National Cadet Corps

The National Cadet Corps (NCC) gives opportunities for military training and social service to students without imposing on them any obligation for active military service.

The aims of NCC are :

• To develop qualities of character, courage, comradeship, discipline, leadership, secular outlook, spirit of adventure and sportsmanship and the ideals of selfless- service among the youth to make them useful citizens.
• To create a human resource of organised, trained and motivated youth to provide leadership in all walks of life including the Armed Forces and to be always available to the service of the nation,
• To build up a reserve of potential officers so that the defense service of the country can expand in a national emergency.
  

The immediate benefit of NCC training is the improvement in physical and mental states alacrity, cultivation of a sense of pride in smart turn-out and bearing, fostering a sense of discipline and responsibility, development of a social personality and an aptitude for leadership and the inculcation of the principles and practices of Military Science. Members of the corps have no liability to military service but definite obligations for training:

Their attendance at weekly parades held during the three academic terms is compulsory. Parades will cease one week before terminal examinations, and about three weeks before annual examinations.

Members of the Corps may attend the annual camp for 12 days held during the Onam and December holidays. Expenses in connection with the mess and the travel from College to the camp and back will be met by the Government.

Every enrolled member undertakes to continue in the Corps in the first instance for two years. At the end, every member will be issued a weightage certificate, for recruitment in Government and other services, and for admission to all Professional Colleges.

Uniforms will be issued to all cadets at the time of enrolment. Outgoing cadets should deposit all items of uniform other than the clothing items before completion of their respective courses of study.

Members of the Corps who wish to obtain B & C certificates will have additional parades. Cadets obtaining Certificate C and a university degree are eligible to appear before the Service Selection Board for direct commission in the army and navy without appearing for the UPSC examination. They are eligible for weightage of marks at the time of admission for higher studies under the university.

Students who wish to join the NCC will report in person to the company Commander at the NCC office.

NCC officer - Army wing
LT. T.O Alphonse Ligori, Dept. of Economics

NCC Officer - Navy wing
Mr. Benny Varghese, Dept. of Sociology