Hi Ajay

Merchant Navy is a specialised industry which is fully engaged in commercial activities involving transportation of cargo and passengers through sea routes.

Merchant navy provides best career opportunities on different types of ships( and on land as well) 

Eligibility criteria: 

-Age requirement: Minimum-17, Maximum- 25 

As per government rules , the maximum age relaxation for sc and St is 5 years

- physical Fitness: candidates with disabilities are not eligible for admission in merchant Navy.  Certificate of fitness from a registered medical practitioner is mandatory for admission in a course. 

- it is mandatory to have 50% marks in English, and an aggregate of 60% marks in PCM.

- Normal vision is required but glasses up to plus or minus 2.5 may be allowed.

- Admission is through an entrance followed by a screening test and main written examination. There will be interview and medical test.

You have to complete a ship-training course prior to employment. Course is generally short term where candidates are taught basic security concerns of voyaging.

You can join various merchant navy courses:

B.sc marine catering

B.E civil engineering

B.E mechanical engineering

B.E Naval Architecture and offshore Engineering

B.sc Nautical Science

B.E marine engineering, petroleum engineering

Some top merchant navy institutes are:

1. Indian Maritime University ( it has campuses in Chennai, Kochi , Kolkata, Mumbai port, navi Mumbai and Vishakhapatnam)

2.Anglo Eastern Maritime Academy (AMEA)

3. Samudra Institute of Maritime Studies (SIMS)

4. Tolani Maritime Institute (Pune)

5. The Great Eastern institute of Maritime Studies

6. International Maritime Institute

These were few best colleges for merchant navy, and apply for more than one college so that if you're not selected in one college then you can get admission in some other college you don't have to wait for next session. 

Merchant Navy is a very fascinating job for those who want to earn handsome salary and travel the world. It offers fascinating career. You can join as a marine engineer or a deck cadet. 

All The Best!!

Merchant Navy Courses after 12th

To join as a Deck Officer:-

BSc Nautical Science (3 Years)

Diploma in Nautical Science (Leads to a BSc Nautical Science. Duration is 1 year)

To join as an Engineer:-BE/B Tech Marine Engineering (4 Years)

To join in the catering department after Class X or XII:-

Maritime Catering Course (6 Months)

BSc in Marine Catering (3 Years)

Depending on the marks on the IMU CET (Common Entrance Test), candidates are accepted into the various campuses of IMU and its affiliated institutions. 

Eligibility to join the Merchant Navy

AGE: The minimum age is 17 years and the maximum is 25 years to be eligible for examinations pertaining to the merchant navy. As per the Government rules, the maximum age relaxation for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes is 5 years.  

PHYSICAL FITNESS:Physical fitness is of utmost importance for a career at sea. A certificate of fitness from a registered medical practitioner is mandatory for admission into a course. Candidates with disability aren’t eligible for admission into courses with regard to the merchant navy. This hasn’t much to do with discrimination as such as it is supremely important to be fully able in carrying out the duties onboard a merchant ship.

EYESIGHT:6/12 in each eye or 6/9 in better eye and 6/18 in other eye for distant unaided vision. Color blindness in any case is absolutely NOT PERMITTED. 

Candidates who have finished the basic course in merchant navy can get jobs very easily through various consultants and placement agencies. Merchant navy fleet consist of cargo ships, container ships, barge carrying ships, tankers, bulk carriers, refrigerators ships, passenger ships, as well as roll off/roll on ships. The possibility of finding employment in cargo ships is more as compared to the others.

Hi Uday 

Merchant navy is the most exciting and lucrative course for youngsters. It offers commercial services. Merchant ships employ a huge number of workers to carry and deliver goods from one country to another.

It is quite challenging but also monetarily rewarding and satisfying.

Eligibility criteria : 

Class 12 with PCM from recognised board.

Candidate has to be unmarried

Admission is through entrance test followed by a screening test and a main written examination. After clearing test there is an interview and a Medical test.

You also need to complete a ship training course prior to employment, it's a short term course and candidates are taught basic security concerns of voyaging. 

Private Institute offer training for merchant navy.

So, merchant Navy is considered a glamorous job and a potential career option.

All The Best!

Sorry to say dear you are not eligible for merchant navy if you get less than 60% marks in 10+2.Because you have to fulfil the minimum eligibility criteria of that exam. So dear more focus on getting more than 60% marks otherwise you can't eligible for Merchant Navy.

Best of luck  Ayush

Hello, Hope you are doing well, here is the answer to your question, To be frank drawing is needed but not compulsory in merchant navy nautical science because you do have Chartwork, Naval Architecture, Sea Structure etc in your course where you should know a little bit of drawing. Even if you are able to draw the rough sketch of it, it is well and good. Once if you are really interested in merchant navy stream even if you don't know drawing it doesn't matter much, the interest in the subject will drive you off.

I think it helps you!!!

Keep Smiling:)

Wish you good luck!:)

Hi Ronit, hope you are doing well, the best Marchant navy placement college is Tolani Maritime Institute(TMI). It is dedicated to delivering high-quality maritime education and training to prepare its students for rewarding careers in the shipping industry. To get admission in this institute you can apply online or offline process. Application forms will be available on official websites. BITSAT exam is also accepted for this.

I think it helps you!!!

Keep Smiling:)

Wish you good luck!:)

Hi Soni,

As we all know that the navy ssr exam is generally conducted in 3 phases as :-

1.written test

2.physical fitness test

3.medical assessments

So, only those candidates are considered eligible for pft rounds who had clear the written test with cutoff marks.

As the written test consists of total of 100 marks , so you need to score around 65-75 marks ( for every category candidates ) to get eligible / selected for next phase of the exam.

Hope this will be helpful for you. 

For more details and informations you can check out the official sites too . 

Good luck.