I scored 53.33%in pcm of 12th can i join merchant navy as Deck Cadet?

·         Procedure for pursuing a career in merchant navy

The eligibility for joining merchant navy is completing class 12 with the subject math, physics and chemistry. The candidates must be Indian citizens and they must not be married. This is irrespective of the gender. Another requirement is normal vision but glasses with power not exceeding 2.5 might be allowed.

·         Process

The admission will be after undertaking an entrance test. After this there will be a screening test and then again, a written main examination. The admission has two levels of testing. A screening test will be there initially. Those who clear it will be qualified for the main written exam. Once the test is cleared there will be a medical examination. Physical fitness is also looked into. Before getting employed the candidates have to go through ship training for making them prepared for the job. It is a short duration course where they will be taught about managing security concerns of voyaging.

·         Courses available

After 12th there are many courses that you can take up to pursue a career in merchant navy. These are:

B.Sc. Nautical Science

B.E. Marine Engineering

B.E. Naval Architecture and Offshore Engineering

B.E. Petroleum Engineering

B.E. Mechanical Engineering

B.E. Harbor & Ocean Engineering

B.E. Civil Engineering

B.E. Electrical & Electronics Engineering

B.Sc. Marine Catering

Electro Technical Officer Course

 For any of these courses the candidates will have to appear for IMUCET or the all india merchant navy entrance exam. The other exams for Marine Engineering are JEE, MERI Entrance Exam, TIMSAT.

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Hello Shantanu,

To join Merchant Navy either in Deck Department or in Engine department you first need to give IMU CET conducted by Indian Maritime University every year. After clearing that you have to go for the counselling to get admission into the colleges of IMU and to get in any College affiliated to it you have to apply separately by going on their site.

The eligibility criteria of IMU-CET is you should have passed 12th with minimum 60% in PCM and should have scored minimum of 50% in English.

Also, after clearing the exam you have to go for Medical conducted by D.G. shipping approved Doctors in different cities. For Deck Department there is no relaxation with the eyesight it should be 6/6 without glasses and for Engine department it can be around 6/18 or 2.5 without glasses.

Hope this will help you. Feel free to ask any query.

Heyyy Vivek Dhiman....

There are almost 5 courses in Merchant navy field. It depends upon you which course you would like to join. Although if you join IMU then the course fee will be starting from 170000 to 300000 per annum . But if you join some private institute then the course fee may exceed by 100000 to 300000 per annum. For the admission process, you just need to give the Indian Maritime University Common Entrance Test (IMU CET).

Hello Bhavya,

To join Merchant Navy first you need to pass 10+2 with minimum of 60% in PCM and 50% in English along with that if you're choosing Deck Department you shouldn't be wearing glasses but if you're choosing Engine Department then there is a relaxation for that which is 6/18 or 2.5 without glasses.

You can get into Merchant Navy by doing the following courses from India Maritime University: 

For Deck Department: 1. B.Sc in Nautical Science

2. Diploma in Nautical Science leading to B.Sc

For Engineering Department: 1. B.E. Marine Engineering

2. B.E. in Naval Architecture

Also, you can join Merchant Navy by doing B.E. in Mechanical or Electrical then after go for GME course you can make career into shipping.

For IMU you need to give IMU-CET which is conducted every year and after the written exam you have to go for the counselling and Medical to get into any college.

Hope this will help you. Feel free to ask any query.

About IMU CET exam 

Conducting Authority :- Indian Maritime University

Examination Level :- National

Category :- Undergraduate Examination

Mode of Exam :- Online

Duration of Exam :- 3 hours

Other details on below given link :-

Https://engineering.careers360.com/articles/imu-cet

Hello Shantanu,

For clearing IMU CET first you need to know what are the topic comes in the IMU CET exam.  IMU CET exam is different from other engineering entrance examination as it includes Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics but also General Aptitude, English as well. 

So need to be very quick to answer all the questions. For PCM you need almost the same preparation as like JEE Mains or you can expect a little lower level but for English and Aptitude you need to prepare.

For more information you can go to imu.edu.in. 

Also check previous year papers. 

Hope this will help you. Feel free to ask any help as I a graduate from IMU you can any query related to this university.

Hello Neha,

In merchant navy, catering is under the pre-sea training courses like-

-Certificate Course in Maritime Catering (CCMC)

-Orientation Course for Catering Personnel (OCCP)

After obtaining a degree or diploma in hospitality and hotel administration, or hotel management and catering technology or other such courses, you can apply for orientation and certificate courses from a reputed institute. In this way, you still have a chance of getting good jobs over land also.

The catering related jobs in Merchant ships are-

-General Steward

-2nd Cook/Trainee

-Chief cook/Chief Steward 

The Saloon ratings (meaning steward or cook) are employed for the upkeeping and maintenance of the accommodation and living spaces, including officer’s cabins and officer’s saloon. They attend to the officer’s saloon and arrange to serve food, clean and issue linen to the officers/crew. 

