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1 INTRODUCTION
2 HISTORY
3 ALL ABOUT NCC
4 NATION BUILDING
5 CADETS’ ROLE
6 DATA ANALYSIS
7 CONCLUSION

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
 Chap 1: Introduction

The National Cadet Corps is a voluntary organization of active

youth. It has the potential of nation building. The NCC provides
opportunities to the youth of the country for their 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
and Adventure Training. The NCC is open to all the students of
schools and colleges who would like to join voluntarily. The
students have no compulsion 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 organization 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 organization 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.

 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. 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.

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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.

 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.

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 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.
 Chap 3: Role of NCC
NCC creates awareness among youth about the diverse heritage
of our nation. It fosters national integration despite linguistic
cultural religious and geographical barriers. It helps cadets gain
experience to live together co-operate and work in harmony with
cadets of other states. It also strengthens unity by helping to
cultivate ethics and social values values through which the spirit
of unity and value of personal sacrifice are ignited in the minds
of the cadets. In a diverse country like ours NCC organises
camps and group activities to the cadets to closely watch and
participate in the cultural and traditional events of other regions
provides cadets with an opportunity to appreciate each other’s
uniqueness and cultivate friendship. A cadet is trained to give
selfless service to society and be available anytime for any
national cause. NCC can be described as the nation’s disciplined
trained and motivated young force available for national service
to provide assistance everywhere provide future leadership and
participation in all walks of life.
  During Wars and Calamities:
Natural disasters such as earthquakes, storms, etc. may occur
anywhere and at any time which may endanger the lives of
people.In such conditions, help is provided by cadets. Different
parties or groups are made and are allotted with different tasks
like Search and rescue, helping in setting up and administration
of relief camp, traffic management, medical aid, Food Supply
etc. Cadets being mentally and physically fit helps to remove
transport and cleans the area from the debris created during the
disaster. Also, affected civilians are provided psychological
support to remain calm during the phase. NCC cadets during
their training are informed about every cause that may risk the
human life and taught that how to react, respond and rescue the
situation and civilians. Each cadet risking their life to help other
NCC plays an important role In natural calamities which may be
natural or man-made.

The National Cadet Corps also played a role in the 1965 war
with Pakistan, although the military's contribution is well-
documented. The government recruited Cadets (including girls)
of the Senior Division and National Cadet Corps Officers
(Senior, Junior, and Girls Division) in an Extraordinary Gazette
on September 9, 1965. They played a variety of roles, including
traffic control and maintenance of essential services like motor
transport, pioneer and engineer services, water supply, and
power supply, as well as passive Air Defense, which included
rescue work, first aid, evacuation of casualties, fire fighting, and
debris removal. Cadets were assigned to look after civil defense
posts like lookouts, patrols, and the messenger service, as well
as hospital work.

NCC cadets also helped in building bunds along the western

borders where the war was fought. Important installation like
Akashwani, Telephone exchanges and Post offices were also
guarded with the help of NCC cadets.
In order to accomplish this remarkable feat, the cadets happily
put their lives in danger and sustained burns. Cadet Sergeant
Pratap Singh, who displayed high leadership, courage, and
initiative qualities, inspired and led the cadets in this action.
Sergeant Pratap Singh of the 10th Punjab Battalion NCC
Gurdaspur was given the Ashok Chakra Class III in 1966 by the
Hon'ble President of India, Dr. Radha Krishna, in recognition of
his bravery and selfless devotion to duty, which saved the city of
Gurdaspur from a terrible disaster.

 Social contributions of NCC

NCC has adopted community development activities with the

aim of imbibing amongst cadets selfless service to the
community, dignity of labour importance of self help, need to
protect the environment and to assist weaker sections of the
society in their upliftment. This was envisaged through
programmes involving :

 Adult-education
 Tree plantation
 Blood donation
 Anti Dowry Rally
 AIDS Awareness Rally
 Visit to Old Age Homes
 Disaster Management Relief
 NCC cadets performing drill

NCC cadets at the blood donation campaign

 Puneet Sagar Abhiyan by NCC cadets

Voting Awareness Drive by NCC cadets

  Training imparted to the cadets

Institutional training
Institutional training conducted at colleges and schools is the mainstay
of NCC training and is conducted by Associate NCC Officers and
Armed Forces personnel. Institutional training includes basic military
training to the cadets as part of the curriculum and prepares them to join
the Armed Forces. It is conducted with specific purpose:-

Firstly, to expose young cadets to a `regimental way of life’ which is

essential to inculcate in them the values of discipline, duty, punctuality,
orderliness, smartness, respect for the authorities, correct work ethos,
and self- confidence. Secondly, to generate interest in cadets by
including and laying emphasis on those aspects of Institutional Training
which attract young cadets into the NCC and provides them an element
of thrill and excitement. Thirdly, to inculcate Defence Services work
ethos that is characterised by hard work, sincerity of purpose, honesty,
ideal of selfless service, dignity of labour, secular outlook, comradeship,
spirit of adventure and sportsmanship.

Camps
The practical application of institutional training is Camp training.
Camps help cadets develop camaraderie, teamwork, leadership skills,
self-confidence, self-reliance, and dignity of labor by introducing them
to a regimented way of life. The cadets put the theoretical knowledge
they gained in Institutional Training to use in the exhilaration of camp
life. During their enlistment, Junior Division/Junior Wing cadets must
attend at least one camp, while Senior Division/Senior Wing cadets must
attend at least two camps.

