About Indian Navy

The Indian Navy is the naval branch of the Indian Armed Forces. The honorable President of India is the Supreme Commander of the Indian Navy. The main objective of the navy is to protect the nation’s maritime borders. The Indian Navy consists of approximately 67000 active personnel and 75000 reserve personnel. To further strengthen its forces, the Indian navy has released a vacancy notification for 200 posts of Matric Recruits (MR). In this post, we get to know all the important details about the Indian Navy MR (01/2023) notification released for 01/2023 (May 2023) batch.

Who is eligible?

• Educational Qualification: Candidate must have passed the Matriculation Examination from any Board of School Education recognized by the Ministry of Education, Govt. of India.

• Age Criteria: Candidates should be born between 01 May 2002 – 31 Oct 2005 (Both dates inclusive).
• The minimum height standard for male candidates is 157 cm and for female candidates is 152 cm.

How to apply and essential timelines for Navy MR (01/2023) Notification Released?

To apply for this vacancy, candidates have to apply online using the official website of the Indian Navy http://www.joinindiannavy.gov.in/

Online applications are open from 08 December 2022 to 17 December 2022. There is a very short application window, hence don’t wait for the last date. Fill out your application early to avoid last-minute rush and server problems. Offline application is not acceptable at all.

Selection Procedure

Candidates have to go through the following stages of the recruitment procedure:

1. Shortlisting of candidates: An all-India computer-based examination- INET is conducted for shortlisting of candidates. Shortlisting would be based on marks obtained in the Indian Navy Entrance Test. Candidates are shortlisted in a state-wise manner. The cut-off marks for shortlisting for the next stage of the selection process may vary from state to state.
2. Written Test: Shortlisted candidates need to appear for the written examination.
3. Physical Fitness Test – Candidates clearing the written test need to go through the Physical Fitness Test (PFT). For male candidates, the PFT consists of a 1600 m run that a candidate needs to complete in 6 minutes and 30 seconds, immediately followed by 20 squats and 12 push-ups. The PFT for females consists of a 1600 m run that a candidate needs to complete in 8 minutes, immediately followed by 15 squats and 10 bent knee sit-ups.
4. Merit List: The merit list is prepared on the basis of performance in the written examination provided that the candidate passes the Physical Fitness Test.

The pattern of Computer-Based Examination

The computer-based examination is a 30 minutes test consisting of two sections, namely, Science & Mathematics and General Awareness. The question paper consists of 50 questions carrying one mark each. It will be a bilingual (Hindi & English) and objective-type (multiple-choice) paper. The standard of the question paper will be that of the 10th standard. The candidates need to pass in all sections as well as in aggregate. There is a negative marking for wrong answers. For each wrong answer, candidates lose one-fourth (0.25) mark as a penalty.

Covid-19 Guidelines

1. Given the risk of COVID-19, candidates must follow all instructions/ guidelines that the central/ state governments issue from time to time.
2. At the entrance, if any candidate shows symptoms of influenza-like illness (ILI), the authorities will not allow him/her for the tests considering the safety of other persons.

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