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NATIONAL CADET CORPS

N.C.C. - NATIONAL CADET CORPS

Associate NCC Officer: Lt. Vikas S. Jadhav
Associate NCC Officer: Lt. Cdr. Pramod N. Shinde
Associate NCC Officer: Fg. Offr. Vivek V. Antad

Introduction

Marching with the motto of N.C.C., which is Unity and Discipline, the N.C.C. units at Nowrosjee Wadia College have emerged as a throbbing and dynamic zone for the sustained leadership and social outreach programs. Presently, the college has concurrently established a Naval Wing (3 MAH NAVAL UNIT PUNE) and an Army Wing (2 MH BN NCC PUNE). More than 80 cadets from Army Wing and 35 cadets from Navy Wing are currently enrolled here. In addition, 09 Air Force Wing cadets of this college are presently enrolled in 3 MAH AIR SQN NCC PUNE, which is an open Air Force Wing NCC unit, established in Pune. Many of our cadets have been selected for “All India Best Cadet Award” at Republic Day Camps in last few years and they have also been selected for prestigious national camps such as Youth Exchange Program, Over Seas Deployment Camps, Scuba Diving Camps, Thal Sainik Camps, Nau Sainik Camps and Vayu Sainik Camps etc.

National and Local Organization of N.C.C.

NATIONAL CADET CORPS

NCC was created on 15 July 1948 under an Act of Parliament, which over the years, has outstandingly contributed in the social and defence sector of the country through highly motivated and disciplined cadets of schools and colleges. As N.C.C. focuses on the character building and the leadership of an individual in all walks of life, it promotes the spirit of patriotism and national integration amongst the youth of the country. Following are the aims of N.C.C. as prescribed by the DGNCC, New Delhi:

  • To develop Character, Comradeship, Discipline, Secular Outlook, Spirit of Adventure, and Ideals of selfless service in the youth of this country.
  • To create a human resource of organised, trained and motivated youth, and regardless of which career they choose, become leader in all walks of life to serve the our nation.
  • To provide an environment conductive to motivated young pupil to choose the Armed Forces as a career.

    There are a number of incentives that motivates students to become cadets. Besides being an additional merit while seeking to join the forces or taking up other jobs, NCC also motivates cadets to perform to their best by offering scholarships, cash awards, prizes, medals, trophies etc.

  • N.C.C. at Nowrosjee Wadia College:

    Nowrosjee Wadia College proudly supports N.C.C. cadets and their activities. We encourage students to join N.C.C. and in turn avail the personal as well as carrier oriented benefits. All three wings of N.C.C. at our college select candidates through rigorous selection procedures such as physical test, written examination, and personal interview etc. Selected candidates, over next three years, are trained for various service and institutional N.C.C. activities such as physical training, drill, sport, N.C.C. syllabus etc and then encouraged for prestigious training camps viz. Republic Day Parade, Thal Sena Camp, Nau Sainik Camp, Vayu Sainik Camp, Special National Integration Camps, Annual Training Camps, Rifle Shooting Competitions, Rock-Climbing Camps and Leadership Camps. Other than this, our highly motivated cadets rigorously participate in the exhaustive Social Drives namely Cleanliness Drive, Blood Donations Camps, Anti-Drug Rally, Assistance to the Police Department, Tree Plantation, Adult Education, Women Safety Rally, AIDS Awareness Rally etc. During Covid-19 pandemic, 15 cadets from Army Wing, 09 cadets from Naval Wing and 06 cadets from Air Force Wing courageously participated in the ‘Covid Yogdan Activity’ where they were appointed at different Covid Vaccination Centres in PMC and PCMC areas to assist the Covid Warriors.

    Achievements of our N.C.C. cadets:

    1. CDT Senior Under Officer Tejal Khandebharad, CDT Capt Alpana Singh, and CDT Warrent Officer Shantanu Misar successfully participated in Republic Day Parade 2022 and contributed immensely in winning the “Best Directorate Award” to Maharashtra Directorate in the year 2021-2022.
    2. CDT WO Kartikay Gautam was selected by Indian Air Force through N.C.C. Special Entry Scheme for training at Air Force Academy (AFA) (2021)
    3. CDT Aman Modi was selected by Indian Army for training at Officers’ Training Academy (OTA) (2020)
    4. SUO Deshratan Pandey was selected by Indian Army for training at Indian Military Academy (IMA) (2017)
    5. CDT Sangram Bondage was selected by Indian Navy for training at Indian Naval Academy (INA) (2016)
    6. CDT Haribabu Kamanboina was selected by Indian Army for training at Officers’ Training Academy (OTA) (2016)
    7. JUO Ajay Santosh was selected by Indian Army for training at Officers’ Training Academy (OTA) (2016)
    8. CQMS Vikrant Golahar was selected by Indian Army for training at Indian Military Academy (IMA) (2015)

