Objectives of NSS

The overall objective of NSS is Personality Development of students through community service.

• Understand the community in which they work and their problems.
• Finding practical solutions to community problems and developing civil responsibility.
• Develop leadership qualities and capacity to meet disasters and emergencies.
• Gaining skills in mobilizing community participation.
• Practice national integration and social harmony.

Motto

It underlines that the welfare of an individual is ultimately dependent on the welfare of the society as a whole. This expresses the essence of democratic living and upholds the need of selfness service and appreciation of the other man’s point of view and also consideration for fellow human beings.

Symbol

The NSS symbol is based on the “Rath Wheel” of the Konark Sun Temple of Orissa. The giant wheel portrays the cycles of Creation, Preservation and Release and signifies the movement in life across time and space. The design of the symbol, a simplified form of Sun Chariot Wheel primarily depicts movement. The wheel signifies the progressive cycle of life. It also stands for dynamism and progressive outlook of youth.

Aims and Duties

Our Aim

• 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 mitigating at least some the problems.
• To gain skill in the exercise 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.
• To promote the will to serve the weaker section of the community.

Our Duties

• To establish rapport with the people in the project area.
• Identify needs, problems and resources of the community.
• Plan programmes and carry out plans.
• Relate his learning and experience towards finding solutions of the problems identifies.
• Record the activities in his work diary systematically and assess the progress periodically and effect changes as and when needed.