The Chief cook is a part of the Saloon department and is responsible for the storage, preparation of wholesome food for all the ship’s officers/crew and upkeep of the galley (Kitchen). 

A competent person can rise to the level of Catering Officer or Purser on board a Merchant Ship. Saloon Ratings are also in great demand in the Cruise shipping Industry.

Eligibility criteria for the certificate course in maritime catering (CCMC):

• Pass with aggregate 40% marks in 12th from Govt. recognized board English as subjects.

• Should be in the age group of 17.5 years to 25 years before entry in the training

• Minimum 40% in English in 10th or in 10+2. Minimum 50%in English if passed from vernacular medium

Eligibility criteria for Orientation Course for Catering Personnel (OCCP):

• Should be in the age group of 18-25 (in some 28) years

• Should have scored a minimum of 40% in English in 10th or 12th standard.

• Should have completed a Degree/Diploma in Hotel Administration, or Hotel Management and Catering Technology or Catering, Culinary Arts, or Hospitality and Tourism with minimum 6 months duration from a recognized and reputed Board or University.

Selection Procedure

Different colleges under Indian Maritime University have different criteria of selection, for example, HIMT, for orientation course takes an online test followed by a psychometric test, medical examination, and finally, panel interview. Hence, selection procedure varies for a course and college.

NOTE: -Medical examination is must (as happens in all courses of merchant navy).

Fee structure: -

Again, the fee structure is different for colleges. Generally, the orientation course has fees in between Rs.30,000- Rs.50,000. And certificate course in maritime catering has fees in between Rs.1,50,000-2,00,000.

Placement:

After completion of your course, you will be recruited by the merchant ships and various companies. Or you can apply independently too. For more information about a college’s placement record, you can refer the official IMU site which provides an annual ranking of colleges.

-Govt. of general shipping has tried to give students more scope in pre-sea services and if you work hard, you can definitely end up as in-charge of the catering department.

-If you have chosen a course of your interest, you can visit the official sites of colleges to check the schedule, exact fee structure and eligibility criteria, syllabus of the course etc. While choosing a college, it is recommended that you check their Approval status and Annual ranking.

Hope your queries are answered. If you still have some doubts, feel free to ask.

All the best for the future!

Hi Mayank,

First before joining the merchant Navy you need to figure out that which branch do you want to join. Majorly there are 2 branches the engineering side and the nautical side.

In the nautical side one has the work of navigation and cargo handling and all sorts of paper work.

In the engineering side you will have more hands on job like working on the machines and maintaining them or repairing them if needed because when you are at sea you would have to do all the job yourself and won't have the liberty to call a plumber or electrician or mechanic.

So once you have figured out what branch you want to join as per your caliber, capacity and will then you will have to fill out the forms

There are quite a few forms to fill out but IMUCET is the exam which is the most important one as through this you can get into each college and imu provides you the degree of either Btech marine engineering or BSc nautical sciences as per your choice.

The IMUCET forms would be out on April 6,2019 to May 11,2019

After this-

• IMU CET 2019 Admit Card will be released on May 16, 2019 .
• The total time allotted for the exams is 3 hours . No negative marking is applicable in the exam.
• Indian Maritime University will declare the result of IMU CET 2019 on June 5 . The candidates can now check the list of qualified candidates for admission
• Candidates who are willing to take the IMU CET 2019 exam can apply for it on IMU’s official website Imu.Edu.In .

Eligibility criteria-

• Only Unmarried candidates would be considered eligible for the purpose of this exam.
• Candidate must have applied for passport before taking admission through CET.
• Minimum age of candidate should be 17 years and Maximum age should not exceed 25 years. Both the ages that is maximum and minimum would be counted as on August, 1, 2019.
• Candidates applying in marine courses would be required to produce the medical fitness certified by Doctors approved by Director General of Shipping

After clearing the exam and then you will have to apply for the counseling and then there your would have to contact the colleges.

About the packages there is not a big difference on what college one joins as maritime industry has nearly the same package.

5th engineer- 300-900$ per month

4th engineer- around 3000$ per month

And then it depends on how well you perform and clear your exams and so does your package too.

The top colleges-

• Tolani Maritime Institute

Fees- nearly uptown 20 lakh for the whole degree course

• SIMS, Pune

Fees- upto 16-18 lakh for the whole course

• MANET, Pune

Fees- around 15 lakh for the course

• MERI, Kolkata
• MERI, Mumbai

Fees for both are around 10-12 lakh for the whole course.

These are some of the colleges who have a top hand in this industry as they have a good record placement.

I would like to wish you luck for your exam and for any enquiries your can either leave down a comment or contact the respective college.

All the best

Dear Ritesh, yes you can appear for the Sponsorship exam after 12th. You should have an aggregate of 60% in Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics and 50% in English. You should apply for IMU CET and obtain qualifying marks with good rank. Please go through their official page for more information at: http://www.anlineshipping.com/sponsorship.html