THE SHIPPING CORPORATION OF INDIA LTD.

(A Government of India Enterprise)

MARITIME TRAINING INSTITUTE, MUMBAI
Regd. Office - “Shipping House”, 245, Madame Cama Road, Mumbai - 400 021.

Applications are invited for admission to Trainee Electro Technical Officer

(ETO) Course by SCI’s Maritime Training Institute (MTI ) , Powai, Mumbai,
commencing from October 2021.

As a National Carrier and the country’s premier shipping line, The Shipping Corporation of India
owns and operates around half of the Indian tonnage, and has operating interests in practically
all areas of the shipping business; servicing both national and international trades.

To fulfill the demand of Indian & International trade , SCI has diversified fleet of Crude oil tanker
product Tankers, Dry bulk carriers, Container vessels, LNG and LPG ships, passenger ships,
offshore vessel including AHT,PSV,MSV and MODU . SCI is also having O&M contract with
various Government departments and organization..

ABOUT ETO COURSE:

Electro Technical Officer (ETO) course is conducted by SCI’s Maritime Training Institute, Powai,
Mumbai. This course is approved by Directorate General of Shipping (DGS). ETO course
comprises of pre-sea training of 04 months by MTI, Mumbai and structured shipboard training
of 08 months thereafter on ships operated by SCI.

JOB PROSPECTS:
After completion of 04 months pre sea training at shore and 08 months structured shipboard
training as trainee ETO, candidates can appear for an examination conducted by D.G. Shipping,
India for issuance of “Certificate of Competency (COC)” for the rank of Electro Technical Officer.
On completion of satisfactory performance of training period of 12 (4 + 8) months by a Trainee
ETO cadet and there after qualifying the examination of D G Shipping, India with the possession
of COC of ETO rank, Shipping Corporation of India Ltd. (SCI) may employ those candidates on
ships owned, manned or operated by SCI as per INSA MUI Agreement, subjected to the
availability of vacancies. Also, candidates will be required to furnish an indemnity bond to SCI
for agreeing to serve on SCI vessels for a period of 5 years after obtaining the certificate of
competency (COC) of ETO. In the event of breach of Indemnity, candidate shall be liable to pay
INR 3, 00,000.00 (INR Three Lakh) towards the expenses incurred on the skill development.

THE SELECTION OF CANDIDATE IS ONLY FOR ONE TIME SHIPBOARD TRAINING AND THE
SHIPPING CORPORATION OF INDIA DO NOT HAVE OBLIGATION OR DOES NOT
GUARANTEE ANY FURTHER EMPLOYMENT OR EXTENSION OF SHIP BOARD TRAINING.

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ELIGIBILITY:
Candidates should have the following eligibility criteria
(a) Passed Three years Engineering Diploma course with 60 % marks or Four Years
Engineering Degree course with 50 % marks or lateral entry Degree Course (After
completion of Diploma) with 50 % marks in any one of the Engineering branches such
as Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering , Electrical and Electronics
Engineering, Electronics and Telecommunication/ Communication engineering or
Electronics and Instrumentation engineering or equivalent. The Engineering
Diploma/Degree course must have been recognized by state Government or Central
Government of India or AICTE.
(b) If learning medium of Engineering Diploma/Engineering Degree is not in “ENGLISH” ,
then candidates must have obtained minimum 50% marks in `English` subject either in
10th or 12th standard examination.
(c) Candidates must be in possession of valid Engineering degree certificate /Provisional
Degree certificate at the time of interview. Candidates who will not possess Engineering
Diploma / Engineering Degree prior Interviews shall not be considered for admission to
ETO course.
(d) Valid Indian Passport is required for registration of candidates on DGS website .
Candidates must be in possession of valid Indian Passport, at the time of interview.
Candidates not possessing valid Indian Passport and awaiting for Passport shall
not be admitted for ETO course even after qualifying in online test and personal
interviews.

