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after b.tech in it branch can i join merchant navy???
what is the procedure and requiremnt to join???

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after b.tech in it branch can i join merchant navy???what is the procedure and requiremnt to join???

Age Limits :- Unmarried Male and Female and age should not be More than 20 years but for SC/ST it has been relaxed to 5 Years.

Academic Qualifications :-
10+2 Class or Equivalent with Chemistry , Maths and Physics as Subjects.

Equivalent Examination includes CBSE , ICSE , State Boards

As you have Completed 12 and if your Subjects were PCM then you are Eligible for joining Merchant Navy as a Deck Cadets.

More Information :-

Selection is based on JEE Examination conducted by IIT a merit list is prepared after the written test and interview are completed and the Director General of Shipping has the authority to chose which of the 2 training programmes the candidate is best suited for (students can let their preference be known) Both the T.S. Chanakya and MERI institutions do help (under no Government obligations) in recruiting their graduates in suitable Indian Shipping Companies.

Physical Requirements

Candidates who apply for Merchant Navy should be physically and mentally fit. The Navigators are required to have a perfect eyesight, though marine engineers can wear spectacles for eyesight up to plus/ minus 2.5.

Colour blind people need not apply. The candidate must be immune to sea sickness.& Candidate must have height not less than 150cm, weight should be according to the height.

hi dear

yes, you can join in the merchant navy.

age- 20 years male or female
5 years relax for SC/ST

qualification:-

12th with physics,chemstry,math.

Some govt. colleges are:--

*Training ship chanakya, mumbai

*Mariene engg & research institute, kolkatta

*Mariene engg & research institute, mumbai

*Lal Bahadur Shastri College of advanced Maritime Studies and Research, Mumbai.

GOOD LUCK.......

Originally Posted by Unregistered

after b.tech in it branch can i join merchant navy???
what is the procedure and requiremnt to join???

dear friend,

After your b tech you can go for some course in nautical science,after that you can aplly for merchant navy.

the eligibility says that it should have a degree in marine engg or mechanical engineering.

there should not be any color blindness.

Two premier institutions which impart training for Merchant Navy:

(a) T.S. Chanakya, Mumbai which offers a three-year degree course leading to B.Sc. in Nautical Sciences.

(b) The Marine Engineering Research Institute (MERI), Kolkata which offers a four-year degree course leading to B.Tech. in Marine Engineering.

all the best

hello friend
the qualification needed to join merchant navy is 10+2 with PCM with a minimum of 55%

but friend
as you have already done b.tech this means that you must be definitely above 20 which makes you ineligible for it...

i'n doing b.tech in it branch.....and i want to join merchant navy next year........coz my b.tech will be over next year.......is it posssible????

After your b tech you can go for some course in nautical science,after that you can aplly for merchant navy.
the eligibility says that it should have a degree in marine engg or mechanical engineering.
there should not be any color blindness.
Two premier institutions which impart training for Merchant Navy:
(a) T.S. Chanakya, Mumbai which offers a three-year degree course leading to B.Sc. in Nautical Sciences.
(b) The Marine Engineering Research Institute (MERI), Kolkata which offers a four-year degree course leading to B.Tech. in Marine Engineering.
you can join in the merchant navy.
age- 20 years male or female
5 years relax for SC/ST
qualification:-
12th with physics,chemstry,math.
Some govt. colleges are:--
*Training ship chanakya, mumbai
*Mariene engg & research institute, kolkatta
*Mariene engg & research institute, mumbai
*Lal Bahadur Shastri College of advanced Maritime Studies and Research, Mumbai.