For Schools — Institutional Engagement Terms

Version 1.0 · Effective 7 July 2026. These Terms are in addition to the site's Terms of Service, Privacy Policy, Refund & Cancellation Policy, and Delivery Policy.

These Institutional Engagement Terms ("Terms") govern the business-to-business advisory engagement, the cadet content licence, and the AI-assisted practice tools provided by NCC.training, a brand operated by VSVSV (VIDHI SANGAT VIDYUT SAKSYA VINAYA) TECH PRIVATE LIMITED, an Indian private limited company (CIN U85499TS2023PTC180277) ("NCC.training", "we", "us", "our"), to the institution that registers a School account or engages our For Schools services (the "Institution", "you", "your"). They are separate from, and in addition to, the general Terms of Service, the Privacy Policy, the Refund & Cancellation Policy, and the Delivery Policy. Where the engagement is described in a written quotation, order form, or invoice ("Order"), that Order and these Terms are read together.

1. Definitions and interpretation

In these Terms: "Services" means the For Schools advisory support, materials, and software described in clause 5 and in the Order. "AI Tools" means the AI-assisted practice features, including the mock Selection-Board interview and the pre-audit review. "Cadet Content" means the NCC-syllabus courses, lessons, and assessments licensed to cadets under clause 7. "Cadet" means an individual learner who joins the Institution's cohort. "Confidential Information" means non-public information disclosed by one party to the other, including candidate interaction content under clause 6.2. "Personal Data", "Data Principal", "Data Fiduciary", and "Data Processor" have the meanings given in the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 ("DPDPA"). Headings are for convenience only; "including" means "including without limitation"; references to a statute include amendments and rules under it.

2. Parties and authority to bind

By registering a School account or signing an Order, the individual accepting these Terms represents and warrants that they are duly authorised to bind the Institution to these Terms, and that the Institution is a validly constituted entity in India.

3. Independence and non-affiliation

NCC.training is an independent education consultancy. We are not affiliated with, authorised by, or endorsed by the National Cadet Corps (NCC), the Directorate General NCC (DGNCC), the Ministry of Defence, or the Government of India. We provide drafts, templates, coaching, guidance, and software tools only. We do not act on the Institution's behalf with the NCC, any State authority, or any government department, and we do not submit, file, follow up, escalate, or represent the Institution before any such body.

4. No guarantee of outcomes

Allotment of an NCC sub-unit, commissioning of an Associate NCC Officer (ANO), certificate results, and performance-audit outcomes are determined solely by the NCC and the relevant authorities. NCC.training does not and cannot guarantee any such outcome. Engagement with our Services is not a promise of any result. The Institution submits its own applications, faces its own audits, and remains responsible for every official interaction.

5. Scope of services

Depending on the stages engaged, we provide: pre-application feasibility assessment; application-package drafting support; ANO-preparation support including AI Tools; unit-raising and first-year operations guidance; performance-audit readiness support including AI Tools; and an institutional cadet content licence. We do not provide, and these Terms expressly exclude: submission or filing on the Institution's behalf, representation before any auditor or authority, or any guaranteed outcome (see clauses 3–4). The specific stages, deliverables, and any limits are set out in the Order.

6. AI-assisted practice tools — nature, confidentiality, and limits

6.1 Practice only. The AI Tools (including the mock Selection-Board interview and the pre-audit review) are practice and preparation aids only. They are not the real NCC, do not constitute an official interview, evaluation, selection, commissioning, or audit, and make no pass/fail or selection decision. Their outputs are advisory drafts for the Institution and its candidates to review and use at their own discretion.

6.2 Confidentiality of candidate interactions. The questions posed and the answers, responses, and discussion provided by a candidate during a mock interview or other AI practice session are treated as confidential. Such candidate inputs and session content will not be shared outside NCC.training, will be used only to provide and improve the practice service to that candidate/Institution, and will not be disclosed to the NCC or any third party, except as required by law or with the individual's consent. Retention and processing of this content is governed by the Privacy Policy.

6.3 AI provider and no training on your content. The AI Tools are delivered using a third-party large-language-model provider engaged by us as a Data Processor under written terms. Candidate interaction content is sent to that provider only to generate the practice response and is not used by us or the provider to train or fine-tune AI models. The current sub-processor and its role are disclosed in the Privacy Policy; see also clause 13 (Third-party services).

6.4 Accuracy. AI-generated content may contain errors and must not be relied upon as an authoritative statement of NCC rules or of any candidate's actual suitability. The Institution and its candidates are responsible for verifying any material fact before acting on it.

