Merchant Navy Officer

The Indian Maritime University is a Central University, that was established by Government of India for imparting quality education in the maritime field. It has an All-India jurisdiction and the headquarters is at Chennai.
It has campuses at Chennai, Kolkata, Mumbai, Visakhapatnam and Cochin. University conducts degree and Post graduate courses on Nautical Science, Marine Engineering, Ship building and International Transportation and Logistics Management. Lot of private colleges are affiliated to IMU. IMU conducts its own entrance namely All India Common Entrance Test. You may appear in CET to pursue your merchant navy career. www.imu.edu.in
You are advised to clear Maths as an additional subject to become eligible for most of the Merchant Navy degree courses.

Hi Shivam,
In the present days, Shipping Industry is going under recession & in a global industry such as merchant navy , it is imperative for one to consider various factors prior to embarking on a journey at sea. While there are numerous institutions providing education in this sector , quite a few things are important to consider beyond placements. A wider approach can lead you through a long term career trajectory, rather than thinking about immediate future which might create hurdles after a few years.So,considering all such factors I would rank these colleges as -:
Tolani Maritime Institute, Pune
IMU Campus, Vishakhapatnam
IMU Campus, Kolkata
IMU Campus, Mumbai
Anglo Eastern Maritime Academy, Mumbai
All the best.

Hello,
Eligibility criteria:
The eligibility for joining merchant navy is finishing class 12 with Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics.
Candidates have to be unmarried Indian citizens (male or female).
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 interviewand a medicaltest.
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.
There are some private institutes, which offer training for merchant navy as well. These institutes prepare students for jobs such as deck cadets and marine engineering jobs.
How to Join Merchant Navy After 12th
After class 12, you are 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

Hi Siddharth,
Eligibility Criteria:
The eligibility for joining merchant navy is finishing class 12 with Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics.
Candidates have to be unmarried Indian citizens (male or female).
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 the candidates are taught basic security concerns of voyaging.
There are some private institutes, which offer training for merchant navy as well. These institutes prepare students for jobs such as deck cadets and marine engineering jobs.
All the best.

Hi Shivam,
There are two routes (assuming that you mean a Master of a merchant ship on international trade). The first is to begin at a nautical college as a student/cadet and obtain the required knowledge and a modicum of experience at school and on relatively short periods on ships at sea. Upon graduation there are mandatory short courses required which vary somewhat, including the important examinations from the Indian authorities, followed by the issuance of your very first and highly prized certificate of competency, as a Second Mate, Foreigh Going! You will then gain more experience at sea, write more examinations and obtain your next certificate as Mate, Foreign Going. After more seatime and more examinations you will finally obtain the highly prized certificate as Master, Foreign Going!
But you must still gain more seatime to gain more experience, and there are also a raft of short courses to take in all sorts of fields. The Endorsements that you will receive from those courses (some of which you may have obtained early in your career) are what really tell the tale when it comes to getting jobs. They will include subjects like dynamic positioning, navigation simulator (including the all-important radar), specific trade certifications such as tankers, and so on. They are critical!
Once you have the certification, the experience, the endorsements and can convince the manager/owner that you can be trusted with his/her prized possession, you will be given command of your first ship, and as you gain more experience in command you will get to command better, bigger ships. Good luck!
For your first lesson, repeat after me - Captain is a title, not a position. The person in charge of a ship is the Master, just like it says on all the regulations and certificates.
All the best.