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1 INTRODUCTIO
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2 HISTORY
3 ALL ABOUT
NCC
4 NATION
BUILDING
5 CADETS’ ROLE
SOCIAL SERVICE
 Chap 1: Introduction

The National Cadet Corps (NCC) 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-round development with a sense of Duty, Commitment,
Dedication, Discipline 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. The
NCC is open to all regular students of schools and colleges on a
voluntary basis. The students have no liability for active military
service.

The National Cadet Corps is headquartered in New Delhi.

Students in high school and college are welcome on a volunteer
basis. An organisation made up of the Army, Navy and Air
Force wings called National Cadet Corps works to develop the
nation's young into disciplined and patriotic citizens. In India,
the National Cadet Corps is a voluntary organisation that enlists
cadets from all around the country's high schools, colleges, and
universities. The Cadets receive fundamental military instruction
in marches and small arms. The officers and cadets are given
preference over regular candidates during selections based on
the accomplishments in the corps, but they are not required to
serve in the military actively after completing their training.

The Army, Navy and Air Force are the three divisions of the
NCC. Each branch offers instruction in a variety of subjects,
including as drill, weapon proficiency, map reading, leadership,
and physical fitness. Additionally, NCC cadets take part in a
range of extracurricular activities, including volunteer work and
emergency preparedness.

In India, the NCC has a significant impact on the character

development of young people. It instills in its cadets principles
like patriotism, selflessness, and a sense of duty. Numerous
NCC cadets have gone on to be successful leaders in other fields
or serve in the armed forces.

NCC is a well-organized system which plays a great role in

nation building by giving proper training to the cadets on how to
handle any situation, solve problems even under pressure,
organize events properly and serving the nation in every way
possible.

Nation building is the process of constructing and structuring a

national identity through the use of state power. Nation-building
helps to bring people together in a state so that it can remain
politically stable and viable in the long run. Harris Mylonas
claims that "In modern national states, legitimate authority is
linked to popular rule, to majorities. The process of constructing
these majorities is known as nation-building."

Nation building has a good chance of success if the country or

region has a good skill base and uses it effectively, as the
Marshall Plan did after WWII. Even in such favorable
circumstances, however, there is no guarantee of success. To
summarize, nation-building can refer to the reconstruction of a
defunct state or region. Creating a functioning state where none
previously existed. Policies aimed at instilling a strong sense of
national identity.
 Chap 2: NCC and its genesis
The National Cadet Corps (NCC) is a voluntary youth
organization. As a tri-service organization comprising the army,
navy and Air Force, it is open to schools and students on a
voluntary basis, dedicated to developing the country’s youth into
disciplined and patriotic citizens. The cadets receive basic
military training in small arms and maneuvers. Officers and
cadets are not required to perform active duty after completing
the course.

 Motto
The discussion for the motto of NCC was commenced in the
11th central advisory meeting held on 11 August 1978. At that
time there were many mottos in mind like "Duty and wisdom";
"Duty, Unity and Discipline"; "Duty and Unity"; "Unity and
Discipline". Later, in the 12th CAC meeting on 12 Oct 1980,
"Unity and Discipline" was declared as the motto for the
NCC. In living up to its motto, the NCC strives to be and is one
of the greatest cohesive forces of the country, bringing together
the youth hailing from different parts of the country and
moulding them into united and disciplined citizens of the nation.

 Aims
The ‘aims’ of the NCC were laid out in 1988. They have stood
the test of time and continue to meet the requirements expected
of it in the current socio–economic scenario of the country. 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 the
career they choose. Needless to say, the NCC also provides an
environment conducive to motivating young Indians to join the
armed forces of the country.
  Organisation structure
The NCC is headed by the Director General of rank Lieutenant
General, who is responsible for the functioning of the NCC in
the country through its headquarters at New Delhi. At the state
level, the country has been divided in 17 directorates covering
all states and union territories. Each of the directorates is
commanded by an officer of the rank Brigadier/Major General
or its equivalent in the other two forces. The directorates are
divided into groups, commanded by Colonels or equivalents.
The groups are further divided into units, each commanded by
Major/Lieutenant Colonel or their equivalents.

 Genesis
NCC was firstly started in 1666 in Germany. The National
Cadet Corps Act of 1948 established the NCC in India. It was
elevated on July 15, 1948.

The conflict in Kashmir and the resulting loss of a piece of an

Indian area; India's leaders were made more than aware by the
open support for Pakistan from Western powers in the United
Nations Security Council that made it abundantly clear that they
needed to not only build up the Armed Forces but also enough
reserves to be able to take up arms when necessary. The Indian
Legislature's anxious and urgent demand for young men and
women across the country to receive military training expressed
the gravity of time and event.

