National Service Scheme (NSS)

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. Ever since Independence there has been growing awareness of desirability of involving students in national service. The First Education Commission (1950) recommended the introduction of national service by students on a voluntary basis. Subsequently on basis of suggestion made by the Prime Minister Nehru, a committee was appointed under the chairmanship of Dr.C.D.Deshmukh to prepare a scheme for compulsory national service by students prior to their admission for degree courses Prof. K.G.Saiyidain who undertook a study of national service may be introduced on a voluntary basis. A similar recommendation was made by Education Commission appointed under the chairmanship of Dr. D.S.Kothari.

The conference of Vice-chancellors in September 1967 welcomed this recommendation and suggested that a special committee of Vice-chancellors should be set up to examine this question in details .The details were soon worked out and the Planning commission sanctioned the outlay for 5 Crores for developing the NSS during the 4th five year plan as pilot project in selected institutions and universities .In pursuance of these recommendations ,the Ministry of Education introduced the National Service Scheme during 1969-70.The choice of the timing to its introduction was remarkably suspicious as 1969 was the birth centenary year of Mahatma Gandhi , the father of the nation to whom social service almost a religion.

NSS Unit of Jhulelal Institute of Technology was a 13th years old. JIT’s NSS is register under the RTMNU Nagpur. Our NSS members Strength is 100. Prof. Biswajit Saha is a NSS Program Officer of JIT. He was trained from Empanelled Training Institute, Ahmednagar, Maharashtra on 7th August 2013. Every year we are taken new NSS members from all department of JIT. NSS work for two categories, a) Regular NSS Activities and b) Special NSS Camp. NSS totally work for Social activities. Every year we are organize various NSS activities by our Students in nearby Villages and College campus. Every year its have 10incentive marks get to students for NSS members by RTM Nagpur University and 25 marks get for National level participating. We are always remembering NSS Motto: NOT ME BUT YOU.