Courses open to you
GP Rating course (ITI)
You become: Deck or engine rating
- You need
- Class 10 terms apply. A quarter of the seats in every approved course are kept for technical trades such as welder, fitter, electrician and mechanic.
- Age
- 17½ to 28
- Length
- 6 months
- Fees
- ₹2.2–4.9 lakh for the whole course
Marine engineering for diploma holders
You become: Marine engineer
- You need
- Diploma in Mechanical, Marine or Naval Architecture (or Electrical) Engineering with 50% in the final year.
- Age
- Up to 28
- Length
- 2 years
B.Tech Marine Engineering, second year entry
You become: Marine engineer
- You need
- 3-year engineering diploma with 55% in the final year, and 50% in English.
- Age
- 18 to 25
- Length
- 3 years
ETO course
You become: Electro-technical officer
- You need
- 3-year diploma in Electrical, Electronics, Telecommunication or Instrumentation Engineering with at least 60%.
- Age
- Up to 35
- Length
- 4 months, then sea training
- Fees
- ₹2.3–4.5 lakh for the whole course
Before you pay any fees
- Check the institute is on the DG Shipping list of approved institutes.
- Get your eyesight and colour vision checked. See eyesight rules.
- Ask which shipping companies take the institute's students for sea training.
- Never pay an agent for a job or a seat. See warning signs of a fake agent.
Common questions
Can I do GME with a diploma?
No. GME needs a degree. Diploma holders have the 2-year marine engineering course and second-year entry to B.Tech instead.
Sources (checked 31 October 2026)
- DG Shipping Training Circular 12 of 2020 (pre-sea courses, entry rules and age relaxations) and DGS Order 12 of 2026
- Course fees: each institute's own website or prospectus. See course fees by institute.
This page is general guidance. The institute, the company and the approved doctor make the final decisions.