Career

Eligibility Criteria
1) The eligibility for joining merchant navy is finishing class 12 with Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics.
2) Candidates have to be unmarried Indian citizens (male or female).
3) Normal vision is required but glasses up to plus or minus 2.5 may be allowed.
4) Admission is through an entrance followed by a screening test and a main written examination.
5) After clearing the test, there is an interview and a medical test.
6) You also need to complete a ship-training course prior to the employment. The course is generally short-term where the candidates are taught basic security concerns of voyaging.
Career Options :-
There are numerous employment opportunities in this field. Candidates who have finished the basic course in merchant navy can easily get jobs through various consultants & placement agencies. Merchant navy fleet consist of cargo ships, tankers, bulk carriers, container ships, barge carrying ships, refrigerators ships, passenger ships as well as roll off/roll on ships. The possibility of finding employment in cargo ships is more as compared to the others.
Companies that run merchant ships need trained people who can maintain and operate the ships. Some of these companies are: Chevron and Mobil of USA, Wallem Ship Management of Hong Kong, Bibby Ship Management, d'Amico etc. India too has its shipping companies, such as the Shipping Corporation of India, Great Eastern Shipping and Chowgule Shipping.
In India, job opportunities are also available in both government and private shipping companies.
Merchant navy job profiles :-
Deck officer (navigation officer)
Electro-technical officer (ETO)
Engineer
Catering & hospitality crew (pursers, stewards, chef, housekeeper etc.)
Ratings - ratings are skilled seafarers who help all the officers with daily tasks

The pool of operations managers in India is severely constrained due to the enhanced economic activity witnessed during past two decades. The shortage of skilled manpower in critical sectors like manufacturing, warehousing, supply chain and logistics has also been recognised by the government. Due to this shortage at all levels, a professional with requisite skill sets has many options across the spectrum of industries from infrastructure to retailing to services. With quantum increase expected in the manufacturing sector, the options would only increase for the professionals in this field.
In India, MBA in operations is one of the highest paying jobs ranging from Rs. 3 lakhs to Rs. 20 lakhs a year. Your package will depend on the geographic location and your qualification. Cities like Gurgaon have high job packages followed by Bangalore, Mumbai and Pune.
Top recruiters in this sector are Mahindra, Suzuki, Blue dart, Amazon.com, Trident, Wipro, Genpact, DTDC, JP Morgan and Cognizant.

Dear,
You can join these courses after completing your class 12th:
Most popular courses as given below:
B.Com
BBA/BBM/BBS
B.Sc in IT/BCA ( if you have information practices or computer science in Class 12th)
NDA
BA LLB/B.Com LLB/BBA LLB
Economics (Hons) prefer if you have mathematics or economics as subject in class 12th)
Mathematics or Statistics (Hons) (if you have mathematics in class 12th)
Psychology
Professional Courses:
ICAI: Chartered Accountant (those having mathematics Class 12th)
ICSI: Institute of Company Secretaries of India
ICWA: Institute of Cost and Work Accountancy
Actuarial Science (those having mathematics in Class 12th)
You may also do these courses after class 12th as per your interest:
B.EL.ED
BA in political science/development studies/social work
BA in fashion communication
Journalism and mass communication
Hotel Management
Fashion Designing
English (Hons)
Foreign Language
Special Education
Travel and Tourism
Physical Education
Fine Arts/animation
All the best.