ONLY 49 COLLEGES OPTED FOR NCC

Only 49 colleges across the country have opted for National Cadet Corps (NCC) as an elective subject. The NCC is an organisation that is open to students in schools and colleges to groom them as disciplined citizens.

Most students voluntarily join NCC because of the preference given to students during military recruitment.

Sister Christine Fernandes, principal of St. Francis college said, “We have over 300 NCC cadets. There is a restriction by the University Grants Commission (UGC) to select only 100 students and there is always competition for the same.”

NCC students are expected to put community service raising awareness about recent issues. “Recently the NCC cadets from our college conducted an awareness drive regarding drugs and road safety. Students from NCC are also eligible for international exchange programmes. I believe that NCC students learn how to balance their life in a disciplined manner,” said Sister Philomena, the principal of Villa Marie.

The training for NCC begins from Class VIII onwards. Schools, however, have seen a dip in cadets who join NCC.

Hyderabad houses the NCC Directorate for Telangana and Andhra Pradesh. The two Telugu speaking states, together have nine Group headquarters with its Directorate, located in Secunderabad. At present the total strength of NCC cadets across the two states is around 70,000.