Arul Anandar College

National Cadet Corps (NCC)

Among the several wings in NCC, ACC has only Army. (The other NCC wing are: Navy, Airwing, Armoured Squadron etc). Our Army unit is called 7/14 Arul Anandar College and is attached to 14(TN) BN NCC, Dindigul. NCC provides opportunities to participate at several types of camps including the Republic Day Parade in New Delhi. A maximum of 120 students draw from the three years, serve as members of our NCC unit. At every year around 40 first year student may get enrolled into NCC. An NCC student may be a part of the NCC programmes for a maximum period of three years. He/She can participate at the B-Certificate Examination at the end of the second year and can participate at the C-Certificate Examination at the end of the third year.

Motto of NCC

» "UNITY AND DISCIPLINE"

The aims of NCC
The National Cadet Corps came into being on July 16, 1948 with the promulgation of the NCC Act XXXI of 1948. NCC is place under the Ministry of Defence, Government of India.
»	To develop character, comradeship, discipline, leadership, secular outlook, spirit of adventure, sportsmanship and ideals of selfless service among the youth of the country.
»	To create a human resource of organized, trained and motivated youth, to provide leadership in all walks of life and always be available for the service of the nation.
»	To provide a suitable environment to motivate the youth to take up a career in the Armed Forces.

The aims of NCC
NCC Cadets undergo three years training and appear for NCC "B" & "C" certificate examinations based on the following subjects:
» DRILL
» PHYSICAL TRAINING
» WEAPON TRAINING
» FIRST AID / HEALTH AND HYGIENE & SANITATION
» YOGA
» MAP READING
» CIVIL DEFENCE
» FIELD CRAFT & BATTLE CRAFT (FC BC)
» LEADERSHIP TRAITS
» ECOLOGY & DISASTER MANAGEMENT
» PERSONALITY DEVELOPMENT AND LIFE SKILLS (PDLS )
» OFFICER LIKE QUALITIES (OLQ )
» SOCIAL SERVICE AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT (SSCD)

Camps and Adventure Activities
NCC cadets have excellent opportunities to be part in the following camps and adventure activities
Camps
» ANNUAL TRAINING CAMP (ATC)
» CENTRALLY ORGANISED CAMPS (COC)
» THAL SAINIK CAMP(TSC)
» ARMY ATTACHMENT CAMP (AAC)
» REPUBLIC DAY CAMP (RDC)
» ROCK CLIMBING TRAINING CAMPS (RCTC)
» ADVANCE LEADERSHIP CAMPS (ALC)
» NATIONAL INTEGRATION CAMP(NIC)
» YOUTH EXCHANGE PROGRAM (YEP)
Adventure Activities
» MOUNTAINEERING
» ROCK CLIMBING
» TREKKING
» CAMEL SAFARI
» MOTOR CYCLE/ CYCLE EXPEDITION
» SPORTS AND GAMES

Social Service and Community Development
NCC cadets involves in the following community development activities.
» Awareness on Swachh Bharat Mission, Fit India Movement, Aatma Nirbhar Bharat etc.
» Cleaning of Historical Monuments and Public places like Hospitals, Bus stand, Schools etc.
» Tree Plantation.
» Visit to Old age Homes.
» Repairing wells and Village tracks.
» Disaster Relief.
» Adult Education.
» Women empowerment.
» Blood donation.
» Solid waste management.
» Awareness Rally on Anti dowry, Anti leprosy Drive , Anti Drug etc.

Some Advantages to NCC cadets
»	An excellent opportunity to get acquainted with the services.
»	Participation in dedicated teams in service to the nation.
»	A chance of a lifetime to get trained in scores of adventure activities.
»	A training ground for acquiring iron-will and impeccable discipline.
»	Scholarships to those who excel in all activities, ranging from academics to adventure.
»	A cadet holding NCC "C" certificate gets entitled to apply for direct commission in the defence services to Indian Military Academy (IMA), Dehradun, National Defence Academy, Pune and Officers Training Academy (OTA), Chennai.
»	A cadet holding NCC "B" or "C" certificate can aspire to be enrolled in uniformed posts by Public Service Commission.
»	Preferential advantage in seeking admissions in professional course at all India level.
»	Opportunity to travel all over India and abroad.