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i know many have asked this question.but, i want to know details.
i am in 3rd year of mech. eng. and i want to join the merchant navy.so which exam should i give to get admission in a govt. and a good institute.and can you suggest me a book to prepare for the entrance exam?also can i give the exam this year just to see the pattern of the exam?
and will i get placement if i get selected in a reputed college, as there are lot of frauds in this field.

Yes you can join as Junior Marine Engineer.There are various streams through which you could join, some of them are the main ones and highlighted below:-

**4-Years Pre-Sea Marine Engineering Degree Course

**1-year Pre-Sea Training for Mechanical Graduate Engineering

**2-year Pre-Sea Training for Diploma Holders

**2 ½ years Pre-Sea Training for Marine Engineers under Alternate Training Scheme


List of best colleges that are offer Merchant Navy:-

->>Academy of Maritime Education & Training (AMET University) Chennai, India

->>B.P. Marine Academy Navi Mumbai, India

->>Coimbatore Marine College (CMC) Coimbatore, India

->>Cosmopolitian Technology of Meritime Chennai, India

->>Indian Centre for Advancement of Research and Education, Haldia (ICARE) Haldia ,
India

->>Indian Meritime University (IMU) Chennai, India

->>Institute of Technology & Marine Engineering (ITME) Kolkata, India.

Originally Posted by demolisher48

i know many have asked this question.but, i want to know details.
i am in 3rd year of mech. eng. and i want to join the merchant navy.so which exam should i give to get admission in a govt. and a good institute.and can you suggest me a book to prepare for the entrance exam?also can i give the exam this year just to see the pattern of the exam?
and will i get placement if i get selected in a reputed college, as there are lot of frauds in this field.

As you mentioned that you are a Mechanical engineer and want to join the merchant navy. You are right here i will provide you the complete details. You can join as a junior engineer in the Merchant navy. You have the following fields in which you can make your career. You can join the 4 years pre sea marine engineer course. You can take admission in the 1 year pre sea training for mechanical graduate engineers. You can also join 2 years pre-sea Training for diploma holders. You can also 2 years and 06 months pre-sea training for marine engineer.

There are many collages which provide these type of courses are:
1. B.P marine academy Navi Mumbai, India.
2. Cosmopolitian Technology of Meritime Chennai, India.
3. Academy of Maritime education & Training Chennai, India.
4. Coimbatore Technology of Meritime Chennai, India.
5. Indian Meritime University Chennai, India.
6. Institute of Technology & Maritime Engineering Kolkata.

These are the best colleges for Merchant navy courses. You can join these colleges as per your choice.