JOINING INSTRUCTIONS FOR COURSES

CONDUCTED AT NSG TRAINING CENTRE, MANESAR, GURGAON, HARYANA

1. General. These joining instructions are meant to facilitate the trainees for the following courses at Manesar near Delhi :-

(a) Police Commando Instructors Course (PCIC).

(b) VIP Security Course.

(c) VIP Driving Course

(d) Bomb Disposal Course.

(e) Bomb Disposal Refresher Course (BDRC).

(f) Post Blast Study Course (PBSC).

(g) Left Wing Extremism Course (LWEC).

2. Location of Training Centre. The NSG Training Centre is located at Manesar, a village of Gurgaon District in Haryana. Manesar is situated on Delhi-Jaipur National Highway No . 8 and is approximately 50 Km from New Delhi Railway Station and 20 Km from Gurgaon Railway Station. It is approachable by bus from Delhi. All buses from Delhi / Gurgaon going towards Jaipur pass in front of the campus.

3. Postal Address. The postal address of the Training Centre is:-

Training Centre,

National Security Guard,

P.O . Manesar, District – Gurgaon,

Haryana –122051

4. Fax. The fax numbers are :-

(a) Trg Centre, NSG – 0124-2337799.
(b) Manesar Exchange – 0124-2337053.

5. E Mail Address. The E Mail addresses are as under :-

(a) IG, Training Centre - igtrg@nsg.gov.in

(b) DIG Training Centre- digtrgcentre@nsg.gov.in

6. Important Telephone Numbers. Manesar telephone exchange can be accessed from Delhi and other places by prefixing 91 and using STD code 0124 respectively. The junctions numbers are from 2338157, 2338159 & 2864800.

7. Transport. Two NSG buses ply for NSG personnel from New Delhi and Old Delhi railway stations as under :-

(a) Departure from Old Delhi Railway Station 1130 and 1745 hrs.

(b) Departure from New Delhi Railway Station 1200 & 1800hrs.

(c) Departure from Hazrat Nizamuddin Railway Station (as required).

8. Own Arrangement of Transportation. Trainees arriving at other railway stations or by other modes of transport will have to make their own arrangement to reach Manesar.

9. Reception. All trainees nominated for various courses are required to report at the Training Centre, two clear days prior to commencement of the course. As all courses commence on Mondays, the trainees should arrive on preceding Saturdays. Trainees arriving directly at Training Centre, Manesar will report to Duty Clerk, Training Centre. A reception centre is set up at New Delhi and Old Delhi Railway Stations, next to the MCO Counter from 0800 to 1800 hrs for two days preceding the commencement of the course. The unit of the trainees is required to intimate the Training Centre, at least 15 days in advance, the name, rank, mode of travel and expected time of arrival of the trainees at the Railway Station / Bus Stand / Training Centre Gate, so that necessary arrangement for reception and transport can be organised.

10. Accommodation. All the trainees are accommodated at Training Centre, NSG. Gazetted officers are put up in the Officers’ Mess while ACs / SOs, Rangers / Consts are put up in JCOs’ / Rangers’ Messes respectively.

11. Medical Certificate. Each individual should have a medical test done before coming on the course and should carry a medical certificate from the concerned physician stating that the trainee is fit to undergo the subject course at NSG. However, the Medical Officer of Training Centre also examine the trainee and his decision is final.

12. Identity Card. Each trainee should be in possession of his photo identity card.

13. Photograph. Trainees will bring two latest passport size photographs duly attested.

14. Red Ink Entry. Individuals with red ink entry are not accepted for any course. A certificate to this effect from the individual’s unit will be sent along with the trainees. Trainees who are not in possession of such certificate are returned to unit (RTU).

15. Mess Maintenance Allowance (MMA). For the duration of the course, MMA with regard to Army officers is claimed by Training Centre. A certificate to this effect will be brought by the officer from the respective unit (No MMA will be claimed by the unit during the course duration).

16. Mess Advance. The trainees are requested to deposit mess advance for courses as mentioned in the appendices.

17. Leave. No leave is granted during the course except on compassionate grounds. Trainees who miss 10% of the working days of training , for any reasons, are RTU. Parent department must ensure that trainees detailed on courses are not recalled for court evidences, departmental courses, and such like duties during the course.

18. Pay and Allowances.

(a) Trainees should bring adequate money for their daily expenditure and for payment of messing charges. For courses exceeding one month, pay and allowances are remitted to the Commandant, Training Centre, Manesar by demand draft payable at SBI Extension Counter, NSG Campus (Code 3370) ( for other than Army pers). No advance / credit facilities can be extended by the Training Centre. It has been our experience that parent units faulter in sending the monthly salaries of individuals, causing acute hardship to trainees and leading to avoidable correspondence.

