About HBIMS-NAF&SA™
Shaping India’s Future Seafarers Through a Documented Maritime Admission Framework
HBIMS-NAF&SA™ — National Admission Framework & Seat Assurance was created to bring structure, transparency and accountability into the Merchant Navy admission journey. Founded in 2018 under the vision of Humble Bee Education Foundation, HBIMS-NAF&SA helps aspirants and parents understand the correct route into DGMA / DG Shipping-approved Maritime Training Institutes through eligibility screening, counselling, medical-readiness awareness, documentation and seat-mapping support.
The Merchant Navy is a regulated career. A candidate cannot enter it safely through verbal promises, cash-based claims, fake agents, unverified admissions or unclear medical promises. That is why HBIMS-NAF, HBIMS, NAF, NAF&SA, National Admission Framework, National Admission Framework & Seat Assurance, Humble Bee Institute of Marine Studies and Humble Bee Education Foundation work together as a documented admission-support ecosystem for serious maritime aspirants.
Our purpose is simpletalent, discipline, eligibility, medical readiness and documentation should decide the candidate’s pathway — not confusion, middlemen or false promises.
7+Years of Excellence · Since 2018
Our StoryOur Story: From Section 8 Registration to a National Admission Framework
HBIMS began with a clear understanding: India has thousands of young aspirants who dream of joining the Merchant Navy, but many of them do not understand the difference between a genuine DGMA-approved pathway and an agent-driven promise.
Many students and parents face the same doubts:
- Which Merchant Navy course is suitable after 10th, 12th, ITI, diploma or engineering?
- Is IMU-CET required?
- Which courses need strict eyesight and colour vision standards?
- What is the difference between GP Rating, CCMC, DNS, B.Sc. Nautical Science, ETO, GME and B.Tech Marine Engineering?
- Which MTIs are DGMA / DG Shipping-approved?
- What is the correct fee structure?
- What is medical fitness?
- What documents are required?
- What is admission, what is sponsorship and what is employment?
HBIMS-NAF&SA was built to answer these questions through a written, receipted and stage-wise process.
Since inception, HBIMS-NAF&SA has guided 5,000+ aspirants from 22+ states, with a focus on transparent, documented admission support into DGMA-approved MTI pathways. The framework is built under a Section 8-oriented public-good approach, where structured guidance, student protection and ethical admission support remain central to the mission.
The FrameworkWhat is HBIMS-NAF&SA™?
HBIMS-NAF&SA™ stands for Humble Bee Institute of Marine Studies — National Admission Framework & Seat Assurance.
It is a structured admission-support framework that guides Merchant Navy aspirants through:
- Eligibility screening
- Course counselling
- Parent guidance
- Medical-readiness awareness
- Document verification
- DGMA / DG Shipping-approved MTI mapping
- Written fee acknowledgement
- Application-stage tracking
- Seat Assurance support
- HBIMS Mobile App-based student journey updates
HBIMS-NAF&SA does not replace DGMA / DG Shipping, Indian Maritime University, approved MTIs, approved doctors or shipping companies. Instead, it helps candidates understand the pathway before they make financial and career decisions.
Mission 2030Built to Support Maritime India Vision 2030
India’s maritime sector is moving toward a larger national transformation under Maritime India Vision 2030. This transformation is not only about ports, cargo, waterways and infrastructure. It is also about people — disciplined, medically ready, properly counselled and genuinely trained maritime candidates who can support India’s growing maritime future.
HBIMS-NAF&SA was built to support this human-readiness side of Mission 2030.
As India expands maritime capacity, port infrastructure, cargo movement, logistics connectivity, digital port operations and maritime education, the country also needs a stronger pipeline of serious maritime aspirants. These candidates must be:
- Eligibility-screened
- Medically aware
- Course-ready
- Document-ready
- Parent-informed
- DGMA-approved MTI-ready
- Discipline-oriented
- Career-aware
- Fraud-protected
- Prepared for genuine maritime training
Our Mission 2030 alignment is clear: to help build a transparent, documented and disciplined admission pipeline for India’s future seafarers.
Our Vision
To become India’s most trusted and accessible maritime admission framework, where every serious Merchant Navy aspirant is guided through a transparent, documented and eligibility-based route.
Our vision is to create a system where:
- Talent matters more than middlemen
- Written guidance replaces verbal confusion
- Medical fitness is understood before admission
- Parents receive clarity before payment
- Candidates compare suitable DGMA-approved MTI options
- Seat Assurance is documented responsibly
- Merchant Navy dreams begin with truth, not false promises
Our Mission
Our mission is to connect every eligible aspirant with the right DGMA / DG Shipping-approved maritime training pathway through fair screening, transparent guidance and written Seat Assurance.
