The NSS (National Service Scheme) is a Central government scheme of India conducted by the Ministry of Sports and Youth Affairs. The NSS scheme was firstly started in the year 1969 in India. It is a voluntary program that encourages youngsters, college aspirants, and +2 stage students to work in creating a university grounds community linkage.
The prime objective behind the NSS program is to help everyone who needs it, to bring a productive change in the standard of living and the mode in which people lead their lifestyle with dignity.NSS Activities is a beneficial mode for both students and society in varied means includes:
Develop Democratic Attitude and Leadership Skills:
NSS Activities offers a great opportunity for college students to develop leadership skills and democratic qualities in their personality, which will help them raise an active and confident personality of the country.
Build Life Skills:NSS Activities is a great contributor to build a positive attitude, patience, self-esteem, and courage in one’s personality. Those youngsters who are busy with their hectic lifestyle only can get the opportunity to develop a positive attitude towards other people and courage to do something on your own.
Opportunity to Grow:
Being a participant in NSS activities offers the opportunity to students to participate in various State level and National level programs such as Motivational Lamps, National Integration, Adventure Camps, Self-development Camps, Youth exhibition, and even so forth.
Admission Preferences:
Students who participated in NSS Activities get a preference and several perks in admission criteria of well-reputable universities and at employment stages.
Discipline:
By participating in the National Service Scheme program, students are getting a strict schedule of everyday life with fixed timings includes wake up at 5, 1 hour of exercise, and even many more. Having a fixed routine gifted a disciplined lifestyle to students.
Learn Ground Realities:
Home-comfort fails to learn grassroots troubles of everyday life to several students. During NSS camps, different activities are assigned to students that consist of physical activities, mental power, and so on that realize the different situations that seem easy to do.
On the whole, the prime motive behind these activities is to promote the dignity of labour.
List of NSS Activities at MITAOE
The following list highlights the comprehensiveness of the NSS activities at MIT AOE for the students’ holistic development.
| YEAR | NAME OF ACTIVITY | STUDENTS ENROLLED | RECOGNITION/ AWARDS RECEIVED, IF ANY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-2020 | Eco-San toilet buildingSwachha Wari, Nirmal Wari, Harit WariTree Plantation (500 trees planted)Traffic awarenessParticipated in Guinness Book of World Records by NSS SPPUGanesh Visarjan (Approx. 5000 idols collected) | 100 | Tree plantation (appreciation certificate by AICTE) |
| 2018-2019 | Clean Indrayani Campaign “Ganesh Visarjan”Participation in the Summer Internship ProgrammeParticipation in “Swachha Dindi Nirmal Dindi”Residential Winter campParticipation in UBA | 100 | A social activity and it is appreciated by Sarpanch and villagers |
| 2017-2018 | Cleanliness CampaignTree PlantationHand wash Awareness CampaignResidential Winter CampGanpati VisarjanGuest Lecture on “Unity in Diversity | 100 | A social activity and it is appreciated by Sarpanch |
Consequently, NSS Activities is the best scheme to keep our youth socially aware and learn about our nation’s different lifestyles and issues. MIT AOE, one of the top-leading Engineering Institute in Pune, organize the NSS in their campus to teach their students the importance of social awareness and being a responsible native of our country. After all, we must embrace our Indian culture.
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