Merchant Navy Officer

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 eligible to appear for NDA. You may look for details on UPSC website. Candidates who clear written test undergo SSB and medical examination for selection. Candidates with only PCM stream are eligible for commission in technical corps in Army, Flying pilot in IAF and Indian Navy. Humanities students are eligible for non-technical corps in Indian Army.
In case you want to join. Merchant Navy , you are advised to appear for Joint Admission Test conducted by Indian Maritime University. You may look at university website for details on admission process and career options in Merchant .

Hi,
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. The university conducts degree and post graduate courses on nautical science, marine engineering, ship building and international transportation and logistics management. Lots 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.
Kindly, refer to www.imu.edu.in for further details.