IMPORTANCE OF NCC AND BENEFITS OF NCC CERTIFICATES

NCC stands for National Cadet Corps, a training program. It is open to the students of
schools and colleges. It’s a voluntary program and any student can join it. This program
teaches students to follow a disciplined life. It’s a Tri-Services Organisation and engaged in
grooming the youth in India to become patriotic citizens. NCC training offers many benefits
to the trainees. After attending a minimum of 75% of NCC training, the students get a
certificate from NCC according to their level. These certificates help the students to in their
career. There are many benefits of NCC certificates, but not many people know about them.

What is NCC?
NCC is the Indian military cadet corps wing of the Indian armed forces. NCC offers training
to the students of schools and colleges. This is not compulsory training for all students. The
duration of this training program is 3 years. During the training of NCC, candidates get the
basic military training. This training is conducted to develop the interest of young students in
all three forces; the army, the navy and the air force of India. NCC offers the platform to the
students so that they could check their abilities to join the Indian Defence Services. That’s
why one of the benefits of the NCC certificate is that the candidate gets some relaxation
during army selection. According to the National Cadet Crops’, the main aim of NCC is to
create an organized, trained and motivated youth. With this aim, NCC not only creates
soldiers for the nation but it also develops the leadership skills in the youth.

How to Join NCC?

Any Indian student either girl or boy can join NCC. There are two wings in NCC; The Junior
wing and the senior wing. Here are the details to join the junior and senior wing of NCC.

Junior Wing: The minimum age to join the NCC junior wing is 13 years. The enrolment
period for the training of junior wing is 2 year. To join NCC the candidate needs to contact
the headmaster or principle of his/her school. If the school of the candidate is not having
NCC training facility then the student can contact Commanding Officer of the nearest NCC
Unit for further guidance.

Senior Wing: To join the senior wing the candidate’s age should be up to 26 years. The
enrolment period for this training is 3 years. To join senior wing students need to follow the
same process as mentioned above. Joining NCC is an easy process. The NCC authorities
also want the youngster to be a part of this organization. NCC cadets get various benefits
from joining it that positively change their personality and prepare them for defence
services. Further in the article, you will get to know detailed information about the Benefits
of joining NCC. To get career opportunities in the defence sector, the NCC training helps the
aspirant in their selection. In civil services also the NCC cadets get some relaxation. In
defence & civil services career counselling, joining NCC is a must-suggestion that aspirants
 get from counsellors. Let’s check out the more benefits of joining NCC by scrolling down
the page.

Certificates & Examination

There are Three Certificates in NCC. Below describes about it from lower value to higher
value:-
 Certificate – A : It can be taken by JD/JW cadets of the NCC, during class year 8 and 9.
After passing those classes it can't be obtained. The candidate must have attended a
minimum 75% of total training periods laid down in the syllabus for the first and second
years of JD/JW NCC (All Wings). The candidate must have attended one Annual Training
Camp.

 Certificate – B : It can be taken by SD/SW cadets of the NCC, after class year 10 and those
studying for a degree. The candidate must have attended a minimum 75% of total training
periods laid down in the syllabus for the first and second years of SD/SW NCC (All Wings).
The cadet must have attended one Annual Training Camp/NIC. Cadets who possess
Certificate - A will be awarded 10 bonus marks. An air wing cadet must do a minimum 10
Glider launches.

 Certificate – C : Is the highest level certificate for NCC cadets. It can be taken in the 3rd
year of training, in the 3rd year of degree course. Those who possess a Certificate - B can
take it in the first year after their +2, and in the 1st year of their degree. The cadet must have
attended two Annual Training Camps or one Annual Training Camp and one of the
following: RD Camp Delhi, Centrally Organised Camp, Para Training Camp, Attachment
Training with service units, National Integration Camp, Youth Exchange Programme, or
Foreign Cruise (Navy Wing only).

Grading in Certificate
Three certificates are awarded (1) A grade, (2) B grade, (3) C grade.
The best certificate is A, which has the highest value. (i) A cadet has to obtain 45% marks in
each paper & 50% marks in the aggregate to pass the examination. Grading is based on total
marks obtain will be awarded as follows. (aa) Grading 'A' – Cadets obtaining 80% marks
and above. (ab) Grading 'B' – Cadets obtaining 65% marks and above but below 80%. (ac)
Grading 'C' – Cadets obtaining 50% marks and above but below 65%. (ad) Fail – Cadets
obtaining less than 45% in any paper or less than 50% in aggregate.

