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DIRECTORATE GENERAL OF SHIPPING, MUMBAI

Ref: QMS 7.0

ffi6/2020-TRG-DGS Training Branch IS/ISO Clause No. 7'1
Dated:04.0!.291
DGS Circula r 17 of 2021
01.04.2020)
(AmendmenttoDGsTrainingCircularNo.l2of2020dated Introduction
Sub: ,,Minimum eligibility criteria
for admissions in pre-sea maritime courses,
of ,,common Entrance Test" (cET) and
online Counseling"'

No' I 2 of 2020 stating

DGS Training Circular
l. Whereas, the Directorate had issued
eligibility criteria for admission in Pre-sea Maritime Courses and
the minimum
introduced Common Entrance Test
(CET) and "Online Counseling"'
_ the said Training Circular states that
2. Whereas, vide S. No. 4 of Annexure I of
in Marine Engineering is 22year'
maximum age limit for admission in Diploma
from few Maritime Training
3. whereas, the Directorate has received representation
Institutes to revise the maximum age rimit
for the DME course. The Director General
ofShipping,Governmentoflndiadecidedtoamendthesaidcircularanddecidedto
I of DGS Training Circular No' 12
increase the age limit. The Sr. No. 4 of Annexure -
of 2O2O dated 01.04.2020 has been now
replaced with the below table;

Name of Minimum Maximum

Pre-sea Course Minimum Academic Qualification Age limit Age limit
maritime duration (Years) (Years)
Course
Diploma in 2 Years 1a) eassed DiPloma in Mechanical I
Marine Naval Architecture / Electrical I
Engineering Electrical and Electronics Engineering
with minimum 50% in final Year'
(b) The candidates must have secured
minimum 50% marks in English in
lOth or l2th standard exams or

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 Diploma exam.
(c). A relaxation of 5% marks in
English shall be granted to the
candidates who are native of the
Lakshadweep and Andaman and
Nicobar islands and belong to
Scheduled Tribes and who and both of
whose parents were bom in those
islands and belong to the Scheduled
Tribes of those islands.
OR
(a) Passed Diploma in Ship building
Engineering with minimum 50% in
final year.
(b) The candidates must have secured
minimum 50% marks in English in
lOth or l2th standard exams or
Diploma exam.
(c) A relaxation of 5o/o marks in
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English shall be granted to the
candidates who are native of the
Lakshadweep and Andaman and
Nicobar islands and belong to
Scheduled Tribes and who and both of
whose parents were born in those
islands and belong to the Scheduled
Tribes of those islands.

4. This issues with the approval of Director General of Shipping and Additional

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Secretary to the Government of India.

( Deependra Singh Bisen)

Asstt. Director General of Shipping (Trg. Br.)

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