Articles tagged under: NCC

75 NCC cadets participate in 245 km Porbandar – Diu boat expedition

February 22, 2024
75 NCC cadets participate in 245 km Porbandar – Diu boat expedition

Porbandar: 75 cadets have joined the Porbandar - Diu 245 km long Saurashtra Naukayan Abhiyan. The cadets will complete Porbandar - Diu sea journey in 10 days. Earlier such expedition would be organized at Tappar dam in Gandhidham, but for the first time it is being held in the sea by Naval NCC group headquarter Jamnagar and Seventh Gujarat Naval NCC. Cadets after leaving Porbandar would take halts at Navi Bandar, Madhavpur, Mangrol, Veraval, Mul Dwarka etc places on the coast of Saurashtra b...Read More

Live: PM Modi attends NCC Rally at Cariappa Ground, New Delhi

January 28, 2023

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address the annual NCC PM rally at the Cariappa Parade Ground in Delhi on 28th January 2023 at around 5:45 PM. This year, NCC is celebrating 75th year of its inception. During the event, Prime Minister will release a special Day Cover and a commemorative specially Minted Coin of Rs 75/- denomination, commemorating 75 successful years of NCC.Read More

PM Modi addresses NCC Cadets and NSS Volunteers

January 25, 2023
PM Modi addresses NCC Cadets and NSS Volunteers

New Delhi: The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi addressed the NCC Cadets and NSS Volunteers today. Addressing the gathering, the Prime Minister remarked that it was the first time that numerous children dressed up as Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose had come to the Prime Minister’s Residence. “The mantra of Jai Hind inspires one and all”, the Prime Minister said. Recalling his interactions with the youth of the country in the past weeks, the Prime Minister noted celebrating Vir Bal Diwa...Read More

Gujarat NCC Directorate commences Sailing Expedition “Sarovar Manthan” at Tappar Dam

November 05, 2022
Gujarat NCC Directorate commences Sailing Expedition “Sarovar Manthan” at Tappar Dam

Gandhidham: Under the aegis of Major General Arvind Kapoor, Additional Director General of Gujarat, Dadra Nagar Haveli, Daman & Diu Directorate, the National Cadet Corps (NCC) Navy Wing under Jamnagar NCC Group commenced sailing expedition named “SAROVAR MANTHAN” at Tappar Dam, Gandhidham on 05 November 2022 as part of Most Enterprising Naval Unit (MENU). The expedition is intended to cover approximately 210 km over a period of 10 days and will terminate on 14 November 2022. The event...Read More

Gujarat NCC cadets send 30,000 cards to Kargil

July 19, 2021
Gujarat NCC cadets send 30,000 cards to Kargil

Gandhinagar: Gujarat NCC cadets have prepared 30,000 cards in the memory of the martyrs. The cards will be sent to the headquarter of Northern Command in Udhampur through the medium of western railway. Group Commander Brigadier Nirav Raizada of Gujarat NCC group headquarters is executing the process of sending the cards to Udhampur through Ahmedabad to Jammu train departing from Ahmedabad on 18th July. The cards are prepared as a part of 5th phase of the campaign #EkMaiSauKeLiye started by ...Read More

Exercise NCC Yogdan: Cadets to join combat against Covid19 in Surat

April 18, 2021
Exercise NCC Yogdan: Cadets to join combat against Covid19 in Surat

Gandhinagar: As the nation is going through the second surge in COVID-19, NCC Cadets of Gujarat Directorate have volunteered to support Civil administration in various activities as part of the Exercise Yogdan II. In response to the requisition from DM Surat, 56 highly motivated Cadets (both boy Cadets and girl Cadets) have volunteered to provide relief efforts and assist in functioning of agencies employed in COVID-19 at Surat. More Cadets of Gujarat Directorate are likely to volunteer ...Read More

NCC Air Squadron Gujarat gets its first Flight Simulator for training of Cadets

October 01, 2020
NCC Air Squadron Gujarat gets its first Flight Simulator for training of Cadets

Ahmedabad: NCC Air squadron in Gujarat has got its first Flight Simulator for training of cadets. A Flight Simulator for Zen Micro Light Aircraft was inaugurated here today. Cadets of Air NCC Sqn will be provided firsthand experience of flying Micro Light aircraft on this flight simulator. Major General Roy Joseph, Additional Director General, NCC Directorate Gujarat, Dadra & Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu inaugurated the first Zen Air Microlight Flight Simulator at 2 Gujarat Air Sqn, Ahmedabad...Read More

Two Gujarat NCC cadets selected to join as officers in Armed Forces

August 23, 2020
Two Gujarat NCC cadets selected to join as officers in Armed Forces

Gandhinagar: Two NCC cadets Swapnil K Gulale of Surat & Jayduttsinh P Sarvaiya of Bhavnagar have been selected to join Army & Air Force respectively as officers. Swapnil joined through NCC Special Entry Scheme which allows the cadets to report directly for the interview on account of holding a NCC ‘C’ certificate with A/B grading whereas Jayduttsinh cracked AFCAT written exam for becoming an Aeronautical Engineer in Indian Air Force. Both cadets will join for gruelling training at thei...Read More

NCC all set for a major expansion in Gujarat

August 18, 2020
NCC all set for a major expansion in Gujarat

Ahmedabad: Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh has approved a proposal of the National Cadet Corps for a major expansion scheme to meet the aspirations of youth in all the border and coastal districts. The proposal was also announced by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi during his Independence Day address on 15 Aug 2020. In Gujarat Directorate, three units in border areas / Air Force Station have been earmarked for expansion. These units are 2 Gujarat Independent Company Bhuj, ...Read More

All India NCC camp starts at Anand in Gujarat

January 21, 2020
All India NCC camp starts at Anand in Gujarat

Ahmedabad: A 12 days All India NCC ‘Advance Leadership Camp’ (ALC) is being conducted at Thamna village of Anand district, by NCC Directorate, Gujarat from 17 to 28 Jan 2020. Specially selected 300 Senior Division NCC cadets drawn from all states of India converged for this camp, a proud moment for Gujarat. The training is based on specially formulated outdoor activity ‘CADET’ program, which includes ‘ICE Breakers’ exercises followed by various workshops on Communication T...Read More