How could I join the merchant navy as a rating?

Can i join merchant Navy after B.B.M?

• Dear Sir/Madam i am doing my 2nd year B.B.M in bangalore i had planned to do finance in the final year and complete my graduation then to join merchant navy in administration field now my doubt is that there is administration field or not in merchant navy if it is there how can i join in administration field in merchant navy. My parents are saying me to join Indian Navy through S.S.B (short service board) for a period of ten Years in administration field so that i will get more knowledge and then later you can join merchant navy if they have administration department or any other field that suit my profile... Please suggest me weather merchant navy has administration branh or not if there how can i get in.

• Answer:

  The training of all the Indian Merchant Navy personnel is the responsibility of the Government of India, who work through the Ministry of Surface Transport. Candidates wishing to enter the navigational and engineering fields of Merchant Navy need to complete their B.Sc. degree in mechanical or marine engineering, before they can gain admission to the field. In some cases, students who have completed their 12th with PCM (Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics) are eligible to join as Deck Cadets.