BLOCK SYLLABUS :

COMMON SUBJECTS : SD/SW (ARMY)

(REVISED MAY 2017)

S Subject First Second Third Total

No Year Year Year Periods
1. The NCC 02 02 01 05

2. National Integration and Awareness 06 07 08 21

3. Drill 14 13 16 43

4. Weapon Training 12 10 10 32

5. Personality Development Life Skills 09 11 10 30

6. Leadership 04 05 06 15

7. Disaster Management 03 03 03 09

8. Social Awareness and Community 05 06 06 17

Development
9. Health and Hygiene 04 05 04 13

10. Adventure 04 07 04 15

11. Environment Awareness and 01 01 02 04

Conservation
12. Obstacle Training 02 02 02 06

Total 66 72 72 210
 DETAILED SYLLABUS
COMMON SUBJECTS : SD/SW (ARMY)

1. The NCC (N).

S Code Subject 1st Type 2nd Type 3rd Type Total

No Year Year Year Periods
(i) N-1 Aims and 01 L - - - - 01
Objective of
NCC
(ii) N-2 Organisation 01 L - - - - 01
and Training
and NCC
Song
(iii) N-3 Incentives - - 02 L - - 02
(iv) N-4 Duties, - - - - 01 L 01
Responsibility
& Conduct by
NCC Cadet
Total 02 - 02 - 01 - 05
2. National Integration and Awareness (NI).

S Code Subject 1st Type 2nd Type 3rd Type Total

No Year Year Year Periods
(i) NI - 1 Heritage of 03 L - - - - 03
India
(ii) NI - 2 Freedom 03 L/Di - - - - 03
Struggle
and
Nationalist
Movement
in India
(iii) NI - 3 Introduction - - 03 L/Di - - 03
to
Constitution
of India
(iv) NI - 4 National - - 02 L/Di - - 02
Integration :
Importance
and
Necessity
(v) NI - 5 Factors - - 02 L/Di - - 02
affecting
National
Integration
(vi) NI - 6 Unity in - - - - 02 L/Di 02
Diversity
(vii) NI - 7 Slogans & - - - - 02 L/Di 02
Images of
National
Integration
(viii) NI - 8 Role of - - - - 02 L/Di/ 02
NCC in
Nation
Building
(ix) NI - 9 NCC and - - - - 02 L/Di 02
Nation
Integration
Total 06 - 07 - 08 - 21
3. Drill (D).

(a) Foot Drill (FD)

S Code Subject 1st Type 2nd Type 3rd Type Total

No Year Year Year Periods
(i) FD - 1 Dirll Ki 01 L/P - - - - 01
Aam
Hidayaten
Aur Words
of
Command
(ii) FD - 2 Savdhan, 01 L/P - - - - 01
Vishram,
Aram Se
Aur Mudna
(iii) FD - 3 Kadwar 01 L/P - - - - 01
Sizing,
Teen Line
Banana,
Khuli Line
aur Nikat
Line Mein
March
(iv) FD - 4 Khade 01 L/P - - - - 01
Khade
Salute
Karna
Parade
Par,
Visarjan
aur Line
Tod
(v) FD - 5 Tej Chal- 01 L/P - - - - 01
Tham aur
Dhire Chal-
Tham
(vi) FD - 6 Dahine, - - 01 L/P - - 01
Baen,
Aage aur
Piche
kadam
lena
(vii) FD - 7 Tej Chal 01 L/P 01 L/P - - 02
Se Mudna
(viii) FD - 8 Tej Chal 01 L/P 01 L/P - - 02
Se Salute
Karna
(ix) FD - 9 Tej kadam - - 01 L/P - - 01
Taal aur
tham
(x) FD - Tej Kadam - - 01 L/P - - 01
10 Taal Se
kadam
Badalna
(xi) FD - Teenon 01 - 01 L/P - - 02
11 teen se ek
file aur ek
file se
teenon
teen
banana
Total 08 - 06 - - - 14

(b) Drill With Arms (AD)

S Code Subject 1st Type 2nd Type 3rd Type Total

No Year Year Year Periods
(xii) AD - 1 Rifle Ke 02 L/P - - - - 02
Saath
Savdhan,
Vishram
aur Aram
Se
(xiii) AD - 2 Rifle Ke 01 L/P 01 L/P - - 02
Saath
Parade Par
aur Saj
(xiv) AD - 3 Rifle Ke 01 L/P 01 L/P - - 02
Saath
Visarjan
aur Line
Tod
(xv) AD - 4 Bhumi 01 L/P - - - - 01
Shastra
aur Uthao
Shastra
(xvi) AD - 5 Bagal 01 L/P - - - - 01
Shastra
aur Baju
Shastra
 (xvii) AD - 6 Salami - - 03 L/P 03 L/P 06
Shastra
(xviii) AD - 7 Squad Drill - - 02 L/P 02 L/P 04
(xix) AD - 8 Nirikshan - - - - 02 L/P 02
Ke Liye
Janch
Shastra
aur Baju
Shastra
Total 06 - 07 - 07 - 20

