Mechanical Engineering

The Government sector also provides various job opportunities to the Marine Engineering graduates such as the National Institute of Ocean technology and many other organizations coming under the control of Indian government. Candidates can get into a career in allied fields or can go for various Central and State government job by applying for UPSC, SSC or even bank exams. Marine Engineers also have an opportunity to get into Indian Defense. Individuals interested in teaching can go for this profession after attaining the necessary qualifications to become a teacher. A post graduate diploma or a Master's degree in the allied field is a minimum requisite for the same. Candidates having interest in research works can also try to pursue a career in that field.
Candidates who wish to work abroad also have a vast scope in various foreign countries like France, UK, etc. Many foreign organizations recruit graduates in Marine Engineering field and will be better paid than their home country. A lot number of fresher are also been recruited as trainees.
Graduates usually get into the job as engineering trainees and later get promoted to junior engineers. They can slowly emerge as senior engineers, principal engineers, architects, research professionals, engineering managers and finally adorn as Head of Shipping engineering department and then the role of Vice President.
The private shipping companies provide a lot number of job opportunities for the Marine Engineers. They conduct recruitment drives to select eligible graduates in to the post of junior engineers in merchant ships. During the first stage they have to work as junior engineers and then can move to the grade of chief engineer within 5 or 6 years after their graduation through various competency tests. Many private shipping firms with the motive to select talented fresher conduct campus interview for the final year students by which a lot more students get placed. Some of the top private shipping companies providing job opportunities to marine engineering graduates are listed below:
1. Great Eastern Shipping.
2. Varun Shipping.
3. Mobile Shipping Co. Ltd.
4. Chevron Manning Services Ltd.
5. Mitsui OSK lines.
6. Barbar Ship Management Ltd. Australia.
7. Ravenscroft Shipping Inc.
8. Wilco Ship Management & Transport Pvt. Ltd.
9. Seearland Ship Mgmt. Ltd. Austria
10. Orinoco Marine Consultancy Pvt. Ltd.
11. Nortrans Pvt. Ltd.
12. Anglo Eastern Shipping Management Ltd.
13. Neptune Orient Lines Pvt.

Hi Nadish,
Candidates wishing to enter the navigational and engineering fields of Merchant Navy need to complete their B.Sc. degree in mechanical or marine engineering, before they can gain admission to the field. In some cases, students who have completed their 12th with PCM (Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics) are eligible to join as Deck Cadets.
Navigating Officers: Candidates will need to obtain a Certificate of Competency, as per the regulations in India relating to the examinations of Masters and Mates. Conducted by the Ministry of Surface Transport, in association with the Directorate General of Shipping (DGS) Mumbai, the examinations help determine the promotion prospects for the officers.
For training, the best training Institution for the navigating officers is the T.S. Chanakya. Candidates who qualify from here, that is complete their first certificate of competency of Second Mate, need to go through a three year training in Nautical Science (B.Sc.) and then complete a year's duration of practical training in the deck department of a merchant ship.
Selection is based on the Joint Entrance Examination given by the IIT; a merit list is prepared after the written test and interview are completed and the Director General of Shipping has the authority to choose which of the 2 training programs 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.
As far as remuneration and other benefits are concerned Merchant Navy is one of the few careers where the salary is relatively high. The pay is definitely different from company to company, depending on the city, country, export and import needs, seniority etc.
Hope this information helps. Please feel free to revert.
Wish You Luck!