING SCHEME, APPROVED BY D.G. SHIPPING (THIS WILL NOT BE APPLICABLE TO MERI.)
OR
(C
) CANDIDATES CAN JOIN 2ND YEAR OF 4-YEAR MARINE ENGINEERING DEGREE
COURSE WHO HAVE PASSED 1ST YEAR FROM THE ENGINEERING COLLEGE IN
OTHER STREAMS LIKE MECHANICAL OR ELECTRICAL APPROVED BY AICTE WITH MINIMUM 60%
AVERAGE MARKS.
OR
(D ) CANDIDATES CAN
JOIN 2ND YEAR OF 4-YEAR MARINE ENGINEERING DEGREE COURSE WHO HAVE PASSED
3 YEARS DIPLOMA COURSE IN MECHANICAL / MARINE / ELECTRICAL / ELECTRICAL AND
ELECTRONICS, FROM THE COLLEGES APPROVED
BY AICTE OR STATE BOARD OF TECHNICAL EDUCATION WITH MINIMUM 55% OF AGGREGATE
MARKS IN THE LAST YEAR OF DIPLOMA COURSE.
OR
(E) CANDIDATES CAN JOIN 2ND YEAR OF
4-YEAR MARINE ENGINEERING DEGREE COURSE WHO HAVE PASSED 3 YEARS DIPLOMA COURSE,
IN ADDITION TO THE THREE YEARS REGULAR.
DIPLOMA COURSE IN
MECHANICAL/ ELECTRICAL /ELECTRICAL & ELECTRONICS ENGINEERING, IN FOLLOWING
CATEGORIES, FROM THE COLLEGES APPROVED BY AICTE OR STATE BOARD OF TECHNICAL
EDUCATION WITH MINIMUM 55% OF AGGREGATE MARKS IN THE LAST YEAR OF DIPLOMA
COURSE ;-
ELECTRICAL
ENGINEERING STREAM :
ELECTRICAL POWER SYSTEM ;
ELECTRICAL AND
ELECTRONICS ENGINEERING STREAM : DIGITAL ELECTRONICS / ELECTRONICS AND
COMMUNICATIONS/ ELECTRONICS & TELECOMMUNICATION / INDUSTRIAL ELECTRONICS /
ELECTRONICS / ELECTRONICS PRODUCTION
& MAINTENANCE / INSTRUMENTATION /INSTRUMENTATION & CONTROL
MECHANICAL
ENGINEERING STREAM : AUTOMOBILE /MACHINE TOOLS AND
MAINTENANCE /PLANT ENGINEERING / PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGY /PRODUCTION ENGINEERING
/ADVANCED DIPLOMA IN TOOL AND DIE MAKING
[NOTE
: THE CANDIDATES IN THIS CATEGORY ARE
NOT ELIGIBLE FOR EXEMPTION IN THE EXAMINATION OF APPLIED MECHANICS AND HEAT
ENGINE SUBJECT OF PART ‘A’ MEO CLASS IV AND CLASS II OF CERTIFICATE OF
COMPETENCY EXAMINATIONS.]
OR
(F) A CANDIDATE CAN JOIN 2ND YEAR OF 4 YEAR’S
MARINE ENGINEERING DEGREE COURSE WHO HAVE PASSED 4 YEARS DIPLOMA IN
SHIPBUILDING ENGINEERING FROM THE COLLEGES APPROVED BY AICTE OR STATE BOARD OF
TECHNICAL EDUCATION WITH MINIMUM 55% AGGREGATE MARKS IN THE LAST YEAR OF
DIPLOMA COURSE.
AND
THE CANDIDATES SHOULD HAVE OBTAINED WITH MINIMUM
OF 50% MARKS IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE AT
10TH OR 12TH STD OR IN THE DEGREE / DIPLOMA COURSE CONDUCTED
BY RECOGNIZED BOARD OR UNIVERSITY.
4>4
YEARS B.S. [NAUTICAL TECHNOLOGY] -
PASS
IN (10+2) OR EQUIVALENT EXAMINATION WITH PHYSICS, CHEMISTRY, MATHEMATICS AND
ENGLISH AS SEPARATE SUBJECTS WITH A PCM AVERAGE OF NOT LESS THAN 60% AND WITH
50% MARKS IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE AT 10TH OR 12TH STD EXAM.
IF YOU ARE IN ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA GO TO THE D.G SHIPPING SITE AND FIND THE APPROVED COLLEGES AND THEN FIND OUT ABOUT THEM IN GOOGLE.
BEFORE DECIDING THE BEST COLLEGE FIND OUT THE REVIEWS OF THAT COLLEGES.
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