6.5 Fair use. AI Tool access is provided as a metered practice allowance per the Order (for example, a monthly practice-session allocation). We may apply reasonable rate limits and a monthly cap to prevent abuse and to keep the Service available to all users; where an allowance is exhausted, further practice may pause until the next period or until additional allowance is arranged.

7. Cadet content licence

7.1 Grant. Where the Institution holds an active cadet content licence, cadets who join the Institution's cohort are entitled to access the courses selected for that cohort — the Institution may select specific courses or all available courses — for the licence term. The licence is a non-exclusive, non-transferable entitlement for the Institution's cadets' educational use only and may not be resold, sub-licensed, or redistributed.

7.2 Cadet onboarding and consent (DPDPA §9). The Institution does not create cadet accounts or assert consent on any cadet's behalf. Cadets who are adults register and consent themselves; for cadets under 18, a parent or lawful guardian registers, provides verifiable consent, and links the child. The Institution may issue invitations (for example, a cohort invite code), but the Data Principal (the cadet, or the parent/guardian of a minor) owns the consent record. The Institution receives roster visibility, progress analytics, and (optionally) co-branded certificates — never custody of a minor's consent or Personal Data on its own assertion. Consistent with DPDPA §9, the Cadet Content and AI Tools are not used to undertake behavioural monitoring of, or targeted advertising directed at, children.

7.3 Seats, alumni, and revocation. Licence access is subject to the seats and term purchased. On a cadet's transition to alumni, or on expiry or termination of the licence, licence-granted access may be revoked; a cadet's own separately-purchased access is unaffected. Alumni retain their personal account and progress history.

8. Acceptable use and prohibited conduct

The Institution, and any user accessing the Services through the Institution, must not: (a) share, resell, sub-license, or redistribute paid Cadet Content, materials, or AI outputs outside the licensed cohort; (b) scrape, bulk-download, reverse-engineer, or overload the platform, or attempt to bypass access controls, metering, or fair-use limits; (c) share account credentials or allow access by anyone outside the licensed cohort; (d) use the Services to imply official NCC, DGNCC, MoD, or Government affiliation, endorsement, or authority; (e) upload unlawful, infringing, or harmful content, or another person's Personal Data without a lawful basis; or (f) use the Services to build or train a competing product or service. We may suspend access for conduct that breaches this clause (see clause 21).

9. Institution responsibilities

The Institution is responsible for: the accuracy and lawfulness of information it provides; executing every official submission, follow-up, and audit itself; complying with all NCC and government requirements; obtaining any consents needed for data it shares with us; and using our drafts, templates, and tools appropriately on its own letterhead and authority.

10. Data protection

10.1 Roles. Each party will comply with applicable law, including the DPDPA. For cadet Personal Data processed through self-registration, the cadet/parent is the Data Principal and NCC.training is the Data Fiduciary for the learning service; the Institution is not a joint controller of that data and does not receive it except as the visibility permitted by clause 7.2. For data the Institution itself provides to us, the Institution warrants it has the lawful right to share it, and we process it only to provide the Services.

10.2 Safeguards, sub-processors, and cross-border. We maintain reasonable security safeguards (DPDPA §8(5)) and keep audit logs of access to Personal Data (DPDPA §8(6)). Personal Data is hosted primarily on infrastructure located in India. Payment, email, hosting, and AI providers act as Data Processors under written terms; see the Privacy Policy for the current list and clause 13 below.

10.3 Breach notification. In the event of a personal-data breach, we will act to contain it, notify the Data Protection Board of India and affected Data Principals as required under the DPDPA (with a written report within 72 hours of confirmation), and inform the Institution where its cohort is affected.

10.4 Retention. Personal Data and records are retained per the schedule in the Privacy Policy — including financial and GST records kept for the minimum statutory periods (up to 8 years under the CGST Act §36; payment/tax records 7 years under the Income-tax Act) — after which data is deleted or anonymised, subject to any legal-hold.

10.5 Grievances. Data-protection grievances may be raised with our Grievance Officer, Nilesh Tiwari, at grievance@ncc.training; we acknowledge within 24 hours and provide a substantive response within 30 days (faster for children's data, payment, and security matters). A Data Principal may also complain to the Data Protection Board of India under the DPDPA (see clause 28).

11. Fees, taxes, TDS, and refunds

11.1 Fees. Fees are as set out in the Order. No fee figures are stated in these Terms; the Order governs. Undisputed invoices are payable by the due date stated on the invoice.