Training
Total training period for SD and SW is 3 years with an extension of 1 year permissible &
training period for JD & JW is of 2 years. Every cadet of the Senior or Junior Division has to
undergo service training for a period of at least 4 hours per week during the training year.
However, no training is carried out during periods when the college or school through which
a cadet is enrolled is closed for a vacation. Every cadet of the Senior and Junior Division has
undergo service training for a minimum period of 75% of total hours during the annual
college and school session. Every cadet (in case of JD, who has completed one full year of
 training and is in his second year) attends an annual training camp of 9–10 days, also known
as National Combined Annual Training Camp. For SD/SW the duration is usually for up to
30 days. At the end of the camp training the cadets receive a certificate of successful
completion.

BENEFITS OF JOINING NCC

Have a look at the benefits of NCC certificate 'C'.
 INDIAN ARMY
In every regular course of the Indian Military Academy (IMA), 32 vacancies are reserved for
the ‘C’ certified NCC candidates. But to join IMA it's a must for all the candidates to be
declared successful by the Services Selection Board.
The cadets with 'C' certificate are exempted from CDS examination conducted by UPSC.
But for this, the cadet must have 'A' or ‘B’ grade in 'C' certificate.
NCC 'C' certification offers you 10–15 bonus marks in paramilitary forces recruitment i.e.
BSF, CISF, CRPF, SSB etc.
 If you have NCC 'C' certificates then your written exam will be waived off for the post of
Soldier GD.

 INDIAN NAVY
 In Indian Navy, the NCC 'C' certified candidates get 6 extra marks for sailor’s job and 15
extra marks for Artificer Apprentices.
 Up to 9 vacancies in navy are reserved for NCC ‘C’ certified candidates. To get the
recruitment done on these vacancies the candidate must have done his/her B.Sc in physics or
maths. B.E. candidates are also eligible for these vacancies. The age group of the candidate
must be 19 to 24 years. He/she must have passed by SSB exempted from CDS examination
of UPSC.

 INDIAN AIR FORCE

 In Air Force, the NCC 'C' certified candidates get the advantage of 5 marks.
 In Pilot course total 10% vacancies are reserved for NCC cadets.

 PUBLIC SECTOR
Many organizations from the public sector give advantages to the cadets with 'C'
certification like Indian Airlines, Pawan Hans Ltd, The National Small Industries Corp. Ltd.
and many more.
Apart of this, many companies from private sector consider the NCC certificates as an
advantage. When you mention the NCC certified or achieved NCC 'C' certificate in your
resume, it gives a hint about your personality. So we would suggest the students should join
NCC not only to join Indian Armed Forces but to be a disciplined person.
Defence Benefits:
For the candidates who aspire to join the defence forces, NCC ‘C’ certificate is a golden
opportunity for them to go to SSB directly. These candidates are exempted from giving the
common entrance exam and are called directly for SSB. NCC ‘C’ certificate holders will
have following benefits over non-holders in defence as on 2017:

1. CDSE (Men):
If a candidate clears his CDSE and subsequent SSB, he will have the following reservation
in various academies. A separate merit list is prepared for NCC cadets with ’C’ certificate.
 IMA – 13-15 vacancies reserved for ‘C’ Certificate (Army Wing) holders
 INA – 05-08 vacancies reserved for ‘C’ Certificate (Naval Wing) holders

2. Special Entry (Men and Women):

 OTA Chennai – 50 vacancies for ‘C’ certificate holders for NCC Spl. Entry (non tech)
 AFA Hyderabad – 10% vacancies reserved for ‘C’ certificate Air Wing holders in all
courses.

3. Recruitment as Jawan:
If a candidate wants to join the defence as as Soldier GD/clk/skt/tech/tdn cat, he will be
eligible for the award of following benefits:
‘A’ cert 05 marks (GD) 05 marks (clk/skt/tech) 05 marks (tdn)
‘B’ cert 10 marks (GD) 10 marks (clk/skt/tech) 10 marks (tdn)
‘C’ cert: Holders of ‘C’ cert and who have participated in republic day parade will be
exempted from CEE for rect sol clk /skt, sol tech and sol NA cat and will be awarded 100%
marks in lieu of CEE.

OTHER BENFITS OF ‘C’ CERTIFICATE:

 For ORs, Sailors, Airmen: 5 to 10 percent bonus marks awarded for recruitment.
 Para Military Forces: 2 to 10 bonus marks awarded for recruitment
 Department of telecommunication: Bonus marks awarded for recruitment
 CRPF: NCC cadets holding 3rd division degree eligible for recruitment to gazetted posts.
 NCC: Civilian Gliding instructors/Girl Cadet Instructors/ Whole Time Lady Officers.
 State Govts: Preference for State Services in certain States.
 Industry: Some industries give preference to NCC C certificate holders for various jobs
related with the field of security.
 NCC Games: Cash awards to teams and individuals for excellence.

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