About NCC

The National Cadet Corps is the youth wing of armed Forces with its headquarter at New Delhi. NCC provides exposure to the cadets in a wide range of activities, with a distinct emphasis on Social Services, Discipline & Adventure Training. The NCC is headed by a Director General with the rank of Lieutenant General. He is assisted by 2 additional director generals (A & B) of two-star ranks. The NCC is open to all regular students of schools & colleges on a voluntary basis. The Cadets are given preference over normal candidates during selections based on the achievements in the corps. The main benefit of NCC apart from personality developing skills, is the certificate you get. After completion of training & fulfilling other conditions like attendance etc., the candidate gets the certificate from NCC. All the regular students of schools & colleges can join the NCC on a voluntary basis. The students have no liability for active military service. The minimum age limit to join NCC is 13 years & the maximum age limit is 26 years. The minimum acceptable height for male candidate is 157.5 cm. For women candidate minimum acceptable height is 152 cm.  

AIM

The NCC aims at developing character, comradeship, discipline, and a secular outlook, the spirit of adventure & ideals of selfless service amongst young citizens.

MOTTO

Unity & Discipline

VISION AND MISSION

Empower volunteer youth to become potential leaders & responsible citizens of the country.

To develop leadership & character qualities, mould discipline & nurture social integration & cohesion through multi-faceted programmes conducted in a military environment.

CORE VALUES

The NCC is a responsive, learning & continuously evolving organization. Its activity is guided by certain core values. These include the following:

1. A sense of patriotic commitment to encourage cadets to contribute to national development.
2. Respect for diversities in religion, language, culture, ethnicity, life style & habitat to build a sense of National Unity & social cohesion.
3. Abiding commitment to learn & adhere to the norms & values enshrined in the Indian Constitution.
4. Understanding the value of a just & impartial exercise of authority.
5. Ability to participate in community development & other social programme.
6. A healthy lifestyle free of substance abuse & other unhealthy practices.
7. Sensitivity to the needs of poor & socially disadvantaged fellow citizens.
8. Inculcating habits of restraint & self – awareness.
9. Understanding the values of honesty, truthfulness, self-sacrifice, perseverance, & hard work.

SPECIAL BENEFITS FOR NCC CERTIFICATE HOLDERS

NCC certificate holders in age compete in UPSC examination for commission through IMA (Indian Military Academy) or OTA (Officers Training Academy)

• For the candidates who aspire to join the defence forces, NCC ‘C’ certificate is a golden opportunity for them to go to SSB directly. These candidates are exempted for giving the common entrance exam & are called directly for SSB interview exam.
• OTA Chennai – 50 vacancies for ‘C’ certificate holders for NCC special entry.
• AFA Hyderabad – 10% vacancies reserved for NCC ‘C’ certificate holder.
• CRPF – NCC candidates are given more priority in defence services as they are already trained in NCC regarding army rules.
• NCC cadets are given more preference as they have undergone training for rules in army which help them at time of training.
• NCC certificate proves that you are physically fit.

NCC is not just any other organization that trains youth for the defence of the country, although it was started with this aim, but today, it has come a long way from then & the aim of NCC is developing character, unity, comradeship, discipline, the spirit of adventure & ideals of selfless service amongst young citizens. Further it aims at creating a pool of organized, trained & motivated youth with leadership qualities in all walks of life, who will serve the national regardless of which career they choose.