As a National Carrier and the country’s premier shipping line, The Shipping Corporation of India  owns and operates around one-third of the Indian tonnage, and has operating interests in practically all areas of the shipping business; servicing both national and international trades. In view of the demand from Indian trade, SCI has diversified into a large number of areas. Today, SCI is the only Indian shipping Company operating Tankers, Product Carriers, International container services, Liquid/dry bulk services, LPG & LNG, Offshore services, Passenger services. In addition, SCI mans and manages a large number of vessels on behalf of
various government departments and organizations.

QUALIFICATION:

Degree in Mechanical Engineering (B.E /B.Tech in Mechanical Engineering) from AICTE  Approved Engineering College. Equivalent degree or degree with specialization or electives other than above educational qualification is not acceptable. Final year / semester students who have appeared for in the exam and expect their results by date 30.08.2014 are also eligible to apply.

Candidates must be in possession of valid degree in Engineering certificate with minimum 50% marks in final year of Engineering at the time of interview. However, candidates should have secured at least 50% marks in English language at Xth or XIIth class.

AGE LIMIT: 

Maximum 24 years as on 1st September 2014 (Date of commencement of training). Candidates belonging to UR/OBC category must be born on or after 01.09.1990. Relaxations applicable to  SC/ST candidates as per existing Govt. directives. Candidate belonging to SC/ST category must be born on or after 01.09.1985. Age relaxation of two years for women candidates.

MEDICAL STANDARD:
Candidate must have good health and be fit for sea service as per existing MS Medical rules 2000/MLC 2006 applicable to seafarers. Standard as mentioned below;
1. Height: Minimum 157 cms. Reduction in height for the candidates from hilly and tribal areas will be in accordance with Govt. guidelines.
2. Weight: Proportionate to height and age.
3. Hearing: Normal.
4. Visual Standard: 6/6 (Normal Eye) and 6/9, 6/12 (With Spectacles). Defective colour vision (Colour Blindness) NOT accepted.
Note: Medical fitness check will be done through SCI empanelled DG approved Doctors and No waiver will be given for the above standard. Candidates not meeting the above standard should not apply.

SELECTION CRITERIA:
Eligible candidates will be required to appear in the All India on line test at their own expenses and only candidates qualifying in the on line test will be called for Personal Interview in the ratio of 1:3. (3 candidates called against 1 vacancy) keeping the provision of reservation for SC/ST/OBC & OBC Minority in view. The Shipping Corporation of India Ltd. reserves the right to shortlist the candidates for on line test also.

TRAINING AND COURSE FEES:
After final short listing, the eligible candidate has to undergo shore based training for 8 months. The fee for training is approximately Rs.4, 00,000 (Approx. Rs. Four lakhs only) for male
candidates and 3.35 lakhs (Approx. Rs. Three lakhs and thirty five thousand only) for female. Candidate to pay this fee directly to the Maritime Training Institute (MTI), Powai. Fees once paid are not refundable at any stage either in full or part.

ABOUT THE EXAMINATION:
The on-line examination shall be of two (02) hours duration, which will be in the form of  multiple choice questions (MCQs). The on-line examination will focus on MCQ’s on Quantitative Aptitude test, Professional Knowledge test, English Language test and Reasoning Ability test. The questions of the test will be bilingual (English and Hindi). Candidate MUST PASS in each of the objective tests to qualify for personnel interview. The passing Marks in each test will be decided on the basis of the performance of all the competing candidates in each test.

TEST CENTRE:
The on-line examination will be held at Mumbai, New Delhi, Kolkata, and Chennai only. Candidates will have to choose a test centre, nearest from their home town and the same cannot be changed after the form is submitted online. However, The Shipping Corporation of India reserves the right to cancel or add any test centre or change the centre chosen by the candidate.

JOB PROSPECTS:
After completion of 8 months shore training and 10 (4+6) months onboard training, candidate can appear for MEO CLASS-IV PART “B” after obtaining MEO CLASS-IV PART “A” exemption certificates from D.G . Shipping. The candidates will join on ships owned or operated by SCI and may be employed as per INSA-MUI Agreement after reporting with MEO CLASS-IV PART “B”certificate. After obtaining necessary sea experience and higher certificates of competence the candidate can rise to the rank of Chief Engineer officer on the ship.

APPLICATION FEES:
Rs.1000/- for General (UR) and OBC candidates and Rs.500/- for SC & ST candidates, excluding
NEFT bank charges.
• Before filling application form on-line candidates must Deposit the application fees.
National Electronic Funds Transfer (NEFT) and obtain UTR number from respective
bank immediately after fees deposited.
The Bank details are as follows:
BANK ACCOUNT DETAILS TO DEPOSIT APPLICATION FEES:
ACCOUNT BEARER: THE SHIPPING CORPORATION OF INDIA LTD.MUMBAI,
ACCOUNT NUMBER: 10972426052
BANK NAME: STATE BANK OF INDIA
BRANCH NAME: BACKBAY RECLAMATION
BRANCH CODE: 1593
CITY: MUMBAI, MAHARASHTRA
IFSC CODE: SBIN0001593

HOW TO APPLY:

•  Applications will be accepted online only from 14.07.2014 to 11.08.2014. Candidates have to log on to www.shipindia.com for the important instructions for filling the online application are:-
•  Eligible candidates have to apply online only. It is mandatory that the candidates should have a valid e-mail id and mobile number while applying in order to facilitate faster communication. All future communications and correspondence will be through emails and our official website only.

• Before filling application on-line, candidates must deposit application fees in the prescribed bank and obtain NEFT UTR NUMBER from the respective bank. The details like amount of fees deposited, NEFT UTR number, Bank Name, Branch and Date of deposit needs to be entered in the application Form.
• Detailed instructions for filling the application form will be given under the “General Instructions”. Candidates should read all instructions before filling application form carefully.
• Before applying, candidates should ensure that they fulfil all the eligibility criteria and norms mentioned in this advertisement.

On saving on-line application with registration number, candidate has to download the printout of application form. Candidates are required, to paste a recent passport size photo in the space indicated, put his/her signature in the place and send the sameapplication form SSC/HSC
Passing Certificate for birth proof, All semester mark sheets, Degree Certificate, Caste certificate,
Caste Validity Certificate . The application form with all attached documents must be sent by
Ordinary-Post/Courier/Speed-Post/Registered-Post (No Hand delivery will be accepted) to the following address super scribing the envelope as:

Address:Senior Vice President, Flee Personnel Dept. Third Floor. The Shipping Corporation Of India Ltd, Shipping House,245, Madame Cama Road, Nariman point, Mumbai-400 021, Maharashtra, India, on or before 18.08.2014 by 17:00hrs.

Important Dates:
Date of commencement of On-line application on website -14th July 2014 from 10:00 hrs.
Last date of submission of the on-line application by the candidates -11th August 2014 up to 17:00 hrs
Last date for receipt of the hard copy of the application sheet -18th August 2014 up to 17:00hrs
Date of on-line examination-24th August 2014 11:00 hrs

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