Age - The applicant for the post of Sailor should be of the age between 16-19 years (i.e. he should not be less than 16 or more than 19 years on the date of enrolment).
Nationality - Applicant for the post of Sailor should be a resident Indian. The Gorkhas, subjects of Nepal, are also eligible for applying for the recruitment.
Marital Status - Applicant for the post of Sailor should be an Unmarried male.
Minimum Educational Qualification -
1st condition - Applicant for the post of Sailor should have passed Class 10th or equivalent with 55% aggregate marks in Maths and Science. Alternatively, 12th or equivalent with at least 50% aggregate marks in subjects of Physics and Mathematics.
2nd condition - Minimum qualification marks required for applying for the post of Sailor in Indian Navy may vary from time to time and the same would be promulgated in the advertisement in Newspapers and this website on as required basis.
3rd condition - Preference is given to Candidates with working knowledge of Computers
Physical Standards - The candidate applying for the post of Sailor should be physically fit for enrolment into Indian Navy. This capability is tested at the examination venue on qualifying in written examination and is termed as Physical Fitness Test (PFT). Qualifying in Physical Fitness Test is mandatory.
Physical Fitness Test will consist of 1.6 km run that is to be completed in 07 minutes, 20 Squats (Utthak Baithak) and 10 Push-ups.
Medical Standards -
The candidates applying for the post of Sailor will be subjected to through medical check up conducted by authorized Military Doctors as per medical standard prescribed under current regulations applicable to the sailor of Indian Navy on entry. The detailed guidelines for medical standards are laid down in the Navy Orders (SPL) 01/1999 by IHQ MOD (Navy) and can be accessed by visiting the website nausena-bharti.nic.in
The candidate applying for the post of sailor should have a minimum height of 157 cm with proportionate body weight depending on the age and height of the candidate. The prospective sailor should also have proportionate chest with minimum expansion capability of 05 cms.
Candidate applying for the post of sailor should possess good mental and physical health, should be free from any disease / disability and have no cardio vascular disease, surgical deformities like Knock-Knees, Flatfoot.
Candidate applying for the post of sailor should not have a (past) history of fits or psychiatric ailments Varicose-vein etc.
Candidate applying for the post of sailor should not have any type of infection in the ears.
Candidates applying for the post of sailor are advised to get their ears cleaned for wax and tartar removed from teeth before appearing for the written test followed by PFT and Medical examination.
Candidate applying for the post of sailor should possess Color perception standard of CP II and Eyes Visual standards should meet the under mentioned prescribed standards for both the conditions that is with glasses AND without glasses.
The candidate applying for the post of sailor must make sure that his eyesight follows the following parameters.
Without Glasses, better eye should be of 6/12 and the worst eye should be of 6/12, while with Glasses the better eye should be of 6/9 while the worst eye should be of 6/12.