NSS - Nowrosjee Wadia College, Pune

NATIONAL SERVICE SCHEME (NSS)

Programe Officers : Dr. Somnath Waghmare

Introduction

National Service Scheme (N.S.S.) unit in Nowrosjee Wadia College has been actively functioning since long time. From its establishment it has been trying sincerely to meet the needs and requirements of various students and peoples from different walks of life.
It is a voluntary association of young, dynamic and socially active college students to work for campus-community associations. The overall aim of N.S.S is to develop student’s personality through community services.
The National Service Scheme unit of Nowrosjee Wadia College offers a platform to the students for community work and developing a wisdom of involvement in the different tasks of nation building activities. NSS volunteers work to confirm that a needy get help to enhance their living standard. A variety of activities are organized every year to streamline the energy and idealism of the younger generation into creative quests. N.S.S. volunteers educate students and society peoples regarding many issues like personal health, sanitation, gender sensitization, environmental awareness etc. Various health camps and cleanliness drives across the college campus and areas nearby are taken out regularly to create awareness and also to motivate people to work towards a clean and safe environment. The N.S.S. unit also organizes various events for inculcating the values of selfless service to society and brotherhood among all volunteers by taking students out of their comfort zones and allowing them to involve at the various grassroots level problems of society

The NSS Badge :

Aim and Objectives

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 process
Develop among themselves a sense of social and civic responsibility
Utilise 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

Motto :

The motto of National Service Scheme is NOT ME BUT YOU . Benefits of Being a NSS Volunteer: A 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

The Events Organized

The National Service Scheme unit of college functions under the guidance of a programme officer. Some of the major events of the NSS Unit are.

Special Camp, Winter camp, Savidhan Day, HIV Aids Awareness Program, Road Safety Abhiyan Rally and Awareness, Student volunteers as “Police Mitra” Blood donation camps, Vaccination camp, Voter Awareness Program, N.S.S. foundation day celebrations, Birth anniversaries and death anniversaries of popular and social activists.etc.

As per the Under graduate choice based credit system for undergraduate students effective from June 2019, N.S.S. students after participating in camp get 01 credits while N.S.S. students with Republic Day pared participation can earn 04 credits.

Sr. No.	Place of Camp	Duration
1	Naigaon	2018-2019
2	Padwi	2019-2020
3	No Camp due to COVID19	2020-2021
4	Dongargaon	2021-2022

Glimpses of N.S.S. at Nowrosjee Wadia College

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