Brief
History
The National Cadet Corps was raised in
January 1950 and  was
located at Delhi Cantt. To start with, it was named as Headquarters 7 Circle Cadet Corps
and constituted the States of Rajasthan, Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh and Union
Territory of Delhi. In 1962, the Directorate was shifted to the Red Fort and was
rechristened as NCC Directorate Delhi. Initially, this Directorate had 4 Group
Headquarters and 26 NCC Units under its command. In July 1963, one Group HQ and 6 Units of
the State of Himachal Pradesh were placed under the command of NCC Directorate Punjab. In
1977, Group HQ 'A' of this Directorate was disbanded. The Directorate now has two Group
Headquarters with nine units each.
Organisation
of State Level
Delhi Directorate is headed by a Deputy
Director General, an Army Officer of the rank of Brigadier, who is responsible for
National Cadet Corps activities in Delhi. The second in command is the Director,NCC Delhi,
who is of the rank of Captain (Indian Navy). The Directorate also has two groups commanded
by Colonels or equivalent, each having nine units. The Units are commanded by Lieutenant
Colonel/Major or their equivalents. Besides this, four Dy. Directors of the rank of Lt.
Col. and Major are posted at the Directorate. The Central Govt. has also Accounts Officer
and one Administrative Officer(Civil) apart from other subordinate staff. The State Govt.
has also provided on Administrative Officer of the rank of UTCS Cadre, one Senior Accounts
Officer, one Superintendent and one Junior Accounts Officer apart from the other
subordinate staff, which is posted in various Groups and Units.
Location
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NCC Directorate
Delhi is located in the Old Sectt. Complex, Delhi.
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NCC Gp. HQ Delhi
'B' was raised on 1 March 1965 at Patel Nagar in hired house. It shifted to its present
location, i.e. Old Rajdhani College in Dec., 1976. Gp 'A' was merged with it subsequently,
it has nine units under command, which are as under:-
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2-Delhi Bn. NCC
ITI Pusa, New Delhi.
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5-Delhi Bn.NCC
Kashmere Gate, Delhi.
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6-Delhi Bn.NCC
Kirti Nagar, New Delhi.
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1-Delhi Girls
Bn.NCC Kashmere Gate, Delhi.
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2-Delhi Girls
Bn.NCC Kashmere Gate, Delhi..
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5-Delhi Girls
Bn.NCC Kirti Nagar, New Delhi.
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7-Delhik Girls
Bn.NCC Kirti Nagar, New Delhi.
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NCC Gp. HQ Delhi
'C' was originally raised in 1965 and designated as NCC Gp. HQ Delhi 'D'. On
re-organisation of the NCC in Delhi it was redesignated as NCC Gp HQ Delhi 'C'. It also
has nine units under its command, which are as under:-
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3-Delhi Bn. NCC
ITI, Arab-Ki-Sarai, New Delhi
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4-Delhi Bn.NCC
Okhla Industrial Area, New Delhi
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7-Delhi Bn. NCC
Safdarjung Enclave, New Delhi.
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2-Delhi Arty Bty
NCC Safdarjung Enclave, New Delhi.
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2-Delhi Naval
Unit,NCC Safdarjung Enclave, New Delhi.
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1-Delhi Air
Sqn.NCC Safdarjung Enclave, New Delhi.
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2-Delhi Girls Air
Sqn.NCC Safdarjung Enclave, New Delhi.
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3-Delhi Girls
Bn.NCC Safdarjung Enclave, New Delhi.
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4-Delhi Girls Bn.
NCC Safdarjung Enclave, New Delhi.
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NCC Coverage
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The Delhi
Directorate covers the entire state of Delhi including the rural areas. Presently it
covers 56 Colleges of 4 Universities and 272 Schools. A total of 36430 Cadets are
presently enrolled.
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Following is the
list of the Colleges covered by the NCC Delhi Directorate:-
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