The National Cadet Corps (NCC)and the State Education Department, will jointly organise a national symposium on October 23 and 24. The symposium will be held at Kanakakunnu Palace here bringing together expertise, experience, wisdom and youthful energy to share views, experiences, ideas and aspirations and would deal with ‘contemporary issues confronting the voluntary youth service with special reference to role and relevance of nation-building.’ On October 23, Governor R.S.Gavai will inaugurate the symposium at 4.30 p.m.

The symposium would focus on two thematic sessions – ‘assessing the contribution of NCC towards nation-building and socio-cultural and human resources development’ and ‘paradigms in the education sector and their implications on NCC’s youth development activities’. The symposium would also focus on questions like whether the NCC had kept pace with the developments and demands of a growing nation. The main objective is to bring together policy-makers, political thinkers, intellectuals and academicians under one roof to discuss the issue.