CBSE Class 12 NCC Syllabus 2025-26: In the CBSE curriculum, NCC stands for the National Cadet Corps and is offered as an optional elective subject, specifically in Class XI and XII. It's designed to be a hands-on, practical subject with a focus on developing character, discipline, leadership, and a sense of patriotism.
CBSE Class 12 NCC Syllabus 2025-26
Students can check the unit-wise detailed syllabus here:
Common Subjects
| Unit 1: National Integration and Awareness Aim: To inculcate a sense of patriotism, secular values, and motivate cadets to contribute towards nation building through national unity and social cohesion Scope: The concepts of national interests, objectives and integration, unity in diversity and cultural heritage of India · National Interests, Objectives, Threats and Opportunities · Problems/ Challenges of National Integration |
| Unit-2 : Drill Aim: To inculcate a sense of discipline, improve bearing, smartness, and turnout and to develop the quality of immediate and implicit obedience of orders Scope: All important basic aspects of drill, including ceremonial drill, drill with arms and words of command Drill with Arms · Getting on parade with rifle and dressing at the order · Dismissing and falling out · Gun salute, Salami Shastra · Squad drill · Short/long trail from the order and vice versa · Examine arms Ceremonial Drill · Guard Mounting |
| Unit 3: Weapon Training Aim: To give elementary knowledge about rifles. Scope: Basic knowledge about rifles and firing · The lying position, holding and aiming · Trigger operation and firing a shot · Range precautions and safety precautions · Theory of group and snap shooting |
| Unit 4: Personality Development and Leadership Aim: To develop an all-round dynamic personality with adequate leadership traits to deal/ contribute effectively in all walks of life Scope: Basic subjects of leadership with emphasis on self-awareness, life/soft skills, time management and character building · Self-Awareness of yourself/ insight · Interpersonal relationships and communication · Communication skills: group discussions/ lectures · Time management · Interview Skills · Sociability: Social Skills |
| Unit 5: Disaster Management Aim: To train Cadets to assist Civil administration in the performance of selective duties during disasters Scope: Basic information about the civil defence organisation and its duties, maintenance of essential services and assisting with civil administration in various types of emergencies during national disasters · Fire Service and Fire Fighting · Assistance during natural/ other calamities: Flood/ cyclone/ earthquake/ accident, etc. |
| Unit 6: Social Awareness Community Development Aim: To teach cadets the values and skills involved in providing voluntary Social Service. Scope: Understanding of social service and its needs, knowledge about the weaker sections of our society and their requirements, about NGOs and the contribution of youth towards social welfare · NGOs – Role and contribution · Drug abuse and trafficking · Corruption · Social evils viz. dowry/ female feticide/ child abuse and trafficking etc. |
| Unit 7: Health and Hygiene Aim: To instil respect and responsibility towards personal health and hygiene. Scope: Basic information about maintenance of health and hygiene, sanitation, disease and an elementary knowledge of First Aid and Nursing · Hygiene and sanitation (Personal and Food Hygiene) · Basics of first aid in common medical emergencies · Wounds and fractures |
| Unit 8: Adventure Training and Obstacle Training Aim: To inculcate a sense of adventure and develop confidence, courage and determination. Scope: To expose cadets to various adventure activities · Paragliding |
| Unit 9: Environment Awareness and Conservation Aim: To sensitise the cadets on natural resource conservation and protection of the environment. Scope: Basic understanding of the environment in general and waste management in particular, energy conservation, pollution control and wildlife conservation in particular · Waste management · Pollution control of water, air, noise, and soil |
Specialised Subject (Army)
| Unit-1: Armed Forces Aim: To acquaint cadets with the Armed Forces. Scope: Introductory and general information about the Armed Forces · Modes of entry into the army · Honours and awards |
| Unit 2: Map Reading Aim: To teach cadets elementary map reading Scope: Basic understanding of map sheets and map reading instruments, and development of the capability to use them to carry out simple map reading · Cardinal points and types of North · Types of bearings and use of the service protractor · Setting a map, finding North and own position |
