About

National Service Scheme, under the Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports Govt. of India, popularly known as NSS was launched in Gandhiji's Birth Centenary Year 1969, in 37 Universities involving 40,000 students with primary focus on the development of personality of students through community service. Today, NSS has more than 3.2 million student volunteers on its roll spread over 298 Universities and 42 (+2) Senior Secondary Councils and Directorate of Vocational Education all over the country. From its inception, more than 3.75 crores students from Universities, Colleges and Institutions of higher learning have benefited from the NSS activities, as student volunteers.

Objectives

The main objectives of National Service Scheme (NSS) are:
i.     Understand the community in which they work
ii.    Understand themselves in relation to their community
iii.   Identify the needs and problems of the community and involve them in problem-solving
iv.   Develop among themselves a sense of social and civic responsibility
v.    Utilize their knowledge in finding practical solutions to individual and community problems
vi.   Develop competence required for group-living and sharing of responsibilities
vii.  Gain skills in mobilizing community participation
viii. Acquire leadership qualities and democratic attitudes
ix.   Develop capacity to meet emergencies and natural disasters and
x.    Practice national integration and social harmony

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