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Ministry of Defence
Government of India,
th
New Delhi, 19 March, 1949.
To,

All Provincial Government Chief Commissioners, States and States Unions.

Subject :- National Cadet Corps Rules.
Sir,

I am directed to state that with reference to Rules 5 (d), 6 (d), 16 (c), 22 (1), 26 (3)
of the National Cadet Corps Rules, the Government of India, have decided that :-

(a) The standard of physical fitness in height chest measurement and other
respects, of a student of the male sex of any University offering himself for
enrolment in the Senior Division shall be as shown in Appendix ‘A’ to this letter;

(b) The standard of physical fitness in height, Chest measurement and other
respects of a student of the male sex of any School offering himself for enrolment in
the Junior Division shall be as shown in Appendix ‘B’ to this

(c) the standard of physical fitness in height, chest measurement and other
respects of a person offering himself for appointment as an officer shall be as shown in
Appendix ’C’ to this letter;

(d) the composition of the Selection Board to examine applicants for
appointment as officers, who have been recommended by the Vice-Chancellor of a
University or the Director of Public Instruction shall be as shown in Appendix ‘D’ to this
letter;

(e) the powers to be exercised by Senior Division Officers over Junior
Commissioned Officers and Non-Commissioned Officers of the Army, Chief Petty
Officers, Petty Officers and men of the Indian Navy and Warrant Officers, N.C.Os
and Air men of the Indian Air Force when posted or attached to the National Cadet
Corps unit shall be as shown in Appendices “E”, “H” and “G” to this letter.

(f) the composition of ;the Selection Board to examine applicants for
appointment as officers in the N. C. C. Naval Wing, who have been recommended by
the Vice-Chancellor of a University or the Director of Public Instruction shall be as
shown in Appendix ‘I’ to this letter.

(g) the composition of the Selection Board to examine applicants for
appointment as officers in the N. C. C. Air Wing who have been recommended by the
Vice-Chancellor of University or the Director of Public Instruction shall be as shown in
Appendix ‘J’ to this letter.

2. The method of measuring height and chest, as shown in Appendices ‘A’, ‘B’ and
‘C’ shall be as indicated in Appendix ‘F’ to this letter.