UNIT 126 & 623
Established in the year 2000, The National Service Scheme (NSS) is a Central Sector Scheme of Government
of India, Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports. It provides opportunity to the student youth of 11th & 12th
Class of schools at +2 Board level and student youth of Technical Institution, Graduate & Post Graduate at
colleges and University level of India to take part in various government led community service activities
& programmes.
The sole aim of the NSS is to provide hands on experience to young students in delivering
community service. Since inception of the NSS in the year 1969, the number of students strength increased
from 40,000 to over 3.8 million up to the end of March 2018 students in various universities, colleges
and Institutions of higher learning have volunteered to take part in various community service programmes.
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