11.2 GST. Fees are exclusive of GST unless stated otherwise. GST is charged separately at the prevailing rate (currently 18% on advisory/educational-technology services) and shown on a valid tax invoice bearing our GSTIN and the place of supply; reverse charge does not apply to these Services.

11.3 TDS by the Institution. Where the Institution is required by law to deduct tax at source on fees payable to us (for example, under section 194J of the Income-tax Act for professional/technical services, or section 194C where applicable), it may do so and must furnish a valid TDS certificate (Form 16A) within the statutory timeline. Consistent with CBDT Circular 23/2017, TDS is computed on the fee value excluding the GST component where GST is separately shown on the invoice. Lawful TDS deducted and remitted is credited against the invoice; the Institution remains liable for the balance.

11.4 Refunds and cancellation. Payment methods, cancellation, and refund provisions are as stated at checkout and in our Refund & Cancellation Policy (including, for eligible items, a full refund where a course has not been started, requests to billing@ncc.training reviewed within 3 working days and refunds processed within 7 working days of approval to the original payment method). Bespoke advisory work already performed is not refundable except as required by law.

12. Intellectual property

All templates, drafts, coaching materials, software, and tools remain the intellectual property of NCC.training. The Institution receives a non-exclusive, non-transferable licence to use them for the engagement's purpose only. Resale, redistribution, or use to build a competing service is prohibited. Content reproduced under statutory exceptions or open licences (for example, section 52(1)(q) of the Indian Copyright Act, 1957, and the Government Open Data Licence – India) remains subject to those terms. Material the Institution supplies to us remains the Institution's property, and the Institution grants us a limited licence to use it to deliver the Services.

13. Third-party services

The Services rely on third parties, including a payment gateway, an email/communications provider, our cloud/VPS hosting provider, and an AI large-language-model provider. Their availability and their own terms are outside our control, and we do not warrant them. We select reputable providers and bind those that process Personal Data as Data Processors under written terms (clause 10.2). We are not liable for loss caused solely by a third-party provider's failure, save where the loss results from our own breach of these Terms.

14. Service availability; no warranty

The Services and AI Tools are provided on an "as is" and "as available" basis. We do not warrant uninterrupted or error-free operation, exhaustiveness of any material, or any particular outcome (see clause 4). We may perform maintenance, and features may change. Nothing in this clause excludes any warranty or right that cannot be excluded under applicable law, including mandatory consumer-protection rights.

15. Limitation of liability

To the maximum extent permitted by law, NCC.training is not liable for any indirect, incidental, special, or consequential loss, or for any loss of profits, goodwill, or data, or for any allotment, commissioning, certificate, or audit outcome. Our total aggregate liability arising out of or in connection with the engagement is limited to the fees paid by the Institution to us for the relevant Services in the 12 months before the event giving rise to the claim. Nothing in these Terms limits or excludes liability for fraud, gross negligence, or any liability that cannot be limited or excluded by law.

16. Indemnification

The Institution will indemnify and hold NCC.training harmless from third-party claims, losses, and reasonable costs arising from: (a) the Institution's misuse of the Services or breach of clause 8; (b) content or data the Institution supplies (including any claim that it infringes rights or was shared without a lawful basis); (c) the Institution's official submissions, representations, or dealings with any authority; or (d) the Institution's breach of applicable law. We will notify the Institution of any such claim, allow it to participate in the defence, and not settle without its consent (not to be unreasonably withheld). This clause is subject to clause 15.

17. Confidentiality (mutual)

Each party will keep the other's Confidential Information confidential, use it only for the engagement, and protect it with reasonable care. This does not apply to information that is public through no breach, independently developed, or lawfully received from a third party, or that must be disclosed by law (with notice where lawful). This clause is in addition to the candidate-interaction confidentiality in clause 6.2 and survives termination (clause 22).

18. Publicity and case studies

Neither party will use the other's name, logo, or identify it as a client in marketing without the other's prior written consent. Any case study naming the Institution will be shared for approval before publication, and consent may be withdrawn for future use on reasonable notice.

19. Feedback

If the Institution or its users give us suggestions or feedback about the Services, we may use it to improve our products without obligation or attribution, and the Institution grants us a perpetual, royalty-free licence to do so. This does not give us any right to the Institution's Confidential Information beyond clause 17.

20. Force majeure

Neither party is liable for failure or delay in performance (other than payment obligations) caused by events beyond its reasonable control, including natural disasters, epidemics, war, civil unrest, strikes, failure of utilities, internet or hosting outages, or acts of government. The affected party will use reasonable efforts to mitigate and resume performance.

