NCC - National Cadet Corps

2005 - 06

With all spirit, the NCC Company of our college functions systematically with principle and culture. With 160 cadets the unit profusely serves the community and is rigorously trained to the core both on and off the campus.

Five of our cadets with vitality and vigour have reached State Level RDC and TSC Competition. Our cadets have got selected and participated at many national level Army Attachment Expeditions at Bangalore, Mysore and Punjab.

In addition, our cadets have participated in State Level Camps at Chennai and Trichy. Besides, a Regional Level camp was attended by 60 cadets towards their certificate examination.

Our NCC officer was appointed and served as Deputy Camp Commandant and training Officer and adjutant in the RDC Selection Camp and CATC.

U/O Sathyabalakrishnan participated in the Army Attachment Camp at Indian Military Academy, Dehradun. All the cadets of this unit have contributed their mighty contribution for the successful conduct of Science Exhibition.

Our NCC Officer has presented two papers at Sastra in National Seminar on “Challenges and Opportunities for NCC – Vision 2020”, presided over by our Governor of Tamil Nadu. Yet another feather to this NCC unit is that is have attained 95% result in the certificate examination and got the coveted rolling cup established for the first time in NCC.

2006 - 07

With the NCC’s vital Motto “Unity and Discipline”, our NCC Cadets excel widely in this training also. Besides their regular institutional training many cadets have participated regional level, state level and national level camps.

Few of them to be mentioned are Inter Unit Camp (at NIT, Trichy) Thal Sainik Camp, (at Virudhunagar), the Inter Group state level RD Camp (at Trichy), Annual Training Camp (at Uthamapalayam), Adventure Trek National Camp (at Dibrugarh), etc.

Two of our cadets namely Cpl. Jayaprakash and Cpl. Vijayasankar were selected after rigorous selection to RD Camp at Delhi. The former was not able to attend due to chicken pox and later attended the RDC 2007.

Out cadets and officer under went the cycle expedition on general social awareness camp to Sathayar Dam and covered a distance of 70 kms. About 101 cadets have participated in the mass control and peace keeping programmes at various places in and around college campus.

In addition, many of our cadets are delegated with public distribution system, public addressing and public health programmes and our campus. Twelve of our cadets were selected to participate in the Personality Development programmes towards SSC and other super speciality competitive examinations organized by Commodore. Sekar at Battalion HQ. 

2007 - 08

NCC units of our college is in its 29th year of training, service and development. Like previous decades, our cadets have performed exemplary activities on and off the campus. Our 160 cadets earned laurels at multifarious camps. Few of the camps were CAT (at Trichy and Coimbatore), TSC (at Karaikudi), NIC (at Punjab and West Bengal), AAC (at Hyderabad).

Our cadets discharged mass control and resources distribution at various places including one important programme at Sri Thayumanavar Center at Ramanathapuram on 30th and 31st January 2008. On 2nd October 2007, 140 cadets along with 100 NSS volunteers underwent cycle expedition cum rally for world peace to Madurai Gandhi Museum, Thirupparankundram and Madurai Kamaraj University.

On 22nd January 2008, our NCC unit had organized a regional level cadets’ colloquium on which various issues on National, Global nature were presented, discussed and debate by the cadets from various colleges.

In the last training year the results of the Certificate B and C examinations were 100% and 94% respectively. From the current year as the NCC Training Programme is restricted to 2 years, cadets can acquire B and C examination at the end of 1st and 2nd year respectively. This year 111 cadets of 1st and 2nd year appeared for B certificate examination and 33 cadets have appeared for C certificate examination at Battalion HQ at Dindigul. Lt Cl. Sunil Anand (3CTC) and Lt. Sanjay Anand (14TN Girls Bt), Major P Chandrasekar and Capt. Mrs. Viji were the board of commandant and Training Officer at CATC, Palani. He was also earmarked as a member of Board Meet for Certificate C held at Trichy Group HQ on 18th March 2008. Cpl. Rajesh Kannan and Cpl. Sanjayan Sharma after their rigorous training on Drill and Cultural events were selected and participated the prestigious RD camp at New Delhi.

2008 - 09

In the history of Vivekananda College  NCC, its contingent cadets consistently excel in their all-pervading services at Institutional training and camp training; indoor and out door services; short term and long term programmes, whether small or large in a simple and humble manner with perfection and principle; with charisma and culture and systematism and sincerity.

The foremost point of this training year is that two our cadets Corporal Mohanraj and Corporal Sakthidasan have participated Republic Day Camp 2009 at Garrison Parade Ground, New Delhi by their outstanding merit in Prime Minister’s Rally and Inter Services Guard of Honour.  Our cadets have also participated Annual Training camp at Tanjore and Usilampatti in August and November 2008 respectively. Major P. Chandrasekaran, Company Commander of this NCC Unit served as Deputy Camp Commandant and Training Officer for the basic selection of cadets to RDC 2010.  He also served as Contingent Commander for the Army Camp at EME HQ at Secunderabad in February 2009.  On Gandhi Jayanti, as an Off-campus social service programme, 121 cadets along with NCC officer rendered services at Joseph Blind School, Paravai and underwent cycle expedition to Vadipatti church and to an Eco-centre Janani Gardens.
Another feature in the Gurukulam is that the NCC has organized the meritorious students to participate the Global Noble Laureate Science Conclave at IIIT, Allahabad in January 2009. Three Merit cadets namely Under Officer Keerthivarman, Sergeant Sabthar and Gorporal Muthuraja have participated in the above deliberations.  In addition, our competent cadets have dedicated their mass control and resources distribution programme with devotion at Sri Ramakrishna Mutt- Madurai, Sri Ramakrishna Ashram at Devipattinam, Tayumanavar Temple at Ramanathapuram, Mata Amirth Vijayam at Madurai and at Amirtha Ashram-Pasumalai, Sarada Samidhi, Madurai Sarada Ashram and Old age home at Elumalai, Mariamman temple at Sholavandan and Dakshinamoorthy temple at Kuruvithurai.

