Central Institute of Fisheries Nautical and Engineering Training (CIFNET) BFSc(NS) 2012 Admission Notification 2012

Government of India
Central Institute of Fisheries Nautical and Engineering Training (CIFNET),

Fine Arts Avenue, Kochi – 682 016
Phone: 0484- 2351610, 2351493, 2351790 Fax: 0484-2370879 E-mail: cifnet@nic.in


Admission Notification 2012
BFSc(NS) 2012 1. Notification 2. Application form 3. Prospectus

Applications are invited for
Bachelor of Fishery Science (Nautical Science)
4- year programme (8 semester) with integrated practicals &
on board training on ocean going fishing vessels

Affiliated to Cochin University of Science & Technology, Kochi and approved by Directorate General of Shipping for the session 2012-16 conducted at this institution

Application form and Prospectus can be obtained from the Director, CIFNET, Fine Arts Avenue, Kochi – 16, on payment of Rs.500/- (Rs.250/- for SC/ST) by Demand Draft drawn in favour of Senior Administrative Officer, CIFNET payable at Ernakulam and a self addressed and stamped (Rs.15) envelope (A4 size) or by cash from CIFNET Office.

Application forms can also be had in person from the Institute HQ at Kochi and Units: CIFNET Unit, 59, S.N. Chetty Street, Royapuram, Chennai - 600 013 OR CIFNET Unit, Beach Road, Visakhapatnam - 530 001 OR can be downloaded from the Institute website www.cifnet.gov.in and applied alongwith DD for the above said amount .

Special feature: On completion of this degree, basic modular courses with required sea experience are exempted from all written papers and directly (without Post-Sea courses) appear for the Mate Fishing Vessel oral examination leading to the issuance of Certificate of competency as Mate of a fishing vessel and also eligible for CDC as per MS notice 10 of 2010 dated 07.07.2010 subject to obtain a sponsoring letter from DG Shipping approved sponsoring agency.

Entry Qualification: 10 + 2 with minimum 50% marks in English 50% marks in Mathematics and 50% aggregate marks in other Science subjects. In the case of SC/ST students only a pass is required in the qualifying examination with above subjects.

The candidates who are appearing 10 + 2 examination during March, 2012 are also eligible to apply. However the selection will be made only through marks obtained in 10 + 2 and entrance examination.

Age limit: Minimum 17 years and Maximum 20 years as on 1st October, 2012.

Intake capacity: General Quota -20 seats.
NRI Quota - 1 seat
Foreign National Quota – 1 seat

Mode of selection: Entrance Test (at Kochi, Chennai & Visakhapatnam), Academic Merit in (10 + 2) and Interview.

Medical fitness/ Eye sight and colour vision: As per Merchant Shipping (Medical examination) Rules, 2000 as amended from time to time.

System of Teaching: Semester system of instruction with theoretical and practical exposure and a special continuous Onboard training on ocean-going fishing vessels in
each semester.

Important dates
Last Date of Issue of application form 18th May, 2012
Last date of Receipt of filled in application 18th May, 2012
Entrance Test 10th June, 2012
Date of Interview 16th July, 2012
Date of commencement of the course 23rd July, 2012



R.C.SINHA
DIRECTOR


For further details please visit: www.cifnet.gov.in