The National Cadet Corps Act, 1948

(1) This Act may be called the National Cadet CorpsAct, 1948. (2) It extends, to the whole of India 1* * * and applies to all persons enrolled or appointed under thisAct, wherever they may be.

In this Act, unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or context,-- "corps" means the National Cadet Corps constituted under this Act; "enrolled" means enrolled in the Corps under this Act; "prescribed" means prescribed by rules made under this Act; "school" includes any institution recognised in this behalf by the Central Government or the StateGovernment; "university" means any university established by law in India and includes colleges affiliated touniversities, intermediate colleges and such technical institutions of collegiate status, as arerecognised in this behalf by the Central Government or the State Government.

There shall be raised and maintained in the mannerhereinafter provided a Corps, to be designated the National Cadet Corps: Provided that the Central Government may establish all or any of the units of the Corps as and whennecessary.

The Central Government may constitute in any State1* * * one or more units of the Corps members of which shall be recruited from amongst the students ofany university or school, and may disband or reconstitute any unit so constituted.

There shall be three Divisions of the Corps, namely:-- (i) the Senior Division, recruitment to which shall be from amongst the students of the male sexof any university; (ii) the Junior Division, recruitment to which shall be from amongst the students of the male sexof any school; and (iii) the Junior Division, recruitment to which shall be from amongst the students of the femalesex of any university or school.