National Service Scheme

National Service Scheme is a community service programme sponsored by the Government of India.

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES

The objectives of the National Service Scheme are to arouse in students social conscience and to provide him/ her with opportunity :

• To work with among people;
  
• To engage in creative and constructive social action;
  
• To enhance his/her knowledge of himself/herself and the community.
  
• To put his/her scholarship to practical use in migrating at least some of the problems;
  
• Gain skill in the exercist; of democratic leadership:
  
• To gain skills in programme development to enable him/her for self-employment;
  
• To bridge the gulf between the educated and the uneducated masses; and
  
• To promote the will to serve the weaker section of the community.
  

TERMS OF N.S.S

A student enrolled in NSS is expected to put in atleast 120 hours of social service in an academic year and shall be entitled to get a certificate from the Department of Pre- University Education on completion of 2 years term i.e.. 240 hours.