NCC in Gorakhpur University

National Cadet Corps is an institution that inculcates in the educated youths the quality of leadership as well as that of unity and discipline established in 1948, its importance is growing day by day. Discipline loving people trained by N.C.C. are performing their duties dexterously and gloriously in various fields and are making significant contribution to National Integration.

In 44 U.P. Battalion N.C.C. of Gorakhpur Group associated with the university there are 254 cadets in its infantry and 30 cadets in Navy who are being trained. The officers are Lt. Dr. O.P. Pandey and Second Lt. Dr. Digvijai Maurya. With the efforts of Prof. Rewati Raman Pandey the Ex - Vice - Chancellor of the university and with the cooperation of Col. A.K.R. Tripathi Sena Medal, group commander, Gorakhpur, The lady wing of N.C.C. came into existence after a long awaited period, in which 54 girl cadets of the university are being trained. Dr. Vineeta Pathak is its care-taker.

Mental intellectual and physical ability groups in the personal life of the students by N.C.C. trough preference is given to them in the field of education and job. They become well disciplined in life. The best N.C.C. cadets take part in various social work viz. to awaken the people for population control, to make the people aware of epidemics and also to help them in treatment of diseases.

To help the people on the occasion of physical and natural calamities, to preserve the environment, to ensure internal and external security and the security of the civilians besides they move from social centre to centre in the procession against Dowry System, Child Marriage. They also write slogans against smoking, and about ADE Control. They also take part in the Plus Polio Abhiyan they take children to polio booth and get them drink the polio drop, they also take part in flood relief work, blood donation, eye-donation and plantation etc.

This year university cadets had many achievements owing to training and education they received in the peaceful disciplined environment of the university campus. The cadets enhanced the glory of the university by Winning 20 Gold Medals, 2 Shields and a Cash Prize in The Cadets' Annual Training Camp. In this session of Km. Garima Singh a girl cadet of university was selected to go to Bhutan to take part in the youth exchange program, Dilip Kumar Singh a male cadet of the university was selected to take part in the national camp in Andman-Nicobar Island, Sudhakar Yadav, Anup Kumar Pandey and Abhai Singh, the three cadets of the university were selected to take part in the republic day parade in the Delhi Rajpath on the 26th January 2004.

Omkar Nath Pandey a cadet of the university was chosen this year for national infantry camp. Sachidanad Yadav was chosen the best cadet in infantry army and Suraj Prakash Maurya in Navy by Rana Pratap Education Society.

This year 20 university cadets being attached with 9 Maratha Regiment Firozabad, got training under the leadership of Lt. Dr. Digvijai Nath Maurya in various branches of military science. This is the greatest achievement of the university N.C.C that N.C.C cadets Anand Tondon, and Abhinav Prakash were selected army officer to serve the national and nearly a dozen cadets were selected for other posts in the army.

University cadets have been cooperating with many constructive activities and have left their indelible imprint by being selected in other activities as games, sports, youth festival, moot court, youth parliament, kavya sandhya, etc. It is notable a greater number of students gets N.C.C. training in this university than that of any other university of the sate. If they are given more facilities and provided with greater resource, undoubtedly they will prove very useful to the nation, society, the university and also to themselves.

Chief Aims of N.C.C

* To inculcate in the youths of the country the secure of character, mutual intercourse, discipline, leadership, secularism, thrill and selfless service.

* To prepare a human resource of organized, trained and inspired youths, to give leadership in every field of life, and make them ever ready for the service of the country.

* To create proper environment to enable the youth have a career in the army.