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About National Cadet Corps
National Cadet Corps is a Tri-Services Organisation, comprising the Army, Navy, and Air Wing, engaged in grooming the youth of the country into disciplined and patriotic citizens. It functions under the Ministry of Defence, Govt of India. The head of the Organisation at All India level is the Director-General NCC who is an officer from the Indian Army in the rank of Lieutenant General. The NCC in India has formed the National Cadet Corps Act of 1948. It can be traced back to the ‘University Corps’, which was created under the Indian Defence Act 1917, with the objective to make up for the shortage in the Army.
Unity and Discipline are NCC Moto. The NCC is divided into 17 Directorates, these further sub-divided into 95 Groups, which are composed of 814 units.
NCC at KESSC
We are proud to mention that our college is one such subunit that offers NCC to our own students in our own campus. The College has NCC (ARMY) Unit, which is affiliated to 3, Mah. BN.
52 students can join NCC every year for NCC training, NCC mainly gives military training to the young students which enables them to develop their all-round personality. From the year 2017-18 even girls of our college are now allowed to join NCC unit.
The college NCC unit has also started A very innovative subject called NCC studies. It gives exposure to the theoretical part of military and military training. This subject is an optional subject to Foundation Course paper 1 and 2 in F.Y.B.Com./BA. and S.Y. B.Com./BA.
The NCC aims at developing character, comradeship, discipline, a secular outlook, the spirit of adventure, and ideals of selfless service amongst young citizens. Further, it aims at creating a pool of organized, trained, and motivated youth with leadership qualities in all walks of life, who will serve the Nation regardless of which career they choose.
- The ‘Aims’ of the NCC laid out in 1988 have stood the test of time and continue to meet the requirements expected of it in the current socio-economic scenario of the country.
- The NCC aims at developing character, comradeship, discipline, a secular outlook, the spirit of adventure, and ideals of selfless service amongst young citizens.
- It aims at creating a pool of organized, trained, and motivated youth with leadership qualities in all walks of life, who will serve the Nation regardless of which career they choose.
The NCC is a responsive, learning, and continuously evolving organization. Its activity is guided by certain Core Values that we endeavor to instill among all ranks of the NCC. These include the following:
- A sense of patriotic commitment to encourage cadets to contribute to national development.
- Respect for diversities in religion, language, culture, ethnicity, lifestyle, and habitat to instill a sense of National unity and social cohesion.
- Abiding commitment to learn and adhere to the norms and values enshrined in the Indian Constitution.
- Understanding the value of a just and impartial exercise of authority.
- Ability to participate in community development and other social programs.
- A healthy lifestyle is free of substance abuse and other unhealthy practices.
- Sensitivity to the needs of poor and socially disadvantaged fellow citizens.
- Inculcating habits of restraint and self-awareness.
- Understanding the values of honesty, truthfulness, self-sacrifice, perseverance, and hard work.
- Respect for knowledge, wisdom, and the power of ideas.
CAREER OPPORTUNITIES AFTER NCC
- NCC ‘C’ certificate holders get direct entry into the Service Selection Board.
- IMA – 13-15 vacancies reserved for ‘C’ Certificate (Army Wing) holders
- INA – 05-08 vacancies reserved for ‘C’ Certificate (Naval Wing) holders
- OTA Chennai – 50 vacancies for ‘C’ certificate holders for NCC Spl. Entry (non tech)
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