N.C.C. (National
Cadet Corps)
N.C.C. Training is
provided for the boy
students. Every
cadet is required to
attend the parade
once a week. They
are imparted
training in military
science by the N.C.C.
officers and the
Army personnel
posted by the
Defence Department.
The following are
the aims of the
N.C.C.:
a) To develop
character,
comradeship and
qualities of
leadership in the
youth of the
country.
b) To provide
service training to
youth so as to
stimulate their
interest in the
defence of the
country.
c) To build up a
reserve of potential
officers to enable
the armed force to
expand rapidly in a
national emergency.
Advantages of
N.C.C. Training
N.C.C. cadets at the
end of the first or
at the beginning of
the second year of
training are
eligible to appear
at the "B"
certificate and at
the end of the 3rd
year of their
training to appear
at the "C"
certificate exam.
Students with N.C.C.
qualification are
always given
preference over
other students in
many competitive
examinations both
civil and military.
It also provides
opportunity to have
a career in the Army
through the officers
Training Unit of
N.C.C. and "C"
certificate entry.
Students enrolled in
N.C.C. have to
attend a minimum of
75 percent of the
parades and N.C.C.
classes in order to
qualify themselves
to appear at the "B"
and "C" certificate
examinations. |
