Eligibility Criteria for Girls to Join Merchant Navy

Will you please provide the information regarding the Eligibility Criteria for Girls to Join Merchant Navy?

[Quick Sam]

Here I am providing the information regarding the Eligibility Criteria for Girls to Join Merchant Navy which you are looking for .

For getting entry in Merchant Navy Girls have to appear in Indian Maritime University (IMU) examination

Eligibility Criteria:-

1)- Girls should have completed 12th class with science stream.
2)- Girls should have minimum 60% marks in 12th.
3)- Girls should be unmarried.
4)- Girls age should be below 20 years.

Physical Requirements:-

1. Eye Sight = 6/6,
2. Height = 167 cms,
3. Weight = 50 Kg
4. Chest = 77 cm (Normal) / 82 cm (Expanding)

Courses related to Merchant Navy:-
1 year course for Graduate Mechanical Engineers
Marine Engineering for (10+2) students, 4 year degree course
2 year course for Diploma Holders
3 month course for Deck Cadets for (10+2) students
Nautical Science for (10+2) students, 3 year duration course
3 month Pre-Sea Course for Deck rating.
3 month Pre-Sea Course for Engine rating.
4 month Pre-Sea Course for General Purpose (GP) rating.
4 month Pre-Sea Course for Saloon rating.

Best Merchant Navy institutes in India:-
Marine Engineering & Research Institute (MERI), Mumbai.
Training Ship Chanakya, Navi Mumbai.
Lal Bahadur Shastri College of advanced Maritime Studies and Research, Mumbai.
Marine Engineering & Research Institute (MERI), Kolkata.
Tolani Maritime Institute (TMI), pune
International Maritime Institute(IMI), Delhi
Maharashtra Academy of Naval Education and Training(MANET), Pune
Vels Academy of Maritime Studies, Chennai
Institute of Technology and Marine Engineering (ITME), Kolkata

Can you tell me about the eligibility requirement for Girls to join Merchant Navy in India after Class 12th as I want to join it, please help me with this?

[Neelu Bhasin]

A merchant navy or merchant marine or mercantile marine is the fleet of merchant vessels that are registered in India. The eligibility is same for boys and girls.


Eligibility Criteria


The eligibility for joining merchant navy is finishing Class 12 with Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics.

Candidates have to be unmarried Indian citizens

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 a main written examination.

After clearing the test, there is an interview and a medical test.

You also need to complete a ship-training course prior to the employment. The course is generally short-term where one is taught basic security concerns of voyaging.


Entrance Exams for Merchant Navy


After completion of 12th class, one can appear for the Indian Maritime University Common Entrance Test (IMU CET) or the All India Merchant Navy Entrance Exam.

This exam is generally conducted in the month of May.

The other exams that can also serve as a gateway for Marine Engineering are JEE, MERI Entrance Exam, TIMSAT.


Selection Criteria

*Written Exam.

*Physical Test

*Medical Test

*Personality Interview


How to Join Merchant Navy After 12th

After class 12, one is eligible to study the following merchant navy courses:
• 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. Harbour & Ocean Engineering
• B.E. Civil Engineering
• B.E. Electrical & Electronics Engineering
• B.Sc. Marine Catering
• Electro Technical Officer Course