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NATIONAL CADET CORPS RULES

In exercise of the powers conferred by section 13 of the National Cadet
Corps Act, 1948 (XXXI of 1948), the Central Government is pleased to make
the following:-

Preliminary

1. Short title and extent. – (1) These rule may be called the National
Cadet Corps Rules, 1948.
(2) They extend to the whole of India and apply to all persons enrolled
of appointed under the Act, wherever they may be.
2. Definitions. – In these rules, unless there is anything repugnant in the
subject or context:-
(a) “the Act’ means the National Cadet Corps Act, 1948
(XXXI of 1948) ;
(b) “State Government” in relation to a Part C State, means the Chief
Commissioner of the State ;
(c) “Director of Public Instruction” includes the Director of Education ;
(d) “form” means a form set out in Schedule I ;
(e) “schedule’ means a schedule appended to these rules;
(f) “section” means a section of he Act;
(g) “training year” means a period of twelve months beginning on the
first day of April and ending on the thirty-first day of March ;
(h) the expressions “Commanding Officer” and Officer Commanding
the unit” mean the Officer of the Armed Forces who is in command
of the unit of the Senior Division of the Corps ;
(i) the expression “College” includes any teaching institution, within the
meaning of the term “university” ;
(j) the expression “Headmaster” means the Head of a “school”
(k) the expression “cadet” means any student enrolled under section 6 of
the Act ;
(l) the expression “university” and “school” have the meaning
respectively assigned to them by the Act ;
(m) “National Cadet Corps Directorate” means a group of States which
has been placed under the charge of an officer of the Armed Forces
working directly under the Director General National Cadet Corps ;
(n) “Director National Cadet Corps” means any officer of the Armed
Forces who is placed in charge of a National Cadet Corps
Directorate and commands all the units of the National Cadet
corps.