National Service Scheme (NSS) - Kumaraguru College of Liberal Arts & Science (KCLAS)

About National Service Scheme (NSS)

The NSS is a Central Sector Scheme of Government of India, Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports. It provides opportunity to the student youth of Graduate & Post Graduate at colleges and University level of India to take part in various government led community service activities & programmes. The sole aim of the NSS is to provide hands on experience to young students in delivering community service. Since inception of the NSS in the year 1969, the number of students strength increased from 40,000 to over 3.8 million up to the end of March 2018 students in various universities, colleges and Institutions of higher learning have volunteered to take part in various community service programmes.

Motto:

The motto of National Service Scheme is NOT ME BUT YOU

Benefits of Being an NSS Volunteer:

An NSS volunteer who takes part in the community service programme would either be a college level or a senior secondary level student. Being an active member, these student volunteers would have the exposure and experience to be the following:

An accomplished social leader
An efficient administrator
A person who understands human nature

NSS at KCLAS

The NSS unit of KCLAS aims at arousing social consciousness of the youth with an overall objective of personality development of the students through community service. The primary objective to provide an opportunity to those students who feel motivated to serve and work for community. This helps in understanding the problems of real life and utilizing their skills and knowledge in solving those problems. This would enrich their experience and would have a tremendous value as a preparation for life.

KCLAS gives an opportunity to make a significant contribution in field of literacy, disaster management, health and family welfare and environment KCLAS is working for integrated development of adopted villages and slums through its regular and special camping programmes. This will develop youth to bring in a change for the betterment of weaker sections of the society

KCLAS aims at the involvement mainly of undergraduate students on a voluntary basis in various activities of NSS. There has been a great deal of enthusiasm among the students in the various programmes taken up under the scheme.