MEMBERSHIP RULE AND REGULATIONS

• Any student who is willing to contribute in the society can join the NSS.
• Any student who wants to bring changes in the society can join the NSS.

Registration Form

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Regular Activities

NSS volunteers generally work in villages, slums and voluntary agencies to complete 120 hours of regular activities during an academic year. As per the fundamental principles of National Service Scheme, a volunteer is expected to remain in constant touch with the community. Hence, it is of vital importance that a particular village/slum is selected for implementation of NSS programmes. As the NSS volunteer is to live with the members of the community during the 7 days Special Camping Programme and learn from their experience during his/her tenure in NSS, the village/slum should be carefully selected for adoption by NSS unit.

• Adoption of Villages
• Adoption of Slums
• Blood donation
• Plantation
• Health Check-up camp
• Community service
• Emergency management
• Health and sanitation
• Immunisation
• India Republic Day
• Road safety
• Swachh Bharat Abhiyan
• National Integration Camp
• National Youth Day
• Voting awareness program
• Womens motivation programme
• Awareness campaigns
• AIDS awareness program
• Awareness rallies
• Production oriented programmes

Administrative Structure

The basic unit of NSS normally comprises of 100 volunteers at school/ college level. Presently, Dr. Yamini Karmarkar as Director, and Dr. Kapil Jain as Professor Incharge, NSS Program officer are playing a pivotal role as an educator, organizer, coordinator, supervisor, administrator, and public relations person for the NSS units. They are supported by all faculty and staff members. The team is obviously incomplete without the volunteers (students) of the Institute who make the events successful with their enthusiasm.

At University Level, there is an NSS Cell and a designated Programme Coordinator (PC) Dr. Prakash Garhwal to coordinate the NSS activities in respect of all NSS units in the University and its affiliated colleges.

Similarly, At State level, there is a State NSS Cell headed by a State NSS Officer (SNO), located in one of the Departments of the State Government.

At the National Level, there is a Directorate of NSS, which functions through 15 Regional Directorates (located at Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Bhopal, Bhubaneswar, Chandigarh, Chennai, Delhi, Guwahati, Hyderabad, Jaipur, Kolkata, Lucknow, Patna, Pune and Thiruvananthapuram).

In addition, there are Advisory Committees at National, State, University and Institution level, comprising of official and non-official members, to provide necessary guidance to the NSS functionaries.

Dr. Yamini Karmarkar, Director, IIPS-DAVV

Dr. Yamini Karmarkar is a passionate academician, leader, and researcher dedicated to balancing spiritual and material growth in personal and professional life. Currently serving as Director of IIPS, Devi Ahilya University, Indore, She brings over 27 years of experience in academia, corporate governance, and social impact. Her education from premier institutions like IIMA adds the academic and research rigour resulting in extensive publications in national and international journals, she has served on the editorial boards of reputed magazines and special issues. She is a prolific speaker with command on multiple subjects and has addressed several important forums including MHRDC, Police Training, Corporate training etc. She has organized national conference and numerous academic events, including workshops on research methodology, leadership, and value education. A certified Heartfulness trainer and multiple award recipients, her vision is to inspire excellence through ethical practices, sustainable strategies, and holistic development.

Dr. Kapil Jain, Professor Incharge, NSS Program Officer

Dr. Kapil Jain has been associated with Devi Ahilya University (Accredited Grade A+ by NAAC) for over twenty years and is presently serving as a professor in management science at the International Institute of Professional Studies, a teaching department of DA University, Indore. He holds Ph.D. in Management, MBA in Finance, M.Phil., M.Com., and B.Com. in Computer Applications from DA University. He specializes in accounting, finance, and research methodology. His initial research interests were focused on consumer perception and satisfaction towards e-Commerce, behavioural finance, globalization and economic development. His recent work has concentrated on financial economics, macroeconomic policy, economic growth, and e-Learning. He co-authored the book Accounting for Managers and serves as the co-editor-in-chief of the Journal of Applied Accounting and Finance, USA. He has been invited as an expert by the Indian Institute of Foreign Trade, Ministry of Commerce and Industry, New Delhi, and Dr. Harisingh Gour Central University, Sagar, to deliver lectures on Finance and Research Methodology. He has been a subject expert editor for National Mission of Education through Information Communication Technology, a project offered under Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) on the SWAYAM platform of the Ministry of Human Resource Development. He has several research publications in international/national referred journals and conferences. He has reviewed book chapters and articles for well-known publishers and many internationally referred journals. He has successfully completed an external grant-aided UGC Major Research Project and is currently working on another university-funded research project. In addition to guiding doctoral and postgraduate students, he has been actively involved in various social service initiatives and has been leading the National Service Scheme for over ten years.

NSS Student Volunteer

Head Student Coordinator: Ashutosh Sharma (93025-36424)
Student Coordinators: Chahak Kashyap (79745-91913) | Tiya Rajput (79745-91913) | Vihan Rathore (78283-74376) | Siddharth Gupta (91097-78553)

Nature Of Works and Activities

Two types of camps are organized in National Service Scheme.