We work to:
- Guide candidates toward suitable Merchant Navy courses
- Screen academic and age eligibility
- Explain medical fitness requirements
- Help parents understand the real career pathway
- Reduce agent dependency
- Support document readiness
- Create a structured admission journey
- Promote DGMA-approved MTI awareness
- Protect candidates from fake guarantees
- Build Mission 2030-ready maritime aspirants
QualityOur Quality Policy
HBIMS-NAF&SA™ is committed to a documented, consistent and improvement-driven process for Merchant Navy aspirant guidance.
ISO 9001:2015Our quality approach is based on:
- ISO 9001:2015 quality-driven process
- Clear counselling records
- Transparent communication
- Stage-wise candidate tracking
- Document checklist discipline
- Written fee acknowledgement
- Medical-readiness awareness
- Parent-inclusive guidance
- Continuous process improvement
- Ethical admission support
- Consistency across website, app and counselling desk
The purpose of quality is not only certification. The purpose of quality is to ensure that every aspirant receives the same clarity, the same warning against shortcuts and the same structured admission-support experience.
No hidden route. No fake medical claim. No false placement promise. No undocumented payment. No casual admission pressure. No one-institute force. No confusion between course, admission, sponsorship and employment.
We stand for:
- Written Seat Assurance
- Section 8 transparency
- Zero middlemen
- DGMA-approved MTI guidance
- Medical-readiness awareness
- Parent counselling
- Documented candidate journey
- Clear course comparison
- Ethical admission facilitation
- Candidate-first decision-making
Seat Assurance under HBIMS-NAF&SA means a documented admission-support and seat-mapping process, subject to candidate eligibility, medical fitness, document completion, MTI acceptance, seat availability and applicable course rules.
The WayThe HBIMS-NAF&SA™ Way
Our process is built around a simple but powerful principle:
If it is not written, it should not be treated as confirmed.
The HBIMS-NAF&SA way includes:
- Candidate registration
- Eligibility screening
- Course suitability check
- Parent counselling
- Medical-readiness guidance
- Document checklist
- Fee acknowledgement
- DGMA-approved MTI mapping
- Seat Assurance support
- Pre-joining and reporting guidance
This makes the journey safer, cleaner and more professional.
Start your Merchant Navy admission journey through a documented framework.
Guidance AreasCourses and Guidance Areas
HBIMS-NAF&SA™ supports aspirants in understanding key Merchant Navy routes:
- GP Rating Course
- CCMC Course
- DNS Course
- B.Sc. Nautical Science
- ETO Course
- GME Course
- B.Tech Marine Engineering
Candidates can also explore: Merchant Navy Course Eligibility Why Merchant Navy Medical Fitness Calculator IMU-CET Guidance DGMA Approved MTI Admission Guidance Why HBIMS-NAF&SA
Official AppHBIMS Mobile App
The official HBIMS Mobile App helps candidates track their application journey under the National Admission Framework & Seat Assurance.
The app journey may support:
- Registration
- Application status
- Eligibility screening
- Counselling updates
- Medical-readiness guidance
- Document status
- Seat mapping status
- Student Desk communication
- Reporting-stage updates
Candidates should download only the official HBIMS Mobile App and avoid sharing documents or fees through unverified channels.
Our Mission 2030 Commitment
By 2030, India will need more disciplined, trained and globally aware maritime manpower to support its growing maritime ecosystem.
HBIMS-NAF&SA’s Mission 2030 commitment is to help build that candidate pipeline through:
- Ethical admission support
- Maritime career awareness
- Course-wise eligibility clarity
- Medical-readiness guidance
- Parent-inclusive counselling
- Documentation discipline
- App-based stage tracking
- DGMA-approved MTI awareness
- Fraud-prevention education
- Candidate-first maritime guidance
Our contribution is not port construction. Our contribution is human readiness.
- We prepare the aspirant before the MTI.
- We inform the parent before the payment.
- We check the eligibility before the promise.
- We explain the medical before the admission.
- We document the journey before the seat mapping.
That is how HBIMS-NAF&SA — National Admission Framework & Seat Assurance supports India’s Mission 2030 maritime future.
MilestonesOur Journey — 2018 to Today
- 2018
Section 8 Registration
- 2021
First 100 Aspirants Moved End-to-End
- 2022
Zero Refund Track Record
- 2023
NAF&SA Framework Codified
- 2024
2 Listed Walk-in Counselling Centres
- 2024
First MOU with Tier-1 MTI
- 2025
ISO 9001:2015 Quality Certification
- 2026
5,000+ Aspirants Guided Through the Documented Framework
Our Final Message to Aspirants
The Merchant Navy is a powerful career. But it must begin correctly.
- Do not enter through fear.
- Do not enter through fake urgency.
- Do not enter through cash promises.
- Do not enter through fake medical claims.
- Do not enter without knowing your eligibility.
Enter through a written, documented and transparent framework.
That is why HBIMS-NAF&SA exists.
Build your Merchant Navy career with clarity, documentation and confidence.
Explore: Merchant Navy Course Eligibility Why Merchant Navy Medical Fitness Calculator DGMA Approved MTI Admission Guidance HBIMS Mobile App