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CET for admission for General Purpose Rating (GP Rating Course)
Applicable to:
All Maritime Training Institutes conducting GP Rating Course
Effective Date:
July 2013 batch onwards
Superseded Circulars:
DGS Order No. 08 of 2011 (F. No. TR/CIR/6(2)/2011 dated 30.06.2011)
Key Changes and Requirements
1. Selection Process Change
The DGS has decided to discontinue the Common Entrance Test (CET) for admission to the General Purpose (GP) Rating pre-sea training course.
- New Selection Process: All approved maritime training institutes conducting the GP Rating courses should develop their own system of selection for the July 2013 batch onwards.
- Eligibility Criteria: Institutes must maintain the eligibility criteria set forth for the course while selecting candidates.
II/4 Eligibility Criteria for GP Rating Course
- Minimum age: 18 years
- Maximum age: 25 years (as on 1st July of the year of admission)
- Educational qualification: 10+2 or equivalent with Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics
- Medical fitness as per DGS rules
- Maximum age: 25 years (as on 1st July of the year of admission)
- Educational qualification: 10+2 or equivalent with Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics
- Medical fitness as per DGS rules
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