AGE LIMIT :
The maximum age limit for candidates shall be of 30 years as on 30.09.2021. Maximum age
relaxation of 3 years is applicable to Other Backward Class (NCL) and 05 years for Scheduled
Caste and Scheduled Tribe candidates as per the directives of Government of India. Age
relaxation of two years will be applicable to female candidates.

NO. OF SEATS:
Total 40 (Forty) no. seats are available which are distributed as per below categories,
(a)Unreserved (UR)-16 (b) Economical Weaker Section (EWS) – 04 (c) Other Backward Class
(Non Creamy Layer)-11 (d) Scheduled Caste (SC)-06 (e) Scheduled Tribe (ST)-03

COURSE FEES:
The fees for training are Rs. 4, 10,000.00 (Rs. Four lakh ten Thousand only) for male and
Rs.3,80,000.00 (Rs.Three Lakh Eighty Thousand only) for female candidates. Candidate will
pay fees to the Maritime Training Institute (MTI), Mumbai. Fees once paid are not refundable at
any stage either in full or part. Consolidated stipend of Rs. 10000/- (INR Ten Thousand) per
month will be paid to candidates for structured shipboard training. No stipend will be paid to
candidates during shore based training.

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. Medical fitness check will be done through Directorate
General of Shipping approved Doctors. No waiver will be given for the above standard. All
the expenses including Medical examination fees shall be borne by the candidates.

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SELECTION CRITERIA:
Eligible candidates will be permitted to appear in the on line test from their residence or
suitable locations 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 (NCL) & EWS category. The Shipping
Corporation of India Ltd. reserves the right to shortlist the candidates for on line test and for
personal interviews without issuing any further notice or assigning any reason thereof .

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 CANDIDATES CAN APPEAR FOR ONLINE
EXAMINATION FROM THEIR RESIDENCE OR THE LOCATIONS SUITABLE TO THEM.
Internet connections and Webcam is mandatory for this online examination. Candidates can
appear the online examination only on desktop/laptop. The shipping Corporation of India Ltd.
shall not be held responsible for poor Internet connectivity and instrument problems of the
candidates. The on-line examination will focus on MCQ’s on Professional Knowledge test,
English Language test, Quantitative Aptitude 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. The details of this online
examination will be informed to ONLY eligible candidates. The candidates who does not possess
valid documents and passed in online examination shall not be invited for personal interviews.
The Shipping Corporation of India Ltd. reserves the rights to cancel and change the online
examination process including the date with time and its result without issuing any further
notice or assigning any reason thereof .

APPLICATION FEES :
(a) General / Unreserved (UR) candidates, Economical Weaker Section (EWS) and OBC
(NCL) Candidates: INR 1000.00 (INR One Thousand only) excluding payment
gateway transaction charges as applicable.
(b) SC, ST and Female candidates : INR 500.00 (INR Five Hundred only) excluding
payment gateway transaction charges as applicable.

INTERVIEW SCHEDULE:
List of candidates shortlisted for interview will be published on SCI- MTI’s website
http://www.mti.shipindia.com/notification
The Personal Interviews of candidates will be conducted virtually or physically, as applicable.
Similarly, the final list of selected candidates before Medical examination will be published on
the website and/or their respective Emails. and will be intimated about the joining date and
other formalities. The Shipping Corporation of India Ltd. reserves the rights to cancel or change
the process including the dates of Personal Interviews without issuing any further notice or
assigning any reason thereof.

SELECTION PROCEDURE, ON-LINE EXAMINATION AND INTERVIEW SCHEDULE:

a) The online examination will be conducted tentatively on 29.08.2021 (SUNDAY) at

1030 hrs . Expenses incurred in online examination shall be borne by candidates. .

