National Service Scheme

Name of program officer:

Dr. Saraswati H Bammanal., M.A., P.hD., PDF., PGDYS., PGWS

NSS Programme officer

Mob: 9611561968

ABOUT THE COLLLGE

The NSS College of R.T.E.S Arts, Science & Commerce Degree College, is recognized by UGC 2f & 12b and NAAC accredited with permanently affiliated to University of Karnataka recognized by the UGC Dharwad.

MESSAGE FROM THE N S S PROGRAM OFFICER

There are fresh challenges in the field of education. In an expanding economy demanding differentiated skills the College has to offer learning to develop specialized skills. The thousands of graduates with same skills will fight for a diminishing job market. Specialization cannot wait for post-graduation. The College aims to offer it at the under graduate level. Our commitment to the overall development of the student remains strong and sustained.

VISION MISSION & OBJECTIVES

Vision
To be a premier institution of higher education contributing to national development by imparting quality education to youth
Mission
To nurture & sustain academic excellence by imparting value based as well as need based education to develop a community of scholars with talent professional skills & ethical values.

Objectives:

To Promote relevance of education amongst students
To pay special attention for development of disadvantaged groups of the society.
To nurture and development graduates who can complete succefully in the global scenario.
To inculcate moral, social and spiritual values with the spirit of nationalism among the students.
To encourage use of innovative ideas & ICT in the field of education.

The National Service Scheme (NSS) is an Indian government-sponsored public service program conducted by the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports of the Government of India. Popularly known as NSS, the scheme was launched in Gandhiji’s Centenary year in 1969. Aimed at developing student’s personality through community service, NSS is a voluntary association of young people in Colleges, Universities and at +2 level working for a campus-community.

The main objectives of National Service Scheme (NSS) are:

understand the community in which they work
understand themselves in relation to their community
identify the needs and problems of the community and involve them in problem-solving
develop among themselves a sense of social and civic responsibility
utilize their knowledge in finding practical solutions to individual and community problems
develop competence required for group-living and sharing of responsibilities.
gain skills in mobilizing community participation
acquire leadership qualities and democratic attitudes
develop capacity to meet emergencies and natural disasters and practice national integration and social harmony

History

After independence the University Grants Commission, headed by S. Radhakrishnan, recommended the introduction of voluntary national service in academic institutions. This idea was again considered by the Central Advisory Board of Education (CABE) at its meeting in January, 1950; after examining the idea and the experiences of other countries in this field, the board recommended that students and teachers should devote time to voluntary manual work. In the draft, the first Five-Year Plan adopted by the government in 1952 and the need for social and labour service by Indian students for one year was stressed. In 1958Jawaharlal Nehru, in a letter to the chief ministers, considered the idea of social service as a prerequisite for graduation. He directed the Ministry of Education to formulate a suitable scheme for the introduction of national service into academic institutions.

Coverage:

Started initially in 37 universities involving 40,000 volunteers, the scheme has grown over the years and it is implemented today with an involvement of more than 3.8 million volunteers spread over in 396 Universities, Polytechnics and 47 Councils of +2 level. The efforts of NSS volunteers have been widely acclaimed by the community, universities, colleges and general public as the NSS volunteers have been rendering selfless service to the community.

Motto:

The Motto of NSS “Not Me But You”, reflects the essence of democratic living and upholds the need for self-less service. NSS helps the student’s development & appreciation to other person’s point of view and also show consideration towards other living beings. The philosophy of the NSS is a good doctrine in this motto, which underlines on the belief that the welfare of an individual is ultimately dependent on the welfare of the society as a whole and therefore, the NSS volunteers shall strive for the well-being of the society.

NSS Logo:

The logo for the NSS has been based on the giant Rath Wheel of the world famous Konark Sun Temple (The Black Pagoda) situated in Orissa, India. The Red & Blue colors contained in the logo motivate the NSS Volunteers to be active & energetic for the nation-building social activities. The wheel portrays the cycle of creation, preservation and release and signifies the movement in life across time and space, The wheel thus stands for continuity as well as change and implies the continuous striving of NSS for social change.

NSS Badge:

The NSS logo is embossed on the badge of NSS. The eight bars in the wheel of NSS logo represent the 24 hours of a day. The red color indicates that the volunteer is full of young blood that is lively, active, energetic and full of high spirit. The navy blue colour indicates the cosmos of which the NSS is tiny part, ready to contribute its share for the welfare of the mankind.

AIM

The programme aims to instilling the idea of social welfare in students, and to provide service to society without bias. NSS volunteers work to ensure that everyone who is needy gets help to enhance their standard of living and lead a life of dignity. In doing so, volunteers learn from people in villages how to lead a good life despite a scarcity of resources. it also provides help in natural and man-made disasters by providing food, clothing and first aid to the disaster’s victims.

Financial Arrangements:

The scheme is now a central sector scheme to organize Regular Activities (RA) and special Camping Programmes (SCPs). An amount of Rs.250/-per volunteer per annum is released towards Regular Activities (RAs) and Rs.450/- per volunteer per Special Camping Programme (SCP) which is of 7-days duration to be organized in the adopted villages/urban slums. In addition, the Government of India provides 100% financial assistance to run NSS Regional Directorates, State NSS Cells & Empaneled Training Institute (ETI).

NSS Units of the college: Our college has two active NSS units for boys and girls.The units on routine basis carryout various outreach programs for social good of the society.