(c) Ceremonial Drill (CD)

S Code Subject 1st Type 2nd Type 3rd Type Total

No Year Year Year Periods
(xxi) CD - Guard - - - - 01 L/P 01
1 Mounting
(xxii) CD - Guard of - - - - 03 L/P 03
2 Honour
(xxiii) CD - Platoon/ - - - - 02 L/P 02
3 Coy Drill
(xxiv) CD - Instructional - - - - 02 L/P 02
4 Practice
Total - - - - 08 - 08
Grand Total 14 - 13 - 16 - 43
4. Weapon Training.

S Code Subject 1st Type 2nd Type 3rd Type Total

No Year Year Year Periods
(i) WT - Characteristics 01 L/P - - - - 01
1 of a rifle/rifle
ammunition
and its fire
power
(ii) WT - Stripping, 01 L/P - - - - 01
2 assembling,
care and
cleaning and
sight setting of
.22 rifle
(iii) WT - Stripping, 01 L/P - - - - 01
3 assembling,
care and
cleaning of
7.62 mm SLR
(iv) WT - Loading, 01 L/P - - - - 01
4 cocking and
unloading
(v) WT - The lying 01 L/P 01 L/P 01 L/P 03
5 posn, holding
and Aiming - 1
(vi) WT - Trigger control 01 L/P 01 L/P 01 L/P 03
6 and firing a
shot
(vii) WT - Range 01 L/P 01 L/P 01 L/P 03
7 procedure and
safety
precautions
(viii) WT - Theory of - - 01 L/P 01 L/P 02
8 group and
snap shooting
(ix) WT - Short range 05 P 06 P 06 P 17
9 firing, aiming
II – Alteratior
of sight
Total 12 - 10 - 10 - 32
5. Personality Development and Leadership (P).

S Code Subject 1st Type 2nd Type 3rd Type Total

No Year Year Year Periods
(i) P- Introduction to 02 L - - - - 02
1 Personality
Development
(II) P - Factors 02 L - - - - 02
2 influencing/
shaping
personality :
Physical,
Social,
Psychological
and
Philosophical
(iii) P - Self - 03 L/P - - - - 03
3 awareness :
Know
yourself/
insight
(iv) P - 4 Empathy 02 L - - - - 02
(v) P - 5 Critical & - - 02 L/Di - - 02
Creative
Thinking
(vi) P - 6 Communication - - 02 L/P - - 02
Skills : I
(vii) P - 7 Communication - - 02 L/P - - 02
Skills : II
(viii) P - 8 Decision - - 02 L/P - - 02
Making &
Problem
Solving
(ix) P - 9 Coping with - - 02 L/P - - 02
stress and
Emotion
(x) P- 10 Change your - - 01 L/P - - 01
Mindset
(xi) P- 11 Time - - - - 02 L 02
Management
 (xii) P - 12 Sociability, - - - - 02 L/P 02
Social
Skills,
Etiquittes &
Mannerism
(xiii) P - 13 Importance - - - - 02 L/P 02
of Group/
Team Work
(xiv) P - 14 Interview - - - - 02 P 02
Skills
(xv) P - 15 Career - - - - 02 L/P 02
Counselling
Total 09 - 11 - 10 - 30

6. Leaderhip Development (LD).

S Code Subject 1st Type 2nd Type 3rd Type Total

No Year Year Year Periods
(i) L - 1 Leadership 02 L - - - - 02
Traits
(ii) L - 2 Indication 01 L - - - - 01
of Good
Leaderhip
(iii) L - 3 Leadership 01 L - - - - 01
&
Motivation
(iv) L - 4 Case - - 02 L - - 02
Studies on
effects of
Leadership
in NCC
(v) L - 5 Moral - - 01 L - - 01
Values &
Character
traits
(vi) L - 6 Honours - - 02 L - - 02
Code
Concept
(vii) L - 7 Case Study - - - - 02 L 02
I:
Vivekanand
 (viii) L - 8 Case - - - - 02 L 02
Study II :
Kiren Bedi
(ix) L - 9 Case - - - - 02 L 02
Study III :
MS Dhoni
Total 04 - 05 - 06 - 15

7. Disaster Management (DM).

S Code Subject 1st Type 2nd Type 3rd Type Total

No Year Year Year Periods
(i) DM - DM 01 L - - - - 01
1 Organisation
Legistation
Policies
(ii) DM - Types of 01 L - - - - 01
2 emergencies/
Natural
Disaster
(iii) DM - Essential 01 L - - - - 01
3 Service and
their
maintenance
(iv) DM - Traffic control - - 01 L - - 01
4 during disaster
under Police
Supervision
(v) DM - Role of NCC - - 02 L - - 02
5 during Natural
Disaster
(vi) DM - Do’s & Dont’s - - - - 01 L 01
6 for NCC Cadet
performing
DM duties
(vii) DM - Fire Service - - - - 01 L/P 01
7 and Fire
Fighting
(viii) DM - Civ Defence - - - - 01 L 01
8 Organisation
& its duties
Total 03 - 03 - 03 - 09

.
8. Social Awareness and Community Development (SA).

