CBSE Class-9 Syllabus 2019-20 (National Cadet Corps)

1. The training curriculum of the NCC is primarily focused on character building, inculcating leadership qualities and skill enhancement through structured academic syllabi, practical training and opportunity for exposure/interaction beyond a cadets’ immediate environment, and thereby enabling them for a brighter and progressive future.

2. The Aims of NCC:
(a) To develop character, comradeship, discipline, secular outlook, spirit of adventure and the ideals of selfless service amongst the youth of the country.
(b) To create a human resource of organized, trained and motivated youth to provide leadership in all walks of life and always available for the service of the nation.
(c) To provide a suitable environment to motivate the youth to take up a career in the Armed Forces.

3. Conduct of NCC Training Curriculum
(a) Institutional Training: Conducted in respective schools/ colleges by Associate NCC Officers (ANO), Permanent Instructional (PI) staff as part of the school curriculum.
(b) Annual Training Camps (ATC): To provide practical outdoor training, each NCC cadet attends 10 days camp in the second year of junior and senior division. These camps are conducted by respective NCC units.
(c) Centrally Organized Camps (COC): These camps are conducted at all India level, as National Integration Camps, attended by cadets from all states.
(d) Adventure Training: To inculcate a spirit of adventure and team work, NCC cadets undergo various adventure activities such as para jumps, para sailing, trekking, mountaineering and sailing expeditions.
(e) Attachment Camps: To give the cadets exposure to interact with Regular Army, Navy and Air Force units, attachment camps are conducted, where cadets are attached with these units. To motivate cadets to join the Armed Forces attachment of cadets with Indian Military Academy is also conducted.
(f) Youth Exchange Programme (YEP): Selected cadets also get an opportunity to visit various foreign countries as part of YEP. In one year approximately 100 cadets visit 10 -11 countries.
(g) Social Service Activities: The cadets also undertake various social service activities, by conduct of rallies to bring awareness and participate in various relief programmes/activities whenever called for.

4. Trainers : To conduct and implement the NCC training curriculum, there are three tiers of trainers.
(a) First Tier: Regular defence officers of the rank of Colour equitant rank in Air Force and Navy, Whole Time Lady Officers (WTLO) and Civilian Gliding Instructors (CGI).They are responsible for coordination and supervision of training and conduct of camps.
(b) Second Tier: Professors and teachers nominated by respective schools and colleges and trained by NCC at its NCC Officers Training Academy and on completion of Pre–Commission Course, commissioned as Associated NCC Officer (ANO) form the most important link between the cadets and NCC.
They conduct most of the theory classes of non-specialized subjects. Besides, the Pre Commission training they attend refresher courses.
(c) Third Tier: The Junior Commissioned Officers (JCO) and Non–Commissioned Officers (NCO) from the three services and Girl Cadet Instructors (GCI) and Ship Model Instructors (SMI) conduct the specialized training of the cadets.

5. Eligibility for Enrolment as Cadet.
(a) Should be a citizen of India or a subject of Nepal.
(b) Should be on the roll of the school or college which has an NCC Unit or part thereof.
(c) The cadet should be within the age as mentioned below:-
(i) Junior Division – Not less than 13 years and below 18 years and 6 months.
(ii) Senior Division - Should be below 26 years.

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Courtesy: CBSE

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