Dr. Hridaynath Kunzuru spoke at the Directors of NCC (now

Deputy Director Generals) Conference. At this point, Prime
Minister Pt. Jawahar Lal Nehru pulled the Kunzuru Committee
Report from the Defense Department shelves at the request of
Sardar Baldev Singh, the then-Defense Minister, and Sardar
Vallabhbhai Patel, the then-Home Minister. A copy of the Cadet
Corps Committee Report was sent to the Chief Secretaries and
Chief Commissioners of all Provincial Govts (now State Govts)
for their comments on December 5, 1947, after being approved
by the Defence Committee. Because they were in charge of
running the educational establishments in their respective
provinces, the Provincial Governments had to give their blessing
for the Cadet Corps program to be a success. In January 1948,
responses from the provinces demonstrate that they were all in
general in agreement with the Cadet Corps Scheme that the
Kunzuru Committee had presented.

The "University Corps," established under the Indian Defence

Act of 1917 in order to fill the Army's void, is where the NCC
got its start. The University Training Corps (UTC) took the
place of the "University Corps" when the Indian Territorial Act
of 1920 was passed. The objective was to improve the UTC's
standing and make it more appealing to young people. Cadets
and officers from UTC donned army uniforms. It was a
significant step toward making the armed forces Indianized. The
National Cadet Corps was renamed the University Officers
Training Corps (UOTC) so that it could be considered a
successor to the British Government's 1942 establishment of the
UOTC. The UOTC never lived up to the British expectations
during World War II. As a result, the idea that better programs
should be developed to better educate more young men even
during peace emerged. A national cadet organization for schools
and colleges was suggested by a committee chaired by Pandit
H.N. Kunzru. The Governor General approved the National
Cadet Corps Act, and on July 15, 1948, the National Cadet
Corps was established.

The Girls Division was established in 1949 to provide girls who

plan to attend college with equal access to opportunities. With
the addition of the Air Wing in 1950 and the Naval Wing in
1952, the NCC acquired an inter-service identity. In the same
year, late Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, who was extremely
interested in the development of the NCC, requested that the
NCC curriculum be expanded to include activities related to
community development and social service as a component of
the syllabus. In 1963, the NCC training became mandatory to
meet the nation's needs following the Sino-Indian War of 1962.
The Corps was again made voluntary in 1968. NCC cadets
served as the second line of defense during the Indo-Pakistani
War of 1965 and the Bangladesh-Pakistani War of 1971. They
also served as patrol parties to capture hostile paratroopers and
organized camps to assist ordnance factories in providing arms
and ammunition to the front. Additionally, the NCC cadets
collaborated with civil defense authorities and actively
participated in rescue operations and traffic control.

 The Second line of Defence

The second line of defence during the wars with Pakistan in
1965 and 1971 was made up of NCC cadets. They set up camps
to aid the ordinance manufacturers in supplying the front with
weapons and ammunition, and they served as patrol units to
apprehend the German paratroopers. The NCC cadets actively
participated in rescue operations and traffic management while
collaborating closely with the Civil Defense officials. After the
Indo-Pak Wars of 1965 and 1971, the NCC curriculum was
updated. The NCC curriculum placed more emphasis on
acquiring leadership and officer-like traits than simply being the
second line of defence. Less emphasis was placed on the
military training that the NCC cadets received in favour of other
subjects like social service and youth management.
The NCC syllabus was revised following the wars of 1965 and
1971. The NCC syllabus placed a greater emphasis on the
development of leadership and officer-like qualities rather than
simply being the second line of defense. The NCC cadets
received less military instruction and were given more attention
to other subjects like youth management and social service.

 Inauguration of NCC
The schools and colleges opened after summer vacation and the
NCC of Independent India was inaugurated on 15 July 1948.
The journey of this Indian youth organisation, which has now
become the largest uniform youth organisation in the world had
begun.

In the year 1948 a total of 96 units of Senior Division were

raised, comprising variety of units to include one Armoured
Corps, three Artillery, five Engineers, two Signals and two
Medical – and 83 companies of Infantry. As there was some
delay in the establishment of NCC in UP, Madras and Bihar,
whose Govts wanted every student joining NCC to be verified
by police prior to enrolment, only 20,000 cadets had joined the
NCC in the year 1948. The raising of the Junior Division units
did not progress well owing to shortage of trained school
teachers. The main difficulty was that adequate number of
teachers of the desired quality did not come forward to work as
NCC officers. There were various administrative reasons
attributed to this. Sometimes, colleges and schools were not in a
position to spare the teaching staff except during the summer
vacation. Thus the NCC which has now 13 lakh cadets on its
roll, had started with 20,000 cadets in 1948.
 Chap 3: Role of NCC
WARS AND CALAMITIES
ACTIVITIES
SOCIAL WORK CONTRIBUTIONS
TRAINIG IMPATERD
DISCIPLINE
THERY PREPARES MENTALLY
NATIONAL INTEGRATION
CAMPS
MEETING PPL IN CAMPS
DIVERSITY