National Cadet Corp (NCC)

NCC is a youth organization, open to students of academic institutions. It has undergone many changes i.e. from a purely military oriented organization it has changed to a true youth development organization spread over in all States of the Country in the true spirit of its motto, ‘Unity and Discipline’. Today, NCC offers a wide spectrum of activities classified into five main areas. Institutional training is paramount amongst these and it includes conduct of Annual Training Camps. Flying, Sea Training and Familiarization Training with various services institutes like Indian Military Academy at Dehradun and Officers Training School at Chennai. Community Development is another area in which cadets have set an example by involving in various activities viz. adult literacy, anti-drug, anti-leprosy campaigns, planting of trees to conserve ecology etc. Even, the scope of adventure and sports activity has been enlarged bringing in its ambit events like mountaineering, para-sailing, scuba-diving, car and motorcycle rallies and expeditions designed to explore the national heritage of India.