Dentists must have a BDS, completed their one-year rotator internship and have a Permanent Dental Registration Certificate.

Law Cadre with a degree in law (55 per cent minimum) if one is eligible under the Advocates Act (1961). These officers handle the legal issues of the Navy and entry can be through a Short Service Commission or a Permanent Commission.

The Naval Armament Inspection Cadre is responsible for checking naval stores and armaments for the safety, reliability and quality. They are also involved in in-house R&D. A candidate must have a degree in Electrical, Electronic or Mechanical Engineering or a PG in Physics or Electronics. The Law Cadre and NAI Cadre are recruited through Direct Entry.

Air Traffic Control is responsible for the aviation schedules etc. Candidates must have a B.Sc or M.Sc.

The Logistics Officers must keep the ship running and ensure all the nuts and bolts of sea-travel are taken care of. A candidate must have a BA in Economics or a B.Com or B.Tech as well as a degree/diploma in management.

A Hydrographic Officer must collect and update information needed for charts used by the Navy from around the world. One can opt for shore-based appointments later in ones career.

A cadre of Provost Officers exists to deal with the Policing, Regulatory, Security and Vigilance needs of the Navy. They are similar to the Military Police.

Aviation Officers in the Navy include pilots and observers. Pilots usually fly helicopters and recon aircrafts, but the Navy is also in the possession of several fighter jets. The Navy is involved in amphibious warfare, search and rescue missions, evacuations etc. It is responsible for locating and destroying enemy subs and ships. Special training facilities exist.

Submarine Officers, possessors of the Dolphin Badge, they are one of the elite arms of the army and their primary duty is to train for war, in submarines, as effectively as possible.

Women are currently allowed to join the following categories of the Navy: Air Traffic Control, Logistics Cadre, Law Cadre and Education, but only through a Short Service Commission.

Sailors are the sepoys of the Indian Navy. Recruits are inducted on the basis of a written test, followed by a physical examination and a medical examination. There are several avenues of entry for a sailor:

Direct Entry (diploma holder)

Subject to certain medical standards and a physical fitness test (which involves running, squats and push-ups) the Navy inducts candidates who have completed a three-year diploma from a Government of India-recognized institute in one of the following fields: Mechanical, Electrical, Electronics, Telecommunications, Aeronautical, Ship Building, Instrumentation Engineering, Metallurgy.

The subjects may vary from batch to batch and so it is important to check the advertisement published every year. Candidates may wear glasses, subject to certain conditions.

Promotion categories:

CWO3 After 4 Years as CWO2 (Permanent)

CWO4 After 4 Years as CWO3 (Permanent)

LTJG 2 Years

LT 4 Years

LCDR 9 to 11 Years

CDR 15 to 17 Years

CAPT 21 to 23 Years

As a Naval officer, one can have the best opportunity to work as a government servant. He will reach to higher position after he attains required experience in this field.