The Merchant Navy is not just an exam you pass.
It is a journey you prepare for.
Middle class ke chain ko todo. Be unconventional. Be a rebel. Be a sailor. ✎
Sailors Factory is a Merchant Navy preparation ecosystem built to become your preparation partner throughout that journey — whether you are preparing on your own, already taking coaching somewhere else, completely confused about where to begin, or looking for a structured path from scratch.
Everything else is noise.
This isn't a brand line. It's where I'm from.
I'm from Jahanabad, a small district in Bihar. Middle-class family — my father was in the Army. In Class 6, I got into Sainik School. Not because we were chasing something big — my parents wanted world-class education for me, but we weren't financially well-off enough to afford it on our own. Sainik School solved both.
My parents always wanted me to do engineering. They were scared of Merchant Navy — too unconventional, too uncertain. But I've always loved adventure — trying new things, looking at things from a different angle. There was a point I had zero sponsorships. Then, almost overnight, I had 4 sponsorships in hand — and I still couldn't clear a single graduation-level entrance exam. Not because I didn't know the subject. I just wasn't getting the right kick — the right push, the right guidance — to get across the line.
While I was doing my Second Mate, I started MarineGuru in 2018 — because I wanted to be unconventional and go dominate the exact space where I'd struggled. Still in Merchant Navy, I did an MBA in Marketing — to understand how the corporate world worked, how people on land think. I'd also loved singing and acting, gave audition after audition after Class 12 — and slowly figured out that wasn't my path either.
In 2021, during COVID, Sailors Factory started as one closed batch — from a single Quora answer to a mechanical engineering student who asked, "Sir, I want to join Merchant Navy." That's how it began.
Since then I've met hundreds of aspirants, and most of them — 9 out of 10 — carry the same pattern I did. Middle-class. Wanting to break the chain. Dreaming big. Curious, restless, a bit of a trend-setter. That's why we say it, bro — we've been exactly where you are right now. My co-founder Yudhishthir Mohan and the rest of the Sailors Factory team carry the same story.
ये कोई ब्रांड लाइन नहीं है। ये वहीं से है जहाँ से मैं आया हूँ।
मैं बिहार के जहानाबाद जिले से हूँ — एक छोटी सी जगह। मिडिल क्लास फैमिली, पिताजी आर्मी में थे। क्लास 6 में सैनिक स्कूल में एडमिशन हुआ। कोई बड़ा सपना नहीं था — मेरे parents मुझे world-class education देना चाहते थे, लेकिन financially utne achhe bhi nhi the कि खुद अफोर्ड कर पाते। सैनिक स्कूल ने दोनों problem solve कर दी।
मेरे parents हमेशा चाहते थे कि मैं engineering करूँ। उन्हें Merchant Navy से डर लगता था — बहुत unconventional, बहुत uncertain। लेकिन मुझे हमेशा से adventure पसंद था — नई चीज़ें try करना, चीज़ों को अलग angle से देखना। एक समय था जब मेरे पास ज़ीरो sponsorship थे। फिर लगभग रातों-रात मेरे हाथ में 4 sponsorships आ गए — और मैं फिर भी graduation-level की एक भी entrance exam clear नहीं कर पाया। subject नहीं आता था इसलिए नहीं — बस सही kick नहीं मिल रही थी, सही push और सही guidance नहीं मिल रही थी लाइन पार करने के लिए।
जब मैं Second Mate कर रहा था, तब 2018 में MarineGuru शुरू किया — क्योंकि मैं unconventional बनना चाहता था और उसी जगह dominate करना चाहता था जहाँ मैं struggle कर चुका था। Merchant Navy में रहते हुए ही Marketing में MBA किया — ये समझने के लिए कि corporate world कैसे काम करती है, land पर लोग कैसे सोचते हैं। मुझे singing और acting का भी शौक था, Class 12 के बाद ढेर सारे auditions दिए — और धीरे-धीरे समझ आया कि वो भी मेरा रास्ता नहीं था।
2021 में, COVID के दौरान, Sailors Factory एक closed batch के रूप में शुरू हुआ — एक Quora answer से, एक mechanical engineering student के उस सवाल से जिसने पूछा था, "सर, मुझे Merchant Navy join करनी है।" बस यहीं से शुरुआत हुई।
तब से मैं सैकड़ों aspirants से मिल चुका हूँ, और उनमें से ज़्यादातर — 10 में से 9 — मेरे जैसा ही pattern लेकर आते हैं। मिडिल क्लास। चेन तोड़ने की चाहत। बड़ा सपना। Curious, restless, थोड़े trend-setter। इसीलिए हम कहते हैं bro — हम बिल्कुल वहीं से आए हैं जहाँ तुम अभी हो। मेरे co-founder Yudhishthir Mohan और बाकी पूरी Sailors Factory team की भी यही कहानी है।
We're not here to sell you a dream.
We are not here to sell you hopes, dreams, study material or the idea that one coaching program will magically change your life. Sailors Factory brings together an ecosystem built across 10+ years of experience across different fields — not just Merchant Navy — backed by more than 50 years of combined teaching experience.
- Empty hopes
- A dream with no plan
- Stacks of "study material"
- "One program will change your life"
Our SCOPE approach is built around the complete preparation journey of a Merchant Navy aspirant.
Whether you choose self-preparation, coaching, or a combination of both, Sailors Factory is built to support you where you actually need help. You don't have to abandon your existing preparation to use Sailors Factory. You don't have to join coaching just because everyone else is doing it. You don't even need to know exactly where to start.
Start where you are. Build from there.
ONE MISSION. DIFFERENT PATHS.
Think you can prepare yourself?
Good. Use Sailors Factory as your practice, assessment, guidance and preparation ecosystem. Identify your gaps, practise harder and measure your progress.
Already taking coaching?
You don't have to choose us instead. Use Sailors Factory alongside your existing coaching to practise more, test yourself, strengthen weak areas and access additional preparation resources.
Starting from scratch?
Don't know what IMU CET is, which course to choose, how admissions or sponsorship work, or where to begin? Start with us. We'll help you understand the path before you start walking it.
Five instruments. One mission.
IMU CET Preparation
Build your fundamentals and practise with exam-focused questions, mock tests, study resources and performance-oriented preparation.
Merchant Navy Practice
Practice is at the heart of preparation. Use questions, tests and revision resources to turn knowledge into performance.
Sponsorship Preparation
Prepare for the next stage with resources and guidance around Merchant Navy sponsorship examinations, interviews and selection.
Career & Course Guidance
Understand the different pathways into the Merchant Navy — DNS, B.Sc Nautical Science, GP Rating, GME, ETO and other maritime routes.
Eligibility & Decision Support
Before you spend your time and money, understand your eligibility, options and the path that actually makes sense for you.
We don't want to be another coaching institute you join, attend and eventually forget.
Because preparation doesn't end when you finish a chapter. It ends when you are genuinely ready for the next step.