Major General Virendra Singh addresses the audience at the opening ceremony of the new NCC building, 1965

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Inaugurations , Institute Events , Visiting VIPs

The NCC building was completed at a cost of rupees 5.8 lakhs (according to the Seventh Annual Number of IIT Madras, 1965-66). It was constructed to house the different units of the NCC in IIT Madras. At the time, there were three different units of the NCC. They were the 6 Madras Engineer Coy, 3 Madras Signal Coy and 6 Madras (Electrical and Mechanical Engineering) Unit (2 Coy). It was inaugurated by Major General Virendra Singh (Director-General of NCC) on 14 December 1965.

The NCC Office is currently located in one of the ‘Warden’s Quarters’ behind Himalaya Canteen (As of October 2021). The old NCC building, which was inaugurated in 1965 by Director-General of the NCC, Major General Virendra Singh, is now the JEE/GATE Office. It is located adjacent to the Department of Engineering Design and opposite to the Department of Ocean Engineering.

Collection:

Gourishankar Collection

Album Name:

NCC Building Inauguration and NCC Day Celebrations, 1965

Photograph ID:

001/0231/IMG_0622

Album ID:

0231

Date:

14 December 1965

Photographer:

C. Gourishankar (1936-2002). A geologist by qualification, Gourishankar started his career as a photographer after working for many years with the Geological Survey of India. In everything that he did, Gourishankar strove to achieve flawlessness and impeccable quality. Thus his photography too was characterised by this drive for perfection. Every photograph that Gourishankar took was meticulously planned and shot and printed with diligence and patience. Gourishankar carried out most of the official photography at IIT Madras in the 1960s.

Event:

NCC Day Celebrations