DGMA STCW Annual Report 2025 Shows Rise in Engineer CoCs
India’s Directorate General of Maritime Administration (DGMA) has published its STCW Annual Report 2025 (Engineering) on its website on 10 November 2026. Prepared by the Examination, Assessment and Certification Branch of the engineering wing at Kanjurmarg, Mumbai, the report covers marine engineering competency exams held across India in 2025.
The figures show steady growth. In MEO Class I, 1,002 candidates appeared and 735 passed and received Certificates of Competency (CoCs), about 17% more than in 2024. In MEO Class II Part B, 1,143 of 2,657 candidates passed, a pass rate of about 43%. MEO Class IV saw 2,700 CoCs issued from 3,057 candidates, an 88% pass rate. For Electro-Technical Officers, 385 of 809 candidates passed, a 17% rise in CoCs issued.
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NCV Class IV certificates almost doubled, from 22 in 2024 to 43 in 2025. DGMA also issued about 5,087 engine-room certificates of proficiency to ratings, including 3,148 Engine Watchkeeping and 1,854 Able Seafarer-Engine certificates.
The report notes the exam reform project that began in April 2025 at MMD Noida with new C-DAC software, the start of CoC exams at MMD Visakhapatnam, and plans for an updated CoC syllabus and a new portal allowing candidates to book seats at other centres. It links this work to the Maritime India Vision 2030 aim of raising India’s share of the global seafarer pool from 12% to 20%.
CrewMirror Takeaway
With fewer than half of Class II and ETO candidates passing, engineers planning these exams benefit from steady, structured preparation using DGMA’s model question papers. Rising certificate numbers show that India’s engineering talent pool keeps growing.
For more details, please follow this link on the official DGMA website.
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