 Centrally Organised Camps

National Integration Camps :- are conducted to make cadets
understand and value the rich heritage of cultures that forge
unity despite the diverse languages, traditions and religions of
our country. These camps are conducted on an all India basis
and help bridge the cultural gap among various states of India.
Special NICs are conducted in the extremities of our country at
Leh / Srinagar (J&K), Dimapur (North Eastern Region),
Peddapuram (Kakinada), Badabagh (Jaisalmer), Lakshadweep
and Port Blair.

Advance Leadership Camps (ALC) :- These are conducted

every year, in which the cadets attend to focus on personality
development, leadership skills and orientation for induction into
the Armed Forces.
Thal Sainik Camp (TSC) :- This camp is conducted annually
for Army wing cadets with the aim of introducing them to
salient features of Army and developing the spirit of healthy
competitiveness by activities like map reading, obstacle training.

Nau Sainik Camp :-This camp is conducted annually for Naval

Wing Cadets. Boat pulling regatta and sailing competitions are
the main activities of this camp.

Vayu Sainik Camp :- This camp organised for Air Wing

cadets. Inter Directorate competitions pertaining to air wing
training are held during this camp like flying and aeromodelling.

Rock Climbing Training Camps (RCTC):- Rock climbing

camps are held each year to expose NCC cadets to the basics of
rock climbing and to inculcate spirit of adventure.

The Republic Day Camp (RDC):- It is held at Garrison Parade

Ground, Delhi Cantt every year from 01 Jan to 29 Jan. The
selected NCC cadets from all States and Union Territories attend
the camp. This camp represents all parts of India and is a ‘Mini
India’ in itself. The camp is normally inaugurated by the Vice
President of India in the first week of January and culminates
with the Prime Minister’s Rally on 28 January.

 Social contributions
The structure of the social service activities is designed to
inspire and motivate the cadets to participate voluntarily in the
improvement of their social and physical environments and to
focus on the task of nation building. The social assistance and
local area improvement exercises incorporate Swachh Bharat
Abhiyan, Tree Estate, Hostile to Medication Rally, Disease
Mindfulness, Catastrophe Alleviation, Blood Gift, Beti Bachao
Beti Padhao, Care for the Visually impaired, Traffic Signal and
other comparable significant contemporary social issues. The
goals of social service are to instill in the cadets an appreciation
for the dignity of labor and an interest in constructive,
community-beneficial work, to demonstrate selflessness in
service, to lead organized work in order to maximize the
utilization of our people's unused time, energy and other
resources and direct them in a variety of social and economic
activities.
 Adventure activities
Young people thrive on adventure. In the NCC's adventure
training, cadets learn about the topography, experience various
weather conditions, and live an adventurous life in camp
conditions. The entire goal is to instill a sense of adventure,
explorative curiosity, endurance, discipline, bravery,
determination, camaraderie, and leadership in NCC cadets,
resulting in the growth of self-confidence, teamwork, and spirit-
de-corps. NCC trainees are offered the chance to partake in a
large group of experience exercises including Mountain
Journeys and Endeavors, Traveling, Parasailing, Cruising, Scuba
Plunging, Kayaking, Camel safari and so forth. Cadets can
develop their leadership abilities and character traits through
adventure-based activities. Trainees with potential are given
chances to partake in endeavors requiring more significant level
of mastery and capability.
 DATA ANALYSIS
ABSTRACT
A questionnaire was designed and distributed through google
forms among the cadets of NCC from various directorates of
India to gather information on their ideas on how NCC plays a
major role in nation building.

DATA INTERPRETATION
The collective responses to the question above were as follows:
i. NCC helps in nation building by developing a sense of
discipline, leadership and teamwork among the youth,
providing opportunities for community service and social
outreach programs.
SUO Isha Sirohi MP/20/SW/A/110708

ii. NCC creates a pool of trained and motivated young people

who can contribute to the development of country in
various fields.
CDT Shiwangi Mishra KA/22/SW/F/100240
iii. NCC uniform teaches the cadets that they are all to serve
the nation. Activities like drill inculcate sense of
togetherness and produces motivated youth. Cadets are
taught values of leadership and unity. NCC produces good
citizens and stakeholders for tomorrow.
CSUO Anshika JanghuPB/20/SW/F/167719

iv. NCC organizes activites that range from rural development

programs and Swachh Bharat Abhiyan to Drug awareness
and Blood donation campaigns.
CDT Deva Gayathri KA/22/SW/F/100235
 CONCLUSION
The NCC is a dynamic, adaptable, and ever-evolving
organization. Its activities are governed by a set of Core Values
that we strive to instill in all NCC ranks. It develops a feeling of
enthusiastic obligation to urge trainees to add to public turn of
events. It fosters a sense of national unity and social cohesion,
respect for diversity in religion, language, culture, ethnicity, way
of life, and habitat is necessary. It teaches to withstand
obligation to learn and stick to the standards and values
cherished in the Indian Constitution and comprehending the
significance of exercising authority in a fair and impartial
manner.

NCC inculcates the ability to participate in social programs and

community development. It develops the feeling of sensitivity to
the requirements of fellow citizens who are poor and socially
exclude and helps fostering self-control and restraint behaviors.
NCC aids in recognizing the virtues of truthfulness, honesty,
self-sacrifice, perseverance, and hard work and respect for
wisdom, knowledge, and the ability of ideas.