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 b) Short listing criteria will be based on higher percentage of marks obtained in online
examination.
c) The online examination will be objective type, which will cover the subjects such as
Professional Knowledge, English language, Quantitative Aptitude and Reasoning
Ability.
d) The Personal Interviews of candidates will be conducted virtually or physically, as
applicable in the month of September 2021. All selected candidates are required to
appear for the interview at their own expense, as applicable. The details about the
actual Interview schedule will be communicated to all eligible candidates through
our website and/ or Emails in due course of time, keeping the provision of
reservation for SC, ST, OBC (Non Creamy Layer) and EWS categories.
e) Only candidates qualifying in both online examination and the personnel interviews
are required to undergo Medical Fitness test by ONLY DGS approved Doctors.. The
all expenses for medical examination shall be borne by the candidates. The Shipping
Corporation Of India Ltd. reserves rights to nominate the Doctors for STCW medical
fitness test of the candidates.

Note: The final list of selected candidates will be published on the SCI- MTI website and /or
candidates will be intimated through emails about the Medical examination and joining date and
other formalities in due course.

HOW TO APPLY:

A. Applications will be accepted online only from 26.07.2021(1100 hrs) to .

21.08.2021 (2359 hrs). Candidates have to logon to
http://www.mti.shipindia.com/notification for the important instructions and
details.
B. The application fee of INR 1000.00 for General (UR),OBC (NCL) and EWS candidates
and INR 500.00 for SC,ST and Female candidates shall be paid to SCI-MTI at the time
of submitting online applications without which candidates’ application forms will
not be considered
C. 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.
D. Detailed instructions for filling the application form will be given under the "General
Instructions". Candidates should read all instructions before filling application form
carefully.
E. Before applying, candidates should ensure that they fulfill all the eligibility criteria
and norms mentioned in this advertisement.
F. Upon saving the on-line application with registration number, candidate has to
download the printout of application form. Candidates are advised to keep one copy
each of application form and bank transaction fee receipt with him/her. This copy
will be required to submit before interview during documents verification, if
qualified in the on line examination.
G. Filling of multiple applications will result in cancellation of all applications.

Link for submitting online application and application fee is : www.onlineapply.ind.in

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 GENERAL INFORMATION AND INSTRUCTIONS:

1. Only Indian Nationals are eligible to apply.

2. An application fee once deposited is NOT refundable in any circumstance.
3. If any information provided by the candidate is found to be false or incorrect or not in
conformity with the eligibility criteria, then his / her candidature is liable to be rejected
at any stage of the selection process or after selection or joining.
4. No modifications are allowed after submission of the application form. Incomplete
application form in any particulars is liable to be rejected. Write “NA” for whichever is
not applicable.
5. Candidature is also liable to be rejected if the Original application form received
unsigned or without photo or received with wrong application fees or received without
application fees and received after the last date of receipt of applications.
6. Candidates employed with Government departments / PSUs / Autonomous bodies have
to produce NOC at the time of interview if called for the same. If such candidates cannot
provide the NOC, they will not be allowed to appear for the interview. Candidates are
also requested to apply for passport during selection process and try to obtain passport
prior interview which is also mandatory for onboard training.
7. The Shipping Corporation of India Ltd reserves the right to change the number of
vacancies and cancel / restrict / modify / alter the recruitment process, if
required, without issuing any further notice or assigning any reason thereof.
8. Any modifications / amendments in the advertisement will be given on website
http://www.mti.shipindia.com/notification
9. All Instructions and important information regarding recruitment will be available on
only SCI- MTI website and as such, candidates are advised to visit the same frequently
for necessary instructions.
10. Candidate should bring all the original valid documents and one set of self attested
photocopies of all certificates at the time of interview, if applicable . Candidates failing to
produce original documents for verification will not be allowed to appear for the
Personal Interview.
11. Only those who are in possession of all the documents mentioned above can apply.
12. In case of any doubt/ query , please communicate with below mentioned contact details

Important Dates:

Particulars Dates

Date of commencement of On-line application 26th July 2021 at 1100 hrs.

Last date of submission of the on-line application by the

21st August 2021 at 2359 hrs.
candidates
29th August 2021 (Sunday) at 1030 hrs.
Date of on-line examination (Tentatively)

Link for submitting online application and application fee is : www.onlineapply.ind.in

CONTACT DETAILS :

Email ID : [email protected] Phone Number: 9971918141