NCC cadets scale Mount Everest in NCC's third successful expedition
A National Cadet Corps team of 10 novice cadets — five girls and five boys, average age 19 — scaled Mount Everest on 18 May 2025, the NCC's third Everest ascent after 2013 and 2016.
Summary
The National Cadet Corps (NCC) expedition team scaled Mount Everest on 18 May 2025 and returned safely to Base Camp on 19 May. The ten cadets — five girls and five boys, all novices selected through a national process — had an average age of 19 years; the youngest was 16. They prepared through a pre-Everest expedition to Mt Abi Gamin and winter and technical training at the Army Mountaineering Institute, Siachen Base Camp. The expedition, led by Colonel Amit Bisht, was flagged off by Raksha Mantri Rajnath Singh from South Block, New Delhi on 3 April 2025. It is the NCC's third Everest ascent, after 2013 and 2016.
Key facts
- Summit
- 18 May 2025; back at Base Camp 19 May
- Cadets
- 10 (5 girls, 5 boys); average age 19; youngest 16
- Training
- Pre-Everest: Mt Abi Gamin; Army Mountaineering Institute, Siachen Base Camp
- Flag-off
- 3 April 2025, South Block, by Rajnath Singh; led by Col Amit Bisht
- History
- Third NCC Everest ascent (2013, 2016, 2025)
Practice MCQs 4 questions
Consider the following statements about the NCC Mount Everest expedition of 2025: 1. It was the NCC's third successful Everest ascent, after 2013 and 2016. 2. It was flagged off by Raksha Mantri Rajnath Singh from New Delhi on 3 April 2025. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: C — Both 1 and 2
Both are correct. The team summited on 18 May 2025 — the third NCC ascent after 2013 and 2016 — and had been flagged off from South Block, New Delhi on 3 April 2025.
The NCC cadet team that scaled Mount Everest on 18 May 2025 consisted of how many cadets?
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Correct answer: A — 10 (5 girls and 5 boys)
Ten cadets — five girls and five boys — made up the team; 15 cadets had been shortlisted for the winter training.
What was the average age of the NCC cadets who scaled Mount Everest in May 2025?
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Correct answer: B — 19 years
The cadets had an average age of 19 years; the youngest was 16.
How old was the youngest cadet in the NCC team that scaled Mount Everest in May 2025?
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Correct answer: D — 16 years
The youngest cadet was only 16 years old.