National Service Scheme

Coordinator: Dr. Suman Garia (Boys and Girls Unit Programme Officer)

NSS was formally launched on 24th September, 1969-the birth centenary year of the Father of the nation. Therefore, 24th September is celebrated every year as NSS Day with appropriate programmes and activities.
In pursuance of the National Scheme to inculcate feeling of service towards nation and understanding of national priorities amongst youth a vision of National Service Scheme came in to existence.

While NSS was started in the college from the year 1987-88, with one unit of 50 students. But now college has two units of 100 each. The overall aim of National Service Scheme is to give an extension to the higher education system and orient the student youth to community service while they are studying in educational institutions. The reason for the formulation of this objective is the general realization that the college and +2 level students have a tendency to get alienated from the village/slums which constitute the majority for the population of the country. The educated youth who are expected to take the reins of administration in future are found to be unaware of the problems of the village/slum community and in certain cases it is necessary to arouse the social conscience of the students, and to provide them an opportunity to work with the people in the villages and slums. It is felt that their interaction with the common realities of life and bring about a change in their social perception.

Objectives of NSS

• Understand the community in which students work.
• Understand themselves in relation to their community.
• Identify the needs and problems of the community and involve them in problem solving process.
• Develop a sense of social and civic responsibility among students.
• 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 attitude.
• Develop capacity to meet emergencies and natural disasters and practice national integration and social harmony.

 

Blood Donation Camp 

Till date three blood donation camps have been orgnized in collaboration with Polytechnique College Dwarahat on 9th Nov 2011 , 17th Dec. 2012 and in 2017. The camp was preceded by an awareness drive for about a week during which special lecturers on the importance of voluntary donation of blood were organized in the college. 330 units of blood were donated by the students of both the institutions on a these day which is a record for largest collection from any institution in Almora District. Apart from the collection of blood, the camp also sensitized a large number of students on voluntary blood donation.

Special Camping

Special camping holds an important position in the NSS programs. Three such camps were organized during the year with the following objectives.

• To provide an exposure of realities of life in rural and semi-rural areas.
• To sharpen the skills of rapport formation, situational analysis and awareness generation in the community.
• To sharpen the skill of group living and to initiate the development of attitudes conducive for effective team work.
• To develop organizational and leadership skills among the NSS volunteers.

 Special Camps

A 7-days special camp is organized every year in the month of December. 200 NSS volunteers participate in the camp. Physical project, working with children, information collection, awareness generation and cultural programs were the major assignments undertaken during the camp.

Participation in National Integration Camp

A group of 2 NSS volunteers and one program officers represented the college in the National Integration Camp organized at Sriperumbudur, Chennai in 2009. During the camp the volunteers had an opportunity to interact and work with more than 200 NSS volunteers representing 20 universities and states and major cultural groups.

Theme of NSS activities for year 2024-25

• Youth for My Bharat
• Youth for Digital Literacy