NCC

A BRIEF HISTORY OF NCC:

The NCC in India was formed with the National Cadet Corps Act of 1948. It was raised on 15 July 1948. It is active from 16 April 1948 to the present. The National Cadet Corps can be considered a successor of the University Officers Training Corps (UOTC) which was established by the British in 1942. During World War II, the UOTC never came up to the expectations set by the British. This led to the idea that some better schemes should be formed, which could train more young men in a better way, even during peace times. A committee headed by Pandit H.N. Kunzru recommended a cadet organization to be established in schools and colleges at a national level. The National Cadet Corps Act was accepted by the Governor General and, on 15 July 1948, the National Cadet Corps came into existence.

During the 1965 and 1971 wars with Pakistan, NCC cadets were the second line of defence. They organised camps to assist the ordinance factories, supplying arms and ammunition to the front, and also were used as patrol parties to capture the enemy paratroopers. The NCC cadets also worked hand in hand with the Civil Defence authorities and actively took part in rescue work and traffic control. After the 1965 and 1971 Indo-Pak wars the NCC syllabus was revised. Rather than just being the second line of defence, NCC syllabus laid a greater stress on developing qualities of leadership and Officer-like qualities. The military training which the NCC cadets received was reduced and greater importance was given to other areas like social service and youth-management.

Motto of NCC:

Unity and Discipline (Ekta aur Anushasan)

DG’s four Cardinal Principles of Discipline:

1. Obey with a smile

2. Be Punctual

3. Work hard and without fuss

4. Make no excuses and tell no lies

Aims of NCC:

1. 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 and responsible citizens.

2. To create a human resource of organised trained and motivated youth to provide leadership in all walks of life including the Armed Forces and be always available for the service of the nation.

NCC at Shree Agrasen Mahavidyalaya

Under 11Bengal Battalion NCC Malda, the NCC Unit of Shree Agrasen Mahavidyalaya was established as company number 4, on the 31st of July, 2020 under the aegis of then C.T.O. (Care Taker Officer) and now A.N.O. (Associate NCC Officer) Lt. Dr. Raju Kumar. It started with 160 NCC co-company cadets allocated through the three years offering “B” and “C” certificates along with 25 seats in elective NCC course.

Over the last few years, our cadets have shone at both the National and State levels. J.U.O. (Junior Under Officer) Rajib Sarkar went on to participate at the prestigious Republic Day Parade at Kartavya Path, Delhi on the 26th of January 2023. Our cadets, Bharat Mahato has joined the BSF along with Proloy Chakraborty and Md Firoz Alam being recruited in the Indian Army through the Agniveer Scheme.

Apart from the regular activities at the college like the observance of Punit Sagar Abhiyan, Swach Bharat Abhiyan, Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav, World Environment Day, World Yoga Day, Anti Tobacco Day, Republic Day, Independence Day and NCC Day with exhibitions, the cadets have regularly helped the local administration with Traffic Control during important occasions like Durga Puja. Our Company has regularly attended different centralized camps - Republic Day Camp, Thal Sainik Camp, Trekking and IGC camp at Nagaland, Army attachment at Sevoke and Combined Annual Training Camp. The best cadets have been recognized and felicitated every year with Cadet Gaurav Singha in 2022 and Mahiram Tudu in 2023 being the latest.

With the NCC motto “Unity and Discipline” in mind, we aspire to make responsible citizens of our cadets with a sense of duty towards our Nation and our society. We are preparing them mentally and physically for working with the armed forces.

DBT STATUS

Session	SD	SW	Total No of seats each year	SBI A/C	Strength 160 Seats
2021-22	36	17	53	PASS OUT	53
2022-23	36	17	53	51 PASS OUT	53
2023-24	36	15	54	54 to be credited by bank a/c	54

SSCD STATUS

SL	Programme Name	No of Programme	No of Participate/ Involved/ others VIP Person
01.	World No-Tobacco Day Awareness Programme	01	60
02.	Swachha Bharat Abhiyan (Statue Cleaning Programme)	04	40
03.	Puneet Sagar Abhiyan, River and Pond Cleaning	02	35
04.	Celebration of Yoga day	02	37
05.	Observance of World Day against Trafficking In Persons	02	20
06.	Career Orientation Programme in ARMY & Armed Forcess	01	50
07.	Azadi Ka Amrit Mahaotsav	01	45
08.	Agniveer online application cell for college students	01	18
09.	Annual best cadet prize distribution ceremony	01	09