DC urges youth to join NCC

Tribune News Service
Jalandhar, December 15

Deputy Commissioner Ghanshyam Thori on Tuesday exhorted the youth to join the National Cadet Corps (NCC) for challenging careers in the defence forces.

The DC said the NCC was a premier organisation that was channelising the productive energy of the youth in a positive direction. He said the NCC makes the youth more disciplined and patriotic citizens.

The DC said to motivate the youth’s participation in the NCC, the government has also announced to give bonus marks to the NCC certificate holders in the direct recruitment examinations of the Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs).

He said that as per the guidelines, NCC’s ‘C’ certificate holders would get 5 per cent of maximum marks as bonus marks, ‘B’ certificate holders will get 3 per cent of maximum marks as bonus marks and ‘A’ certificate holders will get 2 per cent of maximum marks.