S Code Subject 1st Type 2nd Type 3rd Type Total

No Year Year Year Periods
(i) SA - Basics of 01 L - - - - 01
1 Social
Service its
needs
(ii) SA - Rural 01 L - - - - 01
2 Development
Programmes
(iii) SA - NGOs: Role 01 L - - - - 01
3 and
Contribution
(iv) SA - Civic 01 L - - - - 01
4 Responsibility
: Swachh
Bharat
Abhiyan
(v) SA - Contribution 01 L - - - - 01
5 of Youth
towards
Social
Welfare
(vi) SA - Social - - 01 L - - 01
6 Security
Schemes
(vii) SA - 7 Social Evils - - 01 L - - 01
viz Dowry/
Female
Foeticide/
Child abuse
and
trafficking etc
(viii) SA - Drug Abuse - - 01 L - - 01
8 & trafficking
(ix) SA - Causes and - - 01 L - - 01
9 Prevention of
HIV/ AIDS :
Role of Youth
(x) SA - RTI and RTE - - 01 L - - 01
10
(xi) SA – Protection of - - 01 L - - 01
11 Children
 (xii) SA – Road/Rail - - - - 01 L/P 01
12 Travel Safety
(xiii) SA – Govts new - - - - 03 L 03
13 Initiative
(xiv) SA Counter - - - - 02 L 02
– 14 Terrorism
Total 05 - 06 - 06 - 17

9. Health and Hygiene (H).

S Code Subject 1st Type 2nd Type 3rd Type Total

No Year Year Year Periods
(i) H-1 Structure 01 L - - - - 01
and
functioning
of the human
body
(ii) H-2 Hygiene and 02 L - - ` - 02
Sanitation
(Personal
and Food
Hygiene)
(iii) H-3 Physical and 01 L - - - - 01
Mental
Health
(iv) H-4 Infectious - - 02 L - - 02
and
Contagious
Diseases
and its
prevention
(v) H-5 First Aid in - - 03 L/D/ - - 03
common P
medical
emergencies
(vi) H-6 Treatment - - - - 02 L/P 02
and Care of
Wounds
(vii) H - 7 Introduction - - - - 02 L/D/ 02
to Yoga and P
Exercises
Total 04 - 05 - 04 - 13
10. Adventure Training (ADV).

S Code Subject 1st Type 2nd Type 3rd Type Total

No Year Year Year Periods
(i) ADV - Para 04 L/D/ - - - - 04
1 Sailing P
(ii) ADV - Slithering - - 02 L/D/ - - 02
2 P
(iii) ADV - Rock - - 05 L/D/ - - 05
3 Climbing P
(iv) ADV - Cycling/ - - - - 04 L/P 04
4 Trekking
Total 04 - 07 - 04 - 15

11. Environment Awareness and Conservation (E).

S Code Subject 1st Type 2nd Type 3rd Type Total

No Year Year Year Periods
(i) E - 1 Natural 01 L/Di - - - - 01
Resources
Conservation
and
Management
(ii) E - 2 Water - - 01 L/Di - - 01
Conservation
and Rain
water
harvesting
(iii) E - 3 Waste - - - - 01 L/Di 01
Management
(v) E - 4 Energy - - - - 01 LL/Di 01
Conservation
Total 01 - 01 - 02 - 04

12. Obstacle Training (OT).

S Code Subject 1st Type 2nd Type 3rd Type Total

No Year Year Year Periods
(i) OT - 1 Obstacle 02 L/D/ 02 L/D/ 02 L/D/ 06
Course P P P
Total 02 - 02 - 02 - 06
Grand Total 66 - 72 - 72 - 210
 BLOCK SYLLABUS
SPECIALISED SUBJECTS : SD/SW (ARMY)
(REVISED MAY 2017)

S Subject First Second Third Total

No Year Year Year Periods
1. Armed Forces 04 03 03 10

2. Map Reading 09 08 12 29

3. Field Craft and Battle Craft 05 06 07 18

4. Introduction to Infantry 05 05 03 13
Weapons and Equipment
5. Military History 02 05 04 11

6. Communication 02 03 04 09

Total 27 30 33 90
 DETAILED SYLLABUS
SPECIALISED SUBJECTS – SD/SW (ARMY)

