Merchant Navy after B.Tech / B.E.

An engineering degree opens officer entry. Mechanical (or Naval Architecture) graduates can join GME to become marine engineers, up to age 28. Electrical and electronics graduates can join the ETO course, up to age 35, or the 18-month marine engineering course for electrical graduates. Graduates of any branch, including CSE, can become deck officers through DNS or the graduate pre-sea course, up to age 25, with 50% in English.

Open with: B.E. / B.Tech — Mechanical or Naval Architecture

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 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
• Deck officer via the six-month pre-sea course for graduates · age limit 25
  Requires: Degree in Science or Fisheries (NS), at least 50% in final year; or Engineering degree, at least 50% in final year.

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 one-year Graduate Marine Engineering (GME) course · age limit 28
  Requires: B.E. Mechanical Engineering or Naval Architecture, at least 50% in final year.
  Fees: ₹4 lakh – ₹6.42 lakh — Graduate Marine Engineering (GME) fees
• Engineer officer via the GME 8 + 4 scheme (eight months ashore, four months afloat)
  Requires: B.E. Mechanical Engineering or Naval Architecture, at least 50% in final year.

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

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).

Open with: B.E. / B.Tech — Electrical, Electronics or Instrumentation

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 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
• Deck officer via the six-month pre-sea course for graduates · age limit 25
  Requires: Degree in Science or Fisheries (NS), at least 50% in final year; or Engineering degree, at least 50% in final year.

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 eighteen-month course for electrical engineering graduates
  Requires: Full-time degree in Electrical or Electrical & Electronics engineering (AICTE-approved).

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).

Open with: B.E. / B.Tech — any other branch

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 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
• Deck officer via the six-month pre-sea course for graduates · age limit 25
  Requires: Degree in Science or Fisheries (NS), at least 50% in final year; or Engineering degree, at least 50% in final year.

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

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

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.