Background

1.  At inception, the instructional staff cadre was manned by service personnel. In 1963,shortage of regular service personnel, forced the Government to introduce an exclusive instructional cadre for the NCC. Male Cadet Instructors for Boys Battalions and Girl Cadet Instructors for Girls Battalions were recruited on contractual basis as an ad-hoc arrangement.

2.  With improvement in the manning position by service personnel in the 70s and 80s,the Government phased out the cadre of Male Cadet Instructors. However, the cadre of GCI’s were allowed to continue because of their functional necessity and because the cadre enthused tremendous interest amongst girls in schools and colleges to join the NCC.

3.  The Girls Cadet Instructor (GCI) is a cadre unique to NCC. The cadre has been created with the purpose to look after the girl cadets as a guardian. The GCIs are responsible for all administrative requirements and arrangements during the camps and other training activities involving the girl cadets.

CHARTER OF DUTIES

(a)  To ensure safety and security of Cadets during training events and to be conversant with procedural provisions of rendering medical aid in case of emergencies, to the NCC girl cadets attending both indoor/outdoor events. 

(b)  Escort Girl cadets for various of Camps/Courses.
(c)  Assist Officer Commanding/ANO in Girls Bn in enrolment of the Cadets for NCC.
(d)  Check daily attendance of Cadets on parades in respect of Coy and Platoon.
(e)  Attend various types of Camps when so detailed.
(f)   Assist OC unit in preparing and conduct of lessons during training periods of Institutional training and Camp training.
(g)  Assist OC unit in range classification.
(h)  Issue and position training stores before each parade and return the same after parade is over.
(i)   Attend central duties at RD Camps at New Delhi, if so detailed.
(j)   Assist in organizing and in conduct of social service activities.
(k)  Officiate as ANO in the absence of lady ANO.
(l)   Assist OC unit in training the cadets essentially in First Aid, Home Nursing, Child Care, Mother craft and posture training. (m) Any other job directly concerning NCC activities as assigned by the OC unit.