NE NEWS SERVICE
PRAYAGRAJ, SEP 28
In a record of sorts, one of the women cadets of the 1UP Naval NCC Prayagraj has recently completed the Para Basic Course at PTS Agra, says an NCC release.
Closing ceremony of Para Basic Camp was held today at PTS Agra. All 40 Cdts completed the course with two jumps. Cdts were given para trooper wing of NCC, Certificate and Memento by Brig Arun Yadav, GP CDR, Agra Gp. @HQ_DG_NCC pic.twitter.com/yZiP6GXMGm
— NCC Directorate – Uttar Pradesh (@NCCDteUP) September 24, 2022
“Cdt Muskaan Yadav, an accomplished International Soft Tennis player, from the 1UP Naval NCC Prayagraj, has successfully completed the Para Basic Course at PTS Agra. Representing NCC Gp HQs Prayagraj, she’s the first NCC Cdt from Prayagraj to do so. One of the 40 specially selected cadets from pan India, she proudly wears the Para Wings on her NCC Uniform now,” the statement adds.
- There are some camps which only the luckiest ones get a chance to attend, like the Para Basic Course in which only 20 boys and 20 girls are selected all over India per course.
Cdt Muskaan Yadav, first Naval Girl Cadet from Prayagraj Group to complete Para Basic Course being awarded by Brig Arun Yadav, Group Cdr Agra Group.#NationalCadetCorps#JaiHind @HQ_DG_NCC pic.twitter.com/8kZ2FXMmzb
— NCC Directorate – Uttar Pradesh (@NCCDteUP) September 25, 2022
Know the Para Basic Course
NCC conducts over 1,450 camps annually on a regular basis as a part of its training. The camps help the cadets to develop camaraderie, teamwork, leadership qualities, self-confidence, self-reliance and dignity of labour. There are some camps which only the luckiest ones get a chance to attend, like the Para Basic Course in which only 20 boys and 20 girls are selected all over India per course. She was one among those luckiest to have a chance to attend this camp.
The Para Basic Course is held twice in a year in the months of September and November.
Each camp has got 40 reserved vacancies for NCC cadets – 20 for SWs (girls) and 20 for SDs (boys). DG NCC allots the vacancies to 17 directorates based on their strength. Directorates with higher strength get more vacancies than directorates with less strength.
Generally, the directorates with higher strength get no more than 2–3 vacancies, 4 is extreme.
The Physical Requirement
The physical requirement of this course needs very good stamina to be a paratrooper. The training and selections of the interested candidates start from about 4 months before the camp. And only the luckiest and fortunate person gets to be one of the chosen few. They are interviewed at the unit level, group level and then directorate level to be a part of the Para Basic Course.
The minimum criteria are as follows (but the required criteria is way-way higher than this)
- 1 km run in 4 mins
- 36 squats
- 32 sit-ups
- 5 pull-ups
- 22 push-ups
Now, since this is a very prestigious camp, the competition for this is also very high, due to which the standards are also raised higher.
In this course, one is entitled to 3 jumps during the daytime and if time permits, you will do all the 5 jumps, including one night jump and one with equipment. The camp lasts for about a month. The initial days are to train and build stamina and confidence of cadets to make the jumps.
The training for Para Basic Course is held at Paratroopers Training Schools, Agra along with all the Indian commandos. Yes, Para, MARCOS, NSG and Garuds will be roommates and course mates at PTS.