1. Armed Forces (AF).

S Code Subject 1st Type 2nd Type 3rd Type Total

No Year Year Year Periods
(i) AF - Basic 01 L - - - - 01
1 Organisation
of Armed
Forces
(ii) AF - Organisation 02 L - - - - 02
2 of Army
(iii) AF - Badges and 01 L - - - - 01
3 Ranks
(iv) AF - Task and role - - 02 L/V - - 02
4 of fighting
arms
(v) AF - Task and - - 01 L/V - - 01
5 Role of
supporting
arms and
service
(vi) AF - Honours and - - - - 01 L 01
6 Awards
(vii) AF - Modes of - - - - 02 L 01
7 entry to army
Total 04 - 03 - 03 - 10
2. Map Reading (MR).

S Code Subject 1st Type 2nd Type 3rd Type Total

No Year Year Year Periods
(i) MR - Introduction of 02 L - - - - 02
1 types of Maps
and
conventional
signs
(ii) MR - Scales and 02 L - - - - 02
2 Grid system
(iii) MR - Topographical 02 L - - - - 02
3 forms and
technical
terms
(iv) MR - Relief, 02 L - - - - 02
4 contours and
Gradients
(v) MR - Cardinal 01 L/P - - - - 01
5 points and
types of north
(vi) MR - Types of - - 02 L/P - - 02
6 Bearings and
use of service
protractor
(vii) MR - Prismatic - - 02 L/P 01 L/P 03
7 compass and
its use and
GPS
(viii) MR - Setting a map, - - 02 L/P 02 L/P 04
8 finding north
and own
position
(ix) MR - Map to - - 02 L/P 04 L/P 06
9 Ground,
Ground to
Map
(x) MR - Point to Point - - - - 05 L/P 05
10 March
Total 09 - 08 - 12 - 29
3. Field Craft and Battle Craft (FC & BC).

S Code Subject 1st Type 2nd Type 3rd Type Total

No Yea Year Year Periods
r
(i) FC & Introduction 01 L - - - - 01
BC - 1
(ii) FC & Judging 01 L/P - - - - 01
BC - 2 Distance
iii) FC & Description of 01 L/P - - - - 01
BC - 3 ground
(iv) FC & Recognition, 02 L/P - - - - 02
BC - 4 description
and indication
of landmarks
and targets
(v) FC & Observation, - - 02 L - - 02
BC - 5 Camouflage
and
Concealment
(vi) FC & Field Signals - - 02 L/P - - 02
BC - 6
(vii) FC & Section - - 02 L/P 02 L/P 04
BC - 7 Formations
(viii) FC & Fire Control - - - - 02 L/P 02
BC - 8 Orders
(ix) FC & Fire and - - - - 01 L/P 01
BC - 9 Movement
(x) FC & Types of - - - - 02 L/P 02
BC - knots and
10 lashings
Total 05 - 06 - 07 - 18
4. Introduction to Infantry Weapons and Equipments (INF).

Code Subject 1st Type 2nd Type 3rd Type Total

S Year Year Year Periods
No
(i) INF - Characteristics 03 L/P 02 L/P - - 05
1 of 5.56 mm
INSAS rifle,
ammunition,
firepower,
stripping,
assembling
and cleaning
(ii) INF - Organisation 02 L - - - - 02
2 of Infantry
Battalion
(iii) INF - Characteristics - - 03 L/P - - 02
3 of Infantry
Company
support
weapons
(iv) INF - Characteristics - - - - 03 L/V 03
4 of Infantry
Battalion
support
weapons
Total 05 - 05 - 03 - 13
5. Military History (MH).

S Code Subject 1st Type 2nd Type 3rd Type Total

No Year Year Year Periods
(i) MH - Biographies 02 L - - - - 02
1 of renowned
Generals
(Carriapa/
Sam
Manekshaw)
(ii) MH - Indian Army - - 03 L/V - - 03
2 War Heroes
- PVCs
(iii) MH - Study of - - - - 02 L/Di 02
3 battles of
Indo Pak
War 1965,
1971 and
Kargil
(iv) MH - War Movies - - 02 V 02 V 04
4
Total 02 - 05 - 04 - 11
6. Communication (C).

S Code Subject 1st Type 2nd Type 3rd Type Total

No Year Year Year Periods
(i) C-1 Types of 01 L - - - - 01
Communications
(ii) C-2 Characteristics 01 L - - - - 01
of Wireless
(Mobile, Wi Fi
etc)
(iii) C-3 Characteristics - - 01 L - - 01
of Walkie/
Talkie
(iv) C-4 Basic RT - - 02 L/P 02 L/P 04
Procedure
(v) C-5 Latest trends - - - - 02 L 02
and
development
(Multi Media,
Video
Confrencing,
IT)
Total 02 - 03 - 04 - 09
Grand Total 27 - 30 - 33 - 90