Engineer Officer Training



Graduate Marine Engineering (GME) is a one (1)-year post graduate course for students with a graduate degree in Mechanical Engineering/ Naval Architecture from any AICTE approved engineering college in India. Upon successful completion, an engine cadet will qualify for a 6 months onboard training as a Junior Engineer on a seagoing vessel, receiving free boarding & lodging apart from a monthly stipend during onboard training. Thereafter, he appears for the Certificate of Competency (COC) Examination (Class IV) conducted by the Directorate General of Shipping, Govt. of India. Upon receiving the COC, he is eligible to serve as a Fourth Engineer officer onboard a ship.

Stage Semester Duration Tracking Method Award of Qualification
1 1 6 Months (Pre Sea) Purely Residential, Lectures and Practical/Workshop -
2 2 6 Months (Ship in Campus training) Practical Experience in Machine shop, Operation & Maintenance of Marine Power plant systems and Auxiliaries 1 Year Pre-Sea Training for Graduate (GME) course
Eligibility For Engineer Officer

Age For
BE/ B.Tech

Not more than 25 years (as on the date of commencement of the course)

Age for ME / M.Tech

Not more than 26 years (as on the date of commencement of the course)

Academic Qualification

  • BE/Btech in Mechanical Engineering

 OR

  • A full-time Degree Course in Mechanical Engineering, (e.g. Mechanical and Automation, Mechanical and Electronics etc.) However, the word “Mechanical” should be first indicating that mechanical engineering is the core and the second subject is the elective.

(Must pass MEO Class IV Part A and MEO Class II Part A; may get exemption in Mathematics and Applied Mechanics)
OR

  • 5 year integrated ME/Mtech degree
  • From a College or Institute approved by the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE/UGC) or IIT/NITs.

 

  • With a minimum marks of 55% in final year.
  • Candidate must clear his BE/ Btech in 4 years only

 

  • Numbers of ATKTs / Arrears / Repeats / Fail subjects during the entire degree Programme: Not more than six attempts

Marital Status

Unmarried

Language

English shall be one of the subjects with minimum marks scored 50% in class X or XII

Medical

Physically fit and meet the standards laid out by DG Shipping & ESM / SIMS*

Eyesight

No Color Blindness, Use of corrective lenses permitted but the maximum permissible limits, at entry, are 6/12 in each eye or 6/9 in the better eye and 6/18 in the other eye, for Distant Unaided Vision. (As given in M.S. Act, Medical Examinations, and Annexure B.)

Height

Boys: 157 cm minimum,      Girls: 152 cm minimum

Weight

Boys: 48 kg minimum,        Girls: 45 kg minimum

BMI

Should be between 19 and 27

Passport

Candidate must be in possession of a valid passport prior to joining the course

* A strict medical fitness test is necessary for all selected candidates prior to admission. Candidates are required to undergo a medical test as prescribed by a DG Shipping approved doctor who is also approved by SIMS.