You can join the Merchant Navy at three stages: (a.) After class 10th, (b.) After class 12th, and (c.) After Graduation (B.Sc/B.E/B.Tech).
For joining Merchant Navy after class 12th, you should have at least an aggregate of 60% in your PCM along with 50% marks in English.
IMUCET stands for Indian Maritime University Common Entrance Test. Yes, it is compulsory to give IMUCET for admission to any DG Shipping-approved Maritime Academy.
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The top colleges for Merchant Navy include IMU Kolkata, IMU Mumbai Port Campus, TMI Pune, SIMS, AMET Chennai, etc.
B.Sc. Nautical Science is a full-fledged, 3-year undergraduation course, while DNS (Diploma in Nautical Science) is a short-term diploma course of 18 months of pre-sea training that requires sponsorship as well.
To join a DNS course, you have to pass the IMUCET exam along with getting sponsorship from a shipping company.
DNS Sponsorship means that the company is assuring the cadet of this 18 months of sea service onboard one of its ships.
Some of the top companies giving DNS sponsorships are: Anglo Eastern, Great Eastern, Synergy Group, Fleet Management Limited, MSC, Scorpio Tankers, etc.
Based on the IMUCET rank, a student can apply for DNS sponsorship twice: once in the August batch and again in February (for some companies).
After clearing all written exams and interviews, candidates are required to go through a psychometric test and a medical test conducted by DG Shipping-certified doctors.
After completing the DNS course, you need to appear for second-mate exams. This second-mate exam is calculated as the 6th semester. After completing the second-mate exam, you will get a COC certificate. You need to send this COC certificate and some other documents to IMU by mail to get the B.Sc. in Nautical Science degree certificate.
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