Merchant Navy Officer

You cannot join merchant navy by appearing for NDA exam. Recruitment for Indian Navy, Army and IAF as a Commissioned Officer is done through NDA exam. Lot of Indian Navy officers move to merchant navy after few years of service by seeking premature retirement.

You are advised to appear for Joint Admission Test conducted by Indian Maritime University after class 12. You may refer to IMU for further details

You can join, but your academic qualification will be completely different from your job role, then you may get opportunities into core sectors like aviation, defence, metallurgy and lesser opportunities into IT stream.

NDA exam is conducted by UPSC twice a year in the month of April and September. Advertisement by UPSC is published 3 months in advance of examination in leading newspapers. Students appearing in the 12th board are eligible for NDA. Unmarried male candidates with age above 16 but below 19 are eligibl

No, you can't opt for merchant navy as mostly males are preferred for this course. The acceptable qualification is Bachelor's in nautical science and mechanical engineering.