Joining NCC develops interpersonal skills of the students. NCC training helps students who want to join Indian Arm Forces but it’s not the compulsion for the trainee to join any part of the Indian Army after completion of the training. Benefits of NCC also include self-discipline and problem-solving skills.
During the training of NCC, candidates get the basic military training. This training is conducted to develop the interest of young students in all three forces; the army, the navy and the air force of India. NCC offers the platform to the students so that they could check their abilities to join the Indian Defense Services. That’s why one of the benefits of the NCC certificate is that the candidate gets some relaxation during army selection.
The main benefits of NCC apart from personality developing skills, is the certificate you get. After attending a minimum of 75% of NCC training, the students get a certificate from NCC according to their level. These certificates help the students in their career. Based on the duration of the training, NCC offers three types of certificates. Here is the detail of the NCC certificates. ‘A’ Certificate, ‘B’ Certificate, ‘C’ Certificate. Let’s have a look at the benefits of NCC certificate ‘C’.
Indian Army
In every regular course of the Indian Military Academy (IMA), 32 vacancies are reserved for the ‘C’ certified NCC candidates. But to join IMA it’s a must for all the candidates to be declared successful by the Services Selection Board. The cadets with ‘C’ certificate are exempted from CDS examination conducted by UPSC. But for this, the cadet must have ‘A’ or ‘B’ grade in ‘C’ certificate. NCC ‘C’ certification offers you 10–15 bonus marks in paramilitary forces recruitment i.e. BSF, CISF, CRPF, SSB etc. If you have NCC ‘C’ certificates then your written exam will be waived off for the post of Soldier GD. NCC ‘C’ certification offers you 10–15 bonus marks in paramilitary forces recruitment i.e. BSF, CISF, CRPF, SSB etc. If you have NCC ‘C’ certificates then your written exam will be waived off for the post of Soldier GD.
Indian Navy
In the Indian Navy, the NCC ‘C’ certified candidates get 6 extra marks for sailor’s job and 15 extra marks for Artificer Apprentices. Up to 9 vacancies in the navy are reserved for NCC ‘C’ certified candidates. To get the recruitment done on these vacancies the candidate must have done his/her B.Sc in physics or math. B.E. candidates are also eligible for these vacancies. The age group of the candidate must be 19 to 24 years. He/she must have passed by SSB exempted from the CDS examination of UPSC.
Indian Air Force
In the Air Force, the NCC ‘C’ certified candidates get the advantage of 5 marks. In the Pilot course total 10% vacancies are reserved for NCC cadets.
Public Sector
Many organizations from the public sector give advantages to the cadets with ‘C’ certification like Indian Airlines, Pawan Hans Ltd, The National Small Industries Corp. Ltd. and many more. Apart from this, many companies from the private sector consider the NCC certificates as an advantage. When you mention the NCC certified or achieved NCC ‘C’ certificate in your resume, it gives a hint about your personality. So we would suggest the students should join NCC not only to join Indian Armed Forces but to be a disciplined person.
Sum Up
Preference is given to B & C certificate holders in Defence Services, Police services, Para-Military forces, Fire forces, BSF, Territorial Army, Industrial Security Forces, Public Sectors, and all uniform services. 60 Engineering Seats, 16 Medical Seats, 6-7% of Post-Graduation seats are reserved for NCC cadets in all Indian Universities. Number of vacancies created every year through UPSC & SSC for ‘C’ Certificate holders and the selected only on interview basis. NCC ‘C’ Certificate holders are given preference in the recruitment of Civilian Gliding Instructors/Girl Cadet Instructors /NCC whole time lady officers and Aero/Ship modeling instructors. For Army soldier recruitment, NCC cadets get bonus marks. NCC Cadets have reservation in many Government jobs, especially in the State and Central Police and in paramilitary forces. NCC cadets have a lot of academic incentives too. NCC ‘C’ Certificate cadets take part in Republic day parade at New Delhi, they are exempted from CEE and be awarded 100 marks in lieu. Sahara India and many other top industries pick up NCC Cadets possessing ‘C’ certificates for various jobs in their companies.
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