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NATIONAL CADET CORPS ( NCC ) | Role | AIMS | TRAINING | Adventure | Weapon Training | Drill | Social Service | 2022

NATIONAL CADET CORPS

  • 1T National Cadet Corps is the Indian military cadet corps with its Headquarters in New Delhi India.

    2.    It is open to school and college students voluntarily.

    3.    National Cadet Corps is a Tri-Services Organization, comprising the Army, Navy, and Air Force, engaged in grooming the youth of the country into disciplined citizens.

    4.    The National Cadet Corps in India is a voluntary organization that recruits cadets from high schools, colleges, and universities all over India.

    5.    The Cadets are given basic military training in small arms and parades.

    6.    They are given preference over normal candidates during selection based on their achievements in the NCC.

NCC Flag Contains NCC Crest in gold in the middle, with the letters "NCC". Red for the Army, Deep Blue for the Navy and Light Blue for the Air Force. The seventeen lotuses represent the 17 State Directorates. "Unity of Discipline" (Ekta aur Anushasan) is written at the bottom of the NCC Flag.

NCC Flag Contains NCC Crest in gold in the middle, with the letters "NCC". Red for the Army, Deep Blue for the Navy, and Light Blue for the Air Force. The seventeen lotuses represent the 17 State Directorates. "Unity of Discipline" (Ekta aur Anushasan) is written at the bottom of the NCC Flag.

Aims of NCC

  • To develop qualities of character courage, comradeship, discipline, leadership, secular outlook, the spirit of adventure and sportsmanship, and the ideals of self-less service among the youth to make them useful citizens.
  • To create a human resource of organized trained and motivated youth to provide leadership in all walks of life including the Armed Forces and be always available for the service of the nation.
  • It also aims to create a pool of human youth to absorb into Indian armed forces like the Army, Navy, Air force, and other paramilitary forces.

Activities and Training of NCC

  • The training is mostly carried out in schools and colleges by the cadets.
  • Drill, shooting, Physical fitness, map reading, First aid, Gliding/Flying, boat pulling, sailing, and camp training covering basic military training in the Army, Navy, and Air Force
  • The objective of the training is to install discipline and personality development of the candidate.


Activities

Drill

Cadets must be made to understand the aim and purpose of teaching drills. It emphasizes bearing, marching, saluting, and arms drill.

Weapon Training

Cadets generally take interest in weapons and firing.

Adventure Training

Adventure activities have been incorporated into NCC training with the aim of inculcating and strengthening leadership traits amongst the cadets. These activities in NCC can be broadly divided into the following.

1. Land-based Mountaineering, Rock Climbing, Trekking.

2. Water-based - Sailing expedition, White Water Rafting, Scuba Diving, River Crossing.

3. Air based - Parasailing.

CENTRALLY ORGANIZED CAMPS

  • Vayu Sainik Camp
  • Nau Sainik Camp
  • Rock Climbing Camp National
  • Integration Camp (NIC)
  • Thal Sainik Camp (TSC)
  • Army Attachment Camp (AAC)
  • Air force Attachment Camp (AAC)
  • Republic Day Camp (RDC)
  • Independence Day Camp (IDC)
  • Annual training Camp(ATC)

TRAINING STAFF OF NCC

  • Regular officer (CO)
  • Associated NCC officers (ANOS)
  • Girl cadet instructors (GCIS)
  • Permanent instructional staff (PI STAFF)

NCC ORGANISATION

NCC ORGANISATION


NCC Social Service Activities

  • Adult-education.
  • Tree plantation
  • Blood donation
  • Anti Dowry Rally
  • Anti Female Infanticide
  • Pledge
  • Anti Leprosy Drive
  • AIDS Awareness Rally
  • Visit Old Age Homes
  • Slum clearance
  • Disaster Management & Relief
  • Village upliftment

Advantages of NCC

Various Advantages & incentives Given to NCC Cadets Army:

Thirty-two vacancies in every regular course of the Indian Military Academy (IMA) are reserved for NCC 'C' certificate-holders who have passed the CDSE and have been declared successful by the Services Selection Board. They have a distinct advantage during training, A separate merit list is prepared for NCC cadets with a 'C' certificate. The NCC Special Entry Scheme offers a Short Service Commission of 5 years (non-technical) in the Indian Army to graduates (50% aggregate) training at Chennai.


The benefit of NCC Certificates

Permanent Commission:- A permanent Commission means a career in the Army till you retire. For a Permanent Commission, you have to join the National defense Academy (NDA) Or the Indian Military Academy (IMA).

