Marine engineering is a branch of engineering that expertise in the operation and construction of machine equipment for sea craft, dock, harbour installations and all sea related operations.

They design, maintain, build machines used in and around the sea. One can pursue this marine engineering course degree in BE/B.Tech in Marine engineering, BE/B.Tech in Mechanical Engineering, and Masters and the Ph.D. degree in marine engineering.

The course subjects are concentrated on the study of concepts and understanding of machines and designing and building different kinds of sea equipment, from building boats, ships to harbor machines in seaports.

Today, the demand for marine engineers has increased with the rise in transport and emerging trade systems that take place between many countries, thereby the need for marine engineers to check, maintain, construct new machines for water ports has been in demand.

Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, Chennai and Indian Maritime University, Kolkata and Birla Institute of Technology and Science are some of the top universities that provide marine engineering courses.

Eligibility Criteria (UG & PG) of Marine Engineering

Certain eligibility criteria are required by different universities for admissions into engineering courses in their university. The basic eligibility criteria are given below.

For Undergraduate Degree

  • An individual must have secured minimum marks of 60% in class 12.

  • Candidates must have completed their previous course study in science stream with mathematics, physics and chemistry subjects.

  • For SC/ST and handicapped category, individuals are given relaxed minimum marks criteria of 55%.

  • Either entrance test or merit-based admission is made as per the need of the university guidelines.

For Postgraduate Degree

  • For postgraduate admissions, the individuals must score minimum marks of 60% when averaged during their previous course degree.

  • Candidates must have completed their previous degree course in BE/B.Tech.

  • For the category of SC/ST and handicapped, the candidate should have scored a  minimum of 55% during their previous degree course.

  • Entrance test exams or merit based admission process as per the need of the institution.

Entrance Exams for Marine Engineering

Various entrance exams are conducted by universities at national and university level for undergraduate and postgraduate degree courses in marine engineering. Some of the top entrance exams for admissions to marine engineering course are given below.

JEE Advanced– Joint Entrance Exam Advanced is conducted every year by one of the IITs under the guidance of the Joint Admission Board. It is a national level entrance exam for undergraduate engineering courses for admissions to IITs. It is an online mode of the exam with 3 hours exam duration.

IMU CET– Indian Maritime University Common Entrance Test, also known as IMU CET is a national level entrance exam conducted by IMU for admissions to all the courses offered in the university which includes engineering and precisely marine engineering.

It is an entrance test to grant admissions to all undergraduate, postgraduate and PhD courses in the university. It is a computer-based exam (online) and is 3 hours-long.

BITSAT– Birla Institution of Technology and Science Admission Test which is commonly known as BITSAT is an entrance exam for admissions of engineering and technology courses by the university. It is an online university level entrance exam conducted by the university and is 3 hours-long.