Day Camp:-

This camp is organized in the town of "God" (गोद ). The duration of this Camp is 8 Hours. A maximum 0f 50 students and teachers can participate in this camp.

Residential Camp:-

There are many types of residential camps as following:-

1. 7 Day Camp at the Organizational level

It is Mandatory for the NSS unit of all the institutions to conduct the 7 Day camp in the town of "God" (गोद ). This is a residential camp where students carry out the activities according to a planned routine starting from getting up in the morning till going to bed in the night. A maximum of 50 students can participate in this camp at once. All the funds required for the camp, including all the arrangements for the stay of 50 students, as well as their meals, breakfast, tea and all other contingencies amounting up to Rs.22500 per student are granted by the government. A written statement of these expenses needs to be submitted in the NSS cell of the respective Universities within a period of 7 days post the completion of the 7 days camp.

2. District Level Camp

This Camp is organized for about 100-250 students selected from across the district in which each unit of the district holds a specific quota. This Camp also is a 7 Day Camp.

3. University Level Camp

This Camp is a 7 Day Residential camp for around 400-500 selected students from different units of NSS coming under the purview of University.

4. State Level Camp

This is a 7 Day Camp for for around 500-600 selected students from differents units of NSS over Madhya Pradesh.

5. National Level Camp

On a National Level, different types of Camps are organized which are as following:-

1. Republic Day(26 January Parade):-

152 students from NSS from all over India participate in the Republic Day parade held every year on 26 January in Delhi.

2. The Adventure Camp:-

Adventure Camps of 10-15 day duration are organized in any part of the country. Selected students from all over the country participate in this camp.

3. Mega Camp:-

Mega Camps of 10-15 days are organized in any part of the country in which selected students from all over India participate.

4. National Unity Camp:-

National Unity Camp of fixed duration are also organized by the government.

5. International Level Camps:-

Selected volunteers from National Service Scheme have the chance of participating in the International Level camps.

Note:- On participating in any camp of National service Scheme on any level, the arrangements of the travelling, stay and food for the volunteer are made by the government.

HISTORY

In India, the idea of involving students in the task of national service dates back to the times of Mahatma Gandhi, the father of the nation. The central theme which he tried to impress upon his student audience time and again, was that they should always keep before them, their social responsibility. The first duty of the students should be, not to treat their period of study as one of the opportunities for indulgence in intellectual luxury, but for preparing themselves for final dedication in the service of those who provided the sinews of the nation with the national goods & services so essential to society. Advising them to form a living contact with the community in whose midst their institution is located, he suggested that instead of undertaking academic research about economic and social disability, the students should do “something positive so that the life of the villagers might be raised to a higher material and moral level”.

The post-independence era was marked by an urge for introducing social service for students, both as a measure of educational reform and as a means to improve the quality of educated manpower. The University Grants Commission headed by Dr. Radhakrishnan recommended introduction of national service in the academic institutions on a voluntary basis with a view to developing healthy contacts between the students and teachers on the one hand and establishing a constructive linkage between the campus and the community on the other hand.

The idea was again considered by the Central Advisory Board of Education (CABE) at its meeting held in January, 1950. After examining the various aspects of the matter and in the light of experience of other countries in this field, the Board recommended that students should devote some time to manual work on a voluntary basis and that the teachers should also associate with them in such work. In the draft First Five Year Plan adopted by the Government of India in 1952, the need for social and labour service for students for one year was further stressed. Consequent upon this, labour and social service camps, campus work projects, village apprenticeship scheme etc. were put into operation by various educational institutions, In 1958, the then Prime Minister Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru in his letter to the Chief-Ministers, mooted the idea of having social service as a prerequisite for graduation. He further directed the Ministry of Education to formulate a suitable scheme for introduction of national service into the academic institutions.

In 1959, a draft outline of the scheme was placed before the Education Minister’s Conference. The Conference was unanimous about the urgent need for trying out a workable scheme for national service. In view of the fact that education as it was imparted in schools and colleges, left something to be desired and it was necessary to supplement it with programmes which would arouse interest the social and economic reconstruction of the country. It was viewed that if the objectives of the scheme were to be realized, it was essential to integrate social service with the educational process as early as possible. The Conference suggested the appointment of a committee to work out details of the proposed pilot project. In pursuance of these recommendations, a National Service Committee was appointed under the Chairmanship of Dr. C.D. Deshmukh on August 28, 1959 to make concrete suggestions in this direction. The committee recommended that national service for a period of nine months to a year may be made compulsory for all students completing high school education and intending to enroll themselves in a college or a university. The scheme was to include some military training, social service, manual labour and general education. The recommendations of the Committee could not be accepted because of its financial implications and difficulties in implementation.

In 1960, at the instance of the Government of India, Prof. K.G. Saiyidain studied national service by students implemented in several countries of the world and submitted his report under the title “National Service for the Youth” to the Government with a number of recommendations as to what could be done in India to develop a feasible scheme of social service by students. It was also recommended that social service camps should be open to students as well as non-students within the prescribed age group for better inter-relationship.

