Categories: Appointments

Lt Gen Gurbirpal Singh takes charge as DG of NCC

Lieutenant General Gurbirpal Singh has taken charge as the 34th Director-General of the National Cadet Corps (NCC). He succeeds Lt Gen Tarun Kumar Aich. He was commissioned into the PARACHUTE REGIMENT in 1987.

An alumnus of the National Defence Academy, Khadakwasla, Indian Military Academy, Dehradun as well as NCC, he attended the Defence Services Staff College in Wellington and the National Defence College Course in New Delhi. Lt Gen Singh has been a Company Commander in the counter-insurgency environment in Nagaland and the Siachen Glacier.

Important takeaways for all competitive exams:

  • NCC Founded: 16 April 1948;
  • NCC Headquarters: New Delhi.
Sumit Arora

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