NCC directorate gets 6,300 new vacancies

Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, May 10

The central government has allotted 6,300 additional vacancies for junior division NCC cadets in schools in Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh and Chandigarh under the fully self-financing scheme

This long-awaited move is a part of the expansion plan for the NCC under which the government had approved an additional one lakh vacancies for out-of-turn allotment to private or quasi-government schools which agree to bear all the training expenses. Institutes having at least 500 students on its rolls can be allotted one company strength of about 150 cadets without any cost to the exchequer.

The move comes in the wake of the demand from numerous schools who could not introduce NCC due to limited vacancies. This will benefit the student community in a big way wherein they can be a part of nation-building exercise and can get the ‘A’ certificate which will not only help them in admission to professional colleges but also accrue benefits in getting jobs.

Besides get basic military training, cadets will also get to attend camps, treks, mountaineering courses and leadership development capsules at the national level, as well as participate in various social service and community development activities.

Additional Director General, Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh and Chandigarh NCC Directorate, Maj Gen JS Sandhu, said schools which were interested in getting out-of-turn allotment under the self-financing scheme could approach the nearest NCC unit and they would be given the necessary guidance in utilising the scheme.