Merchant Navy after 12th (PCM)

With Class 12 in Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics you can apply for every officer route: DNS or B.Sc. Nautical Science to become a deck officer, B.Tech Marine Engineering to become a marine engineer, or the ETO course. Deck and engineering courses need an average of at least 60% in PCM and 50% in English, and you must be no older than 25 when the course starts. Admission to the degree courses is through IMU-CET.

Open with: Class 12 with Physics, Chemistry, Maths (PCM)

Deck officer

• Deck officer via a B.Sc. / B.S. Nautical Science degree · age limit 25
  Requires: 10+2 with PCM, at least 60% average in PCM; or B.Sc. with Physics, at least 50% in final year; or B.E. / B.Tech degree, at least 50% in final year.
  Fees: ₹4.65 lakh – ₹9.25 lakh — B.Sc. Nautical Science fees
• Deck officer via a Polyvalent (nautical + engineering) degree · age limit 25
  Requires: 10+2 with PCM, at least 60% average.
• Deck officer via the one-year Diploma in Nautical Science (DNS) · age limit 25
  Requires: 10+2 with PCM, at least 60% average; or B.Sc. with Physics, at least 55% aggregate; or B.E. / B.Tech degree (any branch).
  Fees: ₹2.5 lakh – ₹7 lakh — Diploma in Nautical Science (DNS) fees
• Near-coastal deck officer (NWKO NCV) via a cadet course · age limit 25
  Requires: 10+2 with PCM, plus 50% in English.

Deck rating (GP Rating)

• Deck rating (R-NW) via the pre-sea GP rating course · age limit 28
  Requires: 10th with English, Mathematics and Science, at least 40% aggregate.
  Fees: ₹2.2 lakh – ₹4.86 lakh — GP Rating (General Purpose Rating) course fees

Marine engineer officer

• Engineer officer via the four-year Marine Engineering degree · age limit 25
  Requires: 10+2 with Physics, Chemistry, Maths and English, at least 60% PCM average.
  Fees: ₹26.97 lakh — B.Tech Marine Engineering fees
• Engineer officer via the Alternate Training Scheme (institute – sea – institute)
  Requires: 10+2 with Physics, Chemistry, Maths and English.

Engine rating (GP Rating)

• Engine rating (REW) via the pre-sea rating course · age limit 28
  Requires: 10th with English, Mathematics and Science, at least 40% aggregate.
  Fees: ₹2.2 lakh – ₹4.86 lakh — GP Rating (General Purpose Rating) course fees

Electro-technical officer (ETO)

• Electro-Technical Officer via the pre-sea ETO course · age limit 35
  Requires: 10+2 with Physics, Chemistry, Maths and English; or Diploma in Electrical / Electronics / E&E (incl. lateral entry), at least 50%; or Degree in Electrical / Electronics / E&E, at least 50%.
  Fees: ₹2.25 lakh – ₹4.5 lakh — Electro-Technical Officer (ETO) pre-sea course fees

Ship's cook

• Ship's cook
  Requires: 12th Standard, any stream, at least 40%, with at least 40% in English in 10th or 12th; or 10+2 with PCM, with at least 40% in English in 10th or 12th.

Possible, with a further condition

• Electro-Technical Rating (ETR)
  Eligibility depends on details we cannot verify here: One of three streams: sea service with training; approved pre-sea or special training plus a short sea period; or technical qualifications meeting Table A-III/7.
• Becoming a seafarer: the Continuous Discharge Certificate (CDC) — rules from 1 August 2026
  Class 10 is only the base: the CDC also needs one of the DGS Order 12 of 2026 categories (approved pre-sea training, an Agniveer discharge certificate, a hospitality qualification with OCCP, a cook CoC, or another CoC).
• Hotel and service staff on passenger (cruise) ships
  Eligibility depends on details we cannot verify here: Via a DG-approved cruise recruitment company (CDC restricted to cruise and passenger ships).

Routes and requirements from the DGMA (formerly DG Shipping) training rules, as used by the Marine One Route Finder. Every route also needs a pre-sea medical by a DGMA-approved examiner.