21. Term, suspension, and termination

The engagement runs for the term stated in the Order or until terminated. We may suspend access on notice for non-payment, a security risk, or a breach of clause 8, and will restore it once the cause is resolved. Either party may terminate for a material breach not cured within 30 days of written notice, or immediately if the other becomes insolvent. On termination, licence-granted cadet access may cease per clause 7.3, each party returns or deletes the other's Confidential Information (subject to legal-hold and clause 10.4), and accrued fees remain payable.

22. Survival

Clauses that by their nature should survive termination do so, including: 3–4 (independence, no guarantee), 6.2–6.4 (AI confidentiality, accuracy), 10 (data protection), 11 (fees/taxes accrued), 12 (IP), 15 (liability), 16 (indemnity), 17 (confidentiality), 19 (feedback), 22 (survival), 23 (non-solicitation, for its stated period), and 28 (governing law and disputes).

23. No agency; non-solicitation

Nothing in these Terms makes NCC.training the Institution's agent or representative before any authority, or creates a partnership or joint venture. During the engagement and for 12 months after it, neither party will knowingly solicit for employment the other's staff who were directly involved in the engagement (general advertisements not directed at those individuals are permitted).

24. Assignment

The Institution may not assign or transfer these Terms or the Order without our prior written consent. We may assign these Terms to an affiliate or to a successor on a merger, reorganisation, or transfer of the business, on notice, provided the assignee assumes these Terms.

25. Notices

Formal notices to us must be sent to support@ncc.training, and may also be sent by post to our registered office at 7-2-1669/ATHENA-C/0306, LODHA CASA PARADISO, Sanath Nagar Colony, Hyderabad – 500018, Telangana, India; notices to the Institution are sent to the email on its School account or in the Order. A notice is deemed received on the next business day after sending, absent a delivery failure. Operational updates may be given in-product or by email.

26. Waiver, severability, entire agreement, and precedence

26.1 Waiver. A failure or delay in enforcing a right is not a waiver of it, and a single or partial exercise does not prevent further exercise.

26.2 Severability. If any provision is held unenforceable, it is modified to the minimum extent necessary or severed, and the remaining provisions stay in effect.

26.3 Entire agreement and precedence. These Terms, the Order, and the policies referenced in the preamble are the entire agreement on their subject matter and supersede prior discussions. If they conflict, the order of precedence is: (1) a signed Order's express terms, (2) these Terms, (3) the referenced policies — except that mandatory legal, consumer-protection, and data-protection provisions always prevail.

27. Compliance with law; anti-bribery

Each party will comply with applicable laws in performing under these Terms, including anti-bribery and anti-corruption laws. Neither party will offer or accept any improper payment or inducement in connection with the engagement. This is relevant where the Institution is a public, aided, or government-linked body.

28. Governing law, disputes, and grievance redressal

These Terms are governed by the laws of India. The parties will first attempt to resolve any dispute amicably by writing to support@ncc.training. Failing resolution, the courts at Hyderabad, Telangana, India (the location of our registered office) have exclusive jurisdiction, except where a mandatory consumer-protection or data-protection law gives a different forum. Grievances may be raised with our Grievance Officer, Nilesh Tiwari, at grievance@ncc.training (acknowledged within 24 hours; substantive response within 30 days), consistent with the Consumer Protection (E-Commerce) Rules, 2020 and the DPDPA; a Data Principal may also approach the Data Protection Board of India.

29. Electronic acceptance and validity

The Institution may accept these Terms electronically (for example, by clicking to accept, registering a School account, or signing an Order electronically). The parties agree that, under the Information Technology Act, 2000 (including section 10A), such electronic acceptance forms a valid and enforceable contract, and that electronic records and click-acceptance logs are admissible evidence of agreement.

30. Changes, acceptance, and versioning

The Institution accepts a specific version of these Terms at School-account registration or at engagement; the accepted version number and timestamp are recorded. We may update these Terms; for material changes we will give at least 14 days' notice by email and an in-product notice, and where required will ask the Institution to re-accept the updated version. Continued use after the notice period constitutes acceptance of non-material changes.

NCC.training is a brand operated by VSVSV (VIDHI SANGAT VIDYUT SAKSYA VINAYA) TECH PRIVATE LIMITED, an Indian private limited company. Not affiliated with the NCC, DGNCC, MoD, or the Government of India. CIN: U85499TS2023PTC180277. Registered office: 7-2-1669/ATHENA-C/0306, LODHA CASA PARADISO, Sanath Nagar Colony, Hyderabad – 500018, Telangana, India.