Ministry of Defence Expansion of National Cadet Corps Posted On: 22 JUL 2022 1:31PM by PIB Delhi The Government has launched expansion of N
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Expansion of National Cadet Corps
Posted On: 22 JUL 2022 1:31PM by PIB Delhi
The Government has launched expansion of NCC in Border Tehsils, Coastal Taluks and taluks housing Air Force Stations by providing 1 lakh vacancies. This includes 92 Coastal Taluks. The details are as follows:
Name of District |
Name of Taluk |
Vishakhapatnam |
Bheemunipatnam, Visakhapatnam, Gajuwaka |
Anakapalli |
Atchuthapuram |
Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore |
Allur, Kavali, Indukurpet, Venkatachalam, Muthukuru, Kaluvoya, Atmakur, Vidavalur, Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore |
Prakasam |
Yerragondapalem |
The details of incentives provided to NCC cadets (Educational Institutions and Employment) are given below:
- Incentives in educational institutions, inter-alia, include:
State Governments have notified incentives for NCC ‘A’, ‘B’ and ‘C’ Certificate holders for admissions into higher educational institutions by way of (a) reserving percentage of seats and/or (b) weightage in terms of grace / bonus marks.
- Incentives in job opportunities:
- Armed Forces: Vacancies are reserved in the officer cadre by each of the Services for NCC ‘C’ Certificate holders as below:
S No |
Training Establishments |
Total Vacancies per course * |
(a) |
Officer Training Academy, Chennai |
SD+SW – 50+4 |
(b) |
Indian Military Academy |
SD – 25 |
(c) |
Air Force Academy |
10% of course vacancies |
(d) |
Naval Academy |
SD – 06 |
* Two courses are inducted per year.
SD – Senior Division (Boys)
SW – Senior Wing (Girls)
- Other Ranks of Armed Forces: Bonus marks are provided to NCC ‘A’, ‘B’ & ‘C’ certificate holders when applying for Other Ranks of Armed Forces.
- Ministry of Home Affairs: Government of India, Ministry of Home Affairs has provided following incentive/bonus marks to NCC ‘A’, ‘B’ & ‘C’ Certificate holders in recruitment examination for the post of Sub-Inspector (General Duty) and Constable (General Duty), Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs):
- NCC ‘C’ Certificate – 5% of max marks.
- NCC ‘B’ Certificate – 3% of max marks.
- NCC ‘A’ Certificate – 2% of max marks.
- Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways: Government of India, Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways has also provided following incentives to all Under Graduate and Post Graduate programmes of Indian Maritime University:
- NCC ‘C’ Certificate – 5% of max marks.
- NCC ‘B’ Certificate – 3% of max marks.
- NCC ‘A’ Certificate – 2% of max marks.
This information was given by Raksha Rajya Mantri Shri Ajay Bhatt in a written reply to Shri Balashowry Vallabhaneni and Shri Magunta Sreenivasulu Reddy in Lok Sabha today.
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