    Awards earned by our N.C.C. cadets:

    1. CDT SUO Tejal Khandebharad participated in the PM Rally during Republic Day Parade (2022) and was also selected for briefing to Mr. Bhagatsingh Koshyari, Governer (Maharashtra), about Maharashtra Directorate Contingent selected for Republic Day Parade (2022)
    2. CDT Capt Alpana Singh participated in the prestigious event of Rajpath Parade and in the Line Area Competition during RDC-2022
    3. CDT WO Shantanu Misar bagged 4th place in ‘All India RDC Best Cadet Award’ during Republic Day Parade (2022)
    4. CDT WO Kartikay Gautam won the ‘All India Best Cadet Award’ at Republic Day Parade (2019)
    5. CDT CAPT Anupriya Vankhede won the ‘Gold Medal’ at Inter-Directorate Shooting Competition in All India G.V. Malvankar Trophy Camp (2019)
    6. PO CDT Manish Singh won the ‘Bronz Medal’ at Republic Day Camp in All India Ship Modelling Competition (2019)
    7. SWO Sonal Dalimbe won ‘Best Cadet of Maharashtra Contingent’ award at Republic Day Camp (2019)
    8. CDT Aditya Patil won ‘Gold Medal’ in Control Line Aero Modelling at All India Vayu Sainik Camp (2018)
    9. CDT CAPT Omkar Vhatkar received the ‘Best Cadet Award’ at GPHQ, Pune (2018)

    NCC Training Activities

    Training Activities

    1. Institutional Training
    2. Camp Training
    3. Sports
    4. Adventure Activities
    5. Social Service & Community Development

    Our N.C.C. Cadets selected for Prestigious National Camps:

    Year 2019-2020

    Name of the CadetCamp Attended
    ARMY WING
    SUO Sidhesh Sawant Basic Leadership Camp (Nagpur) and Advanced Leadership Camp (Gujarat)
    JUO Shubham Sharma West Zone Shooting Coaching Capsule Camp (Gujarat)
    CQMS Ashish Anju Ek Bharat Shreshta Bharat Camp (Nagpur)
    SGT S. Anjali Inter-District Shooting Competition (West Bengal)
    CDT Kapil Gawas Ek Bharat Shreshta Bharat Camp (Nagpur)
    CDT Shaurya Singh Inter-District Shooting Competition (West Bengal)
    CDT Neha Salunkhe Thal Sainik Camp IGC Level (Pune)
    CDT Saurav Kshirsagar Sardar Patel Narmada Trek Camp (Gujrat)
    CDT Aakash Jadhav Army Attachement Camp (Pune)
    CDT Samiksha Joshi CATC-2 Thal Sainik Camp (A’Nagar)
    CDT K. Suraj Kumar Thal Sainik Camp IGC Level (Pune)
    NAVY WING
    CDT CAPT Akash Limkar Advanced Leadership Camp (Agartala)
    CDT Om Jawalkar Scuba Diving Camp (Mumbai)
    CDT Praveen Mane Special National Integration (Leh)
    CDT CAPT Anupriya Wankhede All India G.V. Malvankar Trophy Camp
    CDT Sakshi Lanjekar Indian Navy Attachment Camp (INA Ezhimala)
    PO CDT Manish Singh Republic Day Camp (Delhi)
    CDT Ankit Bhadauriya Republic Day Camp (Delhi)
    LEAD CDT Pratik Sable Ek Bharat Shreshta Bharat Camp (Nagpur)NTURE CAMPS
    CDT Navin Kujur West Zone Shooting Coaching Capsule Camp (Gujarat)
    LEAD CDT Snehal Chaudhary Basic Leadership Camp (Nagpur)
    PO Kranti Nagpure Basic Leadership Camp (Nagpur)
    CDT Kshitij Sonawane Advanced Leadership Camp (Gujarat)
    CDT Shreya Chandankar Most Enterprising Naval Camp (Ratnagiri)
    AIR FORCE WING
    SWO Sonal Dalimbe Youth Exchange Program (Bangladesh)
    SUO Shyam Aglave Youth Exchange Program (Bangladesh)
    CDT Kartikey Gautam Youth Exchange Program (Kazakistan)
    SUO Sakshi Attri Air Force Attachment Camp (H’bad)
    CDT CPL Pratiksha Jadhav All India Vayu Sainik Camp (Jodhapur)
    CDT Aditya Patil Air Force Attachment (Bidar)
    CDT Saurabh Yadav Ek Bharat Shreshta Bharat Camp (Uttarakhand)
    CDT Tarun Pathania Advanced Leadership Camp (Coimbatore)
    CDT Mihir Vaidya Basic Leadership Camp (Nagpur)

