Today is 76th National Cadet Corps Day, know about the history of NCC and its special certificate.

76th NCC Day 2024: Today, National Cadet Corps Day is being celebrated across the country. It is a special part of the Cadet Corps of the Army, in which troops work at the national level. Every year this day is celebrated to encourage the bravehearts of NCC and appreciate their courage. There is a branch of NCC in schools and colleges which, like the police, knows all the skills from parade to army. Know how this day started and what its history says. Let us know in this news.

Know the history of NCC

The history of NCC here is very old, when the University Corps was established in 1917, its first batch came under the Calcutta University on 3 November. With the passage of the Indian Territorial Act in 1920, UC was replaced by the University Training Corps (UTC). It is said that in history, in the year 1942, the name of UTC was changed to University Officer Training Corps. It is said that, during the British Raj, the authorities had decided to give military training to Indian students, due to which NCC was started for the students.

When did NCC come into existence in India?

Amidst the continuous amendments regarding this, the year of commencement of NCC is considered to be 16th July 1948. While the British Raj had made a plan to impart military knowledge to the Indian students, the military forces of the University of Officers Training Corps could not show anything special, hence emphasis was laid on improving the training. For good efforts in this, a committee was formed whose chairman was Pandit HN Kunzru. It was from this committee that the advice was given to establish a cadet organization at the school and college level. The National Cadet Corps Act was established on 15 July 1948 itself.

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Who can take part in NCC

Here this branch of NCC includes such youth of the country who are dedicated to the country. During this period, it provides training to the youth and also includes some allowances. The amount of salary to be given to the officers is decided by the governments in different states. Here, officers of the three armies give training to the youth attending the academy. NCC also works during any war or any major incident in the country. While there are conditions in schools, in Nepal anyone except the youth is free to join.

To join this NCC, students will have to be mentally and physically fit. Students between 12 years to 26 years can join NCC. Examinations are conducted for NCC certificate. These examinations are conducted every year in February-March. 'C' certificate is given to any cadet only when he gets 50 or more than 50 marks in the examination.

Know about its special certificate

Here, students participating in NCC are required to pass a special certificate. NCC is for both boys and girls. There are 4 types of divisions in it, out of which 2 divisions are for girls and 2 divisions are for boys. The boys' divisions are called Junior Division and Senior Division and the girls' divisions are called Junior Wing and Senior Wing.

NCC A Certificate

This certificate is given to those cadets of junior division who have completed 2 years of training.

NCC B Certificate

This certificate is given to the students of senior division. They have also completed two years of training.

NCC C Certificate

This certificate is given to those students of senior division who have completed 3 years of training. At least 75℅ attendance and must have attended 2 annual or equivalent camps. For NCC B and C certificate, it is not necessary that you also have NCC A certificate. Through this certificate, you are selected in SSB interview without any written examination. Also, the candidate should have 55 percent marks in graduation.