The Education Commission headed by Dr. D.S. Kothari (1964-66) recommended that students at all’ stages of education should be associated with some form of social service. This was taken into account by the State Education Minister during their conference in April 1967 and they recommended that at the university stage, students could be permitted to join the National Cadet Corps (NCC) which was already in existence on a voluntary basis and an alternative to this could be offered to them in the form of a new programme called the National Service Scheme (NSS). Promising sportsmen, however, should be exempted from both and allowed to join another scheme called the National Sports Organisation (NSO), in view of the need to give priority to the development of sports and athletics.

The Vice-Chancellors’ Conference in September, 1969 welcomed this recommendation and suggested that a special committee of Vice Chancellors could be set up to examine this question in detail. In the statement of national policy on education of the Government of India, it was laid down that work experience and national service should be an integral part of education. In May, 1969, a conference of the students’ representatives of the universities and institutions of higher learning convened by the Ministry of Education and the University Grants Commission also unanimously declared ‘that national service could be a powerful instrument for national integration. It could be used to introduce urban students to rural life. Projects of permanent value could also be undertaken as a symbol of the contribution of the student community to the progress and upliftment of the nation.

The details were soon worked out and the Planning Commission sanctioned an outlay budget of Rs. 5 crores for National Service Scheme (NSS) during the. Fourth Five Year Plan. It was stipulated that the NSS programme should be started as a pilot project in selected institutions and universities.

On September 24, 1969, the then Union Education Minister Dr. V.K.R.V. Rao, launched the NSS programme in 37 universities covering all States and simultaneously requested the Chief Ministers of States for their cooperation and help. It was appropriate that the programme was started during the Gandhi Centenary Year as it was Gandhi Ji who inspired the Indian youth to participate in the movement for India.

NSS Certification Scheme

In the National Service Scheme, the A, B and C certificates are awarded by the university on completion of a certain course of certification, which has great utility in the life of the student.

Certificate A:-

This certificate can be obtained at the school level by the National Service Scheme Volunteers studying in Plus Two classes, after having completed 240 hours of course service work in 2 years at a rate of 120 hours every year after successful evaluation.

Certificate B:-

This certificate is awarded to the students studying under Graduate / Post-Graduate courses after the completion of some activities according to a fixed curriculum. Students already having certificate 'A' can obtain this certificate upon completion of a minimum of 120 hours of service according to a fixed syllabus, after successful evaluation. Those students who don't have certificate 'A' can obtain certificate 'B' upon completion of a minimum of 240 hours of service in 2 years at the rate of minimum 120 hours per year according to a fixed curriculum, after the successful evaluation.

Certificate C:-

A student who has certificate 'B' and who has participated in 7 Day Residential Camp atleast once is eligible to receive this certificate. He needs to document the activities according to a fixed curriculum. He needs to work upon some social cause and present a detailed project report of around 20-30 pages of the same. The evaluation of this report will be done on a university level and upon the character examination of the volunteer by a committee, he is awarded the certificate 'C'.

National NSS Award

The Government of India started this award at the national level in the Golden Jubilee Year 1993-94 of the National Service Scheme to recognize the voluntary service done by the volunteers, programme-officers/units of the National Service Scheme and the University. The details of these awards are as follows:-

1. Programme Officers - Rs.70,000/- Cash and Certificate
2. NSS Volunteers - Rs.50,000/- Cash and Certificate.

M. P. State Level Award Format

NSS M.P State Level Awards have been instituted by the Government of Madhya Pradesh in order to provide recognition to the self-volunteered service offered by Volunteers, Programme Coordinators, District Groups and Units of NSS coming under the purview of Higher Education Department of Madhya Pradesh Government. Also it provides recognition to the service offered on a university level. Awards were started in the year 2000-01.

These awards are given each year in five classes.The details of these awards are as follows:-

1. Programme Officer - Rs.12,000/- per individual
2. NSS Volunteer - Rs.6000/- per individual

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the National Service Scheme?

National Service Scheme, Popularly known as NSS is an extension of activities to the higher education system to orient the student youth to community service while they are studying in education institutions, under the aegis of Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports, Govt. of India.

When was the National Service Scheme launched?

National Service Scheme was launched on 24th September, 1969 by the then Education Minister Dr. V.K. R.V. Rao in 37 universities with 40,000 NSS Volunteers covering all States.

What is the Motto of NSS?

The Motto or watchword of the National Service Scheme if "NOT ME BUT YOU".

What are the aims & objectives of NSS?

1. To understand the community in which they work.
2. To understand themselves in relation to their community.
3. To identify the needs and problems of the community and involve them in problem solving process.
4. To develop among themselves a sense of social and civic responsibility.
5. To utilize their knowledge in finding practical solution to individual and community problem.
6. To develop competence required for group-living and sharing of responsibilities.
7. To gain skills in mobilizing community participation.
8. To acquire leadership qualities and democratic attitude.
9. To develop capacity to meet emergencies and natural disasters.