Common Subjects
Chapter – I
NCC General
(Marks – 07) in theory
HISTORY OF NCC
The National Cadet Corps (NCC) has its genesis in the ‘University Corps’, which was
created under the Defence Act, 1917 with the object to make up the shortage of
the Army.
In 1920, when the Indian Territorial Act was passed, The `University Corps’ was
replaced by the ‘University Training Corps (UTC)’ .
In 1942, the UTC was renamed as the ‘University Officers Training Corps’ (UOTC).
The need to create a youth organisation at National level to train the young boys
and girls to be better citizens and future leaders of our great country in all walks
of life, including Defence forces, was rightly realized by our leaders.
A Committee under Pandit HN Kunzru was set up in 1946 at the behest of our first
Prime Minister, Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru.
The NCC came into existence on 16th July, 1948 under the NCC Act XXXVI of
1948 under the Ministry of Defence (MOD).
NCC MOTTO AND NCC FLAG
The Motto of the NCC is ‘Unity and Discipline’ which was adopted on 23 Dec
1957.
In 1954 the existing tricolour flag was introduced. The three colours in the flag
depict the three Services of the Corps, red for the Army, deep blue for the Navy
and light blue for the Air Force. The letters NCC and the NCC crest in gold in
the middle of the flag encircled by a wreath of lotus, give the flag a colourful
look and a distinct identity. Each lotus represents one NCC Directorate (Dte).
(total 17 Dtes = 17 lotuses)
AIM OF NCC
RULES OF NCC
NCC RANKS
ORGANISATIONAL STRUCTURE
The NCC organization is administered through the MOD. The Defence
Secretary is overall in-charge, who is responsible to the Govt, of India
for efficient functioning of the NCC and other matters.
The NCC is headed by Director General (DG), an Army Officer of the
rank of Lieutenant General, who is responsible for the functioning of
the NCC in the country through the Dte Gen NCC situated at Delhi.
Lt. Gen Tarun Kumar Aich is the current DG of NCC.
The DG at the Dte Gen NCC is assisted by two Additional Directors
General (ADsG), one Major General from the Army and the other a
Rear Admiral from the Navy or an Air Vice Marshal from the Air Force.
There are five Deputy Directors General (DDsG) of the rank of
Brigadier and equivalent; three Brigadiers and one Commodore/Air
Commodore and one civilian officer.
The country has been divided into 17 Directorates (Dtes) covering all States and
Union Territories. These Dtes are headed by an officer of the rank of Brigadier
or its equivalent from the other two Services.
Each of the State NCC Dte controls two to fourteen Group Headquarters (Gp
HQ), headed by an officer of the rank of Colonel or its equivalent.
In all, there are 95 Gp HQs in the country, who exercise control over a network
of 657 Army Wing Units (including Technical and Girls’ Unit), 59 Naval Wing
Units and 58 Air Squadrons.
The NCC unit is commanded by a Lt Col/ Col (TS) or equivalent.( Col. Sunit S
Kotwal is the commanding officer of our unit )
We come under Karnataka and Goa Dte. Bangalore is the Dte. Headquarters.
( Currently headed by Air Commodre BS Kanwar )
Our Gp Hq is Mangalore. ( Group Commander for Mangalore is Col AK Sharma )
