Marine Engineering

GKM College of Engineering and Technology, Coimbatore Marine Engineering College and Mohammad Sathak Engineering college are the top colleges for marine engineering in Tamil Nadu.

Without entrance exam, you can not get admission in any good college. You have to get admission through management quota.

All engineering degree are equally easy for average students provide you put up reasonable effort and attend classes regularly.

Mechanical Engineering graduates can undergo 1 year duration Graduate Marine Engineering (GME) course to enter into merchant navy as Marine engineer. This course is offered by lot of institutes approved by the Directorate General of Shipping. You may visit Indian Maritime University website for further details. http://www.imu.edu.in

B.Sc Nautical Science graduates are employed in navigation and command of ship roles. Engineering jobs in merchant navy is mostly filled by marine engineers who have done B.Tech marine engineering or have graduate Diploma in marine engineering after B.Tech mechanical or electrical engineering.

The job opportunities that are available for B.Sc Nautical Science graduates are as follows:
(a) Captain of merchant ship
(b) Deck Officer
(c) Radio Officer
(d) Oceanographer
(e) Pilot with Port Trust
Those who do Marine engineering courses after BSc Nautical Science may grow in Engineering roles.
Following are on shore jobs for BSc Nautical Science graduate
(a) Ship Manager or Marine Superintendent
(b) Nautical Surveyors
(c) Teacher with any Maritime Training Institute
(d) Management post in shipping companies