NSS (National Service Scheme)

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 and universities working for a campus-community (esp. Villages) linkage.

The Scheme was started to establish a meaningful linkage between the campus and the community. Mahatma Gandhiji, the Father of the Nation, had recognized that the country could not progress in a desired direction until the student youth were motivated to work for the upliftment of the villages/community. For Gandhiji the villages, where majority of the population lived, represent the country like India. Therefore, for the national reconstruction and national resurgence it was deemed fit that the students and teachers should be properly sensitized and utilized for strengthening the Indian society as a whole with particular emphasis on rural community. Therefore, student youth, teachers and the community are considered the three basic components of the National Service Scheme. The programme aims to inculcate 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 victims. The cardinal principle of the programme is that it is organized by the students themselves and both students and teachers through their combined participation in social service, get a sense of involvement in the tasks of national development. Besides, the students, particularly, obtain work experience which might help them to find avenues of self-employment or employment in any organization at the end of their university career. 

The National Service Scheme helps youths to channelize their energies and capabilities towards nation building activities by organizing them into volunteer groups. It plays a vital role in the personality development of the students and engages them in the upliftment of the society and gives them a sense of participation in national reconstruction.  
Arya College of Engineering & IT, Jaipur continuously running one Unit of National Service Scheme (NSS). The activities of this NSS Unit practically prove the Significance of the motto of National Service Scheme: “NOT ME BUT YOU”. 

Benefits of Being a NSS Volunteer: Being a NSS Volunteer: A NSS volunteer who takes part in the community service programme would be a college 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 good Manager and Planner. 
• An ideal and Sensible Personality.
• A Person who understands Human Nature.