| Unit 3: Field Craft and Battle Craft Aim: To teach cadets elementary field craft and battle craft. Scope: Basic field craft and battle craft · Judging distance observation, camouflage and concealment · Field signals |
| Unit 4: Introduction to Infantry Weapons and Equipment Aim: To introduce cadets to the infantry weapon Scope: Introduction to characteristics and capabilities of infantry weapons · Characteristics of 5.56 INSAS rifle, ammunition, firepower, stripping, assembling and cleaning · Organisation of an infantry battalion |
| Unit 5: Military History Aim: To provide knowledge of renowned Military Generals, PVCs and Indo-Pak Wars Scope: Introduction to biographies, famous Indian battles and gallantry awards · Indian Army War Heroes · Study of Indo Pak wars of 1965, 1971 and Kargil |
| Unit-6 : Communication Aim: To introduce cadets to the latest trends in the field of communications. Scope: Types of communications and future trends · Characteristics of walkie–talkie |
Specialised Subject (Navy)
| Unit 1: Naval Orientation and Service Subjects Aim: To impart basic knowledge about the Navy Scope: Basic knowledge, history, current organisation and role of different branches · Organisation of Ships and on board organisation · Naval customs and traditions · Modes of entry into the Indian Navy |
| Unit 2: Naval Warfare and Its Components Aim: To impart basic knowledge about Naval Warfare Scope: Overview of fleet operations to include aviation, submarine operations and missiles · Introduction to anti-submarine warfare |
| Unit 3: Naval Communication Aim: To impart basic knowledge about Naval communication Scope: To impart basic knowledge about the naval communication organisation, semaphore and the wearing of flags · Introduction to Semaphore · Phonetic Alphabets |
| Unit-4 : Navigation Aim: To impart basic knowledge about navigation Scope: Basic navigation tactics and methods, and equipment used for navigation · Navigation of ships–basic requirements · Types of compass–gyro and magnetic, types of North · Simple chart work · Brief characteristics of its tides and their effects on ships |
| Unit-5 : Seamanship Aim: To impart basic knowledge about navigation. Scope: Basic navigation tactics and methods · Types of anchor, purpose and holding ground |
| Unit 6: Boat Work Aim: To impart basic knowledge about boats and their parts, and the steering of boats. Scope: Introduction to boats and their parts, including the steering of boats and boat pulling · Demonstrate the rigging of a whaler and an enterprise boat, and parts of a sail · Instructions in the enterprise-class boat, including elementary sailing rules |
| Unit 7: Fire Fighting, flooding and damage control Aim: Introduction to fire-fighting, flooding and damage control Scope: Impart basic knowledge about fire-fighting, flooding and damage control of a ship · Causes of damage, flooding and damage control |
| Unit 8: Ship and boat modelling Aim: To impart basic knowledge about ship modelling to cadets Scope: To impart basic knowledge about ship construction and boat modelling. · Types of models · Ship model competition · Care and handling of power tools |
Specialised Subject (Air Force)
| Unit-1: General Service Knowledge Aim: To impart basic knowledge of the IAF Scope: Organisation of the IAF · Organisation of the Air Force · Branches of the Air Force |
| Unit 2: Air Campaigns Aim: To introduce the Air Campaigns of the Air Force. Scope: An overview of important campaigns · Indo-Pak War 1971 · OP Safed Sagar |
| Unit 3: Aircraft Recognition Aim: To introduce various aircraft of the Air Force. Scope: Types, roles, and variants of aircraft of the IAF · Fighters · Transports · Helicopters |
| Unit 4: Principles of Flight Aim: To introduce principles of flight Scope: To impart knowledge about the basic principles on which aviation is based · Bernauli’s theorem and Venturi Effect · Aerofoil · Forces on an aircraft |
| Unit-5 : Airmanship Aim: To introduce the concept of airmanship Scope: ATC Procedures and basics of aviation medicine · ATC/RT Procedure · Aviation Medicine |
| Unit-6 : Navigation Aim: To give basic knowledge of Air navigation. Scope: Fundamentals of map reading from the air · Requirement of navigation · Glossary of terms |
| Unit-7 : Meteorology Aim: To emphasise the need for knowledge of meteorology in aviation. Scope: Importance, various phenomena of weather and its effects on aviation · Importance of meetings in aviation |
| Unit 8: Aero engines Whole Unit deleted |
| Unit 9: Airframes Whole Unit deleted |
| Unit-10 : Instruments Aim: To provide knowledge of aircraft instruments. Scope: Introduction to Radars |
| Unit-11 : Aero-modeling Aim: To provide knowledge about aero modelling Scope: Materials used in different types of models.Building /Flying of aero-models |
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