Short Service Commission:- The Indian Army has a wonderful alternative career for all those of you who aspire to serve the Nation for a few years. It is called the Short Service Commission. It gives you the option of joining the Army and serving in it as an Officer for Five


For Joining Armed Forces as Officers

  • As Regular officers in the Indian Army. 32 vacancies reserved for NCC 'C' Certificate holders for every course, i.e.... 64 seats each year irrespective of merit in SSB.

  • As Short Service Commissioned Officers in the Indian Army. NCC 'C' Certificate holders are exempted from appearing in a written Examination (UPSC exam). 50 vacancies are reserved in each course i.e... 100 seats for each year.

  • As Regular Officers in the Indian Navy. Six vacancies are reserved in each course i.e.... 12 seats per year for NCC 'C' Certificate (Naval Wing) holders. They must have passed BSc(Physics and Maths) or BE, are 19 to 24 years of age, and are deemed fit to undergo training in Naval Academy, Goa by the Services Selection Board (SSB). Such candidates are exempted from appearing in the CDS Examination conducted by UPSC

  • As Regular Officers in Indian Air Force. 10% of all available seats are reserved for NCC 'C' Certificate (Air Wing) holders including Pilot courses. They need NOT appear for UPSC Exam

Indian Army Benefits Certificate Holders


  • Five percent of marks are added to NCC 'A' Certificate holders on overall marks scored by the candidate in the Physical and Written Examinations.
  • Similarly, Eight percent marks are added to 'B Certificate holders. These aapply toSoldier (GD), Tech, Clerk, SKT, and Nursing Assistant categories.
  • In addition, NCC 'C' Certificate holders are centirelyexempted from appearing in CEE (Common Entrance Examination) for the Soldier GD category. As far as Soldier Clerk/SKT/Tech/NA are concerned, they will not be exempted from part 1 of the written exam, but 10% bonus marks will be awarded of the total marks earned in the written exam for overall placement in the merit list.
  • It is clarified that if a candidate is both a son of an ex-serviceman and an NCC Certificate holder, he is entitled to only one type of concession.
  • Indian Navy Benefits TO NCC Certificate Holders
  • Navy Weightage of the following additional marks is given to NCC Certificate holders for recruitment in the Navy:
  • Direct Entry Sailor(MER), Artificer Apprentices Diploma Holder

(i) 'A' Certificate-22

(ii) 'B' Certificate 44

(iii) 'C' Certificate -66


Indian Air force Benefits TO NCC Certificate Holders


Air Force. The marks as given below are added to the selection Test marks of the qualified candidates possessing NCC Certificates in Air Wing

(i) 'C' Certificate 5 marks

(ii) 'B' Certificate 4 marks

(iii) 'A' Certificate 3 marks

(iv) A Certificate Part & ll- 3 marks

(v) A Certificate Part I only 2 marks

Central Reserve Police Force Benefits TO NCC Certificate Holders

  • For joining as Officers (Company Commanders, Quartermasters, and Dy SPs), the minimum
  • prescribed qualification is a Second class bachelor's Degree. However, NCC 'B' OR 'C' Certificate holders having a Third Class Bachelors Degree are also considered eligible.
  • Central Industrial Security Force Benefits TO NCC Certificate Holders
  • Additional marks at the scale of 'one' mark for 'B' Certificate holders and 'Three' marks for 'C' Certificate holders are given to candidates in the rank of 'Constable".
  • Joining Coast Guard Benefits TO NCC Certificate Holders
  • Additional weightage between 03 and 10 is given to candidates for joining in both Officer cadre as well as Enrolled personnel.

Contribution to society by NCC


  • NCC itself is a contribution to Nation Building
  • NCC contributes the nation building through its ACTIVITIES like training programs, camps, social services and etc
  • These activities directly contribute in nation building and also the qualities, thoughts, experiences and other manners which are learned by the NCC cadets contribute indirectly by making them good citizens of India

Social activities

Social activities BY NCC


Polio awareness program



Role of women in NCC

  • A cadre of whole-time lady officers (WTLO) with cadre strength of 110 officers has been sanctioned in 1995. They are to be commissioned partly through the departmental channels and partly through UPSC in a phased manner.
  • Unlike NDA and IMA, girls are allowed to join NCC and are treated at par with boys.
  • Girl cadets get the same opportunities and respect here.



WE CAN WE WILL!

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Jai Hind!

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