The Indian Navy was not able to conduct the INET officer exam this year due to COVID-19 pandemic, it had published the notification for direct entry by shortlisting candidates for the SSB interview based on their marks in graduation. Finally Indian Navy has published the cut off marks for the shortlisted candidates as mentioned below, candidates who have cleared the Indian Navy cut off marks will be called for the SSB Interview.

Indian Navy Officer Cut Off Marks

Entry	Cut Off
SSC GS Engineering	79.92
SSC Hydro	84.03
SSC GS(X)	77.92
SSC NAIC	82.47
SSC OBS	77.58
SSC PILOT Male	81.91
SSC LOG Male	77.88
SSC Edu Mech	80.84

Indian Navy has published the official notification for the recruitment of the short service commission officers for various entries like Executive branch, Technical branch, and Education branch. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, an exception is being made in the public interest wherein no INET (O) entrance examination for the AT –21 course is being held for shortlisting candidates for SSB. Shortlisting of application will be based on the preference of entries and normalized marks obtained by the candidates in the qualifying degree. Marks obtained by the candidates in the qualifying degree will be normalized using formulae mentioned in Join Indian Navy website.

Candidates from different course backgrounds (B.E. / B.Tech, B.Sc,B.Com, M.Tech, M.Sc, MA) are eligible to apply for one or more common entry/entries in Direct Entry Officer Entries – Jul 2021 Course. These candidates will be shortlisted on the basis of the marks secured in their qualifying course and since the candidates from different streams are considered, it has been decided to normalize their marks on a single scale to be considered for shortlisting. Hence, the following formula will be used to calculate the final score of candidates:-

Applications are invited from unmarried eligible men & women candidates for grant of Short Service Commission (SSC) for course commencing Jun 2021 onwards at Indian Naval Academy (INA) Ezhimala, Kerala in under mentioned branches/entries in the Indian Navy. Candidates must fulfill conditions of nationality as laid down by the Government of India. Selected candidates will undergo training with one of the following three distinct courses: