NCC (National Cadet Core)
NCC (National Cadet Core)
The National Cadet Corps (NCC) is not a Para-Military organization. It is a youth development movement. It has enormous potential for nation-building. The NCC provides opportunities to the youth of the country for their all-around development with a sense of Duty and Discipline, Commitment, Dedication, and Moral Values so that they become able leaders and useful citizens.
The NCC provides exposure to the cadets in a wide range of activities., with a distinct emphasis on Social Services, Discipline, and Adventure Training. It has emerged as the biggest uniformed youth organization in the country symbolizing its motto Unity and Discipline.
The expenditure of the Program is shared by both Central and State Governments.
The NCC is open to all regular students of schools and colleges on a voluntary basis. The officers and cadets have no liability for active military service.
The Corps which started in a small way with a cadet strength of 1.67 lakhs ( only 32,500 Senior Division and 1,35,00 Junior Division cadets) has now grown to 13 lakhs. While this figure by itself is quite substantial, it covers only 3.8% of the eligible student population of our country.
