National Social Service (NSS)
“NOT ME BUT YOU”
ABOUT THE NSS
The National Service Scheme (NSS) had its birth on September 24, 1969, during the Gandhi centenary year. The scheme was first launched in 37 Universities comprising 40,000 students.
The NSS has good relations with different government agencies and non-government organizations in implementing its programmes for building up community assets, helping the underprivileged people through education and social services.
The NSS is useful not only for the development of the students' personality, but it also helps promote the unity and integrity of the nation by bringing together young people from diverse geographical and socio-cultural backgrounds.
The National Service Scheme (NSS) started functioning at Jadavpur University since 1969 and the performance of this scheme is highly satisfactory.
More than three thousand recorded student volunteers are working on various activities in regular and special camping programmes under the supervision of the programme officers and programme coordinator.
The objective of the NSS is “development of the personality of students through community service.”
Aim
The NSS is part of our academic, social and personal life as it is the third dimension of education. It allows the students to actively contribute their services for the cause of community and the nation, thus helping them develop their personality. Service and attain the traits of a leader of the nation. As such, the NSS is the right platform, where the student- youth of the nation may get to involve with real-life social activities, and thereby become responsible citizen of India.