Marine Engineering & Research Institute (MERI)

Marine Engineering & Research Institute - MERI Admission 2013

Ministry of Shipping,
Road Transport & Highways.

Admission to T.S. Chanakya. Navi Mumbai Marine Engineering & Research Institute (MERI), Kolkata Marine Engineering& Research Institute (MERI), Mumbai

The selection for admission to the 3 - year course leading to B.Sc. (Nautical Sciences) Degree at T.S.Chanakya, NaviMumbai, 4-year Marine Engineering Degree at Marine Engineering &Research Institute (MERI), Kolkata and 3-year Polyvalent B.Sc.(Maritime Sciences) Degree at Marine Engineering & Research Institute (MERI), Mumbai will be made through the Joint Entrance Examination.

There will be no separate Entrance Examination for admission to the above training institutes and only those candidates who have qualified in IIT-JEE Examination will be called for counseling in the month of July / August.

All Indian Nationals seeking admission to the abovementioned institutes must fill up the application form for IIT-JEE anda separate application form issued by Indian Institute of Maritime Studies.

Seats:

There are 156 seats available in T.S.Chanakya, Navi Mumbai, 208 in MERI, Kolkata and 39 in MERI, Mumbai.

Out of these 10 seats are reserved for foreign nationals in T.S. Chanakya, MERI, Kolkata and MERI, Mumbai for which the details can be directly obtained from? Indian Institute of Maritime Studies.

MERI 2013 Reservation of Seats:

15% are reserved for SC candidates, 7-1/2%for ST candidates & 18% are reserved for OBC candidates belonging to non-creamy layer.

MERI 2013 Academic Qualification & Age Limits:

Candidates must have passed (10 + 2) examination with Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics and English.
MERI 2013 Application Form

Application form along with information brochure giving the details of the Training Programmed at the above three Institutes, Medical standards etc. Can be obtained from the following designated branches of Syndicate Bank all over India on payment ofRs.300/- (General / OBC category) and Rs.200/- (in case of SC/ST category)

Syndicate Bank Branches:

West Zone: Ahmedabad (Ashram Road Branch), Bhilai, Bhopal, Fort, Mumbai, Gwalior,Indore (Main Rajwada Chowk Branch), Jaipur (M.I. Raod Branch) Nagpur(Gandhi Bagh Main Branch), Pune (Laxmi Road Branch), Thane (NaupadaBranch), Udaipur.
North Zone:Amritsar, Allahabad (Cantonment), Bareilly (Civil Lines Branch),Chandigarh, Dehradun, Gurgaon (Cantonment), Jammu, Kanpur, Lucknow Main(Aminabad), Meerut (Main),New Delhi (Nehru Place Branch), Patiala(Main), Varanasi (Main).
East Zone: Bokaro Steel City,Bhubaneswar (Main), Kolkata (N.S. Road), Dhanbad, Jamshedpur,Muzaffarpur, Port Blair, Patna, Ranchi, Rourkela.
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      South Zone: Anantapur, Bangalore (Gandhinagar), Chennai (Mount Road), Kochi (Kochi-KotinukulamRoad Main Branch), Hyderabad (N.S.Road), Trivandrum (TiruvananthapuramState Junction, Visakhapatnam (Main Suryabagh).

The application form along with information Brochurecan also be obtained by post from the Indian Institute of MaritimeStudies, T. S. Chanakya Campus, Karave, Nerul, Navi Mumbai - 400 706.

By sending a self addressed stamped envelope 11" x5" size with stamp worth Rs.55/- along with a DD of Rs.300/- (General /OBC Category) and Rs.200/- (in the case of SC/ST category) drawn in favor of Indian Institute of Maritime Studies and payable at Mumbai.

Special Information:

The sale of application form commences at the above centers only  and the application form duly filled in should be submitted to the
Indian Institute of Maritime Studies,
T.S. Chanakya Campus,
Karave, Nerul, Navi,
Mumbai - 400 706,

Details of the medical standards specified are available in the information brochure. However, the candidates should note that, for joining T.S.Chanakya and Polyvalent B.Sc. (Maritime Sciences) normal vision of 6/6 is essential for each eye separately and those wearing glasses will not be eligible for admission.

Whereas in the case of MERI Kolkata, glasses will be allowed up to plus or minus 2.5.Un-aided vision should be 6/12 in both eyes minimum or 6/9 in the good eye and 6/12 in the other eye at least. Defective color vision is a disqualification for all the 3 courses.

There are total 10.seats available for direct admission of foreign nationals to these institutes. They need not appear for IIT-JEE 2013 Examination.

The application form for direct admission of foreign nationals may be obtained from IIMS on payment of US$ 100 by bank draft drawn in favor of Indian Institute of Maritime Studies payable at Mumbai.

On successful completion of the courses, the cadets will be eligible for entry to the Merchant Navy both in India and abroad, with attractive salaries and exciting career prospects.