2009 - 10

Under the stewardship of the Commanding Officer Colonel Chetan the Group Commander and Colonel P K Singh the training year of our cadets was full of vibrant activities in the campus and in the off campus. 10 cadets have participated in the State Level RDC camp after rigorous and remarkable training at various levels. One Sergeant B Kalimuthu II B.Sc. had attended the prestigious Republic Day Contingent Camp at Garrison Parade Ground, New Delhi. On 2nd October Gandhi Jayanti day celebrations, a seminar on social, environmental, health and legal awareness promotion for NCC cadets was conducted.  Professor M. Valluvan and Advocate  C. Ramasamy addressed the cadets.  Our cadets have participated combined annual training camps at Kumbakonam, Trichy, Tanjore, Punalkulam, Dharapuram, Usilampatti, Chennai and Andaman Nicobar Islands. Our cadets have been called to manage the public distribution system and mass control at various educational institutions namely Saradha Samidhi Madurai, VMS at Sholavandan, NPS at Tiruvedakam west ant Tayumanavar Temple at Ramanathapuram.  Three of our cadets have participated 2nd Science Conclave at IIIT Allahabad in the month of December.  111 cadets have discharged marvelous and meticulous service at Kundukal, Pamban on 26-01-2010 managing the visitors 10000+ by serving traffic control, mass control and food distribution.  SGT Ram Kumar had participated and presented a paper on “NCC an Apt Extracurricular Activity” at NAAC sponsored IQAC seminar at St.Jude’s College, Thoothoor, M.S. University.

2010 - 11

NCC cadets of our college have their own life, service style, work style, cultural style in engaging and committing themselves in multifarious training and extension programme on the campus and off the campus. They have attended 40 training periods officially as on institutional training. 36 extra training periods extra officially and 22 farm service extension programme at our Holy Ashram. Presently 130 cadets are on the roll. 69 cadets have appeared for B Certificate Examination and 49 cadets are going to appear for Certificate C examination (Mach 13, 2011). In the previous training year certificate examinations, all cadets have secured pass with good grades.

All cadets have undergone combined annual training camp at Uthamapalayam and Usilampatti respectively during May 2010 and November 2010. Consequently 17 cadets were able to reach the zonal level competition, 7 cadets to the state level and 1 cadet to the National level. In addition our cadets have attended all India Trekking Expeditin and National Integration Camps at Assam, Bilai and Nagercoil.

Our cadets have rendered one week marathon residential round the clock service at Sri Ramakrishna Devotee’s State Level Conference conducted under the auspices of Sri Ramakrishna Mutt, Narayanapuram, Madurai from 29th November 2010 to 6th December 2010. Various activities they had rendered were reception, accommodation, auditorium arrangements, food distribution, mass orientation and control, first aid, dismantling, publication service, security, traffic control and escorting VIP and the aged. In addition to the above our cadets have also spared their time in serving various institutions in orientation and maintenance of discipline including resources distribution.

2011 - 12

This year 130 cadets are on the roll. 60 cadets have appeared for certificate “C” examination on 25th February 2012. 66 cadets have appeared for certificate “B” examination on 10th march 2012. In the previous training year examinations, 125 cadets have secured pass with good grades.

17 cadets attended CATC cum TSC camp at Karaikudi from 16-05-2011 to 25.05.2011. 16 cadets attended CATC for IUC training at National Institute of Technology, Trichy from 27.05.2011 to 05.06.2011. 16 cadets participated in the zonal level competitions. 3 cadets participated in the state level competitions. SGT M.A.Sridharan of II-B.Sc (Maths) and SGT V.Jayaprakash of II-B.A(History) attended all the camps and the state level competitions.

Tree Saplings Planting programme was organized by NCC on 27-08-2011. Sri K.Ilanchezian, Forest Range Officer, was the Chief Guest.

135 NCC cadets with NCC Care Taker Prof.V.Rajendran and teachers participated in the Prohibition of Tobacco rally organized from our college to Sholavandan on 17-09-2011.

Gandhi Jayanthi Day Celebrations were organized by NCC in collaboration with the staff offering Certificate Course on Gandhian Thought on 02-10-2011. Dr.Muthulakhsmi, Principal, College of Gandhian Thought, Madurai was the chief guest.

Three cadets participated in the Pre-RDC Camp held at Trichy from 20th September to 10th October 2011.

Three cadets participated in the National Camp held at Uttarkant from 28th September to 19th October 2011.

Various services they rendered were reception, accommodation, auditorium arrangements, food distribution, mass orientation and control, first aid, dismantling, publication service, security, traffic control and escorting VIP and aged. In addition to the above, our cadets spared their time in serving various institutions in orientation and maintenance of discipline including resources distribution.