Aims Envisaged for the proposed Organization (circa....)
(a) Development of Leadership, character, comradeship and the ideal of service.
(b) The stimulation of interest in the defence of the country to the widest possible extent.
Then Colonel GG Bewoor Later General GG Bewoor ( the COAS) was the first Director who translated the recommendations of the Kunzru Committee into actions. He is the one who enunciated the First set of Aims of NCC as under :-
1. To develop character, comradeship , the ideal of service and capacity for leadership in young men and women.
2 Provide Service Training to young men and women so as to stimulate interest in the defence of the country.
3. To build up a reserve of manpower to enable the Armed Forces to expand in a national emergency.
REVISED AIMS AS PER THE MAHAJANI COMMITTEE
REPORT SUBMITTED IN1974 ( Second REVISION)
1. Development of leadership, character, comradeship, spirit of sports-manship and the ideal of Service.
2. To create a force of disciplined manpower, which in a national emergency
could be of assistance in the defence of the country.
3. To provide training for students with a view to develop in them Officer Like Qualities, thus [also]* enabling them to obtain commissions in the Armed Forces.
*inserted by Min of Def in 1976 as it was perceived that defence of the country is the responsibility of the entire nation and the primary aim of NCC should no longer be to create a trained and discp reserve of manpower for the Armed Forces.
AIMS OF NCC : FURTHER REVISION ( THIRD REVISION)
Another critical examination of the existing Aims was done by the development Committee in 1998 and the following Aims were adopted :-
§ To develop leadership, character, courage, comradeship, discipline, sportsmanship and the ideals of selfless service and National integration among the youth, thus preparing them to take their rightful place as patriotic citizens of India in all walks of life.
§ To create a human resource of disciplined, trained and motivated youth always available for the service of the nation.
§ To create suitable environment to motivate the youth to take up a career in the Armed Forces.
AIMS OF NCC : FURTHER REVISION ( FOURTH REVISION)
The Aims of NCC, further revised for the 3rd time and currently applicable are as follows :-
§ To develop qualities of character, courage, comradeship, discipline, leadership, secular outlook, spirit of adventure &sports-manship and the ideals of selfless service among the youth to make them useful citizens.
§ To create a human resources of organized, trained and motivated youth to provide leadership in all walks of life including the Armed Forces and always available for the service of the Nation.
§ To create suitable environment to motivate the youth to take up a career in the Armed Forces.