Those who love facing challenges and tough competition, this field is mostly demanded for them. The main task of a marine engineer is the operation, maintenance and repairing of all the technical faults and measures and to detect faults in the ships. They have to manage huge equipments and machines in the shipping areas. The pay scale offered is very high. Colleges and universities have started this course for the marine lovers. They generally sail 15-20 years and then they can join universities and other related areas. They can work in banks, hotels and educational institutes. This is the most challenging professions in India.
To enter this stream, you are supposed to have a bachelor’s degree in fields like:- Marine engineering, General engineering , Marine technology and various other fields will also be very helpful. You can also take merchant navy training and after this you can enter this profession.
There are various institutes that take entrance examinations to take admissions in the reputed colleges and institutes in India. By cracking these entrance examinations, one can directly take admissions in the reputed institutes. Strong technical skills, interpersonal skills, communication skills & ability to work 24*7 are all sorts of skills that are required for the students entering this profession.
The starting salary given to the marine engineers starts from Rs 15000 and it exceeds with the increasing position and experience.