    Year 2018-2019

    Name of the CadetCamp attended
    CPL Sidhhesh Sawant Thal Sainik Camp (New Delhi)
    CDT Tejashree Kale Para Basic Camp Course (Agra)
    CPL Mayur Chaudhary All India Trekking Expedition Camp (Tirupati)
    CDT Shubham Sharma All India Trekking Expedition Camp (Tirupati)
    CQMS Shailesh Maurya National Integration Camp (Aurangabad)
    SGT Seema Devi Hospital Attachment Camp (Command Hospital, Pune)
    CDT Shaurya Singh Independence Day Sports Camp (Chandigarh)
    LC - LEADERSHIP CAMPS
    AAC - ARMY ATTACHMENT CAMP
    AC - ADVENTURE CAMPS

    Benefits of NCC

    ‘C’ Certificate Holders have taken part in Republic Day Parade, at New Delhi: NCC Cadets holding ‘C’ Certificate and taken part in Republic Day Parade at New Delhi will now be exempted from CEE (Common Entrance Examination) for recruitment into Soldier Clerk / Store Keeper Technical /Soldier Technical and Soldier Nursing Assistant and will be awarded 100% marks in lieu of CEE. Such candidates have to pass Pulmonary Function Tests, Pre-medical Test and undergo medical examination to get enrolled.

    Incentives are being provided to NCC Certificate holders

    NCC Certificate holders
    Sr. No. NCC Certificate SoldierGD Category Soldier Clerk / Store Keeper Technical / Technical TradesmenCategory
    1 A Certificate 05 Marks 05 Marks 05 Marks
    2 B Certificate 10 Marks 10 Marks 10 Marks
    Sr. No.Vacancies Reserve ForRemarks
    a. Commission in Defence Forces Training Academies (a) Army: 100 per year in Officers Training Academy (OTA), Chennai for Short Service Commission Non Technical, No UPSC Exam, only SSB. (b) Navy: 6 per Course. No UPSC Exam, only Naval SSB. (c) IAF: 10% in all courses including Flying Training courses. No UPSC Exam, only Air Force SSB.
    b. For Ors, Sailors, Airmen 2 to 10 bonus marks awarded for recruitment.
    c. Department of Telecommunication Bonus marks awarded for recruitment
    d. CRPF NCC Cadets holding third division degree eligible for recruitment to gazette post.
    e. Industry Some Industries give preference to NCC ‘C’ Certificate holders for various jobs.

    Cadets Achievements

    Training Year: 2018-19

    1. JUO Ganesh Lakde represented Maharashtra Directorate in the All India Republic Day, 2019.
    2. LCPL Sagar Nale represented Maharashtra Directorate in the All India Republic Day, 2019.
    3. Cadet Laxmee Mehra represented Maharashtra Directorate in the All India National Thal Sainik Camp.
    4. Cadet Santosh Mahajanwad selected and participated in the Thal Sainik Camp at IGC Level held at Amravati, Maharashtra and won 1 Gold Medal in Tent Pitching.
    5. SGT Ashish Buchade represented Pune Group in PRE Republic Day Camp held at Pune, Maharashtra.
    6. Cadet Pratik Khedekar & Cadet Krishana Thakare participated in National Trekking which was held at Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh in which Cadet Krishana Thakare won 1 Gold Medal in Dance competition.
    7. Cadet Pratik Patil represented Maharashtra Directorate at the National Integration Camp held at Aurangabad, Maharashtra.
    8. SUO Sonia Kadam won 1 Gold Medal for Best Anchoring and 1 Gold Medal as All Rounder in the CATC.
    9. CSM Shradha Gaikwad won 1 gold Medal as Best Cadet in the CATC.
    10. Cadet Ravina Chavan won 1 Gold Medal in Panner Competition in the CATC.
    11. Cadet Vaishnavi Awale won 4 Gold Medals in the Piloting, Cultural, Best Buddy and Best Cadet Competitions respectively in the CATC.
    12. Cadet Rahual Yadav secured 1st position in Volleyball in the CATC.
    13. SGT Ashish Buchade won 2 Gold Medal, 1 Siliver Medal in the Drill Competition and 1 Gold Medal in Guard of Honor in Pre-RD Camp.
    14. Cadet Neha Dubey won 1 Gold Medal in Group Discussion, 1 Gold Medal in Extempore, 1 Silver Medal in 100 mts 1 Silver in 400 mts and First Position in Throw ball in the CATC./
    15. Cadet Rutuja Mali got 1 Gold Medal in Piloting, and 1 Silver Medal in 100 mts in the CATC.
    16. Cadet Sai More got 1 gold Medal in Piloting in the CATC.
    17. Cadet Sumit Sonawane got 1 Gold Medal in Special Talent in the CATC.
    18. Cadet Bipeen Dubey got 1 Gold Medal as Best Cadet in the CATC.
    19. Cadet Piyush Hinwar got 1 Silver Medal in 100 mts and Secured 1st position in Volleyball in the CATC.

    Glimpses of N.C.C. at Nowrosjee Wadia College