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How to join Indian MARCOS after doing Civil Engineering?

MARCOS is short form for Marine Commandos.

Only male candidates are selected from Indian navy as MARCOS personnel and kept under extremely high standards of selection procedure.

The candidates are selected from Indian navy at a very early age of 20s only and have to go through a very stringent selection process and training.

The training regiment includes: airborne operations, combat diving courses, counter-terrorist, anti-hijacking, anti-piracy operations, Direct action, Infiltration and Exfiltration tactics, Special reconnaissance, Unconventional warfare training etc.


One can join Indian Navy either through NDA or CDS exam. Both the exam is conducted by UPSC(Union Public Service Commission) .

Eligibility criteria for NDA Exam are as under :-

-The candidate must be a citizen of India.

-The age limit for the candidate is 16.5 years to 19 years.

-Only unmarried male candidate can apply for the exam.

-The qualification required to join Indian Naval Academy through NDA is 10+2 with Physics,Chemistry and Mathematics .

-The selection process involves of

*Written Examination

* Personal Interview by Service Selection Board


Eligibility criteria for CDS Exam are as under :-

-The candidate must be an Indian .

-The candidate must have Bachelor's Degree in Engineering from any recognized university.

-The candidate age limit should be in between 19 years to 22 years .

-The selection process involves of

* Written Exam

* Interview by Services Selection Board.