(b) Army pers attending a six week Bomb Disposal course starting in middle of the month would not have placed a demand in their parent unit for pay and allowances. Hence adequate money should be carried by such trainees to cater for their incidental expenses for the duration of the course.

19. Security of Valuables. The Training Centre has no arrangement for safe of custody of valuables. The trainees are advised not to bring valuables with them.

20. Bringing of Families. Trainees are strictly forbidden from bringing their families to Manesar. They are also advised not to bring their families with them and accommodate them under their own arrangements at Delhi / Gurgaon or any place in and around Manesar, as trainees are not permitted casual leave / out passes.

21. Dispersal. Trainees coming to Manesar for courses for a duration of four weeks or less are advised to arrange their return journey reservation in advance. In case of those attending courses of more than four weeks duration, return journey railway warrant should be brought by them to enable the Training Centre to arrange for their reservation. Transport will be provided from Manesar to Bus Terminals. No railway warrants will be provided by the Training Centre.

22. Library. The Training Centre has a well stocked library. It also subscribes to several popular and professional journals , periodicals and magazines. The library is open on all working days from 0900 hrs to 1530 hrs during winter and 0800 hrs to 1300 hrs during summer. For drawing of books, trainees may contact the librarian.

23. Medical. The Centre has an MI Room with Medical Officer. Serious cases are referred by the Medical Officer to the NSG Hospital located in the same garrison, where adequate medical facilities and specialists are available. More serious cases are evacuated to the Army Hospital / Civil Hospital at Delhi / Gurgaon. All ranks are advised to take adequate anti-malaria precautions during their stay at Manesar. ACR medical facilities do not exit in the NSG MI Room.

24. Gymnasium. The training Centre has a well equipped gymnasium with a full range of variable equipment and large number of stretching machines for physical conditioning by all ranks.

25. Sports and Games. Facilities for indoor and outdoor games are available. These include hockey, football, basket ball, volley ball, tennis, baseball and indoor games like carom, chess and table tennis. There will be compulsory games in the evening. All ranks must bring their game dress with them.

26. Cinema. The Station has an open air theatre where films are screened twice a week. A sum of Rs 10/-p.m is charged from all ranks. Satellite TV facility exists for viewing satellite channels through cable connection. Video films are also shown in the messes and recreation rooms.

27. Canteen and Co-operative Stores. The Training Centre runs a well stock CSD and Wet Canteen. In addition , the station has a Kendriya Bhandar to cater for the daily needs. No credit facilities are extended to the trainees. A shopping complex is also available in the Garrison.

28. Bank. There is a State Bank of India (Extension Counter) inside the Garrison. Its code number is 3370.

29. Post Office. A Sub Post Office functions within the Garrison. The postal address of the Centre is : Training Centre, NSG, PO: Manesar, District : Gurgaon, Harayana – 122051.

30. Weather. The weather in Manesar is akin to that of North Western India with severe winters and summers. Woollens are required from November to March. Manesar gets rains from June to September.

31. Adm Staff.

(a) Each State / CPO/ Defence Services will send the follower staff with their trainees as
under : -

	Vacancies	Cook	Safaiwala	Barber	Washerman	Remarks
(i)	01 to 04 trainees	01	-	-	-
(ii)	05 to 10 trainees	01	*01	*01	*01	*any one out of three categories
(iii)	11 to 40 trainees	02	02	01	01
(iv)	41 to 100	03	02	02	02

(b) Follower staff should report minimum three days in advance for the purpose of continuity of payment between two courses and to establish the administrative infrastructure before arrival of trainees. There are instances when follower staff did not report to the Training Centre as per the prescribed scale. This had caused administrative problems to Training Centre. To avoid hardship to trainees it must be ensured that adequate follower staff is despatched to the Training Centre.

32. Stationery. Trainees should bring sufficient quantity of writing material / stationery required for the course as the same will not be issued by the Training Centre.

33. Last Ration Certificate (LRC). All officer trainees from Defence Services and CPOs should bring their Last Ration Certificate (LRC) or official letter from their unit / organisation stating that the officer is eligible to be issued rations in kind. The date upto which rations have been drawn by the officers in the previous unit must also be clearly mentioned.

34. Dissemination of Joining Instructions. From past experience it has been noticed that units detailing trainees on the courses are not given a copy of joining instructions by their department / headquarters resulting in ambiguity on various issues including awareness about the pre-course standards. It is requested that these joining instructions be disseminated down to all units concerned.